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50 convicted murderers are housed at open prison
AN open prison in South Gloucestershire is housing 50 convicted murderers. It has been revealed this week that out of the 532 inmates at Leyhill Open Prison, near Falfield, 50 have been detained for committing murder. The figure was released by the
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Green Room Diaries: We have a good winning habit to take to Notts County
MONDAY’S training was put back to 2.30pm after the pitch inspection at Nottingham and it came as no surprise when the FA Cup tie was again postponed due to a frozen pitch. The squad was informed and a hard double session ensued. Tuesday was
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Man caught with almost a kilo of cannabis escapes jail term
A 26-YEAR-OLD Dursley man caught with almost a kilo of cannabis leaf which he planned to supply for profit escaped an immediate jail term at Gloucester Crown Court. New dad Ryan Hill, of Olive Grove, Kingshill, only became involved in drugs because
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Football: Rankin strike makes snow clearance worthwhile
DELIGHTED Dave Hockaday paid tribute to Forest Green's army of supporters, Leyhill Open prisoners and club officials who cleared snow off the New Lawn pitch to enable Rovers to post their third win in four matches. "We came on Thursday and thought there
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Three weeks left to save school from closure
WITH just over three weeks until cabinet members at Gloucestershire County Council make their decision on whether to shut the Vale of Berkeley College the Gazette looks again at why the school should be saved. SINCE the Gazette launched
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Chitty Chitty goes off with a Bang Bang
BANISH those winter blues with a trip to the theatre to see children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Full of feel-good fun, sing-alongs and lots of laughs, audiences will forget its cold outside as they are whisked away to a land of madness and magic
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New look for a Yate community centre
DERELICT rooms at a community centre in Yate are now up and running following to a huge refurbishment project. The area known as the cottage at Ridgewood Community Centre, on Station Road, was in such a poor state it could only be used for storage for
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Local politician to fight for general election seat
A LONG standing local politician will be fighting for a seat in the next general election. Cam resident Dennis Andrewartha has been selected as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for the Stroud constituency. He believes he is more than
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Walkers encouraged to put best foot forward
WALKERS are being encouraged to put their best foot forward to mark 75 years of rambling. Members of the Severnside Ramblers are taking part in a national celebration this weekend to mark 75 years of the Ramblers Association. On Saturday morning local
