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Cover Story
The city

The city

BRISTOL is the most populous city in southern England outside London and is also home to the University of Bristol. It received its Royal Charter i ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Cover Story
The fans

The fans

PEOPLE from Bristol are termed as Bristolians but Gashead is the name given to Rovers fans. It was originally coined as a derogatory term by arch-r ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Cover Story
Oil Cash for Gas

Oil Cash for Gas

Footballing minnows Bristol Rovers, known throughout the soccer world as The Gas, are hoping to attract a soccer-mad Gulf consortium of investors t ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Local News
Fun-filled treats lined-up

Fun-filled treats lined-up

Farmers Market fanatics are in for a treat this Saturday as Bahrain Noor El Ain is turning the community park into a fun-filled bazaar for families ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Local News
It’s all fresh at the market

It’s all fresh at the market

Fresh greens, fish and flowers have thousands of Bahrainis and expat families flocking to the flourishing weekly Farmers Market.

Every Saturd ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Local News
Book Club with Linda Jennings

Book Club with Linda Jennings

BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings. MAN V FAT, Andrew Shanahan, (Headline) ISBN 9781472225283 (Bantam) BD7.300 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members< ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Local News
Celebrating Achievements

Celebrating Achievements

Teachers and students of the British School of Bahrain (BSB) this week celebrated 20 years of academic achievement in a grand ceremony, sharing sto ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Sports News
GAME ON, REDS!

GAME ON, REDS!

BATTLING Bahrain’s bruised, battered and beaten players have to put aside the misery of an opening defeat against tournament big guns Iran and go f ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Sports News
Mighty African match

Mighty African match

EVEN by African standards the build-up to the Cup of Nations has been strange, both on and off the pitch.

Africa’s flagship tournament will b ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Golf News
Cool O’Brien claims medal competition

Cool O’Brien claims medal competition

Peter O’Brien maintained his cool to overcome high winds and lower than normal temperatures to win the Airmech Medal competition, hosted by Awali G ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Golf News
Kim and Sachdeva clinch opener

Kim and Sachdeva clinch opener

Sam Jong Kim and playing partner Rajinder Sachdeva won the opening match of the new BMMI Monday Madness Night Golf Series at the Royal Golf Club (R ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Golf News
Staggering victory!

Staggering victory!

An audition to an upcoming B-Movie: Golfing in Jurassic Park, was held at Awali Golf Club on Saturday, and a field of creaking bones staggered arou ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Too hot to trot
Too Hot To Trot

Too Hot To Trot

Twin Palms Riding Centre held its first open show of the year on Friday and owner Anki Holmstrom was thankful to all those who were prompt with the ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Golf News
Mind games

Mind games

Golf is one of those unique ball sports where one has a lot of time to think about the shot in hand, due to the ball being stationary.

Many ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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Golf News
Comfortable win for Haji

Comfortable win for Haji

Haitham Haji comfortably won the inaugural competition of the FootJoy Monday Stableford Series at the Royal Golf Club with a score of 34 points. Sa ...

January 14 - 20, 2015
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