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July 22, 2015, 3:25 am

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A 19-year-old Gloucester man has been arrested on suspicion of affray in connection with an assault on a motorist in rush hour traffic on Tredworth Road in Gloucester.The incident happened at about 4.50pm last Friday July 17 when the victim stopped his convertible sports car at traffic lights.The attacker approached the man from behind and is believed to have punched him several times.After the assault the victim managed to continue on without stopping or calling police.Officers have checked...

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'Ghost' Gloucestershire car dealer who paid no tax has been...

July 22, 2015, 7:36 am

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A second-hand car dealer from who traded millions of pounds worth of cars for at least 14 years but kept no records and paid no tax has been jailed for four years and eight months.An HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation discovered that although millions of pounds had passed through the bank accounts of 71 year old Ambrose Smith, he was not registered for Income Tax, VAT or National Insurance. He had no specific business premises, but bought and sold cars as a middleman, buying from...

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July 22, 2015, 9:19 am

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Complaints have been made over revellers at Gloucester Docks accused of taking high spirits a step too far.Concerns have been raised over a spate of antisocial behaviour, including incidents when bottles have allegedly been launched at boats.Fighting and loud noise during pubs' kicking-out times are also said to be the bane of residents and boat owners as drinkers are enjoying later closing times.Some people claim a handful of customers leaving the docks' newest pub, the Lord High Constable of...

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July 23, 2015, 5:04 am

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Gloucester MP Richard Graham has been handed a driving ban for speeding on a Gloucestershire road last year.The 57-year-old Conservative from Brunswick Square, Gloucester, pleaded guilty at Stroud Magistrate's Court yesterday.He has been disqualified for six months and fined £525, plus costs.A statement from Gloucestershire Constabulary said he admitted driving at a speed exceeding 70mph on the A417 at Dartley Bottom, near Daglingworth, on December 13, 2014.

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July 23, 2015, 9:43 am

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Road safety charity Brake has withdrawn an award it gave Gloucester MP Richard Graham in January after he was banned from driving for six months.Mr Graham was named one of the charity's two Parliamentarians of the Year for his campaigning work in bringing in tougher sentences for uninsured drivers who injure and kill.His campaign was kickstarted by constituent Mandy Stock, from Tredworth, whose husband Paul was killed by an uninsured driver. Graham Godwin, the motorcyclist who was convicted of...

Cash stolen in security guard ambush in Gloucestershire

July 24, 2015, 11:57 am

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Police are appealing for information after cash was stolen from a security guard at a supermarket petrol station in Gloucestershire.The incident happened at the petrol station at Morrison's on Ashchurch Road in Teweksbury between 10.40am and 10.50am this morning(Friday July 24).The security guard was returning to her vehicle when the offender grabbed the carry case containing cash.There was a tussle between the guard and the offender and the offender managed to wrestle the case from the guard...

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July 24, 2015, 12:20 pm

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One of the smallest members of the Gloucestershire Police force has discovered arguably one of the biggest hauls of the year after sniffing out £25,000 in the Forest of Dean. It was all in a day's work for staffie police dog Stella after being recruited to take part in a raid with police officers and Gloucestershire Trading Standard officers at a home in . She was clearly on top form today as it didn't take her long to find the large bundle of cash in a bedroom of the house.I searched...

'Walking chemist' caught with LSD, cannabis, magic mushrooms and...

July 24, 2015, 11:00 pm

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Charity fundraiser Will McDonnell was a 'walking chemist' carrying six different illegal drugs for sale when he went into a Gloucester pub and music venue, a court heard today.The 27-year-old Bristol man had Ecstasy, amphetamines, magic mushroom, LSD and cannabis bush and resin on him when he was checked by door staff at The Brunswick in the city, Gloucester Crown Court was told.He pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply on February 21 this year and...

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July 25, 2015, 2:18 am

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A teenager accused of slashing another man's face with a Stanley Knife because he was told he could not attend a party was cleared of violence charges - but convicted of having an offensive weapon.After the jury verdicts at Gloucester crown court Kiano Haughton-Jones, 19, of Chosen Way, Hucclecote, was bailed to await sentence on a date to be fixed in mid-September.He had pleaded not guilty to wounding Harry Lawler with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm and also denied an alternative less...

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July 25, 2015, 4:32 am

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Drug addict burglar Tyler Johnson who spent nearly a year locked up on false suspicion of murder has walked free from court despite breaking into student digs after assaulting a man in a club The 27-year-old, of Central road, Gloucester, was one of four men arrested on suspicion of murdering Neil Bennett in Parkend Road, Gloucester, on carnival day in August 2013 but the case against him was eventually discontinued.At Gloucester Crown Court Johnson admitted that since his release from remand he...

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July 25, 2015, 7:21 am

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Police chiefs say the huge surge in the number of robberies in Gloucestershire is "disappointing."The crime is up 44 per cent after 281 were recorded in the county in 2014/15 - a major increase on the previous year.Gloucestershire Constabulary has said the number of robberies has dropped back to "normal levels" over the last few months thanks to the "hard work" of officers.Meanwhile, the number of sexual offences recorded in the county increased year on year in...

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July 27, 2015, 8:20 am

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"Jealous and controlling" husband Kenneth Brown blew up his estranged wife's home after realising he had lost her to another man, a jury was told today.Kenneth Brown, 43, may have intended to die in the gas blast because he left a note for his wife in the house saying: "I couldn't go on without you", Gloucester Crown Court heard.After the huge explosion which shook neighbouring houses and sent glass and debris flying into the street, Brown was found lying on the living room...

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July 27, 2015, 9:08 am

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One of the smallest members of the Gloucestershire Police force has discovered arguably one of the biggest hauls of the year after sniffing out £25,000 in the Forest of Dean. It was all in a day's work for staffie police dog Stella who was recruited to take part in a raid with police officers and Gloucestershire Trading Standard officers at a home in Coleford on Friday. Trading Standards officers had already located 100kg of hand rolling tobacco and 750 cartons of cigarettes –...

Tredworth man jailed for role in Breaking Bad-style drugs...

July 27, 2015, 9:16 am

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A Breaking Bad-style drugs gang who were led by a cancer victim just like the hit TV series have been jailed for more than 80 years.Mastermind George Rogers, 78, started the plot from prison despite his illness and recruited a cook to make drugs including crystal meth.One of his crew was Karl Thomas, 45, from Tredworth, who went down for eight-and-half years at Bristol Crown Court today (Monday) after being convicted conspiracy to produce methamphetamine.Rogers formed a UK-wide team who obtained...

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July 27, 2015, 11:14 am

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Prostitutes are once again blighting families' lives in Barton Street as they have been spotted returning to the area.Residents say sex workers have been seen soliciting on Charles Street and near Widden Primary School and Ghousia Islamic Community Centre and are attracting kerb crawlers.It has been a regular problem in the Barton area over the last few years but it was thought to have come to an end a few months ago.However a number of women have been seen loitering on street corners most...

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Car buyers sought after pouring oil into Dursley vehicle

July 28, 2015, 4:48 am

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Three men who are believed to have tampered with a car they were looking to buy are being sought by police in Dursley.The car's owner had advertised the vehicle for sale and arranged for the viewing at his home in Fourth Avenue, at about 5.30pm on Wednesday 22 July. He was kept talking by one of the men but noticed the other two pouring oil into the expansion tank of his car. When he challenged them, all three quickly got back into their own vehicle - a red Mercedes with a '63 number plate -...

'Potentially dangerous' car seized by police in Tuffley

July 28, 2015, 6:07 am

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Police have seized a 'potentially dangerous' car in Tuffley after the driver failed to stop twice in the last week. Glos Road Police tweeted that the Peugeot was seized today on suspicion on unlicensed driver and no insurance as well as having a bad tyre. According to the police the driver had failed to stop for officers twice in the last week in the Tuffley area. 1/2 This Peugeot has failed to stop for officers twice in the last week in the Tuffley area, last time today. Log 134...

Girl, 13, left shocked and confused after man stole £20

July 28, 2015, 7:17 am

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A 13-year-old girl had £20 stolen from her while she was walking home in Abbeydale.The teenager had been cycling home at 7.30pm on Sunday evening when she got off her bike in a small wooded cut-through leading from Lobleys Drive to Upton Lane.A man came up behind her, lifted her off her feet, put her down again, then snatched a £20 note from her hand before running off towards Lobleys Drive. In the process, he hit her face, although it was not believed to be intentional. Neither...

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July 28, 2015, 7:52 am

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A man charged with blowing up his wife's Forest of Dean home after she left him for a biker is claiming the blast was caused by unknown people who attacked him while he was in the property.The prosecution at Gloucester Crown Court allege Kenneth Brown, 43, caused the blast at wife Fay's house in High Nash, Coleford, in a fit of jealous rage when he realised he had lost her to a member of a biker gang called The Outlaws in Norfolk.Brown was in the house when it blew up and he was found apparently...

Thieves steal £100 from Stroud charity shop

July 28, 2015, 8:44 am

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More than £100 in cash has been stolen from a charity shop in Stroud.Police are searching for burglars who forced entry into Sue Ryder charity shop in Union Street between 5.15pm on Saturday, July 25 and 8.45am on Monday, July 27.They caused considerable damage and stole over £100 in cash.If you know anything or saw anything call police on 101 quoting incident 69 of July 27.Looking for a job in Gloucester? Visit our jobs in Gloucester pages