Architect John Wilkes, who lives in Dursley, said the flooding was the worst he had ever seen.

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He was best known for playing Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films and Uncle Monty in Withnail and I.

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In 2010, Unite balloted its members at the company and concluded that 98% of staff wanted to stay in Dursley.

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She said more patrollers were needed in the Cam and Dursley area.

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Robert Ashton Lister founded the original company in 1867 with the first diesel engines being produced in Dursley 62 years later.

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The town of Dursley in Gloucestershire is trying out the idea, with a parade of closed-down shops transformed into an gallery where artists can display their work.

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