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Further arrests in Hambrook hospital scandal
TWO more people have been arrested by police on suspicion of abusing patients at a private hospital in Hambrook. Two women, aged 22 and 21, have been questioned by Avon and Somerset Constabulary following the abuse scandal at Winterbourne View
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Tributes paid to brave soldier killed in Afghanistan
TRIBUTES have been paid to brave soldier Martin Lamb, known to many in Dursley as ‘Lamby’, who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Sunday. The former Rednock School student, who leaves behind wife Melissa and two-year-old
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Serious case review is announced after abuse scandal at Winterbourne View
A SERIOUS case review has been launched following the abuse scandal at a private hospital in Hambrook. The Safeguarding Adults Board, made up of agencies including South Gloucestershire Council and the NHS, has instigated the review of Winterbourne
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Couple who lost son to muscular dystrophy organise fundraising event
A COUPLE who lost their son to a debilitating muscle disease are organising their 35th annual fundraising event to help other sufferers. Deanna and Pete Liddington, from Coalpit Heath, have raised in the region of £350,000 to £400,000 for muscular
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BREAKING NEWS: Emily is handed Wimbledon wildcard
THORNBURY tennis star Emily Webley-Smith will return to Wimbledon for the first time in seven years after being handed a wildcard for the 2011 championships. The British No7 joins Heather Watson, former Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson
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Join charity walk in memory of Wotton teenager
FRIENDS and family of Wotton-under-Edge teenager Chris Pegler will be joining hundreds of walkers for a poignant 13-mile walk. The popular 18-year-old died suddenly from meningitis in November, prompting a massive fundraising drive in his memory. Over
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Choir takes concert success in their 'Stride'
FROM Dublin's National Festival Theatre to Dursley's Lister Hall - that was the itinerary for the guest performer at Dursley Male Voice Choir's annual spring concert. The fabulous Colm "Stride" O'Brien flew to England immediately after his Dublin concert
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Building demolition will help to renovate chapel
A CHURCH in Charfield is hoping a new housing development will help cover the cost of returning the building to its former glory. Charfield Congregational Church has submitted an application to South Gloucestershire Council for the demolition of 60
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New helipad will help air ambulance respond to incidents more quickly
A NEW helipad will mean the region’s flying doctors can respond to incidents much faster. The Great Western Air Ambulance (GWAA) now has a brand new £50,000 helipad, paid for and built by building firm Benson Bros, at its Filton airfield home. The
