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September 23, 2014, 6:14 am

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POLICEMAN James Vosper faces the sack after being convicted of throttling his partner and kicking her in the stomach in a drunken rage because he left £30 in a cashpoint.Vosper, a former firearms' officer, started drinking after realising his blunder.He drank red wine for two hours before his partner, a petite mum-of-two, arrived home and he launched his vicious assault.The attack was recorded as his 37-year-old girlfriend frantically dialled 999 to call for help from Vosper's colleagues...

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September 23, 2014, 11:34 pm

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A convicted murderer is being sought by Police after he failed to return to Leyhill Prison in South Gloucestershire.Albert Edward Stanley, aged 63, absconded from HMP Leyhill yesterday after a period of home leave in Guildford, Surrey. Stanley was given a life sentence for murder in 1980 in East Sussex, and was transferred to Leyhill in 2013. He is known to have links with Surrey and Sussex.He is described as a white male, 5ft 9ins, around 12.5 stone. He has a scar to his left eye and left...

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September 24, 2014, 12:02 am

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ASTON Robinson argued with pregnant girlfriend Kayleigh-Anne Palmer, punching her and locking her in his home just days before her death a court was told yesterday.Kayleigh, was left with a giant bruise on her arm after she had raised it to protect herself from his heavy blows, according to testimony at Bristol Crown Court by her mother.The teen, who was living with Robinson and his parents in Humber Road in Whaddon, had been subjected to the attack before her boyfriend had gone on to smash up...

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September 24, 2014, 10:46 am

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PARLIAMENT is set to be recalled to discuss the UK's involvement in possible air strikes against extremists Islamic State (IS) on Friday.Prime Minister David Cameron said MPs would debate the nation's response to the Iraqi government's request for assistance.Mr Cameron said he "would not turn away from what needs to be done". The Liberal Democrats support the air strikes while Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour Party, is also "open to the possibility."On Twitter, the Conservative PM said: "I...

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September 24, 2014, 11:14 pm

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE school girl Kayleigh-Anne Palmer had tried to protect her boyfriend from the police despite being hit by him, a court has heard.Aston Robinson, 18, from Humber Road, Cheltenham, has been charged with murdering the popular Cleeve School pupil earlier this year.Ms Palmer, known as Kay to her friends, was found unconscious and not breathing in Robinson's home. She died three days later in hospital.Bristol Crown Court heard yesterday that the violence started as early as October...

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September 25, 2014, 4:00 am

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A convicted murderer who was being sought by police after he failed to return to Leyhill Prison has been found in Sussex.Albert Edward Stanley, 63, has been discovered by police at an address in Worthing, two days after he absconded from HMP Leyhill after a period of home leave in Guildford, Surrey.Stanley was given a life sentence for murder in 1980 in East Sussex, and was transferred to Leyhill in 2013.A police spokesman said he would like to thank everyone who helped by providing information.

Terrified Matson woman jumped out of window to escape shaven-head...

September 25, 2014, 8:07 am

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A terrified Matson woman jumped out of her bedroom window to escape sex attacker Scott Johnson on New Year's Eve, a court heard today.Johnson, of Finlay Road in the city, molested the woman on December 31 last year - and then went on to commit another sex attack on a different woman in Gloucester Park in August.At Gloucester crown court today Johnson admitted both offences after being told by a judge that the maximum sentence he will receive will be four and a half years jail.Shaven-headed...

Newent man in court charged with attempted murder of wife

September 26, 2014, 6:04 am

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A 59 year old Newent man lured his wife to a workshop where he hit her over the head and tried to strangle her after they disagreed over the sale of their house, it was alleged today.Richard Osborne of Foley Road, Newent, is accused of attempting to murder wife Jane on August 3 this year at the workshop in Redmarley.He appeared before Gloucester Crown Court today for a preliminary hearing of the case and was remanded in custody to await a three-four day trial next January. Before then he will...

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September 26, 2014, 8:36 am

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Police are seeking information about the robbery and assault of a 19 year old man in Gloucester Park on September 23.The incident took place between 12noon and 12.05pm when the 19 year old man was robbed and assaulted while walking through Gloucester Park.The victim was struck on the back of the head and fell to the ground, when his purple rucksack containing his wallet, with a large sum of money, was taken. The offenders then made off.The victim states that there were other people in Gloucester...

Murder accused Aston Robinson 'didn't intend to kill' Kay Palmer...

September 29, 2014, 9:53 am

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ALLEGED murderer Aston Robinson has told a court he did not intend to take the life of Kayleigh-Anne Palmer when he strangled her with a scarf.The 18-year-old part-time scaffolder said he only wanted to "scare" his girlfriend, who was five months pregnant with his child at the time of her death in April this year, because she had threatened to "see other boys".He also said he was looking forward to being a father but had worries about how they were going to afford to take care of a child...

Armed police descend on Newent town centre after shots fired

September 29, 2014, 12:53 pm

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ARMED police along with a dog unit and officers from the roads policing unit descended on Church Street in Newent after reports of shots being heard in the area.Gloucestershire Police received several reports at around 6.20pm that shots were heard in the town centre, near the George Hotel. When they arrived they found three men from the area firing an air rifle into metal items, who were warned about their actions and told not to do it again.A Gloucestershire Police spokesman said: "The...

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September 29, 2014, 10:30 pm

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Disgruntled customer Alan Bell, 31, smashed a shop window because he was angry that the laptop and mobile phone he had bought there did not work, a court heard today.At the time that Bell, of Regent Street, Gloucester, took revenge on the Techno City shop in Clarence Street, Cheltenham, he was subject to a suspended jail term for arson, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Judge William Hart sentenced Bell to a total of 12 months imprisonment after he admitted criminal damage to the Techno City shop...

Melanie Hall murder - police request charging decision

September 30, 2014, 5:24 am

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DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a woman 18 years ago have asked the Crown Prosecution Service for a decision on whether to charge a suspect. Melanie was 25 when she was last seen and her remains were found on the verge of the junction 14 slip road of the M5 at Falfield near Wotton-under-Edge five years ago. A 45-year-old man, who was arrested at his home in Bath last November on suspicion of murder, has today been further bailed until the beginning of December while the CPS considers the...

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October 1, 2014, 5:26 am

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A 64-year-old cyclist killed by an alleged hit and run driver as he delivered newspapers in Gloucester last week has been named today as Alan Philip Knight.Mr Knight, of Stroud Road, Gloucester, died not far from his home when he was hit by a BMW car at 7am on September 26 in Stroud road near St Barnabas church.The car did not stop at the scene of the collision and was found nearby later that day.A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has since been...

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October 2, 2014, 7:34 am

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More than a kilo of cannabis worth over £10,000 was found in Luke Mann's Coney Hill home when it was raided by police, Gloucester Crown Court heard today.Mann, 21, of Westlodge Drive, Coney Hill, admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply and being in possession of cocaine.He was sentenced to 8 months jail suspended for a year and ordered to do 120 hours unpaid work. Judge William Hart also ordered him to do a three months drug rehab course.Prosecutor Janine Wood said police...

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October 3, 2014, 10:38 am

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Aston Robinson has been given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering his pregnant girlfriend Kayleigh-Anne Palmer.The 18-year-old returned to his prison cell before Judge Neil Ford QC said Robinson would spend 14 years behind bars before being considered for parole.Cleeve School pupil Kayleigh-Anne was nearly 24 weeks pregnant with Robinson's daughter, Lily Rose, when he strangled her with her scarf at his home in Humber Road, Whaddon, on April 2.Robinson was cleared of a charge...

Man has part of ear bitten off in Gloucestershire

October 6, 2014, 12:59 am

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WITNESSES are being sought after a man had part of his ear bitten off during a night out in Gloucestershire.Gloucestershire Police are appealing for witnesses to an attack in which a 25-year-old from Cheltenham was attacked in Royal Well, Cheltenham, at around midnight in the early hours of Sunday, October 5.The victim was walking alone, towards the taxi office in Royal Well Place, when it happened. Paramedics were called to the scene and the victim was taken by ambulance to Gloucestershire...

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October 6, 2014, 2:37 am

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An investigation into an allegation that a teacher and scout leader from Gloucestershire had indecent images of children on his computer led to him being sacked and now faces court.Parents of children that attend Severn Vale School in Quedgeley have been sent letters informing them that teacher John Fleck, 53, from Dursley, had been fired following the alleged discovery of indecent images of children on his computer.Mr Fleck was also a scout leader at 1st Dursley Scouts but was removed...

Police chase drama ends near Nailsworth

October 6, 2014, 6:07 am

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A MAJOR police chase through two counties ended near Nailsworth with firearms officers and a force helicopter involved. Residents saw several police cars rushing to an area south of the town, as well as a police helicopter overhead on Sunday morning. A man and a woman were arrested at Chavenage. Avon and Somerset police said a man who was being sought by police was spotted in a Mercedes in Eastlands Avenue in Thornbury at about 9.30am. A force spokesman said an officer recognised the car and...

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October 6, 2014, 6:13 am

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Two Gloucester men are alleged to have taken advantage of a drunk teenage girl by raping her in the back of a car before abandoning her at a bus stop.Gloucester Crown Court heard the 17-year-old from Stroud had massive gaps in her memory after she drank vodka with Daniel Young and Jordan Mills at Coaley Peak on October 4, last year.Prosecutor Martin Steen said she found her way home at 3.30am, after being left at the bus stop 110 yards from her home, and was discovered by her younger brother...