A huge backlog of cases at Gloucester Crown Court is to be tackled by the opening of a temporary third courtroom later this year.With almost 300 cases in the pipeline, Gloucester is one of the busiest court centres in the country and defendants and witnesses currently have to wait six months or more for trials to take place.Resident judges at the court have commented several times in recent months on the 'unacceptably long' delays in justice taking its course.Now, court officials are to utilise...
