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Blaze destroys half of roof in house
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in the roof of a house in Cam while an adult who lived there was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. Fire crews were called to a house fire in Hopton Road at around 5.50pm on Friday, July 1. Two fire engines from Dursley
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Hospice chief executive steps down
THE chief executive of Cotswold Care Hospice, Marcus Green, is stepping down after five years. Mr Green has seen the organisation through major changes including the building of the new hospice and an increase in services which has trebled the number
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Young tennis player tossed coin at Wimbledon Ladies single final
A 15-year-old tennis champion has fulfilled her dream of meeting the best players in the world, after she performed the all important coin-toss at Saturday’s Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final. Chloe Ball-Hopkins, from Kingswood, near Wotton-under-Edge,
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Cricket: Gladiators are sunk by Sharks
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S faint hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident T20 were dealt a blow as they were beaten by Sussex Sharks at Arundel yesterday. The Gladiators were derailed after an opening partnership of 42 between Kevin O’Brien
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Meeting to be held in Thornbury to discuss 500 homes
A SPECIAL meeting is to be held in Thornbury to discuss proposals for 500 new homes in the town. Thornbury Town Council has called the meeting for members to decide whether or not to support Barratt Homes’ application. Last month the housing developer
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Teachers retire after more than 100 years in the classroom
FOUR teachers from a school in Yate whose combined careers span more than 130 years will take their last register this term. Brimsham Green School deputy heads Alison Sharpe and Richard Clammer, as well as head of English Linda Faulkner and science
