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Consultation launched on proposed college merger
A CONSULTATION has been launched into a proposed merger between two of the area’s largest colleges, which could result in a new campus. Stroud College and Filton College intend to merge to give them ‘a position of strength’. Both colleges are currently
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Rugby: Sharples named in World Cup training squad
CHARLIE SHARPLES has been named in England’s 45-man World Cup training squad after helping the Saxons retain the Churchill Cup on Saturday. The Dursley youth product will be in competition with the likes of his Gloucester team-mate, James Simpson-Daniel
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Rugby: Vunipola helps England reach World Championship semi-finals
MAKO VUNIPOLA helped England under-20s reach the semi-finals of the IRB Junior World Championship. The prop, who grew up in Thornbury, was sin-binned for persistent offences as the clock ticked past 80 minutes in their final group game against South
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Nurses suspended over Winterbourne View abuse scandal
TWO nurses have been suspended from working practice following alleged abuse at a private hospital in Hambrook. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has suspended the registration of Sookalingum Appoo and Kelvin Fore, who were both employed at
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Elderly couple rescued from hour long wait in upside down car
AN elderly couple lay undiscovered and trapped in their upside down car for over an hour after it crashed through a fence and down a 12-foot drop near the care home they were living in. The female passenger eventually found her mobile phone in the car
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New Tesco development reaches half-way stage
A HUGE new structure is taking shape in Yate. With a footprint of 150,000 square feet, the Tesco Extra supermarket will be one of the largest in the South West and will house its own opticians, pharmacy, photo and phone shop. Alexandra Womack went on
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New multi-million pound science park takes shape
A NEW multi-million pound science park is taking shape in South Gloucestershire. A topping out ceremony of the first phase of the Bristol and Bath Science Park, known as SPark, has been held marking the first major milestone in the £40million development
