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Police investigating lead theft
POLICE are investigating after lead was stolen from a home in Cam. At around 11.40pm last night, Wednesday June 22, lead was stripped from the flat roofs of two bay windows at the front of a home in Everlands, Cam. Some of the lead taken from the
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Cricket: Gloucestershire suffer Gidman injury blow
GLOUCESTERSHIRE captain Alex Gidman will miss the next two Friends Life t20 matches against Hampshire on Friday evening and Middlesex on Sunday afternoon. He is also doubtful for the crucial County Championship clash against Middlesex, which starts at
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Companies thanked for staff blood donations
COMPANIES in the region have been thanked for their donations of more than just money. Awards were given to South Gloucestershire Council, Frenchay Hospital, Renishaw and Rolls-Royce in recognition of staff’s regular blood donations. The awards
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Oldbury confirmed by government as site for new nuclear power station
OLDBURY has been included on a list of eight sites named by the government today as being suitable for new nuclear power stations. The proposals for new UK nuclear power plants are part of a series of national policy statements on energy which have
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Rugby: Vunipola starts as England beat France in semi-final
FORMER Castle School pupil Mako Vunipola is set to play in the IRB Junior World Championship Final on Sunday after helping England under-20s beat France last night. The Saracens-bound prop started for the fourth time in five matches as England won the
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Parking rules tightened around industrial estate
WAITING restrictions are due to be imposed around a busy industrial estate on the edge of Winterbourne. South Gloucestershire Council has agreed to tighter parking rules at Vantage Park industrial area to clamp down on inconsiderate drivers. The
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Football: Athletic test for Yate
Yate Town have arranged a pre-season friendly away to Western League Premier side Larkhall Athletic on Saturday, July 23. The game comes either side of their trips to Brislington (July 21) and Wells City (July 26), which are followed by two home games
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Football: Lee is named as new Thornbury manager
Thornbury Town have appointed Richard Lee as their new manager. Wayne Harwood joins him as assistant manager with player-coach Nathan Irwin making up the full management team for their quest for silverware in the David Wilson Homes Gloucestershire County
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Football: Forest Green sow the seeds for first organic pitch
FOREST Green are aiming to create the first organic pitch in English football. The move is part of Blue Square Bet Premier club Forest Green Rovers’ ongoing plans to become more eco-friendly. Club chairman Dale Vince also runs Stroud-based
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Inside the Pavilion: Peter does a fine job on the ground
ON SATURDAY, it is the T20 International against Sri Lanka at Bristol. This will be a good and full day as England Ladies play Australia in the morning. Fran Wilson from Minety is in the England squad. Go early and enjoy the day. If you are not going
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Polo: Prince Harry makes late appearance in England win
THE crowds were out in force for some top class polo held at the Beaufort Polo Club grounds near Tetbury last weekend (June 18-19). As hosts of one of just three international polo test matches to take place in the UK, England took on New Zealand on
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Cricket: Russell watches Thornbury youngster Bracey
FORMER England international Jack Russell watched wicketkeeper Sam Bracey in action for Thornbury on Saturday as they fell to a narrow defeat in a thrilling match against Bridgwater. Bracey, 16, is part of the Gloucestershire academy and has already
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Tennis: Emily looks to build on performance at Wimbledon
THORNBURY’S Emily Webley-Smith believes she showed what she is capable of after coming close to causing a big shock in the first round at Wimbledon. The 26-year-old produced a battling performance on Court 14 after losing the first set 6-3
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Cricket: Muralitharan targets six more t20 wins to reach quarter-finals
MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN believes Gloucestershire need to win at least six of their remaining nine group games to reach the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident t20 cup. Things haven’t quite gone to plan for the Gladiators since the arrival
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Anger as opening hours of new X-ray service are cut
A SHOCK decision to reduce the opening hours of Yate’s new X-ray service has been condemned by local councillors who campaigned for the facility. Ward members are furious they were not informed of NHS South Gloucestershire’s plans to cut availability
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68 jobs axed as printers goes into administration
NEARLY 70 workers have lost their jobs after a printing firm went into administration and shut its factory with immediate effect. Orchestra Printing Wotton, based in nearby village Kingswood, went into administration last week and was closed after
