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Thornbury cadet scoops mayor's award
A MARLWOOD School student has had her commitment to voluntary work recognised by a special award. The Thornbury Mayor's Youth Award 2011 has this year been given to 16-year-old Lauren Medwell, from Almondsbury. Lauren was nominated for the award by
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Army band to perform at Thornbury Carnival
A PRESTIGIOUS army band will be providing this year’s Thornbury Carnival with some pomp and circumstance. Organisers of the carnival, which is now in its third year, have managed to book the Band of the Royal Logistics Corps, who will travel from their
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Society's last blast makes a big impression
The last concert of the 2010-2011 season proved a fitting finale to a satisfying year for the Society. The locally based Premiere Brass Quintet featuring Gavin Wells and Mike Daniels, trumpets, Stephen MacAllister, French horn, Garfield Austin, trombone
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Birthplace of vaccination re-opened
THE birthplace of vaccination has been re-opened after an intensive restoration project. Professors, historians and dignitaries gathered for the official re-opening of the Temple of Vaccinia in Dr Edward Jenner’s garden in Berkeley. The small thatched
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Dursley kidnappers sentenced
A GROUP of men who kidnapped a Dursley man last year have been sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison. Brett Anthony Ireson, 28, of no fixed abode, Tom Kevin Wood, 30, of Frederick Thomas Road, Dursley and Lennox Jay Dwayne Gaspard, 37, of Garnalls
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Police patrols stepped up amid drug taking concerns
POLICE have stepped up patrols of a lane in Frampton Cotterell following reports that the area has become a hotspot for drug taking. Officers have been called to the walkway between Wayleaze and Alexandra Road amid community concerns that youths are
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Church wardens single-handedly repair condemned spire
TWO church wardens single-handedly repaired a condemned church spire for the benefit of the community. It took six solid weeks, using traditional ropes and pulleys and climbing hundreds of stairs and ladders, but retired friends Roger Meredith, 63,
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Cricket: Hick and Caddick to play for Lashings at Rockhampton
THERE will be a rare opportunity to see some legendary international cricketers up close and personal at the Boundary Field in Rockhampton on Friday. A Lashings World XI side including former England internationals Graeme Hick, Andrew Caddick and John
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Inspectors praise unit for young offenders
INSPECTORS have praised a specialist unit for young offenders in Falfield. HMP Eastwood Park has been told it does commendable work for the young women in its care, at the Mary Carpenter Unit. The specialist unit is for 17-year-old young women, who
