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March 8, 2017, 5:06 am

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Police want to trace a man who pulled a knife on a taxi driver to escape payment. The driver had picked him up from the accident and emergency department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in the early hours of Saturday, March 4. Read: LIVE: Elderly woman knocked off her mobility scooter in Cheltenham The man asked to stop at the Co-op in Finlay Road to use an ATM, but on arrival made off without paying his fare. The taxi driver gave chase and caught up with him in Selwyn Road, but...

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Bomb threats made to two Gloucestershire primary schools

March 8, 2017, 7:45 am

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Two primary schools in Gloucestershire received malicious calls warning of a bomb on their grounds.The incident happened as a number of schools across England were evacuated today in a nationwide bomb hoax But the threats appear to be from automated phone calls. Read: Man pulls knife on taxi driver to avoid payment after A&E pick up Schools across the south, including Gloucestershire, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Hastings, Hampshire and Sussex, were affected. The hoax also hit three schools...

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March 8, 2017, 8:42 am

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The giant Amey corporation was fined £600,000 today after one of its sub-contract workers was engulfed in flames from an 11,000-volt electric shock in busy Gloucester city.Steven "Jimmy" Brown from Swindon was working at traffic lights outside the Argos store in Eastgate Street, Gloucester, on May 28, 2015 when he dug into a concrete box housing an 11,000 volt cable with his Kango breaker machine.Witnesses looked on in distress as staff rushed from nearby stores with bottles of...

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March 8, 2017, 9:08 am

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Blood found in Tony Swift's flat matches his alleged murderer Lee McClatchley, a court heard.Forensic investigator Claire Morse, who visited Mr Swift's flat the day after he died, said blood was found in four rooms.While the "majority of blood staining" was in the living room – including splatters on the walls and ceiling – spots were found on the kitchen floor, cupboard door and on a pair of tracksuit bottoms.Ms Morse confirmed that the blood pattern suggested...

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Layla Warburton convicted of horrifying attack on woman and tried...

March 8, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Layla Warburton was remanded in custody today after a jury convicted her of taking part in a horrifying attack on another woman in her own homeJurors at Gloucester Crown Court took just under three hours to decide that Warburton joined Sharna Christie in punching and kicking Jamie Wijnaendts, hitting her with a TV, pouring paint on her face and throttling her with a lanyard she wore round her neck.Warburton, of Honyatt Road, Gloucester, had denied using any violence on Ms Wijnaendts during the...

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March 8, 2017, 10:15 pm

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Gloucestershire police have released CCTV images of people they want to talk to in connection with various alleged crimes including ones at newsagents, department stores, convenience stores and a church.. They have all been included in Gloucestershire police's Caught on Camera section of their website. Read: DNA found in blood from Tony Swift's flat matches alleged murderer Lee McClatchley, court heard If you recognise anyone, contact police on 101 or use the buttons on the Caught on...

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What are the rules on using Apple Pay at drive-thrus since mobile...

March 9, 2017, 2:00 am

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Drivers face six points on their license and a £200 fine if they use Apple Pay at take away drive-thrus.The warning comes as motorists face double the punishment for using their phones behind the wheel with tougher new penalties now in force.Read: Tough new rules on using mobile phones at the wheel now apply and this is what you need to knowWhat are the rules at a drive-thrus?You must turn off your engine and apply the handbrake to avoid behind fined. If you touch your phone when the...

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March 9, 2017, 2:36 am

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Household waste illegally dumped in a football club car park has resulted in a punishment for a Cheltenham man.Kieran Mathews, of Brook Road, has been told to pay £1,028 in fines and costs after dumping the rubbish in the car park of Cheltenham Saracens football ground.He appeared in Cheltenham Magistrate's Court on Monday and was fined £480 and ordered to pay costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £48.Read: What are the rules on using Apple Pay at drive-thrus since...

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What to do if you receive a bomb threat and not just call 999

March 9, 2017, 3:08 am

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Advice is available to anybody who receives a bomb threat – and there is more to it than calling 999.Two primary schools in Gloucestershire received malicious calls warning of a bomb on their grounds yesterday.The incident happened as a number of schools across England were evacuated today in a nationwide bomb hoaxBut the threats appear to be from automated phone calls.Schools across the south, including Gloucestershire, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Hastings, Hampshire and Sussex, were...

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March 9, 2017, 4:59 am

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Four people arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs and money laundering during a series of raids by Gloucestershire police in London have been bailed.Around 30 officers from Gloucestershire carried out the raids at three homes in Lewisham and Peckham on Tuesday.Doors were broken down during the simultaneous raids at around 7am and officers seized several thousands of pounds in cash and mobile phones along with the arrests.Read: Quack who claimed to cure cancer via Skype 'flew to...

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March 9, 2017, 8:15 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 will keep on top of the police investigation into the collision between a woman in a mobility scooter and a car in Cheltenham. There is also a £135m masterplan to transform Gloucester's waterfront, a girl being hit by a car, and a report on the differing costs of living in Gloucester and Cheltenham.We will also look into reports of drive-by spuddings - where people thrown...

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Family's damning statement after son's death in Dutch canal

March 9, 2017, 9:03 am

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The family of tragic Richard Cole, who died when he 'rolled into' an Amsterdam canal have issued a damning statement on the investigation into his death after his inquest today. An open verdict was recorded at Gloucestershire Coroner's Court on the death of art valuer Richard, who plunged into the Amsterdam canal within minutes of being robbed of his mobile phone. CCTV shots of the 30-year-old's final moments alive were tracked down by his half brother Lee Thornhill, who gave the Gloucester...

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The devastating consequences of knife crime laid bare to 500...

March 9, 2017, 9:12 am

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More than 500 young people have learned of the dangers of carrying weapons during workshops delivered by youth charity Increase the Peace. The Tredworth charity has delivered its Impact workshops to schools and youth groups across the school year which discussed the possible consequences of knife crime, weapon behaviour and running with the wrong crowd. Increase the Peace delivered its last Impact session of this financial year at Betaris Training in Eastern Avenue on Monday and the charity...

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March 9, 2017, 12:04 pm

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A Gloucester man who pleaded guilty today to stabbing another man at their shared home is facing a possible life sentence. Lee Weaver, 40, of Claremont House in London Road, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to wounding Lee Devlin with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm on January 28, 2017. Read: Live: Battle to free man trapped inside G4S security van for an HOUR He stabbed him in the back with a knife, an attack which was captured on CCTV. Weaver, who was at the time...

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