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Apprentice plumber who fractured skull of love rival is spared jail
FACEBOOK allegations led to apprentice plumber Connor Crosbee fracturing the skull of a friend whom he suspected of flirting with his girlfriend, a court heard. Crosbee, 20, of Uley, floored Tristan Low with a single punch causing multiple fractures
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Rugby: Morgan named in England squad for South Africa tour
FORMER Dursley player Ben Morgan has been named in England’s squad for the tour to South Africa despite fears over a torn hamstring. The Gloucester-bound No 8 limped off late on in his 50th and final appearance for the Scarlets in their 29-20 RaboDirect
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CCTV footage of Berkeley burglary released
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a burglary in Berkeley Heath. Around £1,000 worth of cigarettes and tobacco were stolen in the burglary at a motor and service station in Berkeley Heath
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Football: Cup final heartbreak for Sodbury
A LATE comeback by Old Sodbury was not enough to prevent Premier Division leaders Mendip United from retaining the Combination League Cup at Friends Life’s Sports Ground. Former Yate striker Joe White scored late on to set up a thrilling finish after
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Gas Gossip: Away form must improve next year
ROVERS ended the season on a disappointing note after a 4-0 thrashing at Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday. After the highs of emphatic victories at the Memorial Stadium recently, concerns about the team’s poor away form remain. Since McGhee took over
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Cherry Pickings: Gloucester lost the plot
SAVE the best till last. As sporting ambitions go, it’s up there with the best. Apply it to a knockout competition and you win the thing. Translate it to the league and, if you’re competing at the business end, it’s worth its weight in gold. Apply it
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Rugby: Late decision goes against Dursley in cup final defeat
DURSLEY were denied a late penalty try that almost certainly would have given them the Combination Cup instead of Cirencester in the final at Stroud RFC. After trailing 17-0 at one stage, Dursley closed the gap to five points to put themselves in with
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Football: Wotton win cup
WOTTON Rovers brought home the silverware from this year’s Stroud Charity Cup Final after a great battle against high-flyers Tredworth Tigers. The game had previously been scheduled for an evening kick-off but was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch
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Inside the Pavilion: The best and worst of Gloucestershire
THE ECB board must read this column, or perhaps they have bugged the bar at the Red Lion. Proper qualification for England cricketers has been established! Adults coming to this country now have to wait eight years to qualify. It is properly different
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Football: Warren excited to play at Wembley
OLVESTON-BASED professional footballer Gary Warren will realise a boyhood dream on Saturday when he steps onto the hallowed Wembley turf. The Newport County skipper will lead out the Blue Square Premier side in the FA Trophy Final against York City
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Football: Staley earns deal with Bristol Rovers
THORNBURY-BASED footballer Ross Staley was one of four second year scholars at Bristol Rovers to be offered a professional contract. Left sided midfielder Staley joined Rovers four years ago after previously playing for Thornbury Falcons and St Valier
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Archery: Larry set for his third Olympics
ARCHER Larry Godfrey has qualified for London 2012 by winning an Olympic Games selection shootout at Lilleshall. Godfrey, who trains at Cleve Archers in Winterbourne, will be representing Great Britain in his third Olympics having been to Athens in 2005
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Hockey: Pearn faces wait to learn Olympic fate
FORMER Charfield resident Mark Pearn will have to wait to find out if his bid to compete in a third Olympic Games at London 2012 is successful. While Great Britain’s women’s hockey squad was due to be announced this week, men’s coach Jason Lee has left
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Judo: London calling for Conway
THORNBURY judoka Sally Conway is looking to book her place at London 2012 by winning the British Open in Crawley this weekend. Conway is in pole position to represent Great Britain in the -70kg category at the Olympics, but wants to make sure by winning
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Football: Forest Green's ambition is magnet for Magno
NEW Forest Green striker Magno Vieira insists the ambition shown by chairman Dale Vince and boss David Hockaday sealed the deal for the Brazilian hit-man. Vieira signed a three-year-contract at the New Lawn last week after leaving Blue Square Premier
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Football: Peake ends long association with Forest Green
LONG-SERVING secretary, former vice-chairman and head of matchday operations Colin Peake has left Forest Green. Peake was involved with the club for more than 20 years, during which time they have gone from Southern League minnows to a full-time and
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Overhead cables on playing fields to be put underground
ELECTRIC cables blotting the landscape at the Mundy Playing Fields in Thornbury will become a thing of the past from next year. The Gazette can reveal that, after four years of planning and debate on the part of network operators Western Power Distribution
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Anger over nightclub's increased hire charges
THE owners of Yate’s only nightclub and entertainment venue have been accused of acting ‘greedily’ after announcing their hire charges would triple. Managers at Waves, in Yate Shopping Centre, have been blasted for the sudden hike in prices which local
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Council chairman hits out at 'undemocratic' authority as he quits Tories
THE chairman of Stroud District Council has launched a stinging attack on the authority's "undemocratic" cabinet-style system as he announced his resignation from the Conservative Party. Cam East ward member Cllr John Hudson, 46, made the claims as
