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Dogs Showed Their Skill in Pounds 2,800 Charity Funder ; Letters

THE Cranham training group, part of the Midland Golden Retriever Club, which runs training classes for retrievers, recently organised a charity working test at Norton. There were 154 dogs entered in the three special classes for puppy, novice and open.

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Solicitors Hop Along to Help

Approval for New Place to Park Bikes

NEW bike sheds are to be built to serve Tewkesbury School's staff and pupils. Staff say existing sheds at the Ashchurch Road site have seen better days and a new enclosure for 300 bikes is to be created.

Come to Our School and Keep It Open

CAMPAIGNERS trying to save Longdon's school have decided to focus on increasing pupil numbers. Members of a working group in the village, backed by the school's governors, believe that is the best way of avoiding Longdon St Mary's CofE Primary School being closed. It has been earmarked to shut by Worcestershire County Council on August 31 because of low pupil numbers.

Cockbain Is Determined to Seize Chances

ONE of several new faces at the club, Ian Cockbain has not taken long to settle in at Gloucestershire. The opening batsman, 24, has been signed on the strength of two impressive seasons with the MCC Young Cricketers programme.

Big Jim: We Must Show More Hunger

SHATTERED from the sucker punch, Harlequins sat in the bowels of The Stoop and started plotting their assault on high-flying Gloucester. Humbled at Franklin's Gardens, Newcastle Falcons spent their coach journey back to the North East preparing for Kingsholm revenge.

Quins Defeat Was a Setback, but Ability Remains Unquestioned ; Comment

NO sooner had Bryan Redpath uttered the words than Gloucester produced the unacceptable. The Cherry and Whites were always going to concede their impressive winning run.

Eddie: We Know What We Have to Do to Beat Hartpury

OLD Patesians will focus on consolidating third spot in National Three South West after losing to second-placed Bournemouth last weekend. Pats were always up against it travelling all the way to the South Coast to face a team who have only lost to leaders Hartpury at their own ground. That was even before they were hit with a host of injuries and unavailability's to important players With fourth- placed Chinnor just three points behind them, head coach Dan Eddie said they had to secure their ...

All We're Thinking About Is Beating Pats, Not the Title - Lewis

HARTPURY senior rugby manager Allan Lewis is banishing all thoughts of wrapping up the National Three South West title at Old Patesians tomorrow. The Gloucestershire outfit are six points ahead with three games left while second-placed Bournemouth have two fixtures remaining, meaning a bonus-point win would seal promotion.

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Leader Welcomes Decision to Fund Rail Line Upgrade

THE leader of Cheltenham Borough Council has welcomed a decision to upgrade a key county railway line. Councillor Steve Jordan (LD, All Saints) paid tribute to those who had campaigned for the Swindon to Kemble improvements.

Court On Track for Aintree Date

WITH the excitements of the Cheltenham Festival now behind us, we look forward to the Grand National meeting next week where we may have three runners. Benbane Head has had a disappointing season, but when he ran at Newbury last month it became apparent that he had a wind problem.