Appeal after £10,000 olive trees stolen
SEVEN olive trees worth around £10,000 have been stolen from a farm. The nine-foot trees, each weighing about 1.5 tonnes, were stolen from Argus Farm, Dymock Road, near Ledbury between noon and 1pm on...
View Article'Public enemy number one' in Gloucester still free from jail...
He has been dubbed 'public enemy number one' and 'one of the best known young criminals in Gloucester' but despite his latest flouting of a court order Rhys Shardlow is still free. A judge decided...
View ArticleCoronation Street actor William Roache not guilty of sexually...
Coronation Street star William Roache has been cleared of all charges of sexually abusing five youngsters. The 81-year-old actor, who plays Ken Barlow in the ITV soap, was found not guilty by a jury of...
View ArticleGloucester cannabis grower Michael Medley jailed for four years
A MAN who grew £75,000 worth of cannabis in two rented warehouses in Gloucester has been jailed for four years. Michael Medley, 49, of Central road, Gloucester, admitted being concerned in production...
View ArticleTaxi driver Lance Stuart Hepworth appears in court charged with...
A taxi driver accused of causing the death of a teenager in a road crash is expected to stand trial in August. Lance Stuart Hepworth, 67, of Penrith Close, Cheltenham appeared before Gloucester Crown...
View ArticleWoman charged with using dead mother's name to dishonestly claim...
A WOMAN has been accused of claiming her dead mum's benefits. Renata Nistorova, 42, of St James Street, Tredworth, appeared at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday to face charges that she falsely claimed...
View ArticleMum from Gloucester waives her anonymity to speak out after her...
SEX abuse victim Leann Huntley had her childhood ripped from her when her ex-soldier dad began molesting her as an 11-year-old girl.But the community nurse in Gloucester saw justice in December when...
View ArticleTeaching assistant from Lakers School, Coleford, resigns over...
A TEACHING assistant at Lakers School in Coleford has resigned after being charged with drugs offences. Ashley Jones, 47, of The Boarts, Lydbrook was charged with being concerned in production of...
View ArticlePolice investigating alleged international drugs plot make...
TWO men from Gloucestershire have been arrested by police investigating an alleged international drug smuggling plot. Officers from West Mercia Police have arrested 10 people in an investigation into...
View ArticleRestraining order for voyeur who used a smartphone, a stick and...
A mirror and a smartphone were dangled in front of a naked woman in bed by a voyeur trying to get his kicks. Magistrates heard how Andrew Mark Stoodley pointed a mirror on a stick, then a mobile phone...
View ArticleMan surprised by crack cocaine in Kinder egg container
A man caught with a chocolate egg capsule packed with crack cocaine told a jury that the illegal contents were a real Kinder Surprise to him. Sudan-born Khlaid Abdelrahan, 25, of Nettleton Road,...
View ArticleGloucester criminology student busted for importing £1,200...
CRIMINOLOGY student Thomas Annand got first hand experience of the criminal justice system when he ordered a £1,200 package of illegal drugs from China. Annand, 23, sent for a kilo of...
View ArticleBoy, 13, hurt after scooter theft near Crypt School
A boy was hurt after another boy tried to rob him of his scooter last week. The incident happened near Crypt School on Podsmead Road in Gloucester between 9pm and 9.30pm last Friday (February 7). The...
View ArticleTesco team leader found guilty of stealing cigarettes from...
TESCO Express team leader Ashley Caine stormed angrily out of Gloucester Crown Court after being convicted of stealing cigarettes from the store. Ashley Caine swung open the courtroom door with full...
View ArticleCar battered outside fish and chip shop in Coleford
A woman returned to her car to find that it had involved in a smash with another vehicle. The incident happened on Gloucester Road, in Coleford, on Saturday between 12.45pm and 3pm. She had parked her...
View Article'Ear bite' victim forgives the teenager who attacked him in...
WOUNDED as a result of trying to keep the peace near his family home, Good Samaritan Alistair Brown does not bear a grudge against the woman who bit half his ear off.Kiaya Martin, branded a "menace of...
View ArticleMurder investigation opened after woman stabbed in Southgate...
A woman has died after being stabbed in Gloucester this evening. Police were called to reports of a man attacking the woman at a shop in Southgate Street at approximately 5.50pm. The ambulance service...
View ArticleBoy, 17, admits Gloucester Park teen rape attempt
A 17-YEAR-OLD Coleford youth has admitted attacking and trying to rape a terrified young woman in Gloucester Park last summer.After pleading guilty to charges of attempted rape and assault causing...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of murdering a young woman after...
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 20-year-old woman was stabbed at a Gloucester hair and beauty salon last night. A white tent was put up outside Fringe Benefits and La Bella...
View ArticleTributes paid to beautiful Gloucester hairdresser Hollie Gazzard
TRIBUTES have been paid to a "beautiful" Gloucester hairdresser who died following an alleged stabbing last night. Hollie Gazzard has been named as the victim of the alleged murder in Southgate Street...
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