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Derelict garage to be turned into MoT centre
A DERELICT garage in Frampton Cotterell will be turned into an MOT centre despite opposition from local residents. People living near the site on Woodend Road had objected to plans for the new garage on the grounds that business would be too busy
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Football: White set to face Yate on Paulton debut
BRISTOL ROVERS striker Joe White has signed for Paulton Rovers on loan and will make his debut against Yate Town tomorrow if the Lodge Road pitch passes an inspection. White spent two three-month spells at Yate last year. He scored five goals for them
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Football: Prisoners help Forest Green in snow fight
FOREST GREEN are winning their battle to stage their home match against Gateshead tomorrow. An army of staff, fans and even prisoners from Leyhill Open Prison have now cleared 240 tons of snow from the New Lawn pitch. "We are on schedule to clear
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Campaigners push on with 'park and share' plans
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to push ahead with plans for a park and share facility at Tormarton despite a failed bid for Government support. South Gloucestershire Council made a formal proposal under the Sustainable Communities Act to turn a car park near
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Welsh firm fined for Thornbury worker's death
A CONSTRUCTION company has been ordered to pay almost £110,000 for health and safety breaches, which led to the death of a worker from Thornbury. Lance Taylor, 23, was working on a housing development in Abbeymead, Gloucester in February 2005, when he
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Rolls-Royce jobs secure
JOBS in South Gloucestershire have been safeguarded thanks to a £865 million government contract. Rolls-Royce announced this morning that it has signed the multi-million pound contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to support Eurofighter Typhoon
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Help offered to residents during power station planning process
RESIDENTS baffled by the planning process that will decide if a second nuclear power station will be built at Oldbury are being offered help from their local MP. Northavon MP Steve Webb met with representatives from the Infrastructure Planning Commission
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Schools admission process is set to change
THE schools admission process is set to change for pupils wishing to move during the academic year. From September parents wanting school places for their child outside of the normal admissions sequence will have to apply to Gloucestershire County
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Jobs at risk if aircraft company fails to find funds
JOBS in South Gloucestershire could be at risk if Airbus does not find the money needed to bail out its military aeroplane project. Bosses at the aerospace company have this week admitted that a deficit in its A400M project needs to be resolved by
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Cricket: Rockhampton gain Focus Club status
THE ECB have formally recognised Rockhampton’s continued efforts to develop the provision of cricket in the local community by granting them Focus Club status. The last three years have seen a rapid growth in Rockhampton’s support to youth cricket by
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Young people to benefit from initiative to help them into work
YOUNG people in the Stroud district will be the first in the county to benefit from a national initiative to help them get into work. Stroud District Council is the first local authority in Gloucestershire to pledge support for the Backing Young Britain
