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  • Rare stationary engines stolen in two separate raids

    By  Thornbury-People at 13:40 on 03/09/10
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    RARE stationary engines dating back more than 70 years have been stolen in two South Gloucestershire raids. The Lister D engines, believed to have been manufactured in the 1930s or 1940s, were taken from a lean-to in New Road, Charfield, and from a shed in Catherine Hill, Olveston. The first was stolen between August 11 and 13 but only reported at the end of the month. Police said the second theft happened on Thursday, August 26. ...
  • Bristol companies give national charity fundraiser a flying start

    By  Thornbury-People at 07:00 on 01/09/10
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    Businesses from across Bristol have thrown their backing behind a regional fundraising campaign from the NSPCC even before it has been officially launched. More than a dozen companies, in sectors ranging from finance to property, have each pledged to raise £1,600 for the charity in the next year. The promise has come a week before the NSPCC officially launches its Bristol 1600 Club at a networking breakfast. The NSPCC&rsquo...
  • Being green has a silver lining for the Small Hotel of the Year

    By  Thornbury-People at 07:00 on 01/09/10
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    AN independently owned hotel in South Gloucestershire has been recognised for its efforts to be as environmentally friendly as possible. The Alveston House Hotel, near Thornbury, has received a silver accreditation from the Green Tourism Business Scheme which monitors best environmental practice within the British tourism sector. The hotel was given a silver award following its recent assessment by an environmental auditor. The...
  • Melanie case: second man, 39, arrested

    By  Thornbury-People at 07:00 on 01/09/10
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    A 39-YEAR-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Melanie Hall, right, whose body was found near Thornbury 13 years after she disappeared. The Wiltshire man walked into a police station to offer himself for questioning yesterday afternoon – the second person to do so in the space of two months. Avon and Somerset Police said he was being held on suspicion of the murder of Miss Hall, who was last seen alive at...
  • Men’s shaven heads

    By  Thornbury-People at 07:00 on 31/08/10
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    C OULD someone explain why it is that some men feel the urge to shave their heads? It has to be the most unflattering look and does men no favours whatsoever. Worst of all are the wedding photos with the bride and groom resplendent in eye-catching outfits, only for the groom to be bald as a coot with the sunshine bouncing off his head. Andy Connell, Thornbury.

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