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South Gloucestershire councillor quits Conservative party
A SOUTH Gloucestershire councillor has resigned from the Conservatives, claiming he was the target of a smear campaign. Bradley Stoke Cllr Ben Walker announced his decision to leave the party and to join UKIP this week, stating he would no longer be
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Police hunt for cyclist who caused hundreds of pounds of damage to parked car
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a parked car in Chipping Sodbury. It happened at 1.40am on Sunday, May 20 when the bike rider was cycling down Rounceval Street and collided with a gold-coloured
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Arctic explorer from Cromhall to trek Gobi desert
AN ARCTIC explorer from Cromhall will be thrown out of her comfort zone when she embarks on a trek through the Gobi desert this weekend. Hazel Richards, 51, who is more accustomed to sub-zero temperatures and icy terrain, will be in for a shock
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Dursley carer found guilty of taking £13,000
A CARER who abused her trusted position to cheat a cerebral palsy victim with learning difficulties out of about £13,000 has been warned to expect a prison sentence. Maureen Blackwell, of Bramble Drive, Dursley, denied 13 charges of defrauding 64-year-old
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Webber's Phantom is music of the night
IT is unlikely there was a dry eye in the house at the Bristol Hippodrome where Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is showing. The Phantom of the Opera, now in its 26th year, is an exhilarating show, which takes its audience on an emotional
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Controversial supermarket plans to be decided by council committee
DETAILED plans for a new supermarket in Chipping Sodbury will be decided by a South Gloucestershire Council committee, it was revealed this week. The final set of plans for a Waitrose store, 160 houses and a bridge over the River Frome linking the
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Playgroup forced to close following eviction
LEADERS at a playgroup in Berkeley have said the group has been forced to close after being evicted by the town’s primary school. Last week the Gazette revealed that Berkeley Playgroup had been given notice to quit its building at Berkeley Primary
