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December 6, 2015, 10:31 am

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For the next two weeks the Citizen will be covering the trial of Ewen Reynolds, who is accused of killing popular Tuffley teenager Zac Evans in January.To help us reach out to those who would like to know more about how Zac came to lose his life, we will be sending out regular updates as the trial progresses on WhatsApp.It will provide up to the minute developments in the case as well as help explain the technical elements of a criminal trial.If you would like to receive these messages on your...

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December 6, 2015, 11:33 pm

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Zac Evans' alleged killer will stand trial today 11 months after his death.Tuffley man Ewen Reynolds will appear at Bristol Crown Court accused of murdering the 19-year-old and of attempting to murder his friend Keaton Jones, 22, with a machete in January.Zac, 19, died on Saturday, January 24 after an alleged altercation outside the Pike and Musket pub in Tuffley.Zac's mother Sylvia says the last year has been "hell on earth" as they prepare to have their first Christmas without their...

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December 7, 2015, 5:47 am

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More details have been revealed about the castle 'similar to the Tower of London' which lies beneath the basketball court at Gloucester prison.The keep walls of the Norman castle have been found underneath the basketball court with other sections of the castle expected to be under other buildings at the site.The castle dates back to 1110 and was found by archaeologists who are investigating the site ahead of a new development on the site.Chief Executive of Cotswold Archaeology, Neil Holbrook,...

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December 8, 2015, 1:45 am

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A feud about a Sling teenager's relationship with a Clearwell girl led to his dad arming himself with a ratchet, a court heard.Welder Michael Parsloe, 45, of Council Villas, Sling, drove to Neil Laskey's home in Clearwell and confronted him with a raised ratchet on his front doorstep, Gloucester Crown Court was told.But it was Parsloe who was injured because Mr Laskey had a baseball bat handy to defend himself with and he hit him on the head with it.Parsloe pleaded guilty to having an offensive...

Pressure washer stolen in Churcham

December 8, 2015, 4:45 am

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Gloucestershire Police were called yesterday following a break in at a garage in Churcham. Unknown offenders broke into a steel container at the garage which housed a distinctive yellow and black Karcher commercial pressure washer valued at £3,000. The washer was last seen at 5pm on Saturday 5 December. The thieves probably carried the washer out of the garage on foot and loaded it onto a waiting trailer or van and drove away on the nearby A40. The washer is an essential piece of kit...

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December 8, 2015, 5:52 am

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Jurors have been told how Zac Evans was "swiftly and savagely" killed by Ewen Reynolds with a two foot machete after an argument between two women escalated outside a Gloucester pub.This morning at Bristol Crown Court the trial of Ewen Reynolds began. Reynolds is accused of murdering the 19-year-old from Tuffley and the attempted murder of his friend Keaton Jones, 22.After the jury was sworn in Prosecutor Christopher Quinlan started laying out his case that 44-year-old Reynolds...

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December 8, 2015, 9:47 am

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Distressing footage has been shown to jurors of the moment Tuffley teenager Zac Evans died in the murder trial of Ewen Reynolds.The jury was told how 19-year-old Zac was "swiftly and savagely" killed with a "terrifying" 2ft machete after an argument between two women escalated outside a Gloucester pub.After a long delay the trial of Reynolds, 44, of Foley Close, Gloucester, began at Bristol Crown Court yesterday where he is accused of murdering Zac and of attempting to murder...

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December 9, 2015, 7:42 am

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Two violent serial crooks who set upon a drug dealer in an argument over cannabis have been jailed.Leon Pettigrew, 35, of Matson Lane and 39-year-old Wayne Taylor of Oak Ridge Close, Abbeymead, were sent to prison for two years each at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.Pettigrew, who has 28 previous convictions for 108 offences, pleaded guilty to robbery, and Taylor, who has 52 past convictions for 151 offences, had admitted affray, theft and possessing a Class B drug – mephedrone.The...

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December 9, 2015, 7:59 am

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Witnesses have yet to be called in the murder trial of Tuffley man Ewen Reynolds which will enter its fourth day tomorrow.Reynolds, 44, of Foley Close is accused of killing 19-year-old Zac Evans with a 2ft machete after an argument between two women escalated outside the Pike and Musket pub in Tuffley.Zac died in the early hours of Saturday, January 24 after suffering a severe injury to his neck while his friend Keaton Jones, 22, suffered a severe cut to his chin and neck but survived.Reynolds...

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December 10, 2015, 9:22 am

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Police investigating supermarket distraction thefts, allegations of racial abuse, and making off without paying have issued photographs of people they want to speak to.It comes after a spate of thefts in and around Sainsburys and Waitrose in Stroud which cost shoppers more than £5,000.One of the incidents is alleged to have happened at Sainsburys in Dudbridge on November 14.It comes after Waitrose shopper Christine Morris was targeted in the Stroud branch in October by a gang which emptied...

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December 10, 2015, 10:09 am

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Zac Evans and his two friends were carrying knives and chased Ewen Reynolds before he struck and killed Zac with a two-foot-long machete, it was claimed in court.Zac's friend Keaton Jones broke down in tears several times in the witness stand in what was an emotional day on day four of the trial of Reynolds, 44, who is charged with the 19-year-old's murder and the attempted murder of Mr Jones.He told jurors how he and Zac had become close in recent weeks and that they were enjoying a "great...

Gloucester woman threatened Big Issue seller with hammer

December 10, 2015, 11:57 pm

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Troubled Jacqueline Shields threatened a well-known Gloucester Big Issue seller with a hammer in front of shocked shoppers, a court heard has heard.Shields, 50, of Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, claimed that the seller, Paul Weis, owed him money and she demanded the small change he had on the ground in front of him,One shopper was so concerned she took pictures of Shields, with hammer raised, making the threats, said prosecutor Janine Wood.Shields, currently on remand in prison, did not attend...

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December 11, 2015, 5:57 am

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Christian Lord has recalled how he held his heavily-bleeding friend Zac Evans in his arms in his last few moments before the Tuffley teenager died from a severe injury to his neck, a court has heard.This morning Mr Lord told jurors at the trial of Ewen Reynolds, accused of murdering the 19-year-old, he saw Reynolds, 44, swing a weapon at Zac before he stumbled to the ground.At Bristol Crown Court Mr Lord said he attempted to stop the heavy bleeding at Zac's neck before he died seconds...

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December 12, 2015, 12:24 am

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A homeless man sitting on a roadside in Gloucester was wantonly laid into by James Bullock, who kicked and punched him and then walked off bragging, a court heard.Bullock, 32, of London Road, Gloucester, was heard saying "Did you see that? I just smashed his head against a wall."At Gloucester Crown Court Bullock admitted assaulting street drinker Matthew Petit causing him actual bodily harm on October 8 this year in Brunswick Road, Gloucester, and was jailed for a total of 34...

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December 13, 2015, 4:19 am

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A divorced father-of-three who juggled two jobs a day to raise his children and pay off £60,000 mortgage debts crashed his car and killed an eminent professor in a head-on collision after falling asleep at the wheel, a court heard.Simon Westcarr, of Dancey Road, Churchdown, worked a nightshift from midnight until 9:30am in the warehouse of delivery company DPD based in Waterwells, Quedgeley at the time of the crash.The 51-year-old would then drive 53 miles to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford...

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December 14, 2015, 3:47 am

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Police and paramedics have given evidence of the scene they arrived at and how they fought to save Zac Evans at the trial of his alleged murderer Ewen Reynolds.Reynolds, 44, is accused of killing the 19-year-old with a 2ft machete at the Pike and Musket pub on Saturday, January 24 and of attempting to murder his friend Keaton Jones, 22.Mr Evans suffered a severe wound to his neck in the incident while Mr Jones sustained a large cut to his face, neck and back.At Bristol Crown Court this morning...

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December 14, 2015, 5:28 am

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The girlfriend of Ewen Reynolds has described how he left his wife at the scene where Zac Evans died and fled to London with her at his murder trial.Leanne Purnell Has given evidence at Bristol Crown Court where Reynolds, 44, stands accused of murdering the 19-year-old from Tuffley with a 2ft machete. He is also accused of attempting to murder his friend Keaton Jones, 22.She told jurors he met with her briefly before going to the Pike and Musket pub on Saturday, January 23 to meet his wife...

Police find thousands of pounds of illegal tobacco in Tredworth

December 14, 2015, 8:46 am

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Police raided a house in Tredworth alongside trading standard officers last week as the house was believed to store illegal tobacco for a shop in the city.In total the officers found 1175 packs of 20 cigarettes and 338 pouches of 50g hand rolling tobacco, hidden in kitchen cupboards, in the fridge and under carpets.The raid occured on Friday, December 11 and the haul is thought to be worth around £6,500 at street value.It is believed that the tobacco was being stored at the private...

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December 15, 2015, 12:40 am

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The family of murder victim Shaun James are facing another Christmas shrouded in questions – but a beautiful little gift is due imminently. The 32-year-old's body was found on this day in 2002 in 'the lane with no name' off Steam Mills Road in Cinderford.He had spent the afternoon drinking in several pubs, lastly the Upper Bilson Arms.For years his death was treated as unexplained but a fresh look at the evidence last December led Gloucestershire police to reopen the cold case as a murder...

Tuffley man jailed for kicking woman in head over beachball row

December 15, 2015, 4:03 am

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Violent Dayle Redding was jailed today for repeatedly kicking a helpless mum of three in the head in a row over a beachball going over the garden fence.Dayle Redding, 24, was sent straight to prison for a 15 month sentence and his partner Samantha Tanner, 26, who joined in the assault, was freed with a 12 months sentence suspended for a year.The pair had been convicted by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court last month of assaulting Lisa Perkins causing her actual bodily harm outside her home in...