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Criminals target grave for jewellery at Gloucester cemetery
RELATIVES have been left distraught after a 4ft hole was dug next to a couple's grave in what is thought to be an attempt to steal jewellery from the casket.The culprits then filled in the crater next...
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Writer brings campaign to save Death Row convict to Theatre Fest
From Death Row to Painswick, a penpals' transatlantic campaign forms the true story behind a theatre production in Stroud this weekend.Retired teacher Swithin Fry, from Painswick, will be giving an...
View ArticleNoisy neighbours are silenced
NOISY neighbours have been fined after letting barking dogs and computer games to disturb residents.In hearings at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday, two residents were convicted of non-compliance...
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Rico Palmer rape trial: Court told of park attack on woman
JURORS have been hearing a 29-year-old woman describe how she was taken to a park and raped. The woman, from Lydney, said she was on a night out with friends in Gloucester when the alleged attack...
View ArticleVan driver: Yes I drank cider at wheel
MOTORIST Manfred Ruiz-Rodriguez told police he drank cider at the wheel, a court learned.The defendant, 38, from Belle Vue Road in Stroud, admitted to the town's magistrates' court that he'd driven his...
View ArticleCity gang members on trial after man was videoed being beaten for...
MEMBERS of a city gang called Other People's Money (OPM) have gone on trial accused of falsely imprisoning a man who "disrespected" their leader.Gloucester Crown Court heard Malachi Headman-Cook was...
View ArticleGloucestershire police make final arrest in to city disorder
MORE than two years after disorder on the streets of Gloucester, police have made another arrest – and it is likely to be the last.A new arrest has been made as part of Operation Ribena –...
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Vauxhall Mart advert lands businessman with costly day in court
FAILING to remove adverts from a grade two listed building in Gloucester has hit a well-known businessman in the pocket.Saqib Rasul was fined £400 and hit with £659 in costs at Cheltenham Magistrates'...
View ArticleAir your concerns with the police
VILLAGERS in Hardwicke are being given a chance to speak to their local police officers.Gloucestershire police's mobile police station is coming to Westbourne Drive, in the village, on Sunday,...
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Men arrested in connection with hare coursing
Three men have been arrested in Burford in connection with reported hare coursing. Gloucestershire Police made the arrests at 7.30am on Sunday, September 15 in fields just off the A40. The men, aged...
View ArticleDepression led to suicide of man found dead alongside his dog
DEPRESSED gambling addict Christopher Behan was found alongside his dog after taking his own life, an inquest heard.The 53-year-old was discovered at his home at Crypt Court in Tuffley on January 29,...
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Shih Tzu puppy thief jailed after police car chase
A PROLIFIC criminal stole a Shih Tzu puppy by handing over £400 in fake £20 notes, a court heard.Martin Drew, pictured, was jailed for 30 months on Monday after admitting a string of offences,...
View ArticleDeath crash 'accidental'
EITHER inexperience behind the wheel or a momentary distraction caused an 18-year-old girl to crash to her death in the Wye Valley, a coroner concluded.Hannah Rosher, from Bristol, was driving home...
View ArticleImages of bruised man captured on mobile
PICTURES of an imprisoned man who was beaten by a Gloucester gang were circulated between them after the attack, a court heard.Members of the city's Other People's Money (OPM) gang sent each other...
View ArticlePregnant gang attack teen back in court after breaching order
A PREGNANT teenager has a month to prove to a judge she can stay out of trouble after a "cowardly and nasty" attack on a man with learning difficulties.Sophie Duckett, 18, repeatedly punched vulnerable...
View ArticleNo ban for teen who drove at 96mph
TEENAGER Joshua Begg has held on to his licence by the skin of his teeth after being caught driving at 96mph on the A38 at Berkeley.Begg, 18, from Stinchcombe, admitted to Stroud magistrates that he'd...
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Woman, 26, thrown to floor in assault
Several people are thought to have witnessed a domestic related assault in Kingsholm Park. Police in Gloucester want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident which happened between 4.30pm and...
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Man jailed for 'painful, humiliating and never forgotten' sexual...
A man who systematically sexually abused three children in "painful, humiliating and never forgotten" attacks, has been jailed for 11 years. Frank Simmons began the abusing the girl and two boys, when...
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Stroud man in court over alleged attempted robbery
A man has been charged in connection with an attempted robbery in Stroud yesterday (September 17). The incident happened at around 2.15pm on Tuesday September 17 at a shop on Slad Road in the town. 37...
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Four topiary balls stolen from snooker venue
Thieves have stolen decorative topiary balls that adorned a snooker venue in Quedgeley. The Capital Venue, in Waterwells, spent £60 on the four leafy balls and installed them three weeks ago in an...
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