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Cricket: Sodbury batsman Howell strikes it Rich
Chipping Sodbury returned to winning ways with victory over newly promoted Bristol Asians at the Ridings. Although the winning margin was comfortable in the end, the game was in the balance with ten overs to go. With the game reduced to 36 overs per
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Cricket: Mortimore shows all-round skills
ALMONDSBURY continued on a winning note last Saturday when they beat Failand and Portbury. The visitors batted first and were always kept in check by a tight Almondsbury side both with the bowling and in the field. Abhishek Monker (14-6-24-2), Tom
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Cricket: Thompson stars with bat and ball against Rockhampton
Former Gloucestershire player Jackson Thompson hit a century and then took six wickets to send Rockhampton to a narrow defeat at Cheltenham. Rockhampton opted to bowl first and opening bowlers Will Cartlidge and Michael Beard beat the bat on numerous
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Football: New Forest Green deals for McDonald and Bulman
CURTIS McDonald has penned a one-year deal to remain at the New Lawn-and Cirencester Town keeper Matt Bulman is set to seal a two-year contract this week. Left-sided utility player McDonald, 23, returned to Rovers in March after an ill-fated spell with
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Cricket: Woodman outshines old county pal Dent
THORNBURY suffered defeat at home to Taunton Deane on Saturday despite Gloucestershire batsman Chris Dent striking 76 from 90 balls. Dent was making his comeback from a broken finger before travelling to the County Championship clash against Essex at
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Cricket: Jaffer hits century for Lashings in thrilling spectacle
Rockhampton gave the star-studded Lashings World XI a scare before falling to a 70-run defeat on a special day for the club. A blistering opening spell of bowling from William Cartlidge and Rob Belbin saw the Lashings perilously placed at 76-4 from 14
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Cricket: Oldlands crash to first loss
Oldlands’ unbeaten start to the season came to an end on Saturday with an ultimately disappointing defeat to Cheltenham Civil Service after working hard to get themselves into a winning position. Bowling well at the start of the game, a lack of concentration
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Cricket: Cullimore leads Slimbridge recovery
In typical blustery and showery May weather, Slimbridge returned to winning ways against Tormarton on Saturday. Having posted decent totals batting first so far this season, Slimbridge skipper Nigel Evans elected to bat having won the toss but things
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Cricket: Kalus hits 59 in Cam defeat
Cam suffered their first defeat of the season after an abject performance against Corse and Staunton. After winning the toss Ben Williams elected to bat and the opening three overs saw Peter Hall and Adam Holloway find three boundaries each before Hall
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Cricket: Turl inspires Stone to victory
LEAGUE leaders Stone maintained their fine start to the season with a third successive victory over Woodpeckers. After being put into bat, Stone opening batsman Trevor Burley hit three fours and one six before falling for 24. Adam Palmer (30) then shared
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Ayckbourn's Communicating Doors is a time-travelling triumph
ALAN Ayckbourn’s hilarious thriller Communicating Doors went down a storm with the crowd in Bath last night. One of our great playwright’s first comedies, it is a unique theatrical experience combining humour with melodramatic climaxes, a poignant
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Four arrested over 'torture' claims at Hambrook care home
FOUR people have been arrested as police investigate evidence of abuse and ‘torture’ at a care home in Hambrook. Secret filming for the BBC’s Panorama series appears to show a systematic pattern of mental and physical abuse of patients at Winterbourne
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Protesters call for nuclear power to be scrapped in wake of Germany decision
RESIDENTS in Shepperdine hope a ruling by the German government to close all of the country’s nuclear power stations will mean no new plant on their doorsteps. Reg Illingworth, chairman of Shepperdine Against Nuclear Energy (SANE), said fellow anti-nuclear
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Police launch crackdown on drink and drug-driving
POLICE in South Gloucestershire have launched their annual summer crackdown on drink drivers with a hard-hitting message. Traffic officers with Avon and Somerset Constabulary will be turning up the heat on drink and drug drivers during the month-long
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Anger at bank's decision to cut opening hours
BUSINESS owners are furious with "helpful bank" NatWest after it decided to reduce its opening hours. The NatWest branch in Wotton-under-Edge has cut its opening hours down to 10am to 3pm three days a week, down from five full days. It leaves many
