Don't carry a knife, call the police: judge's message to scared...
Do not be tempted to take the law into your own hands and carry a knife.That was the message from a judge to a 56-year-old Gloucester man who said he carried a blade for his own protection.Bryan Thomas...
View ArticleFake £50 notes alert in Gloucestershire after men with...
Shop owners are urged to be aware of fake £50 notes after two incidents in Wotton-under-Edge and Berkeley. The first incident happened at the Post Office in Kingswood yesterday (Tuesday 17 January)....
View ArticleHouse turned upside down before burglars run off through...
More details have been made public on the burglary in Cheltenham last night which saw at least half a dozen police cars tearing through the town. People saw numerous cars with sirens blaring at about...
View Article'Time does not heal': Wear blue at Zac Evans' family memorial...
Friends and family will gather for a fitting memorial to "wonderful" teenager Zac Evans two years since his death.Ewen Reynolds is serving a 28-year prison sentence for killing Zac, 19, with a machete...
View ArticleKnifepoint robbery at Paddy Power in Cheltenham High Street - who...
Do you know who this man?He is wanted in connection with a robbery, at knifepoint, at the Paddy Power shop in Cheltenham's High Street.He didn't get very far - he was chased away empty-handed by a...
View Article'Loadsamoney' Luke Bircher only has a Ford Transit van left to...
A 'Loadsamoney' cannabis dealer who took pictures of himself flashing the cash made almost £40,000 from his crimes, a court heard today.But Luke Bircher, 21, currently serving a two-year jail term, has...
View Article"He is a dead man": Child porn offender rings...
A child porn offender rang the courthouse where he had been sentenced and threatened to kill the judge, a court was told today.Paranoid schizophrenic Joshua Lee, 32, of Whaddon Road, Cheltenham,...
View ArticleDo you want security guards patrolling the streets of Gloucester...
Security guards patrolling the streets of Gloucester could become a permanent feature - if it gets the public's backing.Gloucester City Safe employed 'ambassadors' to support businesses in the week...
View ArticleCruel scam tricks pensioners into buying iTunes vouchers and...
Fraudsters are tricking vulnerable victims into paying bogus debts by forcing them to buy iTunes gift cards.The warning comes after an elderly woman received a phone call telling her she owed £1,300 to...
View Article'Cuckoos in the nest' dealers had drug-related messages on their...
Messages on Jason Lindsay's phone proved he was dealing in drugs from a Cheltenham addict's flat, a jury was told today.Slang words on the phone were in common use in the drug dealing world, said Det...
View ArticleSerious assault outside Polish deli: shop staff are mystified...
Staff at a Polish delicatessen in Cheltenham were not involved in a serious assault in its car park. So said a worker at the Zrodelko Delikatesy in lower High Street this morning, as police continued...
View ArticleThree London men arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs after...
Three people were arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs during a police operation in Cheltenham in the early hours of this morning. Police said a Ford Focus was stopped and searched by officers in...
View ArticleLIVE: Shrink-wrapped cars, hoar frost, serious assault near...
This is where you can stay up-to-date during the day with everything that is going on in Gloucestershire. We will bring you the latest weather and travel and all the breaking news from the county. This...
View ArticleWoman, 20, will stand trial accused of inciting a young girl to...
A 20-year-old Cirencester woman is to stand trial in June on charges of inciting a girl under 16 into sexual activity and possessing child porn. Sian Ada-May Donnachie of Park View, Stratton, pleaded...
View ArticleSmirking rapist Duane Griffiths jailed for attacking missing...
Dangerous Duane Griffiths throttled and raped a girl who had been reported missing after going on the run from a care home, a court heard today. Ginger haired Griffiths, 26, of Hathaway close,...
View Article'Nothing to do with me' Alleged drug dealer denies knowledge of...
Alleged drug dealer Jason Lindsay, 25, told a jury today that a hoard of crack cocaine and heroin found hidden in a Cheltenham flat was nothing to do with him.He also denied he was responsible for drug...
View ArticlePainting 'removed' at Gloucester Cathedral after fierce Muslim...
A painting that formed part of an exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral has been 'removed' - a day after it received sparked international debate over inviting the Muslim call to prayer to be heard. The...
View Article'There's a lot of tension in Barton' Residents reveal worries...
News that another man has been found carrying a knife for his own safety has been met with little surprise as people describe 'increasing tension' on one of Gloucester's most notorious...
View ArticleWhere are mobile speed cameras in Gloucestershire in January?
Well-known speeding hot spots are being targeted by mobile speed cameras in Gloucestershire in January.At the start of the new year, the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership has announced the...
View ArticlePolish shop car park attack: man is seriously ill in hospital
A man attacked in a Cheltenham car park is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.Gloucestershire police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the 34-year-old sustaining a...
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