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Two boys, aged 14 and 15, arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and physical assault yesterday have been bailed. The arrests happened after Gloucestershire officers executed a warrant at a house in Gloucester on Friday morning. It followed concerns raised relating to alleged child sexual exploitation. The allegations relate to two girls, who were aged 15 and 17 when the offences were said to have been made last year. Read: Warning after 10-year-old boy shares naked image of himself...

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January 14, 2017, 7:29 am

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Teenage burglar Marek Gazi and his family were threatened with jail by a judge yesterday after protesting angrily at being kept waiting all day at court to appear for a five-minute hearing.Gazi, 18, of Badminton Road, in Matson, was kept in the cells below court from first thing in the morning until mid afternoon before being taken up to the dock for a burglary charge.His was the last case of the day in a busy list of 18 defendants.Weekend Live: Ice warning, big cats, poaching, sexting fears,...

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January 14, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Women are allegedly being harassed on a regular basis when out running around Hucclecote and surrounding areas. Members of the Hucclecote Harriers running club have reported verbal abuse from passers-by when they are out jogging in the area. One Harriers member said she was sexually assaulted in Abbeymead, while others have said they've received hurtful abuse shouted by people in cars. Ben Newman, founder of the club, said such harassment is unacceptable but encouraged members not to stop...

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January 14, 2017, 11:01 pm

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Amphetamines are Gloucestershire's favourite drug after cannabis, with a sharp rise in the amount seized by police last year.According to the latest data from the Home Office, a total of 4kg of amphetamines were seized by police in the region in 2015-16 - up from just one kg in 2014-15.That's enough for 80,000 50 mg doses of amphetamines - or nearly one dose for every eight people living in Gloucestershire.Read: Boy aged just 14 among those charged in biggest war on drugs in GloucestershireRead:...

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January 15, 2017, 2:00 am

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Talented musician Cahnel Tyne, 22, who worked for one of the Gloucestershire drug gangs caught during police undercover Operation Emperor last year, has avoided jail.At Gloucester Crown Court on Friday, Tyne, of Woodvale, Kingsway, Gloucester, admitted possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply in Cheltenham on May 26 last year.He was among a group of 'runners' aged as young as 13 who were used by gang leader, Gregory Smith, 33, from Cheltenham, to take drugs to customers.The court...

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January 15, 2017, 4:30 am

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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 weekend. This includes an early look at a new shopping walkway that opens in Cheltenham tomorrow. Today, we report on the shocking abuse some women runners are facing in Gloucester, and some handing hints on communicating with your dog. We have also had a chat with adventurer Ben Hooper, who hasn't ruled out a second attempt at swimming the Atlantic after his first attempted was...

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January 15, 2017, 9:20 am

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Police constables out on patrol in Gloucestershire have stumbled upon a large warehouse full to the brim with cannabis plants and equipment. Gloucestershire police Tweeted its incredible find today after some of its PCs found what appears to be an underground building being used to cultivate drugs on an industrial scale. A video tour of the area shows hundreds of large cannabis plants as well as vast amounts of equipment, presumably used to grow the plants, in various rooms. Read:...

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January 15, 2017, 9:39 am

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Two men branded 'greedy' by police are in custody this afternoon. Cotswolds Police arrested two men for the theft of £168 of meat and £101 of alcohol from Waitrose in Cirencester. The pair were caught by a police officer who was on his day off. The police tweeted: "2 men in custody for theft @Waitrose Ciren. £168 of meat then £101 of alcohol. #Greedy. Caught by PC Coop on his day off!" 2 men in custody for theft @Waitrose Ciren. £168 of meat then...

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January 15, 2017, 9:33 pm

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Between October 2017 and March 2018 the force wants to swell its ranks to 1,075.This latest campaign builds on the recruitment drive ran last spring and are asking people to apply for, what they call, 'the most challenging and rewarding career there is'.Read: 'I'm having a baby' - Hayden, from Gloucester, becomes UK's first pregnant manDeputy chief constable Rod Hansen said: "Ours is a proud constabulary with a good reputation, good people and real ambition."Those we seek and those we...

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January 15, 2017, 10:00 pm

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This is where you can stay up-to-date during the day with everything that is going on in Gloucestershire. Today, is Blue Monday and you can find out what it is all about here and find links to some of the stories about mental well-being we have covered in the past week. We will also bring you the latest weather and travel and all the breaking news from the county. This will include tickets for Little Mix concert going on sale at Kingsholm. We'll be there live. And in Cheltenham, a new...

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January 16, 2017, 5:23 am

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Drug crazed Jamie Drew left a trail of traumatised victims in his wake when he went on a one day crime spree which included hijacking a man's car at knifepoint and threatening to stab three people in a Gloucester flat, a court heard. Drew, 27, also tried to take another man's car from him at knifepoint during an extraordinary series of offences that ended with him being surrounded by armed police and threatened with a gun. At Gloucester Crown Court on Friday Drew, formerly of Golden Close,...

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January 16, 2017, 5:35 am

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A 72 year old Gloucester man who repeatedly molested his granddaughter has been jailed for six years.The man, who can not be identified for legal reasons, abused the girl when she was aged between nine and 11, Gloucester Crown Court was told.The girl said nothing about it to anyone – until her grandparents took her on holiday and the offences against her became more serious and painful, said prosecutor Julian Kesner.The pensioner pleaded guilty to five charges of sexual activity with a...

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January 16, 2017, 8:05 am

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A Matson man who popped round to a friend's house to borrow some roll-up cigarette papers was attacked with an axe and suffered a skull fracture, a jury was told today.Tyrone Johnson was set on by Blake Taylor, 33, and hit on the head twice with the axe, Gloucester Crown Court heard.Taylor, of Red Well Road, Matson, has denied wounding Mr Johnson with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm on July 19 last year. He admits being at the scene but says it was another man who committed the...

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January 16, 2017, 9:00 pm

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A 31-year-old man punched his diminutive partner and banged her head against a wall before dragging her around by her hair, a court heard.Then when he took her to a women's centre for help he threatened to fire bomb the building if they did not take care of her, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Peter Trigg, who is 6ft 3ins, was branded a bully by Judge Ian Lawrie QC, who jailed him for a total of 19 months.The court heard that Trigg and his then partner, who lived with him in the Dukeries in...

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January 17, 2017, 2:27 am

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Do any of these faces ring a bell?These images have been released by Gloucestershire police investigating a series of crimes across the county.Officers want to trace these people in connection with alleged offences at shops in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Cirencester.Read: Crash at Elmbridge Court roundabout adds to road chaos for Gloucester commutersThey have all been included in Gloucestershire police's Caught on Camera section of their website.If you recognise anyone, you can phone 101 or go on...

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January 17, 2017, 3:30 am

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This is where you can stay up-to-date during the day with everything that is going on in Gloucestershire. Today, we report the disturbing news about the number of sexual abuse allegation made about sports clubs in the county. We also look at Beaufort School and its plans for expansion As always, we bring you the latest weather and travel and all the breaking news from the county. We will also keep on eye on Prime Minister Theresa May's big speech on Brexit. So stay with us, your...

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January 17, 2017, 4:37 am

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Two vans were stolen from a company's yard in Barton Street in Gloucester before being driven recklessly into other people's property at the end of last week.Police are appealing for information about the incident, which involved three offenders and happened in the early hours of Friday, 13 January.A white Mercedes Sprinter van was taken from Cash4Clothes at around 1.40am and then used to smash through the business's iron gates, causing debris to be strewn all over the road.Read: Crash at...

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January 17, 2017, 7:03 am

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Two illegal immigrants from Albania are facing probable jail sentences after admitting their part in running a hugely valuable cannabis factory in Gloucester.Muj Toskaj, 24, and Blerim Mustavataj, 29, both of no fixed abode, appeared in Cheltenham Magistrates' Court charged with producing the class B drug.They were arrested after police found them inside the cannabis factory in Barton Street on Sunday.Read: Three men arrested after cannabis factory worth over £100,000 uncoveredThe court...

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January 17, 2017, 8:21 am

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Two drug dealers were like cuckoos in the nest when they moved into a Cheltenham heroin addict's 'filthy and smelly' flat and used it as a base for their illicit trade, a jury was told today.Jason Lindsay, 25, of Southgate Street, Gloucester, and Odaine Mullins, 28, of Avon Square, Hertford, hid thousands of pounds worth of drugs in the electrical ducting of Stuart Whittingham's Monkscroft flat, it was alleged at Gloucester Crown Court.The two men have pleaded not guilty to possessing heroin,...

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January 17, 2017, 8:35 am

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A woman who crashed into traffic lights while drink-driving said she had no idea she was over the limit.Joana Castro told Cheltenham Magistrates' Court that she had been working hard in the run up to Christmas and decided to join her colleagues in the pub for a drink.The 33-year-old, of King Arthur Close, Charlton Park, Cheltenham, was charged with driving with excess alcohol in her system at Barrington Service Station, Burford, Oxfordshire, on December 22 last year.Read: Tuffley man arrested...