Asher Maslin accused of murdering Hollie Gazzard retains legal...
A BID to change legal defence teams by the ex-boyfriend of Gloucester hairdresser Hollie Gazzard, who is charged with her murder, has been withdrawn. Asher Thomas Maslin appeared at Bristol Crown Court...
View ArticleVictim of cowardly mugger Richard Stokes heartbreaking letter to...
A VICTIM of cowardly mugger Richard Stokes has spoken about the horrific attack on her. Suzanne Berry, 62, had her handbag stolen by Stokes in November last year. Stokes, 35, was jailed for 40 months...
View ArticleKnife attack in Tredworth leaves man in hospital
A knife attack in Tredworth this afternoon has left a man in hospital. The incident happened at around 3pm on Moreton Street. No arrests were made but the victim has been taken to hospital with a stab...
View ArticleChurchdown man on grooming and abduction charges appears in court
A CHURCHDOWN man has appeared in court charged with the abduction of a girl, aged under 18 from Somerset. Davinder Singh was arrested in Swindon on Saturday. The 28-year-old was remanded in custody at...
View ArticleEcotricity boss, Dale Vince, tells jury things went missing while...
FOOTBALL chairman and millionaire, Dale Vince, told a jury a contractor alleged to have conspired to burgle his home was sacked after five years as he was concerned he was stealing from him. The...
View ArticleBuilder denies conspiring to burgle Forest Green Rovers chairman,...
BUILDER, Richard Cole, told a jury he did not break into the garage of millionaire football chairman, Dale Vince, or encourage his 16-year-old son to. The 49-year-old stands accused of sending his son,...
View ArticleMum and dad accused of neglecting their children for years could...
A MUM and dad who willfully neglected their children for several years were not sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday because of a dispute between prosecution and defence. The county pair, who...
View ArticlePolice hunt for bearded dog walking flasher in Tetbury
Police have released an Efit picture of a man they are looking for in connection with a lewd act committed in Tetbury on Monday May 19. The incident happened in the graveyard at St Mary's Church, Bath...
View ArticleCriminal charge dropped against only Gloucestershire badger cull...
A criminal charge against the only badger cull protestor in the UK accused of breaching an injunction has been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. Gloucester Crown Court heard the CPS would be...
View Article'Organised Eastern European gang' target Gloucestershire car boot...
Car boot traders are on alert after a 'very organised' gang targeted sellers using fake £20 notes. A group of men and women tried to use counterfeit cash to pay for goods at a busy car boot sale at...
View ArticleGloucestershire among most openly racist in Britain - research
Residents in the South West are more racist than people living in Greater London, according to a national survey. Research carried out by the NatCen of Social Reseach has shown that 31 per cent of...
View ArticleViolent offender Edward Stirling goes missing after being...
Police are warning the public not to approach a violent offender who has gone missing after being released from prison on licence. Edward Stirling - who has previous convictions for false imprisonment,...
View ArticleBritain's most sadistic mother, Eunice Spry, to be released from...
Britain's most sadistic mother will be let out of jail within weeks, in July - and rehomed just miles from the adopted daughter she brutally tortured for nearly 20 years. Eunice Spry, now 70, was...
View ArticleDrug fuelled homeless man burnt down Cam stables twice believing...
A drug fuelled homeless man set fire to a Cam stables twice after he believed it was a portal for demons. Mark Smith did more than £40,000 worth of damage to Joanne Jones' stables in Field Lane during...
View ArticleTwo men injured in Cromwell Street incident
TWO men were assaulted by a man with a knife in Gloucester's Cromwell Street on Thursday night. Police were called to an incident in the road at about 9.30pm. One man received cut fingers and the other...
View ArticleMan left with 'embarrassing bald patch' after violent attack in...
Violent and drunk Peter Wright tracked down William Walters to a Lydney flat before punching him to the ground. Gloucester Crown Court heard the 23-year-old left a one inch cut to Mr Walters' head when...
View ArticleDursley drug dealer has to sell home to pay back ill-gotten gains
Cocaine dealer, Leslie Ind, who tried to hide £2,000 worth of cocaine in a crisp packet, will have to sell his house to pay back his ill-gotten gains. The 37-year-old was jailed for three-and-a-half...
View ArticleForest Green football chairman left with big legal bill after...
Millionaire Dale Vince has been left an £11,000 legal bill after successfully prosecuting his former employee, who was found in possession of his stolen motorbike helmets. Richard Cole was found guilty...
View ArticleSri Lankan gang jailed after tampering with cash machines in...
A gang of men have been jailed after conspiring to attack cash points across Gloucestershire to steal bank cards and money from members of the public. The Sri Lankans targeted 13 ATMs in Cheltenham and...
View ArticleHardworking Innsworth builder diligent in his cannabis growing...
An isolated man spent his daytime working and his evenings sat alone in his Innsworth home smoking cannabis, a court heard. Building foreman Duncan Cooper smoked around £200 worth of the drug a week...
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