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February 21, 2017, 8:10 am

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An innocent man was arrested on suspicion of downloading child porn because his neighbour had hacked into his WiFi to avoid detection, a court heard today. Yasir Khan's home was searched twice by the police for devices containing illegal images but they found nothing - because the true culprit was Lloyd Miller, 53, who lived across the road in Howard Street, Gloucester. At Gloucester Crown Court Miller pleaded guilty to procuring unauthorised access to Mr Khan's internet connection and also...

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February 21, 2017, 10:00 pm

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This is where you can stay up-to-date during the day with everything that is going on in Gloucestershire. Today, we will be finding out more about the incident at KFC in Cheltenham's Pittville Street where it appears someone was punched through a glass window. This comes less than a week since two fighting men crashed through the window of T2 tea store in the Promenade. We will also keep a close eye on the weather as the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind as Storm Doris is...

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February 21, 2017, 10:16 pm

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Two glass windows at Cheltenham have been smashed in the past week following reports of people brawling. Last night at the KFC branch in Pittville Street in the town centre there were reports of a fight between young teenage boys. This resulted in a smashed glass window at the front of the restaurant. Read: Triple weather whammy: Storm Doris to bring strong winds, heavy rain and even snow A worker for KFC said he saw some kids fighting outside the takeaway and one of them was punched...

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February 22, 2017, 3:03 am

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An off-duty police officer showed remarkable dedication to her role when she detained a suspected burglar on her daughter's wedding day. Sergeant Julia Martin-Jones was returning home to the Sandford Park area of Cheltenham after the ceremony on Saturday when she spotted someone leaving a neighbour's house acting suspiciously. Without hesitation the 54-year-old leapt into action to apprehend the person and call colleagues to the scene. Read: Detectives dig inside garage at former home of...

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February 22, 2017, 5:09 am

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A paedophile army sergeant who raped one young girl and committed sex attacks on another has had his jail term cut by top judges.Alan McCurry, 67, who served in the 4th Battalion Mercian Regiment, based in Farnborough, abused the victims during the 1970's and 1980's.McCurry lived in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, after leaving the Mercians in 1982. And he later served as a chef in a Territorial Army division of the Merseyside-based King's Regiment.Lord Justice Simon commented: "The verdicts...

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February 22, 2017, 6:58 am

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A 39-year-old Cheltenham man who was to have stood trial today on a catalogue of charges involving assault and harassment of his ex partner has changed his plea to guilty to most of the allegations at the last minute.After Lee Mahon, of Somme Road, Oakley, had admitted criminal damage, being armed with a knife, affray and twice breaching a restraining order, the judge at Gloucester Crown Court apologised to a panel of jurors who had waited all morning.Judge Michael Harington told them that as a...

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February 22, 2017, 7:56 am

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The two suspects held over the shooting of George the Swan have been released, police have confirmed. A 48-year-old man and a boy, 15, have been released without charge following the shocking incident in Pittville Park in Cheltenham last month. But officers leading the case are re-appealing for information and remain determined to catch George's sick attackers. Read: Pictures reveal horrific injuries suffered by George the swan, shot with crossbow bolt in Cheltenham Watch the moment...

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February 22, 2017, 11:50 am

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People are being warned about a telephone scam currently sweeping the United States which is set to hit the UK. Gloucestershire residents are being warned about the scam by leading calling blocking device makers, CPR. The public is urged to hang up if someone asks 'Can you hear me?' This answer from an unknown caller could make you a victim of a scam. Read: Storm Doris to send debris flying through air as Met Office ups warning to Amber with risk of snow "After the introduction, the...

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February 23, 2017, 4:20 am

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Two Albanian illegal immigrants who were caught tending a £100,000 cannabis plantation in a Gloucester warehouse have been jailed for four months each.Muj Toskaj, 24, and Blerim Mustavataj, 29, were told at Gloucester Crown Court that they will be deported at the end of their sentences.The pair had both come to Britain to try to find legitimate work but when they could not they were pressurised to pay the people who trafficked them into the UK, the court was told.They were then both...

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February 23, 2017, 5:27 am

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A man has been accused of burning his girlfriend with a hot spoon and stabbing her with a fork. Jason Lindsay, 25, of Godfrey Hill, Woolwich, pleaded not guilty to causing actual bodily harm when he appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court, in St George's Road, this morning. Read: Elderly woman has phone and cash stolen in Gloucester mugging The court heard the alleged offence happened at an address in Gloucestershire. Lindsay was granted conditional bail on the grounds that he does not...

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February 23, 2017, 8:27 am

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An elderly antiques firearms dealer supplied guns to the criminal underworld which were later used in two murders and over 90 shootings across Britain, a court heard. Expert Paul Edmunds, 65, is accused of making bullets which were discovered at fatal shootings and the targeting of a police helicopter during the riots in 2011. A court heard he used his "encyclopaedic knowledge" of firearms legislation to import hundreds of weapons from the United States between 2009 and 2015. Read:...

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February 23, 2017, 9:21 am

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Storm Doris has brought disruption to Gloucestershire by uprooting trees and causing widespread traffic disruption. And the county council has revealed the true extent of the disruption having received 260 call-outs to weather bomb-related incidents. Shire Hall received a total of 79 emergency call outs to felled trees or branches on the roads as of 3.45pm. Read: Storm Doris dumps large trampoline in city street Calls are continuing to be received by the council's highways team with...

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February 23, 2017, 9:36 am

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A 25-year-old 'road menace' was today bailed for a month to await sentence after he admitted driving dangerously in Gloucester city centre.Nathan Hayward, of Village Road, Springbank, Cheltenham, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to dangerous driving in a Skoda Octavia on Worcester Parade, Alvin street and Bruton Way, Gloucester, on December 9 last year.Read: Antique arms dealer supplied criminals with guns used in murders and 90 shootings in UK, court heardHe also admitted being in...

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February 23, 2017, 10:49 am

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Fighting broke out in a Lydney house when a drug deal went wrong and the occupants armed themselves with a baseball bat and a knife, a court heard today.Steven Cunliffe, 29, of Stanford rd, Lydney, went to the home of Paul Harris and Natasha Wilce in Hope close on May 9th last year to buy drugs and was invited in, Gloucester crown court was told.But as soon as he was inside the 'mood changed' and a scuffle broke out, said prosecutor Nick Fridd.Read: Storm Doris in numbers: Council workers work...

Woman arrested over car damage in Cheltenham

February 23, 2017, 11:31 pm

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A woman has spent the night in the cells after being caught allegedly vandalising a car in Cheltenham town centre. Officers tweeted about the incident last night and posted a picture of Cheltenham's Promenade. Read: Cheltenham cyclist taken to hospital with a head injury after falling off his bike The tweet, sent from the Police Dog Buzz account at around 4am last night, said: "Female arrested for damaging a car in Cheltenham. En-route to cells!!" Read: Antique arms dealer...

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February 24, 2017, 1:00 am

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Alcoholic shoplifter Joanne Ormandy stole booze from the same Co-op seven times in five days - then used a screwdriver to rob an off licence manager of two bottles of wine, a court heard yesterday. But despite her string of offences last July, Ormandy, of Chalford Road, Tuffley, was given a chance of freedom by a judge at the city crown court. Ormandy had first appeared before the court last week to be sentenced but turned up drunk so Judge Jamie Tabor QC remanded her in custody to sober...

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February 24, 2017, 3:00 am

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Police need more time to dig at the former home of double murderer Christopher Halliwell, officers have said. Specialist forensic teams have been digging in the rear yards of two properties since Monday in an operation originally expected to last five days. But the officer leading the investigation, which was launched based on new intelligence, announced that it will now continue into next week. Read: Police search garden of Christopher Halliwell who murdered Becky Godden and buried her in...

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February 24, 2017, 3:22 am

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A woman who had been caring and generous to homeless Adam Saunders was put in 'genuine fear' when he repaid her kindness by robbing her at knife-point in Cirencester town centre, a court heard.Saunders, 25, spotted Dorothy Humphries drawing money from a cash machine and shouted "Give me some money or I'll stab you."Prosecutor Greg Gordon told Gloucester crown court: "She felt something poking into her back and she turned and saw it was a steak knife. She was in genuine fear he...

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February 24, 2017, 3:56 am

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Police are warning people to keep their homes and cars secure after a spate of break-ins across Kingsholm.Residents were warned after a burglary in Hamer Street on Monday.At around 8.55am that day two men forced entry to a house by forcing the rear door with a crowbar or a similar tool. They fled when they were disturbed by the occupier of the house. The offenders were described as wearing all black clothing and face coverings. Police say the owners had been away on holiday until the day before...

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February 24, 2017, 6:09 am

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Thousands of homes across Gloucestershire were left without power when Storm Doris struck yesterday. Electricity supplies were severed to 8,000 homes and businesses in Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Forest of Dean during the peak of the disruption. Engineers for Western Power Distribution worked around the clock and restore power by midnight. The spokesman said: "Around 8,000 customers were affected in those three hours yesterday. Read: All we know about Storm Doris which battered...