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November 2, 2015, 2:59 am

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Subway representatives will appear at Cheltenham Magistrates Court this afternoon charged with not ensuring the health and safety of an employee at its branch in King's Walk, Gloucester.Former worker Karlee Daubeney said she was trapped in the sandwich shop's chiller room for eight hours last December while working the lone 'shut down' shift and wasn't discovered until the next morning when colleagues returned.She scrawled 'help' in ketchup on a piece of card in a desperate bid to attract...

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Breaking: Barton Street closed after car and pedestrian collide

November 2, 2015, 7:05 am

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Barton Street has been closed as reports come in that a car left the road during a collision with a pedestrian.Firefighters, paramedics and police are at the scene outside Daily Field Store on the road tending to a casualty.A spokesman at Gloucestershire Police control room confirmed a road traffic collision happened at around 1.45pm and the road heading towards the city centre would be closed for an undetermined amount of time.The road heading out the city centre is now open.More details have...

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November 2, 2015, 7:38 am

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Sandwich chain Subway was hit with more than £6,000 in fines and costs today (Mon) after a worker was trapped overnight in a chiller and tried to attract attention by writing 'HELP' in ketchup.Terrified Karlee Daubeney, 20, was working the late shift alone and shutting down the store when she became trapped.She put milk away inside the cold store around 11.15pm when the door closed behind her and locked her inside.Karlee was only wearing trousers and a thin Subway top with the temperature...

Forest of Dean District Council supports Crimestoppers 'Stop...

November 2, 2015, 8:11 am

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The District Council is supporting the Crimestoppers 'Stop Poaching' campaign with partner agencies to share information and raise awareness in order to identify those involved in the poaching and trading of illegal meat.The Council has joined forces with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, Food Standards Agency, Trading Standards, Environment Agency, Animal & Plant Health Agency, regional Police and other Environmental Health Departments across the South West. Poaching is illegal and is often...

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November 4, 2015, 5:16 am

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The dismembered head and entrails of a wild boar were left outside the home of a UKIP councillor in the Forest of Dean on Halloween.Richard Leppington, who serves Blakeney and Bream on Gloucestershire County Council, made the gruesome discovery on Sunday morning.He said: "It was vile. I had to leave it until the police came so anyone walking past would have seen it. I've been around the block a few times so I can handle it but what if a child or someone saw it? It's disgusting."Wild...

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November 4, 2015, 6:17 am

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People in the Abbey, Hucclecote, Longlevens, Matson and Barnwood areas of Gloucester are being urged to stay vigilant following the arrests of two people on suspicion of burglary this morning (Wednesday).Since the start of last week there have been 11 house break-ins in those Gloucester communities, many of which involving offenders who forced or smashed windows to gain entry, often in the hours of darkness between 5pm and 10pm. Thousands of pounds of electrical items, cosmetics, jewellery and...

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November 4, 2015, 9:08 am

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Hair salon owner Madison Firth has been left heartbroken after her new business was broken into and up to £30,000 of equipment was stolen.She set up Perfect Hair and Beauty in Worcester Street, Gloucester, in April but has now had to shut up shop indefinitely after thieves took almost everything.Cash and thousands of pounds in hair styling equipment and products were stolen in the raid.The burglars even took the appointment book and list of clients as well as a laptop.The break-in is...

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November 4, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A police officer who parked a mobile speed camera van on a pavement and cycle lane in Longlevens has received a fixed penalty fine.The Mercedes vehicle was caught in the precarious position in Cheltenham Road, just past the Elmbridge Court roundabout, trying to catch motorist heading towards Gloucester in July.The location left a little to be desired as it blocked the pavement, forcing mothers on the school run and cyclists to cross the busy road at peak commuter time.And the van was snapped by...

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November 5, 2015, 6:41 am

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Gloucestershire police have recovered a van full of drums of possible stolen fuel.They pulled over the vehicle in Gloucester which is believed to have been used to steal hundreds of pounds worth of diesel.Gloucestershire Police's Roads unit Tweeted the find earlier today.If you have any information, call police on 101, quoting incident number 153 of today's date.More information to follow.

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November 5, 2015, 10:17 am

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You read that right. Police are on the trail of thieves who stole an enormous carrot from Prince Charles' farm near Tetbury.The 100kg wooden model of the vegetable was spirited away during Hallowe'en.Officers haven't yet got to the root of the case but enquiries are ongoing.Police have appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious near Duchy Home Farm, Shipton Moyne to contact them.A Clarence House spokeswoman said there was a wooden carrot outside a vegetable stall selling Duchy Home Farm...

Gloucester couple spared jail after assault on three sisters

November 5, 2015, 10:43 am

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A couple convicted of assaulting three Asian sisters in Gloucester have been handed a suspended sentence after being cleared of having a racist motive.Charlotte Tracie Mace, 24, and Mark Ridler, 27, were accused of unleashing an attack on Maimuna, Faiza and Munazeh Sheikh which was "nasty and utterly unnecessary".The prosecution claimed they attacked their neighbours by "kicking, punching and stamping on them" and pulling off one of their headscarves.A witness told the...

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November 6, 2015, 1:46 am

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A persistent drink driver was jailed today thanks to a public spirited motorist who pursued him and brought him to justice.Engineer Eric Waiyaki, a dad of four of Dart Road, Cheltenham, was more than twice over the limit - and in breach of a suspended jail term - when he drove erratically in Eastgate Street, Gloucester, on August 20, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Another motorist, Jamie Green, was so concerned at the way Waiyaki was driving his black Peugeot - swerving all over the road and...

Man wanted for exposing himself to woman at Brockworth bus stop

November 6, 2015, 4:14 am

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Police are appealing for information after a man was seen committing a lewd act in Brockworth. The incident happened on Ermin Street at around 8.20pm on Saturday October 31. The female victim was waiting at a bus stop when a man approached her. The man then stopped near to her at the bus stop, exposed himself and began committing the act.The victim and a second woman at the bus stop to whom the victim explained what the offender was doing got onto a bus and the offender then crossed the road...

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November 6, 2015, 8:11 am

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Forest Green Rovers striker Delano Sam-Yorke has been banned from driving for sixth months and told to pay fines and costs of more than £1,000 after being caught speeding twice in just over a fortnight.The former Lincoln City player appeared before magistrates twice to answer speeding charges.He was summoned to Grantham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, November 3 to face a charge of speeding in Broadgate, Lincoln on December 27 last year.He had previously denied the charge but changed his...

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November 6, 2015, 8:46 am

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A former Forest of Dean freeminer and well known local 'celebrity', who has been immortalised in two statues in the district, has appeared in court today on ten sexual assault charges involving two girls and a woman.Charles 'Dave' Harvey, known as 'the Forest poet' is accused of eight offences of indecently assaulting a girl under fourteen between 1972 and 1976.He is also accused of one indecent assault of a different girl between 2001-4.And he is charged with sexually assaulting a woman between...

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​​Sackfuls of tobacco were seized by officers in a raid in...

November 7, 2015, 12:53 am

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Sackfuls of tobacco were seized by officers in a raid in Gloucester recently. Gloucestershire Constabulary announced the seizure on Twitter. Officers continue in their fight against counterfeit and non-duty paid tobacco in the county. Large quantity of tobacco and cigarettes seized by @TriForceRP officers in Gloucester today on behalf of @HMRCgovuk. pic.twitter.com/ULJWcWh9SF— Glos Road Police (@GlosRoadPol) November 2, 2015

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November 8, 2015, 6:24 am

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Gloucester man Stephen Hassey who targeted two terrified young Polish women and assaulted them in the city's Barton area has been sentenced for 14 months in jail.But because Hassey has been in custody since his arrest in March and has already served the equivalent of a 16 month sentence he will be released immediately, Gloucester Crown Court heard.Both women were walking in the India Road area just a short time apart on the morning of March 6 when Hassey went up very close behind each of them...

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November 9, 2015, 12:41 am

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In an historic first for Gloucestershire, two youths have been dealt Injunctions to tackle their anti-social behaviour. Their mother was also served with one in what is the first joint action of its type to take place in the county. These injunctions set out a number rules which the family must adhere to with serious consequences if broken.During the hearing on the November 6, Magistrates heard the police had attended the home in Gloucester numerous times to tackle gatherings of youths, where...

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November 9, 2015, 2:42 am

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Brockworth cannabis dealer Colin Cowdery was caught red handed by police as he left home with three packages of the drug in his pockets, a court heard.Officers who arrested him took him back into his home in Greenbank and found 84.3g of cannabis, some of it dividied into 44 packages ready for sale at £10 a time, said prosecutor Paul Ricketts.There were also scales and a dealer's list and Cowdery frankly admitted he had been a supplier for about six months, he saidCowdery, 23, pleaded...

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November 9, 2015, 7:07 am

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European food store Costless has been stripped of its drink licence after almost £700 of illegal tobacco was found there.The shop, which opened in Eastgate Street, Gloucester, in May, was raided by Gloucestershire County Council's Trading Standards and about £685 worth of tobacco was found.The raid followed two undercover visits by secret shoppers.After the find, Trading Standards applied to Gloucester City Council to remove Costless' alcohol licence. Its ability to sell tobacco will...