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Solution to parking shortage is proposed
A SOLUTION to the shortage of parking in Wotton could be just around the corner, if proposals to change car park times go ahead. At an open meeting at the Civic Centre last Saturday, Wotton Town Council put forward a plan to restrict parking
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Football: Smith in line for FA Cup clash
JONATHAN SMITH is available for Forest Green after serving a one-match ban and is likely to replace cup-tied Craig Rocastle for tonight’s FA Cup third round trip to Notts County (7.45pm). Midfielder Smith was set to miss the tie through suspension after
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Air ambulance makes two stops in Dursley this week
THE air ambulance made two landings in two days at the Dursley recreation field. The first was to take a young man, in his mid-20s, to Frenchay Hospital following an accident on the Sainsbury’s work site in Castle Street. The ambulance service was
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Road closed following serious crash
THE A46 has been closed in both directions following a serious crash. It is understood a lorry and a motorcyclist have collided on the road between the A433 Tetbury road and the A4135 near Tresham. Emergency services are on the scene and traffic is
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Campaigners against flood plain development receive council backing
CAMPAIGNERS against 1,000 homes on a flood plain in Chipping Sodbury have welcomed the support of South Gloucestershire Council. Protestors fighting plans for the houses, on St John’s Way, said they have been encouraged by news that the local authority
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Appeal to repair potholes on roads as cost soars to £5m
CALLS are being made for a pot-holed road to be completely rebuilt. As the ice thawed and the snow melted, it revealed hundreds of potholes across the region's roads. However a resident in Berkeley claims that the road that links the town to the
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Council urged to help small businesses
A SOUTH Gloucestershire councillor is pressing for the local authority to throw its support behind a campaign to help small businesses in the area. Cllr Peter Tyzack, councillor for Pilning and Severn Beach, will be asking fellow councillors
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BBC presenter to open arts festival
BBC news presenter George Alagiah will be opening this year’s Thornbury Arts Festival. Organisers of the 10-day festival confirmed this week that the 6 o’clock news presenter would be appearing on the opening night of this year’s event in April. Mr
