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18 arrests during first week of drink drive crackdown
EIGHTEEN people have been arrested during the first week of a police summer crackdown on drink and drug driving. The month-long high profile campaign, Operation Tonic, was launched by Avon and Somerset police at the beginning of June with the message
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Friends prepare to tackle Three Peaks Challenge
TWO friends from Yate are preparing to tackle a trio of teetering heights this weekend in the Three Peaks Challenge. Grandad Jerry Milner and his friend of 18 years Danny O’Driscoll will be climbing the UK’s three highest peaks, Ben Nevis, Scafell
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MP calls for closure of hospital where abuse was filmed
A LOCAL MP has called for the closure of a private hospital where staff were filmed physically and mentally abusing patients. Jack Lopresti, who represents the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency which includes Hambrook, said he believed Winterbourne
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High-energy show doesn’t put a foot wrong
FOOTLOOSE fans weren’t afraid to ‘cut loose’ in the Bristol Hippodrome last night, as the hit musical based on the cult eighties film came to town. This high energy production put the audience in the mood for fun from the very beginning, starting
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High Court challenge to plan to close training unit
DAY centre user Gary Pockett, who is blind and has learning difficulties, is taking the county council to the High Court over a decision to close the Dursley Training Unit. Despite a 7,000-strong petition opposing the closure of the DTU Gloucestershire
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Shop owner completes charity canoeing challenge
A POPULAR Thornbury shop owner has successfully completed his challenge of canoeing more than 150 miles, raising almost £3,000 in the process. Richard Edwards, 34, who runs gift and framing shop Surroundings in the town centre, set off in his canoe
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Primary school praised for aiming to improve
SEVERN Beach Primary School has been praised for its ambition for continued improvement. The village school was awarded just a 'satisfactory' rating following its latest visit by government inspectors from Ofsted. Lead inspector David Carrington said
