Lechlade Music Festival organiser accused of fraud in court by...
ATTEMPTS to alert police to "large-scale fraud" led to a man being accused of harassment, a court has heard.Nicholas Price pleaded not guilty to breaching a restraining order against Jennie Rainsford...
View ArticleCitizen editor: Well done Newent and you deserved your hero's...
CROWDS ensured victorious Newent got a hero's welcome when the team returned home from Twickenham.What a performance and indeed what support the club received, both in the stadium and in the town.On...
View ArticleKnifepoint crime link 'not yet ruled out' by police in Tuffley...
POLICE investigating an attempted knifepoint robbery in Tuffley Lane have not ruled out a link to a string of similar attacks.A 25-year-old was punched and threatened with a blade in the early hours of...
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Graffiti is scrawled on Gloucester home of OAP grave vandal, 78
GRANDMOTHER Claire Burke has been the victim of a sick graffiti attack on her Abbeydale home.The 78-year-old woke on Sunday morning to find paint daubed on her house and new Mitsubishi car.The words...
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'Intelligent' burglar Lianne D'Addario jailed for one year
A 28-YEAR-old woman who burgled six homes in Cheltenham was described by a judge as "an enigma – a very rare woman".At Gloucester Crown Court, Judge Jamie Tabor QC told Lianne D'Addario he had never...
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Tree thieves strike Cheltenham ward
TREE snatchers have struck again in a small community in Cheltenham.Thieves are digging up four-foot tall fruit plants donated to spruce up the St Paul's area.Dozens of trees have been planted in the...
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Stolen £40,000 JCB found in woodland thanks to tracking...
AN innovative tracking device has saved a company £40,000 after a stolen JCB was discovered hidden in woodland.Protrack Solutions, based in Quedgeley, fit vehicles with devices so they can be monitored...
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Burglar smashed up The Regal pub while staff hid in CCTV room
TWO women watched in terror as a hammer-wielding burglar raided The Regal pub in Gloucester, a court has heard.Steven Haase was jailed for 16 months after being caught red-handed breaking into the...
View ArticleIncrease in crime in Hardwicke
AN increase in crime has been recorded in Hardwicke.Police officers have told parish councillors that the village has seen a 'slight increase' in crime figures compared to the same period last year.The...
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Delusional GP stalker Raymond Knight told to expect prison
A JUDGE has warned a delusional stalker he should expect a lengthy prison sentence after harassing a doctor.Raymond Knight is undergoing psychiatric assessments after breaching a restraining order by...
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Stalker of Cheltenham GP facing jail
A JUDGE has warned a delusional stalker should expect a lengthy prison sentence after a campaign of harassment on a Cheltenham doctor.Raymond Knight is currently undergoing psychiatric assessments...
View ArticleCannabis crackdown on drug 'gardens' in Gloucestershire
A CANNABIS crackdown has seen 22 drugs raids carried out by police in the last 10 months.And they have charged at least 15 people with drug-related offences.Officers said work is being done every...
View Article£400 booze is taken in theft
THIEVES pinched nearly £400 of booze from Cinderford's Co-op store.They smashed a window at the Dockham Road shop and helped themselves 20 bottles of Teachers whiskey and Smirnoff vodka, worth a total...
View Article'Gloucester gang beat up and imprisoned man for disrespecting...
GANG members of OPM – Other People's Money – beat up and imprisoned a man who had been 'disrespectful' to their leader and then posted video of him on the internet, it has been alleged.The purpose of...
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Hunt for grey haired flat cap wearing armed robber in Gloucester
A GREY-HAIRED armed robber made off with £200 after pointing a weapon at a building society teller.The man, in his 50s, demanded cash from 'shaken' workers at Leeds Building Society, in Northgate...
View ArticleMan jailed for starving girlfriend and locking her in cupboard
A MAN who starved his girlfriend, made her sleep in a cupboard, and tied her up before suffocating her until she passed out has been jailed.Louis Dixon, 32, of Bedford Street, Gloucester, also hit her...
View ArticleMountain bike stolen from Hempsted Fair
AN expensive mountain bike was stolen in Hempsted leaving its 14-year-old owner upset.The Apollo Phaze bike, worth £200, was taken from Hempsted Fair at the end of April.Police are appealing for help...
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Racial hatred condemned by Cheltenham Town chairman
RACIAL hatred in football has been condemned by Cheltenham Town chairman Paul Baker after a Robins' fan allegedly sent racist abuse to two black footballers.Police have arrested and bailed a...
View ArticlePodsmead couple swindled state out of £54,000 in benefits
A COUPLE swindled the state out of £54,000 – despite one of them having £100,000 in savings.Emma Willis and Adam Johnson, of Podsmead Road, Gloucester, walked free from court after admitting the...
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