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Cricket: Hampshire ace Dawson shows his class against Rockhampton
Rockhampton remain in the bottom two after falling to defeat at Goatacre. With overcast skies and a damp wicket, home skipper Craig Gibbens had no hesitation in inviting the Rams to bat first. A positive start by the Rockhampton opening pair was tempered
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Cricket: Gloucestershire submit County Ground plans
GLOUCESTERSHIRE have now formally submitted their plans to redevelop the County Ground. Resolution to grant planning permission to expand the ground was secured last year, but since this time Gloucestershire have decided to implement only one part of
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Cricket: Howell hits fine century as Sodbury go top
Chipping Sodbury claimed a comfortable victory over Congresbury to go to the top of the table for the first time this season. Sodbury skipper James Rendell lost the toss and his side were asked to bat first on a damp track. They were soon in trouble
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Cricket: Oldlands are knocked off their perch
OLDLANDS were replaced by Corse and Staunton at the top of the table after suffering defeat at the hands of their title rivals. With the significant rain of the preceding days the toss was always going to be a major factor at Abwell and the home side
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Cricket: Stone drop to fifth after defeat to leaders Cirencester
A DRAMATIC batting collapse against league leaders Cirencester saw Stone suffer their second consecutive defeat and slip to fifth in the table. At 82-1 in pursuit of 169 to win, they looked on course for a victory that would have put them top of the
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Anti-nuclear group vow to fight government plans
ANTI-nuclear campaigners living near Shepperdine have delivered a rallying war cry against government proposals to build a new power plant near their homes. Members of Shepperdine Against Nuclear Power (SANE) have said they will continue their campaign
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Thornbury police praised for family support
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy left traumatised after his family home was burgled is happy again thanks to the support of local police. When Harvey Daniell’s home in Buckover was burgled during the recent half term holidays, the young boy was left unable to sleep
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Thornbury prepares for summer carnival this weekend
ROLL up, roll up as thousands are expected to descend on Thornbury this weekend for the town’s third annual carnival. Organisers hope Thornbury Carnival 2011, being held this Saturday, July 2, will attract more than last year’s 13,000 record crowd.
