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April, 2022 Issue 59
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Thornbury stands with Ukraine School sleepout
PRIMARY school children held a sleepout to help homeless people and learn about sleeping on the streets. PAGE 12
Banks to close
THORNBURY is to lose two banks this summer as branches in adjoining buildings are closed. PAGE 5
Bus service axed
THE T2 bus service which links Thornbury to Bristol and Cribbs Causeway is being withdrawn after operator First said it was "no longer commercially viable". PAGE 4
High Street fight goes on
Staff and volunteers with a van loaded with aid at the Swan pub in Thornbury PEOPLE in the Thornbury area have come together to send help and show solidarity with Ukrainians after the Russian invasion which has claimed thousands of lives. Hundreds of parcels of aid have been collected at pubs, including the Swan and Butcher's Hook in Thornbury, and the Swan at Tytherington.
And one Thornbury woman has left home and headed to Poland to help refugees arriving over the border from Ukraine with nothing after fleeing from the war, helped in her work thanks to more than £2,000 crowdfunded online. Full story: Page 3
RESIDENTS opposed to South Gloucestershire Council's changes to Thornbury High Street discussed staging a protest march or legal challenge at a packed public meeting. PAGE 9
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