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Pedigree dog campaigner welcomes independent report
A LEADING campaigner for the welfare of pedigree dogs has given a cautious welcome to the publication of an independent report into the matter. Carol Fowler, from Wotton-under-Edge, found herself thrust into the spotlight when she appeared in the BBC
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Government exhibition on nuclear power to be held in Thornbury
A GOVERNMENT exhibition is to be held in Thornbury next month outlining plans for the future of nuclear power. The three-day exhibition and public discussion are part of the consultation on the draft National Policy Statement for Energy Infrastructure
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Traffic congestion expected around council offices
THE roads around South Gloucestershire Council’s new offices in Yate are expected to be heavily congested in the next few weeks as BT carries out extensive roadworks. The company is resurfacing a section of Badminton Road from its junction with Nibley
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Cricket: Dent plays as England beat World Cup favourites India
YOUNG Thornbury batsman Chris Dent was part of the England side that recorded a famous victory over under-19 World Cup favourites India in New Zealand today. His Gloucestershire team-mate David Payne was one of the stars of the show, taking
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70 arrested in drink drive campaign
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S annual drink drive campaign led to 70 arrests in one month. The county’s police force has revealed its figures for the Christmas drink drive campaign, which ran from December 1 to January 1. Officers carried out 2,447 breath tests
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Oldbury preparing to decommission
NUCLEAR bosses in Oldbury have said the site’s focus is now turning to decommissioning. Despite extending the nuclear power station’s operations until next year those in charge have confirmed that there are no intentions to generate power beyond the
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Football: Thornbury strengthen with new signings
WITH the entire Gloucestershire County League programme being wiped out again last Saturday, Thornbury Town manager Dave Lippiatt is hoping this Saturday’s scheduled home fixture against DRG Stapleton will survive the weather. Thorns have not played
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Football: Almondsbury's title hopes are boosted
ALMONDSBURY TOWN may not have played a league game since December 15 but their title hopes were given a boost this week. Hellenic Premier League leaders Reading Town lost their second game of the season at Shortwood United on Tuesday night. Almondsbury
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City chat: Sno substitution at Cardiff was baffling
THERE have been mixed emotions for City fans in the past week. Last Saturday City impressed with a 4-2 defeat of Preston North End at Ashton Gate. But then on Tuesday night the Reds suffered a disappointing loss in an FA Cup 3rd round replay at Cardiff
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Gas Gossip: Paynter is the type of striker we need
IT’S goodbye and good riddance to the Big Freeze as Rovers finally managed to get a game played this year following a series of postponements. And it was worth the wait as the Pirates ended their awful sequence of away defeats with a highly creditable
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Cherry Pickings: A marker has been laid down
GLOUCESTER'S hugely impressive 23-8 victory over Biarritz Olympique in the Heineken Cup was the perfect antidote to the recent weather and the team’s recent form. This was a highly skilled encounter that kept spectators in thrall for the full 80 minutes
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Football: Slimbridge set to face title rivals
SLIMBRIDGE face a crunch clash on Saturday when they meet promotion rivals Cheltenham Saracens at Wisloe Road (3pm). James Cole’s side have not played in the league since they drew 1-1 with Tytherington Rocks on December 12 due to the big freeze. They
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Rugby: Charlie signs new contract at Gloucester
DURSLEY rugby product Charlie Sharples has signed a new contract at Guinness Premiership side Gloucester. Sharples, Freddie Burns, and Henry Trinder all penned two-year extensions to their current contracts that secure their futures at Kingsholm until
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Jobs at risk as supermarket is taken over again
JOBS are at risk at a high street supermarket that has recently been bought out by another chain. Somerfield in Parsonage Street, Dursley, was last year taken over by the Co-op group as part of a large national takeover of the company. However this
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Motocross: Dunham sets sights on back-to-back titles
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE motocross ace Lee Dunham is looking to create history this year. The 25-year-old is aiming to become the first rider to win both the IMBA MX2 European Championship and AMCA MX2 British Championship in successive seasons. Dunham became
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Protesters lose first stage of wind turbine battle
PROTESTERS trying to save their village from an invasion of wind turbines have lost the first stage of the battle. Permission for a 70 metre wind monitoring mast near Stinchcombe was granted on appeal last week and could open the way to a wind farm
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Plans for new nursing home cause concern
A PLANNED new nursing home on a blind bend in Winterbourne would be dangerous to drivers and harm the local heritage, objectors have claimed. They say proposals for a 64-bedroom care home and four sheltered homes on Down Road do not do enough to protect
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Filton College astroturf gets used by top local clubs
AT A time when professional clubs are finding it difficult to train anywhere, Filton College has thrown open its doors to Bristol Rugby, Bath Rugby, Bristol City and Forest Green Rovers. Filton College has the only indoor astroturf in the region and
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Mental hospital where killer escaped is to close
A MENTAL hospital in Pilning, which was once slammed for allowing a killer to escape and rape a 14-year-old girl, is to close. Bosses at the National Autistic Society (NAS), which runs the Hayes Hospital for people with autism who have been sectioned
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Rugby: Vunipola has World Cup aim after England call-up
THORNBURY-BASED rugby star Mako Vunipola says his main aim this year is to play in the IRB Junior World Championship. The Bristol Academy prop was last week named in the England under-20s Elite Playing Squad for the RBS U20s Six Nations, which starts
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Football: Church could make the difference on the road for Yate
MANAGER Dave Mogg believes Yate Town are now a more potent attacking force, which could help them improve their poor away record. The Bluebells face two trips on the road in the next week as they take on Andover on Saturday before a trickier test at
