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TV and radio presenter Peter Rowell in court on child sex offence charges
FORMER radio and television presenter Peter Rowell has appeared before magistrates in Yate accused of a string of child sex offences. Mr Rowell, 53, of Amberley Way in Wickwar, is charged with 14 counts of indecent assault and possessing and
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Hundreds of tyres stolen in early morning raid
HUNDREDS of tyres have been stolen from a Yate depot in a second raid on the same company in six months. Thieves stole 400 branded tyres from Malvern Tyres Ltd, on North Road, in the early hours of Monday morning. Depot manager Neil Clatworthy told
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Man thanks air ambulance for saving his life
A MAN who suffered a heart attack has gone to visit the air ambulance service that saved him. Ian Taylor visited Great Western Air Ambulance Charity at Filton airport to say thank you for saving his life. He was attended to by the air ambulance
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Beware of petrol caller scam
POLICE in Pucklechurch are investigating a fraud where residents are being asked to lend money to a caller who claims to be locked out or to have run out of petrol. At least three elderly people have been targeted by the male conman, who promised
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Magnificent performance captures extremes of mood
THORNBURY Choral Society performed two contrasting works - Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana - with style and polish. Every aspect of each piece was given full expression by singers and instrumentalists under the assured
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Rousing performance of Fielding's classic for Arts Festival
Thornbury Arts Festival were indeed fortunate to be included in the West Country tour of ‘Tom Jones’. This slick and polished farce proved a hit with the audience as the Armstrong Hall reverberated with laughter as the twists, turns, and consequences
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Threatened outdoor education centre could be saved
A THREATENED outdoor education centre used by school pupils and families across Gloucestershire could be saved from closure if a private provider steps in to rescue it. The South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre, along with several other outdoor activity
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Drugs haul in Dursley, police make two arrests
POLICE in Dursley have recovered a haul of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of between £8,000 and £10,000. A search warrant was executed at an address in Upper Poole Road on Saturday morning, May 21 and two arrests were made. A number of
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Puppetry in motion is right up your street
AVENUE Q opened at the Bristol Hippodrome last night to an eager audience hoping for something ‘different’ – and that’s certainly what they got! The show – which beat ‘Wicked’ to a Tony Award for Best New Musical when it opened in Broadway – is on its
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DODS' show is a simply 'Loverly' production
DODS have come up trumps again! Altogether, this was a splendid account of the Lerner and Loewe musical that still retains a strong flavour of Shaw's Pygmalion. On the second night of the week-long run everything appeared to run smoothly from the
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Group overcomes fear of heights to help brain tumour charity
A GROUP of former school friends have overcome their fear of heights to help raise money for a brain tumour charity. Selena Power, from Easter Compton, Kate Wigmore, from Severn Beach, and Sarah Dunn and Sue Shaul, from Thornbury, were recently lifted
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Youth Rugby: Dursley youngsters look forward to Twickenham trip
THIS season saw Dursley under-11s win the Gloucester Rugby Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup, and to celebrate the win the team has been invited to represent their region in a special 'Parade of Champions' at the home of England Rugby - Twickenham Stadium
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Town council to investigate village green status bid
YATE Town Council has approved an investigation into whether village green status can be used to protect land earmarked for housing. Earlier this month the Gazette exclusively revealed how residents of Brimsham Park had come up with the idea to help
