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Three Gloucester men were today cleared of plotting to ambush security officers delivering cash to a Tesco Express store in the city. Vincent Reese, 34, of Evenlode Road, Tuffley, Damien Jackson, 37, of Beaufort Road, White City, and Davey Margrett, 29, of Windrush Road, Tuffley, had all carried luggage into the dock in preparation for the verdicts going against them. But the jury, which had been in retirement for just over nine hours, returned to find all three not guilty of conspiracy to...

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August 30, 2013, 10:00 pm

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A FREE information event planned for next month will encourage more people to sign up to help with restorative justice .Events are being held in the county on September 16 from 5pm to 8pm to encourage non-judgemental, good listeners to come forward to help out on the programme for minor offenders.Call 07896 857 152 for details.

Bridge crash driver was 'always happy and smiling'

August 30, 2013, 10:00 pm

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ROBERT Massey, who died after losing control of his car and falling from a bridge near Cirencester, died from multiple injuries, an inquest has heard.The 26-year-old, from Stroud, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on July 28, 2012 from his injuries. His girlfriend Hayley McGrath suffered a broken bone in her neck and a fractured pelvis. Their two dogs on the back seat also survived.His mum, Cindy Frost, said after the inquest: "He had a lovely character and was always happy and...

'The Terrorist' teen Stuart Lee jailed for bomb making obsession

August 29, 2013, 10:00 pm

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'ONE-MAN crimewave' Stuart Lee, who turned his schoolboy interest in science into an obsession with lethal explosives, has been locked up for more than five years.Nicknamed 'The Terrorist' by inmates at HMP Bristol, where he has been in custody, the 19-year-old was under the influence of mephedrone and other drugs for much of last summer and recruited a 14-year-old boy to help him steal bomb-making ingredients.If he had managed to mix them together before police were onto him, there was...

'Raging epidemic' of MCat abuse among Gloucestershire's young

August 30, 2013, 10:00 pm

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MEPHEDRONE use among youngsters in Gloucestershire is at "epidemic" proportions.Warnings have been sounded about the continuing use of the drug, also known as MCat and meow meow, particularly among teenagers and children throughout the county.Judge Jamie Tabor QC, who sits at Gloucester Crown Court, said use of the substance is reaching unprecedented levels.Sentencing two offenders this week, who committed a string of crimes while high on mephedrone, he said: "One word has been...

Three cleared of plotting to rob Tesco Express cash van in Matson

August 29, 2013, 10:00 pm

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THERE was uproar in court as three city men were cleared of plotting to ambush security officers delivering cash to a Tesco Express store.As soon as the jury forewoman had announced the first not guilty verdict a large crowd in the public gallery began cheering and clapping.The noise drowned out the proceedings as the defendants themselves whooped in jubilation and shouted thanks to the jury.By the time the third verdict was given the noise of applause from the gallery was deafening. The...

Nurse spent pay phone cash on staff party

September 1, 2013, 10:00 pm

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SWEARING at staff and spending pay phone cash on a party saw a modern matron disciplined for misconduct.A Nursing and Midwifery Council conduct and competence committee heard that Debra Jane Temple-Bell of Brookfield Road, Hucclecote, was carrying an "immense" workload when she overstepped the mark.She admitted talking aggressively to a staff nurse, saying: 'What are you looking at me like that for?" and telling that nurse that she was going to sack her. She was found to have...

Cheltenham man avoids prison after glassing girlfriend

August 30, 2013, 10:00 pm

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A VIOLENT boyfriend who escaped jail after hurling a glass at his girlfriend's head has been told by a judge: "Join the Army and learn sone respect."Shane Walsh lobbed the half-pint glass at Chante Wheatley during a row, cutting the left-hand side of her head.The wound needed six stitches.The 21-year-old, of Waterloo Street, off Tewkesbury Road in Hester's Way, was given a 12-month jail term, suspended for 12 months, when he appeared at Taunton Crown Court yesterday.He pleaded guilty...

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CCTV of man wanted in connection with test drive theft of Ford Ka

September 2, 2013, 4:24 am

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Do you recognise this man - police want to speak to him about the theft of a Ford Ka in Cheltenham. At around 1pm on Saturday August 24 a man walked into an autocentre on the Tewkesbury Road and asked if he could take a Red Ford KA for a test drive. The man then took the keys to the vehicle and drove off but did not return. It is believed that the car was sold later the same day in Longford and officers recovered it from a business in Churcham. Investigating officers are eager to speak to...

Manhunt launched after city stabbing outside Tredworth Co-op

September 2, 2013, 3:01 am

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POLICE are hunting a knifeman after a stabbing outside the Co-op in Tredworth.People living in the area reported seeing a trail of blood in the street after a man was knifed in the side at 9.30pm on Friday night. The 43-year-old victim from Gloucester is said to be making a good recovery in hospital. A fight is believed to have broken out outside the Co-op, which then continued into the store after a knife was brandished. Bottles of wine were thrown and smashed during the melee. The victim...

CCTV 'unlikely' to be used to monitor Gloucester alleyway

September 2, 2013, 10:00 pm

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CCTV cameras are unlikely to be used to help tackle crime in a city alleyway.Campaigners attempting to block a gating order in Organ's Alley off Eastgate Street had hoped security cameras could be used as an alternative to keep the route open for cyclists and pedestrians.The alley has become a "nightmare" for residents and businesses nearby, who say it is a magnet for drug dealers and antisocial behaviour.Kay Powell, who lives nearby, demanded to know why the council was not prepared...

Lydney nurse mixed up medication

September 2, 2013, 10:00 pm

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PRESCRIPTION drugs "potted up" by a care home nurse were given to the wrong resident, a tribunal heard.When Rodley House shift leader Christine Harris realised she had made a mistake, she threw the correct dose away, a Nursing and Midwifery Council was told.She admitted seven charges related to the mix-up on March 5 last year, after which she was suspended by the Orders of St John Care Trust home in Harrison Way, Lydney.A charge of leaving medication unattended with a resident was...

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September 2, 2013, 10:00 pm

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"SEXUAL predator" Rico Palmer allegedly raped a woman and a 14-year-old girl in separate attacks near a Gloucester primary school, a court heard.Rico Palmer denies raping a 27-year-old from Lydney as well as the 14-year-old from Cheltenham near to Widden Street Primary School in Gloucester last year.At the opening of his trial at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday, prosecutor Virginia Cornwall told jurors: "We suggest the evidence will show this young man worked in a predatory way....

Woman in car crash spat at off-duty policeman who stopped to help

September 2, 2013, 10:00 pm

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CAR crash victim Josephine Berry has been fined after spitting in the face of an off-duty policeman who went to help her.The 45-year-old was in a car that ended up in a ditch in Gloucester last Christmas Eve, the city's crown court heard.PC Simon Peyton was on his way to midnight mass at Gloucester Cathedral with his family when he saw the car in the hedgerow.Berry, of Mansfield Mews, Quedgeley, had been in the car and her daughter, who was driving, was still in it.Prosecutor Nick O'Brien said...

Man stabbed in the stomach at Tredworth Co-op

September 2, 2013, 10:00 pm

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A stabbing incident has sent shockwaves through the community in Tredworth.The incident happened between 9pm and 10pm on Friday at the Co-operative Store, in High Street.The 43-year-old victim, from Gloucester, was standing at a cash machine just outside the shop when he was approached by his attacker.The offender brandished a knife and a fight broke out which continued inside the shop.Witnesses told police that glass bottles were thrown and smashed during the fracas. The victim suffered...

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'It's like the dead can't rest anymore' - grave robbery attempt...

September 3, 2013, 3:13 am

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A family has been left distraught after a hole was dug next to the grave of a much loved mother and father in what could have been an attempt to steal jewellery and other valuables from a secure casket. Staff at the cemetery on Tredworth Road reported the discovery of a 4ft deep hole that was roughly 3ft wide and 3ft long yesterday, Monday September 2, after the family of Henry and Betty Brazil, who are buried at the site, found the excavation. The offenders had placed two recycling boxes...

Woman jailed over glassing after Jeremy Kyle taunts

August 30, 2013, 8:49 am

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A woman who reacted to taunts about her appearance on the Jeremy Kyle show by smashing a glass in a bride-to-be's face was jailed for five years today Mum of one Jennifer Eckley, 27, scarred victim Lucy Steers for life when she glassed her at her engagement party at a hotel in Newent, Glos. Ms Steers, a 28 year old nurse, has been left with a livid v-shaped scar on the bridge of her nose and is to undergo plastic surgery next week. She has been off work with depression since the attack last...

Benefits cheat gets curfew after failing to do community service

September 3, 2013, 10:00 pm

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BENEFITS cheat Gaye Williams who fraudulently claimed thousands of pounds while her husband was earning £1,500 a week has been back in court after failing to do her community service.A judge at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday cancelled the unpaid work order and replaced it with a curfew.Williams, 38, had been claiming housing and council tax benefits along with income support by saying she was a single mum, while living in Highnam and Hempsted.Last year she admitted three offences of...

Fraudster from Springbank avoids jail after fiddling time sheets

September 3, 2013, 10:00 pm

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A FRAUDSTER who fiddled his timesheets while working for a recruitment agency has been given a "final chance" and avoided jail.Mark Brady, from Springbank, forged a signature to earn an additional £2,400 while he was working for Bromak Recruitment on a construction site.Yesterday Gloucester Crown Court was told the 38-year-old, of Springbank Way, swindled the company while he had a suspended prison sentence hanging over his head for handling £14,000 of criminal property....

Brave newsagent fights off yellow masked shop raider

September 3, 2013, 10:00 pm

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PLUCKY newsagent Geoffrey Davis battled a thief who was wearing a yellow mask and chased him down the street.The 56-year-old was stuffing the morning papers with supplements in 2000 News shop at 5.40am on Saturday when he was approached from behind by the man.He was told "give me your money" before being struck on the head by a large branch.A struggle took place in the shop, in Calton Road, Linden.Mr Davis forced the robber out of the shop before he secured the door and ran after him....