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Bristol News Wire: August 2, 2012

Bringing you a round-up of the top headlines from around Bristol this morning

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Police in ‘zero tolerance’ warning to hooligans: Fans going to Saturday’s testimonial match between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers are being urged to behave so the match can be remembered as a “great sporting spectacle”. The first derby between the sides since 2007, which is in honour of Robins’ defender Louis Carey, has been graded as the highest-risk category in terms of security – “C”. More from The Post…

Rugby skipper guilty of sex assault: The husband of a woman sexually assaulted in front of their ten-year-old son by a local rugby captain has questioned how the offender can remain in his respected role. Avonmouth Old Boys RFC captain Neil Evans, 27, groped the woman in the street while she and their son waited for her husband after attending the panto just before Christmas. More from The Post…

2,500 kids take part in ‘Playday’: More than 2,500 children across Bristol have taken part in sports and play activities at College Green. The event, held yesterday, was organised by Bristol City Council with help from UK volunteering charity, CSV, as part of ‘Playday’ – a national celebration of play campaign. More from The Post…

Chris Zebroski: Bristol Rovers man set for Cheltenham Town: Bristol Rovers have confirmed forward Chris Zebroski is close to joining Cheltenham Town. The 25-year-old arrived at the Memorial Stadium in July 2011 having followed former Pirates boss Paul Buckle from Torquay United. He scored five goals in 44 games last term, including one against Cheltenham in their 2-0 defeat by Rovers. More from BBC Sport…

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