Police target rogue traders in Gloucester
ROGUE traders were targeted by police and trading standards officials in Gloucester yesterday.Officers carried out stop-checks at the St Oswald's Retail Park to try to catch any operating in the area....
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Cheltenham cleaner Laticia Coursey stole thousands from clients
TRUSTED cleaner Laticia Coursey stole nearly £18,500 from her clients.She took jewellery, blank cheques and electronic equipment from her victims' homes.Laticia Coursey was spared an immediate jail...
View ArticleYellow card scheme rolled out for Gloucester louts
ANTI-SOCIAL people are to be given a 'yellow card' and could even be kicked out of Gloucester if they misbehave.Not only will they be booted out of the city but they could even face a ban under a new...
View ArticleMan, 43: Restraining order is granted
A RESTRAINING order has been granted against Jean El Hachemi.The 43-year-old, from Swindon Road in Cheltenham, was found not guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm and causing a person fear of...
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Paws on Patrol on look-out for more 'detective' dog walkers
HUNDREDS of dog walkers are acting as 'detectives' for the police.In all, 645 people who walk their pooches in Gloucester have signed up to Paws on Patrol, a scheme aimed at ordinary members of the...
View ArticleCitizen comment: Sign of the crimes
ANYONE who has followed crime figures in recent years will probably agree they are not wholly reliable.Successive governments have moved the goalposts and reclassified various crimes to serve their own...
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Fuller inquest: "Unimaginable horrors" revealed at...
"WHAT exactly happened on that fateful day might never be known but it became a scene of unimaginable horror and the stuff nightmares are made of."That was what Andrew Barkley, deputy coroner for...
View ArticleDrug offences rise down to better detection, says Matson...
A RISE in drug offences in the county is down to better detection, says a Matson community leader.Figures released yesterday show that drug crime increased by six per cent last year with 1,607 offences...
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Gloucester grave trasher, 78, caught on CCTV camera VIDEO
GRINNING Claire Burke repeatedly desecrated the grave of a woman and her day-old granddaughter – but eventually was caught on CCTV.The 78-year-old poured dead flowers and gravel onto the grave of Jill...
View ArticleAlarm over bike locks
ALARMED bike locks are being sold at the Bearlands police station in Gloucester.It's part of a bid to crack down on cycle thefts, which have seen a rise in recent months.The 'D' locks, complete with a...
View ArticleDad-of-five Raymond McRoberts from Cheltenham admits growing...
A-FATHER-OF-FIVE has avoided a prison sentence after telling a court common sense went out of the window when he started growing cannabis.Raymond McRoberts pleaded guilty to producing cannabis when he...
View ArticleDrug dealer from Cheltenham left facing jail term following...
A DRUG dealer from Cheltenham is understood to have been left facing a jail term after he was caught trying to smuggle cocaine out of Jamaica.Morgan Lee, who used to live in the town, is said to have...
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Gang rifled through pockets of unconscious attack victim in...
YOBS rifled through the pockets of an unconscious man who was punched in an unprovoked attack.William Salcombe, 22, knocked out mortgage advisor Paul Bantock, leaving him bleeding from his head and...
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Cocaine found in boxer shorts of man stopped for having no MOT
COCAINE worth £2,400 was found down the boxer shorts of a Cheltenham man after he was pulled over by police for driving without an MOT.Andrew Walsh avoided a prison sentence after pleading guilty to...
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PR guru Max Clifford charged with 11 indecent assaults
PUBLICIST Max Clifford is vowing to clear his name after being charged with 11 indecent assaults.The PR guru is alleged to have assaulted seven different women and girls as young as 14 between 1966 and...
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Football fans shown image of Cheltenham attempted rape suspect
FOOTBALL fans are being shown pictures of a suspect wanted for an attempted rape in Brunswick Street at Whaddon Road today.Supporters are being given flyers featuring a sketch of the suspect as they...
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Police release CCTV images of man in connection with Cheltenham...
An appeal has been launched to trace a man in connection with an incident on board a train travelling between Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham Spa rail stations.Officers for British Transport...
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Cheltenham Town v Bradford City: Fan issued warning after...
POLICE have issued a warning to a Bradford City football supporter after he launched a bottle onto the field of play during Cheltenham Town's final league match on the season.Officers arrested a man...
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Churchdown man arrested after missing court date for threatening...
A 43-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after failing to attend court to be sentenced for threatening a postman while brandishing a knife and fork.Peter Chaloner was arrested at his home in St John's...
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