Significant damage caused to school roof in Churchdown

August 5, 2015, 1:49 am

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Significant damage has been caused to the roof of a primary school in Churchdown. Police are searching for the people responsible for making a large hole in the roof of St Mary's School in Cheltenham Road East. Several roof tiles were removed leaving a 4ft by 2ft gap at 6pm on Saturday, August 1. Significant damage caused to St Mary's school roof on Saturday evening. Pls contact local police on 101 if you have info or see trespassers.— St Marys CPS (@StMarysCPSch) August 3, 2015 A...

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Man, 37, punched in the face for not smoking at Stroud nightclub

August 5, 2015, 3:19 am

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A man had to have emergency surgery after telling a fellow party goer at a stroud nightclub that he did not smoke. Between 12.30am and 12.50am on Sunday, August 2, the 37-year-old victim was approached by a man inside the club who asked for a cigarette.When he said he didn't smoke he was punched in the face by the man. The victim was assaulted for a second time by the same man as he left the club shortly afterwards, being punched to the ground and suffering fractures to his jaw and a broken...

Watch stolen off wrist in Southgate Street 99p shop

August 5, 2015, 4:12 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman's watch was slipped off her wrist in an apparent distraction theft in Gloucester.The incident happened at the 99p store in Southgate Street at about 2.30pm on Friday, 31 July.The victim says a woman bumped into her, apologised, then scurried off.When the victim went to look at her watch - a silver and gold Skagen - it was gone.The suspect is described as being in her 60s, with short dark hair and was wearing light clothing.Anyone with information...

Bromsberrow Heath pensioner, 96, foils cold call scam

August 5, 2015, 5:46 am

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A 96-year-old man has foiled a cold call scam after receiving a suspicious call requesting cash. The pensioner from Bromsberrow Heath near Newent, took a call from the woman, who claimed to be from a government agency, last Friday morning. The caller told him he had been awarded a £8,000 grant for being 'an upstanding member of the public.'But in order to claim his award, the caller gave him a special code and instructed him to ring a London number, whereupon he would be asked to make a...

Telephone scammers get more than they bargained for from...

August 5, 2015, 9:26 am

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You're never to old to make a difference and a 96-year-old pensioner is testament to that.Ex-special constable Roy Thompson, from Bromsberrow Heath, wasn't about to have the wool pulled over his eyes when a fraudster telephoned.He was immediately suspicious when the caller said Roy had won a government good citizen award and was in line for £8,000 - but first they needed £100 from him. "Having been a special constable, I knew calling the police was the right thing to do,"...

Kingsholm tenant loses flat after front door arson

August 5, 2015, 9:29 am

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Gloucester City Homes have been given back a flat in Kingsholm after its tenant set fire to the front door.The sheltered scheme group said the incident put the lives of 79 other elderly residents in serious danger.The fire came as a result of culmination of escalating incidents from the tenant, who had only lived in the property for four months before trouble started.Despite the tenant's persistent attempt to keep her home and defend the proceedings, it was found that GCH had taken reasonable...

Laughing gas canisters and cannabis bags found a children's play...

August 6, 2015, 3:01 am

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Cannabis paraphernalia and laughing gas canisters have been found strewn across a popular children's play area in Longlevens.Remnants of the drugs have been found by county councillor Kathy Williams on a regular basis since the school holidays began.Now Mrs Williams is concerned the Longlevens Recreation Ground in Longford Lane has become a hotbed of antisocial behaviour."I use the fields there on a daily basis to walk my dog and almost daily find evidence of cannabis smoking as well as...

Gloucestershire Police receive allegation about British Prime...

August 6, 2015, 9:26 am

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Police in Gloucestershire have received an allegation against Sir Edward Heath.The constabulary has confirmed that an allegation has been made against the former Prime Minister but at time of writing were unable to give further details for operational reasons.A Gloucestershire Police spokesman said: "The constabulary has referred the allegation to Operation Hydrant officers and we will be liaising closely with them to decide the appropriate investigating authority."Operation Hydrant is...

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Dog owner sought in Podsmead and Linden area

August 6, 2015, 11:06 am

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Police in the Linden and Podsmead areas are searching the owner of this dog who seems to have gone walkabout. The large white husky needs to be reunited with its master after being picked up by officers this afternoon. The police are also searching for a tan spaniel that has gone missing in the area If you are or have seen the owner of the husky or a tan spaniel, give the police a call on 101, quoting incident number 340.PC Wong, PD Max & Marley's handler would like your help to...

Update: Girl, 4, injured in Stroud collision

August 6, 2015, 11:25 pm

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More details and pictures have emerged after a collision on a dangerous road near Stroud in which a four-year-old girl was injured.Police were called to an incident where two cars collided near the cross roads at the top of Frocester Hill.Gloucestershire Road Police reported members of the public were helping to direct traffic while units were sent to the crash site.Out of five people on the occupied cars, a four-year-old girl, a 57-year-old woman and another 76-year-old woman were injured in...

F1 star Jenson Button and wife gassed and burgled in France

August 6, 2015, 11:56 pm

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Formula 1 star Jenson Button and his wife Jessica have been gassed by burglars in France before they looted the place of £300,000 worth of goods.It has been reported that two men may have gassed the pair before breaking in and stealing jewellery from their rented villa on the French Riviera.Button's spokesman said the men may have pumped anaesthetic gas through the air conditioning, according to the BBC.The stolen jewellery is reportedly worth £300,000 and included Jessica's...

£20,000 awarded to Hollie Gazzard Trust to support...

August 7, 2015, 11:40 am

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Tens of thousands of pounds has been awarded to the Hollie Gazzard Trust to help support youngsters affected by domestic abuse.The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has granted the trust £20,000 to deliver the new CRUSH programme across the county in partnership with the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service.CRUSH is a group work programme for 13 to 19-year-olds who are at risk of or affected by domestic abuse.GDASS will run six programmes for up to 10 young people on...

Stop and search figures reveal you are five times more likely to...

August 7, 2015, 11:44 am

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You are five times more likely to be stopped and searched by Gloucestershire police if you are black than if you are white.The statistics have been revealed by the Home Office which has published stop and search data on its website for the first time.The figures for Gloucestershire Constabulary, which cover April to June 2015, show that 5.05 black people per thousand of the population were stopped and searched. This is compared to 0.75 white people per thousand.White people were the least likely...

Elderly woman fends off 'get off my land' attacker near...

August 7, 2015, 11:55 pm

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An elderly woman fended off a man who hit her by squeezing his testicles.Police are appealing for information after the incident close to an old airfield in Stoke Orchard near Cheltenham. The woman was walking her dog along a tarmac track near a small wooded area and a field at about 11.30am on Monday August 3. According to the woman, a man stomped out of the wooded area shouting 'get off my land' and hit her in the mouth. The attack left the woman with bruising and a small cut. In reaction,...

Stolen goods seized from a house in Gloucester

August 8, 2015, 3:06 am

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It's been another busy night for Gloucester police. This time the team have been tracking down tools which were stolen from a vehicle. It looks like quite a bit of hardware was found at an address in Gloucester during the early hours of this morning. OT62 seized these from an address in Gloucester following a theft from vehicle. Inc 32 8/8/15 refers. #bobbysnose pic.twitter.com/QzKPmBG0El — Glos Road Police (@GlosRoadPol) August 8, 2015 Looking for a job in Gloucester? Visit our...

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Two Rodborough homes hit by thieves in the same week

August 8, 2015, 3:14 am

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Officers are appealing for information after two houses were broken into in Rodborough in Stroud in the past week.The burglaries happened between the afternoon of Saturday, August 1 and the morning of Tuesday, August 4.Unknown offenders forced their way into both properties, stealing a watch and jewellery in one but leaving empty handed from the other after an untidy search.Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity during those time should call 101 and quote incident 335 of August 4.Police would...

Drug dealer caught red-handed by police outside Gloucester home...

August 8, 2015, 12:11 pm

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A Gloucester drug dealer was caught red-handed by police officers outside his own home, where there were two young children, a court heard.David Sestak, 28, of Vauxhall Road, Gloucester was jailed for three years when he appeared before Recorder Bebb at the crown court yesterday (Friday).Prosecuting barrister Janine Wood said: "On July 7 this year police executed a search warrant at the defendant's home in Vauxhall Road and when they arrived Sestak was seen leaving his property and...

Carphone Warehouse reports 2.4m customers hacked

August 9, 2015, 1:28 am

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Personal details of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers has been taken in a cyber-attack.The firm said up to 90,000 customers may have had their encrypted credit card details accessed as well.The affected part of the company operates the OneStopPhoneShop.com, e2save.com and Mobiles.co.uk websites.It also provides services to iD Mobile, TalkTalk Mobile, Talk Mobile and some Carphone Warehouse customers.Sebastian James, chief executive of Dixons Carphone, said: "We are, of course,...

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August 9, 2015, 1:38 am

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A driver spent a night in the cells after being caught driving over the drink drive limit. Glos Road Police tweeted that the driver had failed to stop in Gloucester and when they caught up with him had 54 microgrammes of alcohol in his breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath. Officers also found a knife in the car when searching it. The driver of this car failed to stop in the city during the night. Blew 54ug alcohol in breath, limit 35ug....

Police crackdown on speeding in Gloucester

August 9, 2015, 2:19 am

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Police have been cracking down on speeders near Gloucester this weekend after finding motorists going almost twice the speed limit in some places - and have sent the pictures to prove it.Yesterday an Audi driver was caught going 107mph between J14 and J13 northbound on the M5. Audi driver stopped a little earlier #M5 northbound jtn 14 to 13 #fatal4 #LifesTooShort pic.twitter.com/Vg7bu6p1Cp— Glos Road Police (@GlosRoadPol) August 8, 2015 Later that day at 4pm another Audi was...