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Cricket: Old Down star Welsher enjoys perfect day
GREG Welsher took five wickets and then hit a century to give Old Down victory at Bitton The visitors struggled with the bat after Old Down had put them in and at one stage they were reduced to 61-6 thanks to telling bowling from Welsher and Ian Maunder
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Cricket: Lavis hits three sixes to clinch victory for Newport
Newport continued their winning run in the Village Cricket League with a win over Tetbury on Sunday. Batting first, Tetbury were restricted by some tight bowling and good fielding. Youngster James Barnes bowled his eight overs for 19 runs, ably supported
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Cricket: Rockhampton drop into relegation zone
ROCKHAMPTON were one of the worst affected teams as rain caused several games to be cancelled or abandoned on Saturday. They dropped into the relegation zone of the West of England Premier League Glos/Wilts Division after their home game against Potterne
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Cricket: Winterbourne crash to heavy defeat
WINTERBOURNE crumbled to 66 all out as they suffered their third consecutive league defeat at home to Congresbury. Things started well for the home side when Adam Moore (3-22) had Congresbury opening batsman Kieran Palmer caught behind by Keith Ford
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Cricket: Stone fall to defeat
STONE were knocked off the top of the table after being beaten by Apperley on Saturday. After winning the toss and deciding to bowl first, Stone skipper Pete Lavis took 4-68 from his 12 overs but 64 from Luke Smith saw the home side pass the 200 mark
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Cricket: Gidman guides Gloucestershire to win at The Oval
SKIPPER Alex Gidman hit 76 not out to guide Gloucestershire to a four-wicket win over Surrey in Division Two of the Championship. After being set 160 to win, Gloucestershire were in trouble on 54-5 before Gidman put on 67 with Richard Coughtrie (10)
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Community wind turbine plans to be unveiled
TWO ‘community scale’ wind turbines could be built between Kingswood and Wickwar if plans are given the go ahead. The proposals, for Cherry Rock Farm and Mounteney’s Farm, are a collaboration between landowner Winston Howes and private company The Resilience
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Bus shelter to be redesigned
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after plans to rebuild the new bus shelter at Yate Bus Station were agreed. South Gloucestershire Council and Tesco have signed up to an improvements package of the much-maligned canopy shelter, which passengers have heavily
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Tennis: Webley-Smith suffers heart-breaking exit at Wimbledon
THORNBURY’S Emily Webley-Smith produced a battling performance before losing 8-6 in the final set to Klara Zakopalova in the first round at Wimbledon last night. The 26-year-old fought back after losing the first set 6-3 on Court 14 to take the second
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Dazzling displays made it a carnival to remember
PILNING Carnival was a runaway success once again this year with a fun-filled day of dancing and dressing up. The village event on Saturday saw schoolchildren take to the streets in a spectacular procession of floats, residents adorn their houses
