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Government pledges tighter regulations after Winterbourne View abuse
THE government has announced more safeguards are to be put in place to protect adults from abuse following the public outcry over footage obtained at a Hambrook care home. The BBC’s Panorama programme secretly filmed shocking scenes showing vulnerable
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Plans for 3,000 new homes to go before public again
PLANS to build 3,000 new homes on the edge of Yate are due to be put before the public for a second time. Heron Land Developments is holding two public exhibitions later this month, when it will be asking local people what they think of design proposals
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Housing service recovers after £1m overspend
THE housing service at Stroud District Council has made a strong recovery after the embarrassing £1 million overspend in 2009. In May 2009 it was revealed that the council had overspent on its Housing Revenue Account by £1 million, put down
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Rugby: Sharples scores on England Saxons debut
CHARLIE SHARPLES scored a try on his England Saxons debut against the USA at Northampton on Saturday. The former Dursley youth player came on in the 50th minute and outpaced the defence to touchdown with ten minutes to go in the record-breaking
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Cricket: Three defeats leave Gloucestershire deflated
GLOUCESTERSHIRE captain Alex Gidman admits his squad are deflated after starting their Friends Provident t20 campaign with three heavy defeats. With Muttiah Muralitharan on board, hopes were high that the Gladiators could change their fortunes in a competition
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Pensioner died from asbestos exposure at work
A 65-YEAR-OLD Berkeley man exposed to asbestos at work from the 1960s to the late 1980s died of an industrial disease, a coroner has ruled. The inquest into the death of John Ormrod heard that he died in March 2011 from malignant mesothelioma, a fatal
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Deputy mayor to run 100 miles in a day for wildlife charity
SUPER runner Quentin Somerset is to cover 100 miles in one day to raise money for a wildlife charity. Deputy mayor of Berkeley Quentin has set himself the challenge to run 100 miles on his 40th birthday at the end of June. However this is far from
