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Shopping centre owners are optimistic about future
THE owners of Thornbury’s town centre remain optimistic about the future despite a tough recovery from the recession. The Peer Group took ownership of the St Mary Shopping Centre in 1997, a time most commentators consider the high street’s heyday.
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Dog owners set up charity to protect pedigrees
TWO dog owners have set up a charity to raise awareness of pedigree dog health problems. Campaigner on pedigree dog welfare Carol Fowler, from Wotton-under-Edge, has joined up with dog owner Tania Ledger, from Surrey, to set up the charity Cavalier
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Woman dies after falling from motorway bridge
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman fell from the over-bridge at junction 21 southbound of the M5 and died last night. The incident occurred just before 11pm and motorway was closed for several hours. Police are appealing
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Football: Swans to take on Robins in friendly
SLIMBRIDGE are set to welcome Southern League side Evesham United for their first home pre-season friendly ahead of the 2011-12 season. The Robins finished 12th in the Zamaretto Premier Division last season and look set to be the most high profile side
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Motorbike racing: Hedger records top ten finish
DESPITE the difficult wet conditions at Thruxton, Chipping Sodbury rider Luke Hedger consolidated his second position in the 2011 Sunoco British 125GP Championship standings by taking a tenth place finish. Having achieved his second podium
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Golf: Four World Champions get into the swing of things in Almondsbury
Golfers at The Bristol Golf Club in Almondsbury last week could be forgiven for believing that they were seeing things. Four sporting legends from the world of darts and snooker met at the popular local club for 18 holes of golf. Former World Champion
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Man rescued from flat fire last night
A MAN was rescued from a fire in his home in Dursley last night. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service called at 2.46am last night (Thursday, June 2) to St George’s Road in Dursley. Two crews from Dursley and one from Wotton-under-Edge attended.
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Pedestrian routes to be improved thanks to £120,000 schemes
THOUSANDS of pounds are to be spent on improving pedestrian routes linking villages in the Severn vale. South Gloucestershire Council has announced two footpath schemes totalling £120,000, which it hopes to start building in the summer subject to public
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Football: Thornbury searching for new boss after Lippiatt resigns
THORNBURY Town are looking for a new management team following the departure of manager Dave Lippiatt and assistant manager Carl Derosa. After taking Thornbury Town to the Gloucestershire County League title in the 2009/10 season, winning the Fair
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Cricket: Chipping Sodbury are boosted by ECB grant
Chipping Sodbury have been awarded a grant from the England and Wales Cricket Board in partnership with Sport England. The South Gloucestershire club was identified by the Gloucestershire Cricket Board and by the ECB as a club of strategic and developmental
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Youth Rugby: Twickenham joy for Dursley youngsters
DURSLEY under-11s took part in a very special Land Rover Parade of Champions at the Aviva Premiership Rugby Final on Saturday in front of a sell-out Twickenham crowd. Proud sponsor Land Rover gave this unique opportunity to the youngsters after they
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Traders give mixed reaction to supermarket proposals
BUSINESS owners in Wotton have mixed feelings about a possible supermarket being built on a small industrial site. Wotton Chamber of Trade surveyed its members on the issue of the Old Town site, currently home to an arm of Renishaw plc. The precision
