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Woman who devoted life to caring for premature babies has story recorded
A FORMER head girl who devoted her life to caring for premature babies has had her life story put down on paper. Dorothy Heaven MBE, known as Dolly, was born in Wotton-under-Edge and was head girl at Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School. After training
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Military vehicle show comes to Gloucestershire
ARMED forces fans are in for a treat at the Severnside Military Vehicle Show this month. The show, which is held at the showground in Cambridge on the A38, is a family event with displays of over 200 military vehicles from trucks to motorcycles. Exhibits
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'Monster' who raped two girls is jailed indefinitely
A MONSTER who raped two 10-year-old girls has been jailed indefinitely by a judge who said the depravity of his offences was 'beyond description'. Royston Harris, 56, was told he will have to spend at least seven years behind bars before he is even
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Location of new pedestrian crossing is criticised
PLANS to build a new pedestrian crossing next to a new housing development in Yate have been slammed as ‘bonkers’ by councillors. The town council says the Toucan crossing planned for Kennedy Way would only benefit people who move into the new Elswick
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Treasure-trove of history books to go on display
A TREASURE-trove of history books are to go on display in Thornbury. The Vic Hallet Library was launched in the town recently and includes up to 1,500 non-fiction books. The books were bequeathed to the town’s museum by Vic Hallet after he died several
