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New councillors gain seats in Stroud District Council local elections
NEW councillors joined the ranks while others held on to their seats in the local elections for Stroud District Council today. The biggest local swing was in Dursley where Conservative Lorraine Patrick lost her seat to Labour candidate Geoff Wheeler
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Shake-up in Sodbury as seats change hands
SODBURY Town Council saw a big shake-up in the parish elections, with seats changing hands on all wards. In the hotly-contested south west ward, 11 candidates stood for just five seats. Town mayor Paul Whittle and his wife Wendy (both Con) were
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Lib Dems celebrate success in Thornbury and Alveston
THORNBURY and Alveston have stayed Lib Dem heartlands after yesterday’s district elections. Lib Dem councillors Clare Fardell and Neil Halsall were returned to represent Thornbury North ward on South Gloucestershire Council, both with strong 500 vote
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Tory gain is down to 'positive campaign' says party leader
THE Conservatives have put their steady performance in the South Gloucestershire local elections down to the party’s ‘positive campaign’. The Tories gained one seat overall, taking their total number of councillors on the local authority to 34. It means
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Lib Dems speak of 'disappointment' at local election losses
THE Liberal Democrats have spoken of their disappointment at their seven-seat loss in the local elections. The party kept control of their strongholds in Yate and Thornbury with comfortable majorities but the whole ward of Patchway, with three
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Labour party 'delighted' with South Glos gains
SOUTH Gloucestershire’s Labour party members are feeling victorious after gaining six seats in yesterday’s local election. Leader Roger Hutchinson told the Gazette this morning: "We are very happy, quite delighted in fact. "Six gains
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Special needs teacher to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
A SPECIAL needs teacher from Thornbury is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro later this year in aid of charity. Janet Constable, 45, is well into her training to get ready for her sponsored climb up the Tanzanian mountain in September.
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Gas Gossip: Displays earlier in the season cost us
ROVERS’ fate was finally sealed on Saturday as the Gas failed to gain the win that was needed to keep our season alive. A draw against Sheffield Wednesday was not enough and as other teams won their crucial games, our relegation to League Two was confirmed
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No party in overall control at South Gloucestershire Council
NO party is in overall control of South Gloucestershire Council following last night's local elections. It was a disastrous night for the Liberal Democrats, who lost seven seats across the district. Labour were the main beneficiaries, gaining
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Liberal Democrats retain seats in Yate and Chipping Sodbury
YATE and Chipping Sodbury remained Liberal Democrat strongholds in last night’s count. The five Lib Dem councillors in Yate North and Yate Central, Sue Walker and Ruth Davis, Mike Robbins, Mike Drew and Ian Blair, all kept their seats with majorities
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Liberal Democrats count cost of Thornbury housing dispute
A PAIR of Lib Dem heavyweights bore the cost of the Thornbury housing dispute, losing their town council seats to independent candidates last night. Former town councillors Clare Fardell and Shirley Holloway, who between them have almost 50 years'
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Cyclist completes 150 mile challenge despite setbacks
A CYCLIST who set out to cover 150 miles on a homemade bike found the challenge tougher than he thought. Don King, 64, of Cam, set out from London with the aim of reaching Sharpness in two-and-a-half days. He hit his target but not without several
