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  • Football: Falcons

    Ebley U16 4 Thornbury Falcons U16 0 A DISAPPOINTING result where Falcons were made to pay for some sloppy defending. Falcons started brightly and were playing some neat passing football but were caught out on the break and Ebley took the lead. Two

  • Staying in the hotspot

    Stroud League Division 3 Kingswood Reserves 7 Alkerton 0 KINGSWOOD Reserves provided another emphatic home win against lowly Alkerton to maintain top spot in Division Three. The writing was on the wall as early as the fifth minute as Gary Simmons

  • Hard fought win

    County Cup Quarter Final AC Royals 2 Phoenix 0 AC ROYALS advanced to the semi-final of the County Cup with a hard-fought win over league rival Phoenix. Both teams played some good football in difficult conditions due to a heavy downpour just before

  • Warning to drivers as bad weather continues

    MOTORISTS in Gloucestershire are being reminded to take extra care on the roads during bad weather. The police are reiterating this advice as the wet and windy weather is forecast to continue this week, and flood watch and flood warnings are in place

  • Bell ringers hope to raise cash

    CAMPANOLOGISTS in Abson are heading a ding dong campaign to raise cash for a new church bell. Abson Bell Ringing Group hopes to raise £10,000 to replace a cracked 200-year-old bell at St James the Great Church. The treble bell, which first cracked

  • Mum's anger after route to school is declared 'safe'

    A ROUTE to school has been declared safe by council officials - three months after a boy was knocked off his bike. Gloucestershire County Council said a school route from Berkeley Heath to the Vale of Berkeley College in Wanswell is not dangerous for

  • Win ballet tickets

    TWO fabulous ballets are coming to Bristol and the Gazette has special tickets to the shows to be won. Ellen Kent & Ballet International comes to the Bristol Hippodrome on Monday, February 18 - Saturday 23 with Grigorovich's Nutcracker and Tchaikovsky's

  • Mother-of-four drops six stone to save her health

    TWO years ago Judith Price went on a family holiday with her daughters and their grandchildren. At nearly 17 stone, she was unable to join in most of the fun and was left sitting on the sidelines while everyone else enjoyed themselves. The final straw

  • Parade to thank servicemen is scaled down

    PLANS for an event in Thornbury to salute Britain's servicemen and women have been scaled down. It was originally hoped that Armed Forces personnel freshly returned from Iraq and Afghanistan would take part in a "welcome home" parade through the town