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August 12, 2014, 5:59 am

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CRASH victim Emma Wait is desperate to say a personal 'thank you' to the woman who stayed by her side as she battled to survive.Emma, 21, was a passenger in then-fiance James Moss's car when he lost control and smashed into two other vehicles. She spoke after Moss, 23, was jailed for 18 months and banned from driving for three years at Gloucester Crown Court this week, having pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.Moss was said to be driving a green MGZR at...

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Dursley dad-of-15 downed 16 pints and a bottle-and-a-half of...

August 12, 2014, 6:07 am

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SIXTEEN pints of lager and a bottle-and-a-half of spirits were downed by a dad-of-15 who cycled along the wrong side of the road and hit a car. Shocked motorist Rachael Lewis was confronted with heavily-tattooed Stephen Robert Cosworth pedalling drunkenly all over Bristol Road in Gloucester as he made his way home to Dursley, magistrates heard. She could do nothing to avoid him, said prosecutor Edward Counsell, and caused £1,000-worth of damage to her car on July 11. "She was driving...

Funeral fund set up for Berry Hill 'murder' victim Chris Cooling

August 13, 2014, 12:10 am

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FRIENDS of suspected murder victim Christopher Cooling are hoping to raise nearly £15,000 so his family can give him a good send-off.Police discovered Mr Cooling, 44, injured at his Berry Hill home. He later died at hospital on Sunday August 3. His sudden death has left family members shocked. They said he would be a "sadly missed son, father and brother".Friend Sara Weaving, from Cinderford, said: "The funeral will be a massive cost to the family especially in these circumstances as it is...

Brockworth drunk driver admits causing death of Cheltenham...

August 14, 2014, 5:48 am

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A DRUNK driver has admitted causing the death of a devoted father-of-four from Cheltenham.Zack Turner of Oak View, Shurdington Road in Brockworth pleaded guilty to causing the death of taxi driver Abdul Haque by driving without due care and attention while over the prescribed limit.Gloucester Crown Court heard the 24-year-old had 92 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his body when he killed Mr Haque in the smash between Andover Road and Park Place in Cheltenham. The legal limit is 80.He...

Crooked accountant admits £100,000 fraud from Gloucestershi...

August 14, 2014, 7:09 am

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A CROOKED account cheated a Gloucestershire charity out of more than £100,000, a court heard.Dominic Fox pleaded guilty to abusing his position as financial director to defraud the Stroud based charity, Citizens Online, out of £100,800.Gloucester Crown Court heard the bankrupt 50-year-old had offered to pay back the cash, but had no assets to do so.Prosecutor Janine Wood told the court there was little point in a Proceeds of Crime investigation because he had no money or assets since...

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August 14, 2014, 9:13 am

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A CANCER suffering former Romanian policeman who assaulted his wife of 21 years and his son told a court he did not want to return to his homeland on his release from prison.Narcis Ioo said he would become homeless and jobless if he did not stay in the country, despite his wife, Veronica's pleas for him to return.Gloucester Crown Court heard the 44-year-old of Tennyson Road in Dursley had been ill and she had sold their car, her jewellery and belongings as well as taken out a £23,000 loan...

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August 14, 2014, 11:22 pm

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Brave bike shop owner Chris Hart foiled a £10,000 raid when he stood up to four burglars who rammed his truck and threatened him with crowbars.Thanks to his extensive security measures at Noah's Ark, Chris raced to the Brimscombe cycle shop at 4am on Thursday and stopped them from driving away with five mountain bikes in the back of their getaway van.When they failed to ram his Nissan Navara truck out of the way, two of them pulled crowbars out - then all four fled empty handed, down the...

Solicitor asks for more severe penalty for his speeding...

August 15, 2014, 7:32 am

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"A LACUNA in the law" saw a defence solicitor requesting what should have been a higher sentence for his client at an appeal.Gloucester Crown Court heard Mitchell Davis was caught driving speeds of 80mph in a 50mph zone in his Peugeot Partner van on the A40 Northern Bypass on April 14, this year. The 24-year-old of Sandhurst Lane admitted the offence which took place on the dual carriageway near the Honda dealership and was given a fine and six penalty points by magistrates.But because he had...

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Banned driver jailed after speedy Bredon to Hartpury police chase

August 15, 2014, 8:22 am

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BANNED driver, Ashley Batchelor, took police on a 10 mile car chase barely dropping below speeds of 70mph and being on the wrong side of the road around blind bends.The 28-year-old was jailed for 18 months on Friday after he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and causing damage to the police car in the process.Gloucester Crown Court heard Batchelor of Kidnams Walk in Whitminster failed to pull over in his Subaru car when an unmarked put on its sirens after an officer...

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August 18, 2014, 1:23 am

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Courts 'wasted' an estimated £230 million of taxpayers' money last year by needlessly locking up people on remand, figures published by the Howard League for Penal Reform have shown. During 2013, more than 35,000 people who had been remanded in custody went on to be either acquitted or given non-custodial sentences. The money spent on keeping them in prison would have been enough to build 16 new secondary schools, pay 10,000 nurses for a year, or reverse the government's cuts to the...

Thieves who stole metal from Gloucestershire pylons ordered to...

August 20, 2014, 5:08 am

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A GANG of thieves who stole £150,000 of metal from Gloucestershire pylons were ordered to pay back just £1 each.The seven men from South Wales were said to have gained £25,000 from the scrap metal they stole, but none had any assets.Gloucester Crown Court heard they would each pay a nominal fee of £1 under the Proceeds of Crime Act as opposed to the £3,571.42 they were said to have each gained from their crime.They were given 28 days to pay back the money, but more...

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August 21, 2014, 5:15 am

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THE GANG selling crack cocaine and heroin from a Gloucester community centre have together been jailed for more than 20 years.Ringleader Delroy McFarlane was imprisoned for 12 years after heading up the criminals dealing from the All Nations Community Centre.Bristol Crown Court heard the gang stashed drugs in the Chase Lane club's roof space and on an embankment outside before dealing to both users and other suppliers in the car park.McFarlane's second in command, Wensdale Johnson, a former...

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August 21, 2014, 5:15 am

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THE GANG selling crack cocaine and heroin from a Gloucester community centre have together been jailed for more than 20 years.Ringleader Delroy McFarlane was imprisoned for 12 years after heading up the criminals dealing from the All Nations Community Centre.Bristol Crown Court heard the gang stashed drugs in the Chase Lane club's roof space and on an embankment outside before dealing to both users and other suppliers in the car park.McFarlane's second in command, Wensdale Johnson, a former...

Stop and search: Police in Gloucestershire agree to new code of...

August 26, 2014, 12:10 am

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Police in Gloucestershire have adopted a new government code of conduct on the use of their powers to stop and search members of the public.The force is one of 43 across England and Wales to agree to the new code which will see officers record every outcome resulting from the practice.It will also place more limits on the use of controversial "Section 60" stops which allows officers to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion in a situation where serious violence is...

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August 26, 2014, 2:21 am

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Injunctions have been served against two warring families after an outbreak of violence at Coney Hill Parade.Gloucester City Homes' Anti-Social Behaviour team stepped in to stop the violence from escalating after police shared CCTV footage of the events. Family members could face prison If they step out line, or breach the terms of the injunctions against them, Officers from the GCH team took the decision to apply for anti-social behaviour orders against the parents of the two families,...

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August 26, 2014, 6:30 am

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Changes to the way young men are stopped and searched by police under a new force code of conduct in Gloucester have been welcomed by youth workers.Home Secretary Theresa May has said powers were being misused by police, with new rules stating every stop and search should now be logged. The new code will place limits on the use of the controversial 'Section 60' stops, used by police if they anticipate serious violence without suspicion a person is carrying weapons.Changes have been drafted...

Machete attack man accused of using racist language

August 27, 2014, 11:24 pm

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A man who claims he was subjected to a violent attack at his Cheltenham home was accused of sparking the incident by shouting racist abuse and then fetching a machete. Three men - two from Gloucester and one from Cheltenham - are alleged to have set on Steven Hill, leaving him pouring with blood from a machete blow to the head. But the trio all three deny wounding him with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on April 3rd this year in Grosvenor Street, Cheltenham. They claim Mr Hill was...

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August 27, 2014, 11:46 pm

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Darren Williams who escaped from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire has been found according to police.Avon and Somerset Police issued an appeal after he went missing from the open prison at about 8.30am yesterday.He was found last night in the Old Severn Bridge area.

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August 28, 2014, 3:00 am

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CREATIVE writers have just a few days left to help come up with the Hollie Gazzard Trust's new strapline.Wordsmiths are being asked to come up with the phrase which will be used on the charity's branding and clothing.Pretty and popular, 20-year-old Hollie was killed as she worked in Fringe Benefits and La Bella Beauty salon in Gloucester by her ex-boyfriend in February this year.Her Churchdown parents, Nick and Mandy, and older sister Chloe have set up the trust to help train hairdressers of the...

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August 28, 2014, 5:09 am

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A JURY have retired to consider the verdict of three men alleged to have taken part in a violent attack with a machete.Steven Hill, 31, was said to have been left with blood pouring out of his head following the blow outside his Cheltenham home on April 3, this year.Joel Phillips, 19, of Willowbrook Drive, Cheltenham; Nasir Sheikh, 21, of Goodyear Street, Gloucester; and 22-year-old Abdi Said of Byron Avenue, Podsmead all deny wounding Mr Hill with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm in...