Citizen editor: PJ Maguire's sentence is welcomed but police have...
PJ Maguire – now that is a name that is sadly all too familiar in The Citizen.He is a notorious law breaker who has a record which dates back to 1990 for a wide range of crimes – some involving...
View ArticleLydia Beavis will go to court in August following a incident...
A WOMAN charged with stabbing a man in Stroud appeared at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.Lydia Beavis, 50, of Upper Leazes, Stroud, is charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily...
View ArticleLord Somerset denies beating wife
A MEMBER of one of Britain's most elite aristocratic families has denied repeatedly beating his wife.Lord Edward Alexander Somer set, the son of the Duke of Beaufort, pleaded not guilty to six counts...
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School hit by computer raid in Stonehouse
STUDENTS who had work stored on computers at Maidenhill School in Stonehouse have been hardest hit by a burglary.Although the full extent of the loss is not yet known, it is understood many of the PCs...
View ArticleCounterfeit clothing seized in £10,000 Stow Fair bust
THOUSANDS of pounds of counterfeit clothing has been seized by trading standards officers.Gloucestershire County Council's Trading Standards team confiscated counterfeit items worth £10,000 from...
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Seven years behind bars for 'controlling' drugs baron PJ Maguire
NOTORIOUS Gloucester gangster Patrick 'PJ' Maguire has been jailed for seven and a half years for masterminding a £200,000 cocaine conspiracy.The 41-year-old, described by police as the 'controlling...
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PJ Maguire: The cheeky chappy who thought he could beat the cops
MY first, albeit indirect, contact with Patrick 'PJ' Maguire was when some years ago I interviewed his sister Sue about an unrelated Jermaine Robotham, the father of her children.Then and over...
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Cheltenham man jailed for part in cocaine supply gang
A CHELTENHAM man has been jailed for his role in a drugs gang which plotted to supply £250,000 of cocaine into the county.Mark Clemmens, 43, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison at Bristol...
View ArticleDid you witness foiled bag snatch?
POLICE are searching for a man who tried to snatch a pensioner's bag.He grabbed it so hard that he broke the bag, but escaped empty-handed.Police in Wotton-under-Edge are appealing for witnesses to the...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder after doctor was "stabbed&...
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after a doctor was stabbed following a visit to a patient in Tewkesbury.The victim, a 58-year-old doctor at Church Street Surgery in Tewkesbury, was being...
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Last chance saloon burglar Joseph Kaleja in jail after breaking...
REPEAT burglar Joseph Kaleja is in jail after being told he was in the last chance saloon less than a month ago.Kaleja, 24, of Goodyere Street, was given a suspended prison sentence in mid-March after...
View ArticleVictims of crime could 'fall through cracks' says support charity
THOUSANDS of victims may be left to cope with the aftermath of crime alone, a charity has warned.Victim Support has spoken against Government plans to scrap automatic referral to support...
View ArticleFormer boss of bird sanctuary in court over theft and fraud
THE former boss of a bird sanctuary borrowed endangered species from zoos – then sold them, a court heard yesterday.Keith Beaven, 68, convinced wildlife centres to loan him various creatures to help...
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Police: 'We'll get dealer PJ Maguire's drug money'
ILL-GOTTEN gains banked by drugs baron PJ Maguire could soon be seized.Maguire, 41, of Thomas Stock Gardens in Abbeymead, was sent down for seven-and-a-half years on Friday for masterminding a £200,000...
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Former Newent bird sanctuary owner 'illegally sold endangered...
THE former boss of Newent's International Birds of Prey Centre pretended to run a rare breeding programme so he could borrow endangered species from zoos but then sold them, a court heard...
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Women urged not to walk alone at night following robbery
WOMEN should not walk alone through Cheltenham after dark, a councillor has warned after another late-night attack in the town.Simon Wheeler, borough councillor for Hester's Way, said he was appalled...
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Falconer left 'horrified' by the state of Newent Birds of Prey...
FALCONER Jemima Parry-Jones told a court she was "horrified" to see the state of the bird park she sold to a man who stands accused of fraud.She sold the International Birds of Prey Centre in Newent to...
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Huge 'dent' in Gloucester's cocaine supply after PJ Maguire...
A HUGE dent has been made in Gloucester's cocaine supply after the jailing of a drugs baron.The city's streets are also safer, say police, after 41-year-old PJ Maguire, from Abbeymead, was sentenced to...
View ArticleJail for drug dealing to pay dog's vet bill
A DRUG dealer caught with illegal substances three times in three months did it to pay a vet's bill for his dog, a court heard.Sean Lewis was jailed for six months after admitting possession of...
View ArticleDangerous driver Ishmael Butler stops unpaid work because he is...
DANGEROUS driver Ishmael Butler, who stole a car and jumped red lights before crashing twice, told a court he failed to turn up to unpaid work because he was depressed.The 30-year-old admitted...
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