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Stories for 29 April 2005

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Alarm over spate of town burglaries

POLICE in Thornbury are stretched to the limit following an explosion of burglaries in the town over the last month.  more...

Police search for trout poacher

AS many as 50 fish have been poached from a river in Damery Woods near Tortworth.  more...

Town in full flow despite weather

THE flag of St George was flying high in Yate on Saturday as the town's first celebrations of the patron saint got underway.   more...

Yobs damage play area

VANDALISM at a Charfield play area has got so bad the parish council may be forced to take drastic action to stop it.   more...

Posters vandalised

MORE election posters have mysteriously disappeared across Northavon in the penultimate week before voters go to the polls.   more...

Young sport enthusiasts play away for St George's Day

DESPITE the downpours young sports enthusiasts were jumping for joy at the Festival of Youth Sport on Saturday.   more...

Carnival is set to pull in crowds

WINTERBOURNE DOWN'S annual carnival is set to hit the streets in grand style this weekend.   more...

Roll out the barrels for a beer festival

IT WILL be drinks all round as Yate and District Rotary Club launches its preparations for the tenth annual beer festival.  more...

Domesday Survey 2005

COMMUNITY leaders in prosperous Almondsbury are awaiting the results of a village "Domesday Survey 2005" before making major spending plans for this year.   more...

Treatment on doorstep

PATIENTS in South Gloucestershire will soon be able to receive specialist dermatological treatment closer to home, thanks to a new service being introduced next week.   more...

Group fights to save threatened schools

THE future of secondary school education in Yate and Chipping Sodbury is in such doubt that parents and town councillors have set up a campaign group to safeguard it.   more...

Home-owners in dismay as youths gather at Ridge

DRUNK and raucous teenagers are gathering in an area of Yate that was terrorised by anti-social youths two years ago.   more...

New figures show crime is dropping

CRIME statistics released by Avon and Somerset Constabulary reveal that there were 535 fewer victims of crime in South Gloucestershire last year.  more...

  
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