Former owner of Barton Street store faces illegal tobacco charges

July 10, 2015, 1:50 pm

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County-wide investigations by officers from Gloucestershire County Council's trading standards team have lead to seizures of £4,000 of illegal tobacco and cigarettes.Earlier this month Ibrahim Jaffar Awllah pleaded guilty to four offences of selling illegal tobacco from Polski Sklep, Barton Street, Gloucester, over a two month period in 2014. He was fined £150 and ordered to pay £100 towards legal costs and a further £20 victim surcharge. Having failed to attend a court...

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July 11, 2015, 6:50 am

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Undercover police caught drug dealer Michael Hibbert by posing as addicts in a cemetery in Tredworth.Hibbert, a 24-year-old father-of-two from Savernake Road in Gloucester, was jailed this week for three years.He pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to five charges of supplying Class A drugs and one charge of possession of cannabis.Posing as drug addicts police officers had bought heroin and crack cocaine from Hibbert in a cemetery at Tredworth on a number of occasions, said prosecuting...

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July 12, 2015, 1:51 am

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A 35-year-old dad got so drunk that when police arrested him and put him in a cell to sober up he tried to eat the mattress.Shamefaced Joseph Girvan told Cheltenham Magistrates he had no memory at all of his behaviour and it was the last time he would ever mix his drinks.He blamed his drinking binge on the stress of becoming a full-time father while his partner went out to work.Girvan, of Green Street, Stonehouse, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Stonehouse on June 25 and...

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July 13, 2015, 4:23 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man allegedly verbally abused his victim who suffers from mobility issues.Officers say the incident happened outside Boots, in Eastgate Street, on Friday, June 26.A Gloucestershire Constabulary spokesman said: "Police are appealing for information following an incident when a male shouted abuse towards a man walking through town towards the cross. "The suspect shouted abusive and threatening language towards the victim, who has mobility...

Woman drove into the back of a van in Cirencester "while...

July 13, 2015, 7:21 am

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A female driver reportedly smashed into the back of a van - while pleasuring herself with a sex toy.The woman, described as in her 30s, was static in traffic when her Mini suddenly lurched forward and hit the back of the stationary fish van. She swapped details with the van driver whose bosses proceeded to check footage from the vehicle's rear camera.To M&J Seafood's surprise, the video showed a woman holding a Rampant Rabbit-style sex toy and doing up her trousers.The driver was working for...

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July 13, 2015, 10:38 pm

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Shocking mobile phone footage showing a builder suffocating a deer with his bare hands was played to a court.Elwyn Wayne Ingram, 45, of The Willows Caravan Park, Sandhurst Lane, Longford, can be seen straddling the Roe deer and covering its mouth with his hands until it suffocated to death.The footage also shows the animal kicking and struggling as Ingram's companions laugh, joke and jeer. Cheltenham Magistrates' Court heard Ingram was arrested along with nine other men in Oxfordshire in...

Gloucestershire man ​Asa Martin has handed himself in to police...

July 14, 2015, 5:21 am

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Gloucestershire man Asa Martin has handed himself in to police after a wanted appeal.The 29-year-old, from Cheltenham, handed himself into officers at Compass House custody suite in Quedgeley last night. He was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving in connection with a collision in Hester's Way on Sunday 4 July.Two other people have been arrested and bailed in connection with the incident.Police said Martin has been given technical bail until 23 July but will remain in custody as he has...

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July 14, 2015, 11:33 pm

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A Tesco cashier in Brockworth scanned more than £600 worth of goods through her till and only charged her customers £7.23.Deborah Elizabeth Greenslade, of John Lamb House, Shurdington, admitted one charge of theft at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court.The court heard that the 50-year-old, with previous convictions for theft dating back to 2007, had been under investigation by Tesco for some time and was being monitored as she carried out her work at the Brockworth store.She was observed...

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July 15, 2015, 5:31 am

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Police are appealing for information after a high-valued bike was stolen from a garage in Gloucester.The break-in happened at about 12.30am last Friday morning at a home in Sandhurst Road, Kingsholm.It is believed the distinctive custom-made mountain bike, which is made up of a mixture of brands and worth several hundred pounds, was specifically targeted by the thieves.The machine is described as matt black which black wheels bearing the word Maxxis in yellow lettering. It has a tan-coloured...

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July 16, 2015, 2:57 am

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Bigamist David Lewis has been placed on a curfew after a judge heard he was suffering from depression and anxiety when he married a friend even though he was not divorced.Lewis, 48, who lives in Stroud, and his former wife Anne had been granted a decree nisi after they split in 2007, but a decree absolute had never been obtained, St Albans Crown Court heard.Despite still being legally married, Lewis said he was a bachelor when he married Angela Spencer at Hatfield Registry Office in September...

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July 16, 2015, 4:20 am

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Police are appealing for information after a high-value bike was stolen from a garage in Gloucester.The break-in happened at about 12.30am last Friday morning at a home in Sandhurst Road, Kingsholm.Police believe the distinctive custom-made mountain bike, which is made up of a mixture of brands and worth several hundred pounds, was specifically targeted by the thieves.The machine is described as matt black which black wheels bearing the word Maxxis in yellow lettering. It has a tan-coloured seat...

Dursley dealer Michael Hensley jailed for three years for...

July 16, 2015, 5:52 am

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Dursley drug dealer Michael Hensley has been jailed for three years for picking up heroin in Gloucester which he sold in the Stroud area.The 20-year-old from School Road admitted two offences of possessing the Class A drug with intent to supply and was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court.Prosecuting barrister Victoria Heasman said the first charge refers to a search warrant at his home on July 10, 2014.She said: "Wraps of heroin were found along with drugs paraphernalia, including digital...

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July 16, 2015, 8:46 am

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Magistrates courts in Gloucester and Stroud face the axe in cost-cutting measures announced by the Ministry of Justice.It would leave just Cheltenham Magistrates Court as the first rung of the justice system's ladder in all of Gloucestershire.The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice have highlighted 70 courts around the country which they are looking to close following a public consultation, which began yesterday and runs until October.Gloucester and Stroud magistrates courts are...

Police appeal after two men assaulted in Dursley

July 16, 2015, 8:54 am

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POLICE are appealing for information after two men were assaulted in Dursley.The incident happened in the Bull Pitch area of the town between 12.15am and 1am on Sunday July 5th. The first victim, an 18-year-old man, was walking along the road with a friend, who was also assaulted, when they crossed paths with a group of four men. The victim was then knocked to the ground and sustained received facial injuries. The second victim, also an 18-year-old man was assaulted by one of the four men and...

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July 16, 2015, 10:32 am

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A tearful lorry driver responsible for a "tragic accident" in which a 69-year-old motorist was killed turned to the deceased's family in court today and apologised.The dead man's two daughters and son, who were in Gloucester Crown Court, nodded their acceptance of 56-year-old Adrian Yates' remorse.Father-of-five Yates, of Benbow Road, Newport, Gwent, had pleaded guilty to causing the death of David Taylor, of Newent, on the A417 at Duntisbourne Abbots, near Cirencester on October 10...

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July 18, 2015, 11:51 am

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A longstanding and "pathetic" family feud erupted in violence outside shops in Coney Hill when a car was driven at one man and another wielded a rounders bat.A fight started in Coney Hill Parade on June 30, 2014 which involved two families and their children, Gloucester Crown Court was told yesterday (Friday).In the dock were 36-year-old Stuart Kibble and his 18-year-old son Ben, both of St Lawrence Road, Barnwood and 33-year-old Aaron McKenzie of Wells Road, Barnwood.The Kibbles had...

Drug dealer busted when he called police to his Gloucester house...

July 19, 2015, 2:11 am

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A Gloucester drug dealer was caught red-handed when he contacted the police after his house was burgled.Anthony Major, 52, of Painswick Road, had admitted at Gloucester Magistrates Court last month two charges of possessing Class B drugs with intent to supply on June 4.Prosecuting barrister Charley Pattison told Gloucester Crown Court on Friday: "Police attended the defendant's home and discovered a quantity of white powder on the living room floor."Officers conducted a search and...

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July 20, 2015, 6:50 am

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A judge admitted he was taking a chance when he let a drug dealer snared in a police sting walk free from court.Matthew Gill, 27, of Sapphire Way, Brockworth sold heroin to undercover police officers posing as addicts in Gloucester Park on two occasions, Gloucester Crown Court heard on Friday.But Gill had been "coerced and threatened" to sell the Class A drug in order to pay off a debt to his supplier and as soon as the debt was cleared he stopped, the court was told.Prosecuting...

Eastgate Street bollards broken after 12 months

July 21, 2015, 9:47 am

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Bollards are once again causing headaches in Gloucester as the vast majority protecting Eastgate Street revellers are not working.Of 24 metal bollards installed on the route, 17 are thought to be bent and busted, meaning they cannot be raised.Police officers are now having to use their own resources to enforce the exclusion zone, where only taxis and private hire vehicles can go through.The metal posts were put in to stop anti-social driving and kerb crawling on Friday and Saturday evenings when...

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July 21, 2015, 11:23 pm

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Gloucester father Justin Birt who was accused of pimping his heroin-addicted lover has been jailed for robbing, assaulting and intimidating her.Heroin and cocaine addict 34-year-old Justin Birt of Cromwell Street, Gloucester, was jailed for 35 months when he appeared at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.At an earlier hearing Birt admitted robbery, attempted criminal damage, assault and intimidating a witness but denied controlling the prostitution of the woman for gain between May last year and...