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Tony Poole has been charged with wounding with intent after a double stabbing in Nettleton Road, Gloucester, on Monday. A Gloucestershire police spokesman said: "Anthony Keith Poole, 51, of Melbourne Street East, Gloucester, has been charged with two counts of section 18 wounding with intent in connection with the stabbing of two men at a flat on Nettleton Road on Monday." He will appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court this morning. One victim, named locally as 30-year-old Martin...

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Gloucester taxi driver 'feared for life' during robbery attempt

January 16, 2014, 4:29 am

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A taxi driver was left fearing for his life and has quit his job after being strangled during an attempted robbery. Michael Orchard was jailed for four years following a spree of violent crime. Gloucester Crown Court heard the 23year-old had knocked a man off his bike, stealing his mobile phone and £10 in a street robbery near Gloucester train station. And just 20 minutes later he threatened to kill taxi driver, Mohammed Rahman, who picked him up outside of Liquid nightclub if he did not...

Tony Poole, 51, remanded accused of stabbing Martin Stokes and...

January 16, 2014, 7:42 am

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TONY Poole has been remanded in custody over an alleged double stabbing in Gloucester. Poole appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates' Court for the first time today, accused of stabbing Benjamin McGregor-Clark and Martin Stokes in Mr McGregor-Clark's Nettleton Road home on Monday, January 13. Poole is alleged to have struck Mr Stokes in the eye with a knife and to have stabbed Mr McGregor-Clark, after an argument. The defendant, 51, whose full name is Anthony Keith Poole, of Melbourne Street...

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January 16, 2014, 8:05 am

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LIES from a Gloucestershire school teacher have seen him banned from the classroom for life. A disciplinary hearing was told Timothy Bailey, 47, had convictions for benefit fraud and been cautioned for bigamy, had failed to disclose his criminal convictions when applying for work, and had falsely claiming he was a registered teacher when in fact he was serving an earlier ban. Bailey, who worked at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse and Kingham Hill School, Chipping Norton, also falsely claimed his...

Violent partner prosecuted for Stonehouse assault thanks to...

January 16, 2014, 8:17 am

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A MAN who hit his partner across the face, knocking her down, was brought to justice because her teenage daughter filmed the assault on her mobile phone. The short video filmed by the 15-year-old girl was played to Judge Jamie Tabor QC at Gloucester Crown Court before he passed sentence on violent Darren Lonsdale, 35, formerly of Coldwell Lane, King's Stanley, Stonehouse. The video showed Lonsdale and his partner Kelly Smart in the kitchen of her home at Bridgend, near Stonehouse, with several...

Gloucester dad jailed for his part in £117,000 Cinderford...

January 16, 2014, 8:41 am

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A father who was caught on CCTV cameras making frequent visits to a Cinderford cannabis factory has been jailed for three years and eight months. Paul Gibbard had denied conspiracy to produce cannabis at the industrial unit, which contained more than 300 plants, worth £119,000. But the 36-year-old was found guilty by a jury after a neighbouring security firm's CCTV caught him going there 63 times in less than four months. Gibbard of School Mews in Matson was said to be the gardener behind...

Pair of Sparrows accused of theft in Gloucestershire

January 16, 2014, 8:14 am

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A DAD and his son accused of stealing diesel fuel will go on trial later this year. Michael James Sparrow, 30, and his dad of the same name, 62, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court this morning. Both entered not guilty pleas to a single charge each of stealing diesel fuel of an unknown value which belonged to Galtec Ltd in Witcombe. They are alleged to have committed the offence together between October 9 and 12 last year, contrary to the Theft Act of 1968. Sparrow senior, of Green Acre,...

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January 17, 2014, 1:31 am

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Police are appealing for information after a man asked a woman to get in his car in Churchdown on Wednesday, January 15. The incident happened as the 21-year-old woman got off a bus on Parton Road at about 6.30pm. She crossed the road and was walking in the direction of St John's Avenue when she became aware of a silver car pulling up alongside her. The man driving the car asked her to get in several times, prompting the woman to try to cross the road to raise the attention of a man walking a...

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January 17, 2014, 1:40 am

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Radio DJ Dave Lee Travis groped a 15-year-old girl at a Showaddywaddy concert on farmland in Stroud a court was told. Travis, 68, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, denies 13 counts of indecent assault between 1976 and 2003 and one count of sexual assault in 2008. Southwark Crown Court yesterday heard from the woman - now 51 - at the centre of the alleged assault in Stroud. The assault is alleged to have taken in Travis' motorhome at the Showaddywaddy gig in 1978 at Gables Farm, Old Airfield, near...

Birdlip man jailed after tampering with evidence to provide false...

January 17, 2014, 9:16 am

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A DRIVER has been jailed for six months after altering a receipt to make up a false alibi in a bid to get away with motoring offences. Darren Midwinter pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday. The 45-year-old of Nettleton in Birdlip used Tipex to alter a receipt to make it look like he was at a transport company and so could not be the driver of a pickup truck involved in a crash. The court heard there was a collision between his vehicle and a...

Gloucester burglar spotted carrying stolen televisions down the...

January 17, 2014, 11:45 am

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Burglar David Hartwell was caught on CCTV carrying a television he had just stolen from a home down the road. The 21-year-old was jailed for two years and nine months, after admitting his third burglary conviction since 2010. Gloucester Crown Court heard he broke into a flat on Seymour Road in Linden before taking two television sets on November 2, last year. Prosecutor Caroline Bolt told the court: "A male was seen walking towards Howard Street and was seen carrying a television. "He put it...

Lydney cannabis smoker admits supplying among friends

January 17, 2014, 12:10 pm

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Cannabis smoker, Sid Meadows, has avoided going to prison despite admitting growing and being concerned in the supply of the drug. The 44-year-old was said to be a long-term and heavy user of the drug, but wanted help to give it up, Gloucester Crown Court heard. Meadows pleaded guilty to producing the drug between February 1, last year and May 8. He admitted a further charge of being concerned in the supply of the class B drug, between May 5 and May 9, this year, and said he sold the drugs to a...

Police camera action: Footage of Corsa chase through Matson

January 17, 2014, 1:15 pm

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This dramatic police video footage shows a car chase through the streets of Matson as teenager Jordan Shepherd took his nan's Vauxhall Corsa for a ride - with his heavily pregnant girlfriend on board. Shepherd, 19, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to taking a vehicle without consent, dangerous driving, driving without insurance, driving not in accordance with a licence and failing to stop at the request of constable. Judge Jamie Tabor jailed him for eight months, banned him from driving...

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January 18, 2014, 1:52 am

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The mother of missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular has reportedly been detained by police after a child's body was discovered. Officers searching for the missing Edinburgh youngster found a body in Fife shortly before midnight, it was announced today. It was reported by Sky News and other news organisations that the person detained was Mikaeel's mother, named locally as Rosdeep Kular, 33, though police have not confirmed this. Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham said police "strongly...

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January 18, 2014, 2:48 am

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Police have launched an investigation after a Cheltenham man was stabbed and left in a serious condition early this morning. Police officers armed with tasers were at Fulbrook Close in Hester's Way around 2.30am after reports a 30-old-man had been stabbed. Neither the weapon, believed to be a knife, nor the male suspect have not been found. The victim was taken by ambulance to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with stab wounds. Police said he remains in a serious condition, and will require surgery...

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Michael Orchard jailed for four years after spree of violent...

January 17, 2014, 9:00 pm

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A TAXI driver was left fearing for his life and has quit his job after being strangled during an attempted robbery.Michael Orchard, pictured, was jailed for four years following a spree of violent crime.Gloucester Crown Court heard the 23-year-old had knocked a man off his bike, stealing his mobile phone and £10 in a street robbery near Gloucester Railway Station.And just 20 minutes later, he threatened to kill taxi driver Mohammed Rahman, who picked him up outside Liquid nightclub, if...

Darren Midwinter jailed for faking receipt which gave him an...

January 19, 2014, 5:05 am

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DRIVER Darren Midwinter has been jailed for six months after altering a receipt to make up a false alibi and get away with motoring offences. He pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at Gloucester Crown Court. The 45-year-old, of Nettleton, Birdlip used Tippex to alter a receipt to make it look like he was at a transport company and so could not have been the driver of a pick-up truck involved in a crash. The court heard there was a collision between his vehicle and a parked car in...

Cannabis grower Sid Meadows from Lydney avoids jail sentence

January 19, 2014, 6:15 am

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CANNABIS smoker Sid Meadows has avoided going to prison despite admitting growing and being concerned in the supply of the drug. The 44-year-old was said to be a long-term and heavy user of the drug, but wanted help to give it up, Gloucester Crown Court heard. Meadows pleaded guilty to producing the drug between February 1 and May 8 last year. He admitted a further charge of being concerned in the supply of the class B drug, between May 5 and May 9 last year, and said he sold the drugs to a...

Man fighting for his life after incident at Coleford caravan site

January 19, 2014, 5:06 am

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A 40-year-old man is fighting for his life in Frenchay Hospital following an incident at Bracelands Caravan Park in Coleford on Saturday night. The incident is believed to have happened at around 10pm. The man, who was staying at the campsite in Bracelands Drive, is receiving treatment for serious head injuries. Hospital staff alerted police following the emergency admission, who have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the incident. It is not yet known how the man's injuries were...

18 month ban for nurse over drug theft claims at a Gloucestershir...

January 19, 2014, 9:00 pm

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A NURSE has been suspended over allegations she stole prescription drugs from a private hospital.Joanne Louise Rennebach can't work as a nurse for 18 months after an interim suspension was imposed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council last month.She is alleged to have taken Zopiclone, a sleeping medication and is being investigating over the disappearance of other drugs.The hearing was told drugs had gone missing from the Winfield Hospital in Longford between October 21 and 25 and November 2 and...