Man without helmet fined
POLICE are reminding bikers to wear the appropriate clothing after a teenager was found guilty of not wearing a helmet on his motorbike.On Friday July 5, a 19-year-old man from Gloucester was sentenced...
View ArticleVehicle fires may be linked
AN investigation has been launched after a fourth vehicle was set on fire in St Paul's in just three months.Emergency services were called to the area around 3.15am on Monday after reports a red Suzuki...
View ArticleFine for man illegally importing elephant ivory
A MAN has been fined for illegally importing elephant ivory into New Zealand.The case against Jiezhen Jiang came about after raids at two homes, including one in Cheltenham.Police raided a house in...
View ArticleToilet cash taken
CASH has been taken from payment machines in public toilets in Bourton-on-the-Water and Moreton-in-Marsh.Three machines in the High Street in Moreton were forced open with £60 taken. Cash was also...
View ArticleGloucester care worker who left child in 'maggot-ridden home'...
A HEALTH visitor who neglected babies and young children by failing to visit them or keep proper records will be allowed to return to her job.In one case, a child was found in a maggot-ridden home and...
View Article£11k valuables stolen in Corse Lawn raid
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information following a daytime burglary near Newent in which £11,000 worth of electrical items and jewellery was stolen.It happened on Thursday, July 4, between...
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"Rotten" Romanian scammers jailed for ATM theft
THREE "rotten" scammers have been jailed after admitting stealing bank customers' cards and PIN numbers.They bought the equipment over the internet, and hid a mobile phone camera above the PIN keys of...
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'Citizen's' arrest by newspaper seller in meat theft case
EAGLE-eyed Martin Ballinger helped arrest two people alleged to have stolen Stella Artois and meat from a supermarket.The Citizen's newspaper seller Martin Ballinger reported a couple when he spotted...
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Warning after shoppers and bank customers targeted at ATMs
SCAMMERS are targeting shoppers for their bank cards with fake ATM covers and con tricks.It comes after a fake key pad on an automatic telling machine at Tesco in Quedgeley dropped off, and a...
View ArticleMan, 42, fighting for life following town centre attack
A MAN has been left fighting for his life after an attack in the centre of Cheltenham.Police are appealing for information after the 42- year-old man from Cheltenham was assaulted near Trinity Church...
View ArticleCare worker Brent Morgan warned he may face jail after being...
CARE worker Brent Morgan was warned he faces jail after being found guilty of ill-treating three vulnerable residents at a care home.Brent Morgan, 46, had stood on the feet of an 18-year-old woman with...
View ArticleCourts on the brink of collapse because of cuts, solicitor claims
BUDGET cuts have left the legal system in Gloucestershire in serious jeopardy, the legal profession has warned.It comes after a sex attack case had to be delayed for a month because money cuts meant...
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Three Tibetan terriers stolen from Crufts-winning Newent breeder
PRIZE-WINNING dog breeder Ken Sinclair has been left fearing for his animals' safety after thieves stole three Tibetan terriers in a dawn raid.Ken, 59, who lives on the outskirts of Newent, has been...
View ArticleLittledean couple admit growing cannabis in loft
A COUPLE from Littledean have admitted growing cannabis in their loft.Katarzyna Dryden-Chouen, 46, and her husband Clive, 59, of Old Vic, Church Street appeared at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.They...
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Shocking film of street fight used in push for car ban in...
CRISIS talks on the future of night-time safety in Gloucester ended with a green light for a six-month pedestrianisation of Eastgate Street at weekends.Shock tactics were used to persuade the few...
View ArticleAlley off Eastgate Street set to be gated off
GATING a city centre alleyway isn't the answer to combating crime, according to some.Kay Powell, from Tredworth, opposes a plan to install locked gates at both ends of Organ's Alley.But council...
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Cheltenham man dies at Frenchay Hospital after Trinity Lane...
A MAN from Cheltenham who was assaulted last week has died in hospital overnight. Detectives are now appealing for information after the 42-year-old was attacked near Trinity Church, in Trinity Lane,...
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Poachers and marksmen target birds of prey in Gloucestershire
BIRDS of prey are being targeted by marksmen and bird snatchers in Gloucestershire.Wild birds have been killed and injured by being shot or poisoned in the county.Local buzzards, goshawks and peregrine...
View ArticlePaedophile victim speaks out as Quedgeley former priest admits...
A PAEDOPHILE former priest, who lives in Gloucester, has admitted further charges of sexually molesting an underage boy in the 1980s.Malcolm McLennan, who lives in Quedgeley, appeared at Medway...
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Quedgeley duo's fish and chip shop kidnap bid kills hamster court...
ROBIN Bolton was lured to a fish and chip shop before being allegedly kidnapped, his girlfriend assaulted and her pet hamster Peanut dying of shock, a court heard.Peanut died after its cage was smashed...
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