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Boy, 14, caused £70k barn blaze near Stroud
PARENTS of a teenager shopped him to police after he started a fire which destroyed a barn and caused £70,000-worth of damage. The 14-year-old, who cannot be identified, was playing in the barn in...
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'Death warrant signed' for Gloucestershire justice as CPS office...
The closure of the county's Crown Prosecution Service has been hailed as "another nail in the coffin of criminal justice system". The CPS announced it would be closing its Gloucester office, which...
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Stroud man suffers broken eye socket in 'mistaken identity' drugs...
ALLEGATIONS that three men burst into a home, stamped on a man's head and demanded illegal drugs are being investigated by police. Officers are considering whether the reported attack in Rodborough,...
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Donkey left in flooded Gloucestershire field without shelter
KEEPING a donkey in a waterlogged field landed an Innsworth man with a ban from keeping them. Paul Mitchell, 65, has been banned from keeping equines for seven years at Stroud Magistrates' Court after...
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Community rallies to replace dozens of stolen Christmas presents...
CHRISTMAS is supposed to be a time to think of others and that festive spirit has been seen in abundance by a childminder after she had her presents for 20 youngsters stolen. Emma Tyler runs Tyler's...
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Coleford learner driver's lie got his brother prosecuted
A learner driver caught without L plates and insurance ended up getting his brother prosecuted when he gave police the wrong name. Christian Cullinane perverted the course of justice when he told...
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Gloucester's Sean Cook jailed after throttling and biting his...
A TERRIFIED woman pretended to be unconscious to stop an hour long attack by her partner who throttled her and pulled out clumps of her hair. Sean Cook repeatedly kicked and punched Janice Birchall...
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Police warning after old man offers sweets to little girl in...
Police in the Forest of Dean are urging parents and children in Sedbury to be vigilant after an old man offered sweets to a child. The incident happened on Monday December 16 as the girl walked to...
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Gloucester shop keeper made £500,000 from illegal...
A shopkeeper who made half a million pounds from selling dodgy cigarettes from his Gloucester shop, has just £545 to his name. Gloucester Crown Court heard Daoud Karem, the owner of the Polski Sklep,...
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Police appeal after Stroud break-in
Police are appealing for information after a burglary at a house in Stroud. The incident happened at the home on Westrip Lane between 5.30am and 8pm on Thursday December 19. Offenders got into the...
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Ex-boyfriend Damien Nembhard, from Gloucester, faces false...
A JILTED boyfriend forced a woman to drive to a secluded spot where she feared she was going to be killed, it has been alleged in court. Damien Nembhard, 34, of Spa Road, Gloucester is accused of...
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Prolific thief Alan Knott to be freed on Christmas Eve after...
PROLIFIC thief Alan Knott, who causes misery "wherever he goes", has been given one last chance to stop stealing. The heroin addict stole the last of a single mum's money when he snuck into the staff...
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Mum's shock after flowers at daughter Bethan's memorial are...
THE first Christmas without her daughter was always going to be difficult for Yvonne Rees-Coleman – but her misery magnified when thieves ransacked a memorial in her name. Bethan was just 20 when she...
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Eight arrested in Gloucestershire drink driving crackdown
Eight people have been arrested by police in Gloucestershire in the third week of the force's Christmas drink drive crackdown. Officers have set up patrols across the county this week, including...
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Woman flashed at outside Stroud leisure centre
Police are appealing for witnesses or information after a man exposed himself to a woman in the grounds of Stratford Park Leisure Centre in Stroud over the weekend. The incident happened between 9.50am...
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Newsagent fails Gloucestershire police underage drink sale test
Four out of five shops in Cam, Dursley, Berkeley and Wotton-under-Edge refused to serve alcohol to underage test purchasers during an operation in the area over the weekend. A 14-year child and...
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One-arm wrestling champion found guilty of breaching restraining...
KARATE expert and one-arm wrestling champion, Kay Mathias, was found guilty of breaching a restraining order which prevents her harassing the family of a police officer. Mathias, who works in a factory...
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Just what crimes are over 75s committing in Gloucestershire?
CRIMES committed by over-75s in Gloucestershire prove offenders come in all shapes and sizes. Those in their twilight years committed 19 offences in the county throughout 2013, ranging from shoplifting...
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It's a dog's life: How police dogs like Wyper help keep...
POLICE are locked in a constant battle to stay ahead of criminals, but one constant remains in their arsenal – the dog unit. Spaniels are used to sniff out drugs, while Alsatians are called in for...
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Teachers warn stealing lunch money 'could lead to a life in...
TEACHERS are warning pupils that stealing lunch money could lead to a life in crime. That message, along with measures such as knife arches and drugs dogs, is bringing down crime in Gloucestershire...
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