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April 3, 2014, 1:20 am

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Do you recognise this man who police want to speak to about the theft of a wallet from the Virgin Active Health and Racquet Club on Gloucester Business Park. The theft happened at the gym between 9.20am and 10.35am on Saturday February 1. The victim, a 40-year-old man from Brockworth left his wallet in a secure locker in the changing rooms. When he returned, his wallet had been stolen. Later that day bank cards had been used to take money from an ATM and in a bank over the counter. Anyone...

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Girl, 16, fighting for life in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital...

April 4, 2014, 1:08 am

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A 16-YEAR-OLD girl is fighting for her life in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after a serious assault in Cheltenham yesterday. Emergency services were called to a house in Humber Road shortly after midday on Wednesday, April 2. The girl was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital where she remains in a critical condition. Police have charged a man in connection with the incident. Aston Robinson, 18, from Cheltenham, has been charged with attempted murder and will appear before magistrates in...

Dogs sniff out cannabis in the mail at Gloucestershire village...

April 4, 2014, 9:00 am

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NARCOTICS squad detectives swooped on a picturesque village post office after staff and a pair of dogs accidentally rumbled an illegal drugs deal. Frampton-on-Severn Post Office staff and customers thought they could smell something suspicious when a parcel was left for collection - then a dog tore open the outer packaging and they realised it contained the illegal Class B drug. After Cocker Spaniels Frankie and Badger sniffed it out, officers seized the parcel. Then because it had the sender's...

Girl, 16, who was assaulted has died at Gloucestershire Royal...

April 5, 2014, 5:40 am

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A TEENAGE girl has died after she was assaulted in Cheltenham. The 16-year-old died this morning at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital following the attack on Wednesday. A Gloucestershire police spokesman said: "A 16-year-old girl was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, where she sadly died at around 11am this morning." Aston Robinson, 18, of Humber Road in Cheltenham, has been charged with attempted murder and has been remanded in custody.

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April 5, 2014, 1:35 am

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FAKE goods worth more than £200,000 have been seized by officials across Gloucestershire over the past five years. Figures released to the Gloucester Citizen by Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards show almost 3,500 counterfeit items and cigarettes with a street value of £206,757 were taken out of circulation. Fake fashions are all the rage off the high street as well as on it, it would seem, as big names including Barbour, Nike, Ugg, Adidas, Chanel, Gucci, Dolce and...

Tributes to Cleeve schoolgirl Kay Palmer, who died three days...

April 6, 2014, 7:13 am

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Tributes have poured in to a "determined, kind and vibrant" girl who died after spending three days fighting for her life. Schoolgirl Kayleigh Palmer was in an induced coma following an attack in Whaddon on Wednesday morning. The 16-year-old pupil of Cleeve School died at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Saturday morning – the day after her boyfriend had appeared in court charged with her attempted murder. Floral tributes have been left outside the school in Bishop's Cleeve for Kayleigh,...

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April 6, 2014, 8:54 am

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QUAKERS in Gloucester have spoken of their forgiveness after a man torched their meeting house two years ago. The place of worship in Greyfriars has been refurbished to the tune of £150,000 since James Bryan's arson attack in September 2012. Volunteers Elyn Mitchell and Maggi Holiday gave a talk at the Grade-II listed building about why they chose to use restorative justice to educate him about the effect of the offence and to find out why it was committed. "At first we had no...

Teenage drunk driver jailed for crash which paralysed Dursley...

April 7, 2014, 8:03 am

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DRINK driving teenager, Molly Zoglowek, who crashed her car leaving Dursley rugby player, Rob Camm, paralysed and unable to speak, has been jailed. The 19-year-old from Cam was sent to prison for two years following the tragic smash which "ruined two lives". Former Rednock schoolgirl, Zoglowek, ploughed her car into a lamp post, tree and bench on Dursley Road on September 15, last year. The court heard academic and sporty Rob, who she had met for the first time that evening, was one of six...

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Spate of burglaries causes worry for residents in Longlevens

April 8, 2014, 5:11 am

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A SPATE of burglaries has caused worry among residents in Longlevens. There were five domestic burglaries reported in just four days with a number of high value items taken. Offenders forced their way into properties between Friday, March 28, and Tuesday, April 1, taking jewellery, cash and digital cameras. Helen Roberts, owner of community café Ell's Kitchen, in Cheltenham Road, said: "There is a lot of concern. "All of our customers are talking about it and our elderly customers are...

Cotswold undertaker accused of stealing money collected for...

April 9, 2014, 8:51 am

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A COTSWOLD undertaker has been charged with 11 counts of fraud and theft. Andrew Baker, of Pebworth near Honeybourne, has been charged with four counts of fraud by false representation. The 50-year-old, who operates in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, is accused of taking payments for funeral plans but not investing the funds correctly and misappropriating them. West Mercia Police has also charged Mr Baker with one count of fraud by false representation for allegedly knowingly double...

Stabbed teen found in Cinderford

April 9, 2014, 9:17 am

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POLICE were called after a teenager suffered a small stab wound in Cinderford in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 16-year-old boy was seen by members of the public clutching his stomach around 1.30am and the emergency services were called. Police initially had difficulty finding the boy, but he was found in Dockham Road with a small stab wound to his stomach. A police spokesman said officers are working with the teenager and his family to determine what happened. Anyone with information...

Asian jewellery stolen in Tuffley burglary

April 9, 2014, 6:46 am

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POLICE are appealing for information after a large amount of Asian jewellery was stolen from a house in Reservoir Road in Tuffley. Unknown offenders forced their way into the property between 10am and 10pm on Saturday April 5. Once inside they took several thousand pounds worth of Asian jewellery including gold rings, pendants and bracelets. Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area during the day or has any information on this case should call 101, quoting incident 414 of April...

Brutal attack on defenceless woman, 96, in her Tuffley home

April 9, 2014, 7:11 am

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A defenceless 96-year-old woman was subjected to a brutal raid in her Gloucester home. The burglary happened at the address in Tuffley Lane at about 10.30pm last night (Tuesday April 8). The victim was preparing to go to bed when she heard the doorbell ring. She ignored it but noticed the lounge door was open so went to close it. At that point she felt hands on her and was lowered to the floor by the offenders, who went on to search the house while she was incapacitated. It is believed there...

"You were smoking 80-90 cannabis cigarettes a day,"...

April 9, 2014, 2:16 pm

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The deaths of two close friends distressed Steven Cox, 41, so much that he started smoking an amazing 90 cannabis joints a day - and growing his own supply, a court heard today. Windscreen fitter Cox, of Marlborough Road, Longlevens, Gloucester, had been 'knocked for six' by finding the body of one friend and then hearing that another had hanged himself, Gloucester Crown Court was told. His cannabis smoking habit became so heavy that neighbours could smell the fumes from his reefers, said...

Stonehouse man kicked in door to parents' home before spitting at...

April 10, 2014, 1:06 am

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Homeless and drunk Luke Smith smashed his way into his parents' home before spitting at a police officer as she arrested him. The 29-year-old found himself with nowhere to live after splitting up with his parent before he smashed a window and door of his parent's home in Gloucester Road in Stonehouse. Gloucester Crown Court heard intoxicated Smith was found passed out on their sofa on March 28 and spat at PC Sian Garland when she was called to the home. He pleaded guilty to assaulting the police...

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Cinderford man jailed after cocaine stash found in toilet pan

April 10, 2014, 1:13 am

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Cocaine was found in a toilet pan when police raided a home in Cinderford. Shaun Finnegan and Daniel Hogg were in the house at Rosedale Court along with the bags of white power and cash. The pair both admitted to possession of cocaine with intent to supply at Gloucester Crown Court. The court heard officers discovered the drugs in a carrier bag "the size of a golf ball" at 27-year-old Finnegan's then home on June 28 last year. Evidence of drug use was discovered in the kitchen, as well as scales...

Kayleigh-Anne Palmer inquest opened

April 10, 2014, 1:15 am

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AN inquest into the death of schoolgirl Kayleigh-Anne Palmer was opened and then adjourned. The 16-year-old girl from Cleeve School died last Saturday at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after spending three days fighting for her life. Popularly known as Kay, the schoolgirl had been in an induced coma following an attack in Whaddon last Wednesday morning. Gloucester Coroner's Court confirmed the case was opened yesterday and was adjourned while the police investigation was ongoing. Death was due...

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April 10, 2014, 4:35 am

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Financial investigations into a failing businessman, who set up a cannabis factory after spiralling debt, are continuing. Police are looking into Nicholas Lowe's finances after the 53-year-old was found growing around £40,000 worth of cannabis in July 2012. Lowe of Blaisdon Lane in Huntley was jailed for three years after pleading guilty to producing the controlled drug, possession with the intent to supply, and extracting £1,598.25 worth of electricity without authority. Gloucester...

24-year-old in court charged with causing the death of Cheltenham...

April 10, 2014, 4:56 am

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A 24-year-old has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a devoted father-of-four. Zack Turner of Oak View, Shurdington Road in Brockworth is alleged to have caused the death of taxi driver Abdul Haque by driving without due care and attention while over the prescribed limit. Turner appeared at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing and will be back before the same court to enter a plea to the charge on July 4. Mr Haque, 45, from St Peter's died following the...

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April 10, 2014, 5:31 am

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HUNDREDS of pounds in cash was stolen from a group which helps vulnerable adults during a mass burglary in Gloucester. Thieves broke into Spread Eagle Court in Northgate Street and targeted several businesses and organisations between 9pm on Thursday, April 3, and 7.15am on Friday, April 4. They gained entry through the Gods of Ink tattoo shop and smashed their way into offices on the first floor of the building using a fire extinguisher. Once inside, thieves searched the businesses,...