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Taxpayers agree to pay more to fund police service
RESIDENTS have voted against a reduction in council tax set to fund local police. According to the Avon and Somerset Police Authority in a recent poll people living in the forces’ area said they wanted improved services even if that meant paying
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Lorry driver killed on M5 is named
A LORRY driver killed on the M5 near the Almondsbury interchange has been named. He was Paul Edwards, 47, of Crestline Court, Northampton. Mr Edwards had stopped his lorry on the southbound hard shoulder at around 7am last Thursday. When he got out
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Traders optimistic about economy in year ahead
AS THE country moves officially out of recession and business analysts talk about the green shoots of recovery, has the effect been felt locally in the high street? Gazette reporter Claire Marshall went to find out. WE ARE out of the recession
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Rugby: Attwood helps England to victory on his Saxons debut
FORMER Winterbourne International Academy pupil Dave Attwood made his England Saxons debut in their victory over Ireland A on Sunday. The Gloucester second row, 22, started the match and played 58 minutes as England recorded a 17-13 win at Bath’s Recreation
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Fundraisers hit the right notes for Haiti appeal
FUNDRAISERS hit all the right notes on Saturday, when the people of Wotton came together to raise money for the disaster-stricken country of Haiti. The Town Hall was packed out, as people young and old went along to see what bargains were to be had
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Yate school invites former pupils back before closure
A PRIMARY school in Yate is inviting former pupils and staff back to lessons before it closes later this year. Rodford Primary School, on Barnwood Road, is due to shut at the end of the summer term in July in response to falling pupil numbers. South
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Plans to increase viewing days at auction house concern residents
A PROPOSAL to increase the amount of viewing days at an auction house has caused concern among residents living around the site. Wotton Auction Rooms in Tabernacle Pitch currently has permission to open to the public for 25 days a year. However, with
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Plans to develop school for older children with special educational needs
PLANS have been revealed to develop a school for older children with special educational needs (SEN) in Thornbury. Education bosses at South Gloucestershire Council have submitted a planning application to transform the existing New Siblands School
