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Abuse at Hambrook care home is condemned as 'inhuman'
FOOTAGE of young people with learning difficulties being mentally and physically abused at a Hambrook care home has been condemned by government ministers. Local MP Jack Lopresti said the film, obtained by undercover reporter Joe Casey who posed as
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Nibley Festival to sell out this year, tickets going fast
TICKET sales for the Nibley Festival have been so popular this year that the organisers have decided no tickets will be available on the gate. Demand for Nibley, a not-for-profit music festival on the beautiful grounds of North Nibley Cricket Club,
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Golf: Kendleshire ready to welcome Manchester United Legends
A NUMBER of high quality of items will be up for auction at a Manchester United Legends Evening and Dinner tomorrow (Friday). During the day former United greats will take on Bristol Legends in a round of golf for the Cyder Cup at The Kendleshire. Manchester
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Football: Dyer realises Old Trafford dream
FOREST Green striker Ross Dyer achieved a boyhood dream at Old Trafford last week. Manchester United fan Dyer joined Forest Green team-mates Reece Styche, Keiron Forbes and goalkeeeper James Bittner in a half-time penalty shoot out at Gary Neville’s
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Gas Gossip: Time to embark on new era under Buckle
THE worst kept secret in football was finally out this week as Paul Buckle was confirmed as Rovers’ new manager. Speculation had been rife since the end of the season that the Torquay United boss was the preferred choice of the board. Fans have been
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Inside the Pavilion: T20 is part of our heritage
I AM GETTING excited! The T20 is coming to a venue near you. On Sunday (June 5), the match is at Bristol (2.30pm) but especially exciting for us mid-Cotswold dwellers are the two matches at Gloucester on June 10 and 11. These games give us a chance
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Rallying: Gould targets first win after another podium
THORNBURY’S Adam Gould got his Dulux Trade British Rally Championship campaign back on track with an excellent third overall on last weekend’s Jim Clark Memorial Rally, writes Paul Willetts. The two-day event, based in the historic Scottish border town
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Cricket: Dent and Lewis lead Gloucestershire to safety
CHRIS DENT shared a ninth wicket stand of 101 with Jon Lewis to help Gloucestershire stave off defeat in their County Championship match with Essex at Bristol yesterday. The hosts were in trouble when the experienced Lewis joined 21-year-old
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Composting plant to be shut down for two months
RESIDENTS who have had their lives blighted by putrid smells from a composting plant can breathe easily for two months while the building is shut down. People in Sharpness are thrilled that the owners of the composting plant, New Earth Solutions (NES
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Cricket: Muralitharan is looking to make a big impact
DIRECTOR of cricket John Bracewell believes Muttiah Muralitharan can help transform Gloucestershire from Twenty20 under-achievers to winners. The Gladiators have been eliminated in the group stages of the shortest format of the game every year since
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Council's 'priority neighbourhood' scheme comes under fire
THE way in which South Gloucestershire Council is tackling rising unemployment, increased obesity rates and falling educational standards in parts of Yate has been subject to serious scrutiny by worried community leaders. The authority’s ‘priority
