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Cancer care charity is given Royal seal of approval
A COMPLIMENTARY care charity which has transformed the way cancer patients are treated has been given the Royal seal of approval. HRH The Prince of Wales hosted a luncheon at his Highgrove home today to celebrate the 30th year of Penny Brohn
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Long-awaited housing development to open to public
A LONG-awaited housing development officially opens this week, over three years after work started. Of the 22 new apartments and town houses in May Lane, Dursley, six have already been sold, such is the interest in the site, and on Saturday the public
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Jenny played rough but we loved it!
THE THORNBURY Festival kicked off in style last night with a visit from comedienne and Grumpy Old Woman Jenny Eclair. It was wonderful to see such a packed house welcome the Jungle escapee to Thornbury, and it took her just a few minutes and
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Campaigners celebrate long-awaited road closure
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating news that a busy cut through road in Chipping Sodbury has been closed to traffic. Local residents and traders have been calling for Horseshoe Lane, which links Rounceval Street with Culverhill Road, to be closed off for several
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Cricket: Gloucestershire sign Three Lions slayer O'Brien
GLOUCESTERSHIRE have signed Ireland World Cup star Kevin O’Brien on a contract until the end of the season. The 27-year-old all-rounder wrote his name into cricketing folklore with the fastest ever century scored at a World Cup when he reached three
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Signs stolen from outside quarry
TWO large signs have been stolen from outside a Chipping Sodbury quarry. The interpretation panels, featuring information about local places of interest which are the responsibility of South Gloucestershire Council, were ripped out of place from the
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Book early for Gardeners Question Time in Wotton
GARDENING experts are to be quizzed to raise money for the Wotton in Bloom project. Three local experts in horticulture are to have their knowledge tested when they participate in a local version of the Radio 4 classic ‘Gardeners Question Time’.
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Major stage reached in new Tesco development
A NEW supermarket in Yate is taking shape this week, having reached a major stage in the eight-month development. The steel frame of the forthcoming Tesco Extra store is being erected in Yate Shopping Centre, giving shoppers the first glimpse of how
