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This is where you can stay up-to-date during the day with everything that is going on in Gloucestershire. This morning, we will bring you updates on the roads, weather (will there be snow on Thursday) and travel as well as any breaking news. We will have a report on the abuse firefighters have suffered while doing their jobs, information about a £600,000 investment at Gloucester Docks, and the latest on the serious crash on the A429 near Northleach yesterday. Later this morning, we...

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Granddad, 68, who trained as masseur to touch naked women jailed

January 10, 2017, 5:05 am

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A retired accountant retrained as a masseur partly to take advantage of touching semi-naked women. Granddad Malcolm Baker, 68, who groped six of his women clients sexually, was jailed for 15 months today.Gloucester Crown Court heard that the Baker trained as a Swedish massage therapist after his retirement as an accountant and began practicing from his Cheltenham home two years ago.But soon after going into business he ignored the training he had received to keep his hands away from the sexual...

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January 10, 2017, 6:20 am

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Police have released images of a person or possibly two people they believe tried to defraud residents in the Cotswolds.The e-fits have been put out by Gloucestershire police, who say they may relate to one man rather than two.The first e-fit, of a man wearing a black top, relates to an incident in Aston Road, Chipping Campden, at 3pm on January 2.Police said a man knocked on an elderly woman's door and offered to do some work on her driveway. She politely declined but the man carried on doing...

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January 10, 2017, 12:11 pm

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Police have arrested a man this evening after they found an 'offensive weapon' in a house in Cheltenham. Sirens on police cars were heard streaming down Lansdown Road towards Montpellier at around 7.30pm.Read: Check your appliances now: County's THIRD house fire caused by tumble dryer this yearAt 8pm Gloucestershire Police's search dog Buzz tweeted: "Male detained & arrested for offensive weapon following a property search in Cheltenham."Male detained & arrested for offensive...

Woman hurt in hit-and-run incident

January 11, 2017, 3:59 am

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A woman has been injured in a hit-and-run incident in Gloucester city centre.Gloucestershire police said it happened in Hanman Road at 8.05am today.A Vauxhall Corsa was turning off the road when another vehicle reversed into it and drove off towards the Co-op.Read: Motorway delays possible after lorry breaks down in rush hourThe woman sustained minor whiplash injuries.Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident 51 of January 11.Read: Hit-and-run Jaguar driver wanted after...

500 county children have met 'strangers' online, survey reveals

January 11, 2017, 7:21 am

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Almost 500 county children met a stranger alone after first making contact online.A Gloucestershire-wide survey of 30,000 children has revealed that 15 per cent of secondary children, and 5 per cent of primary children, have met strangers in real life after an online contact.And of those children, 496 went alone.The Online Pupil Survey which asks children aged 8 to 18 confidential questions about their wellbeing has revealed that 167 primary and 329 secondary children went to meet a stranger...

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January 11, 2017, 8:40 am

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A Gloucester man who assaulted his ex-partner when he found another man in her home has been sentenced to a six month suspended jail term.Aaron Dickerson, 27, of Raglan Street, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to assaulting Letitia Sciberras causing her actual bodily harm on October 5 last year. Prosecutor Janine Wood said Miss Sciberras had been 'quite badly injured' during the assault.The prosecution had alleged he used a bike saddle to assault her at the door of her home but he...

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January 11, 2017, 9:33 am

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If a drone collided with an aircraft it could have 'catastrophic consequences,' Gloucestershire Airport bosses are warning.The stark warning comes as staff at the airport are trying to track down the owner of a drone which has made an impromptu arrival. The quadcopter was discovered in a locked compound at the airport, and was thought to have been illegally flown into airport sometime since Saturday morning. Warnings are now being made not to fly drones near the airport, as doing so could...

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January 11, 2017, 10:01 pm

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A cannabis dealer sentenced to do 200 hours of unpaid work has been barred from finishing the order because he was 'stroppy and ill mannered' with his probation service supervisor, a court heard.Aaron Bhaiyat, 28, was offensive to the supervisor on two successive days when he turned up for unpaid work sessions, Gloucester Crown Court was told. The probation service was no no longer prepared to deal with him.Bhaiyat, of Whimbrel Gardens, Quedgeley, admitted breaching the order, which had been...

Thieves in hoodies fill laundry bags with stock worth thousands...

January 12, 2017, 3:31 am

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The Co-operative in Dursley was burgled and the thieves made off with cigarettes worth thousands on Tuesday. The Rosebery Road store was closed at the time, so the offenders forced entry into the premises at 11.40pm.The stolen items were placed in a purple laundry bag.Read: Elderly woman hit by car in GloucesterThe offenders were wearing dark hoodies, with their faces covered. A group of men were spotted running from the scene and getting in a vehicle that is believed to have been driving in...

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January 12, 2017, 6:14 am

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Police have issued a warning to the public to be on guard from cold callers claiming to be from security firms working alongside law enforcement.Someone in Berkeley received a call on Wednesday from a person claiming to be from a home security company.The caller was described as being persistent and hard-selling.Read: Pregnant man from Gloucester 'received death threats'They continued to press for the resident to arrange a visit at their home.A police spokesperson said: " We can confirm...

Assault near pub leaves man unconscious and with facial injuries

January 12, 2017, 6:58 am

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A man suffered facial injuries after being knocked unconscious near a pub.Police are appealing for witnesses after the assault in Tewkesbury High Street at around 10.30pm on Tuesday near the Nottingham Arms.The victim, a man in his 30s, was said to have been assaulted by a group of men.Read: Man attacked ex-girlfriend after he found her at home with another manPolice said the victim and offenders are believed to know to each other.No arrests have yet been made.One of the offenders was white, in...

Woman was sexually assaulted in Gloucester

January 12, 2017, 8:36 am

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A woman was sexually assaulted in Gloucester yesterday (Wednesday 11 January). The woman was walking along the alleyway that runs off Derby Road in Barton between 2.45pm and 3pm when a man approached her and started talking to her. She entered into conversation with the man as they walked towards the train station before he pulled her towards him and sexually touched her. He then left towards Asda.Read: Assault near pub leaves man unconscious and with facial injuries Read: Thieves in...

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January 12, 2017, 9:29 am

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A Rochdale man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his involvement in the crash that killed a Cheltenham woman.Brenda Howe, 70, was killed in the crash when the driver Phillip Moore, 56, from Cook Road, Rochdale, lost control of his articulated lorry and hit the back of a VW Sharan on the hard shoulder.The car was stationary after having broken down. The driver of the VW had got out of his vehicle and was on the phone to the emergency services at the time but his...

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January 12, 2017, 10:53 am

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Undercover police officers who infiltrated the county's drugs scene in an effort to bring it to its knees kept tabs on some of those they were tracking using Reservoir Dogs-style nicknames.At Gloucester Crown Court today (Thursday) 28-year-old James Gregory, of Brunswick Road in Gloucester, avoided a jail sentence for his role as a 'runner' recruited by a London drugs gang to deliver heroin and cocaine to those ringing a 'hotline' for class A substances.It was revealed in court that an...

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Where are mobile speed cameras in Gloucestershire in January?

January 12, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Well-known speeding hot spots are being targeted by mobile speed cameras in Gloucestershire in January.At the start of the new year, the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership has announced the following roads as locations for the speed detector vans.They include the busy Princess Elizabeth Way in Cheltenham, the A40 at Dowdeswell to the east of Cheltenham, and the A4173 near St Peter's School.The Road Safety Partnership will seek to visit other mobile enforcement sites throughout the county -...

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January 12, 2017, 9:30 pm

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A man whose dog bit a child in the face leaving her scarred for life was ordered to pay compensation yesterday - and the animal must be put down. Michael Bishop, 59, from Curlew Road, Abbeydale, Gloucester, pleaded guilty to one charge of keeping a dog dangerously out of control following the horrific attack on the six-year-old. His collie cross New Zealand huntaway lurched at the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and latched onto her face at Saintbridge allotments.Read:...

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January 13, 2017, 3:20 am

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Snow has fallen in Gloucestershire and this is where you can stay up-to-date during the day with everything that is going on. This morning, we will bring you updates on the roads, weather and travel as well as any breaking news. There is a Met Office warning for ice this morning as snow blankets Cheltenham. We also have news about Little Mix due to perform in Gloucester and a report on a horrific dog attack on a six-year-old girl in Gloucester. So stay with us, your one-stop-shop for all...

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January 13, 2017, 4:55 am

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A man caused mayhem in a pet shop car park when staff accused him of stealing a rat, a court heard yesterday. Painter and decorator Mark Collier, 51, angrily got into his van and tried to drive away from the Pets at Home store in Gloucester - but one of the staff was standing in front of him and was thrown onto the bonnet. Amazingly, the shop worker managed in desperation to punch through Collier's van windscreen, shattering it, said prosecutor Julian Kesner at Gloucester Crown Court. He...

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January 13, 2017, 9:37 am

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A crime spree in which several cars were broken into took place around Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Police are investigating a possible link in the break-ins which all took place between the evening of January 4 and morning of January 5. In Great Western Road near Gloucestershire Royal Hospital a Mazda car was entered overnight by smashing the front passenger side window and a sat-nav was stolen from glove compartment. This break-in happened between 8.30pm on January 4 and 7.50am on...