Lane closed after accident on A40 roundabout in Gloucester

August 9, 2015, 2:40 am

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One lane is blocked after a collision on the A40 in Gloucester. Two vehicles have collided on the northern bypass roundabout, joining with the A417 next to Over. No injuries have been reported but traffic is slow approaching the roundabout and motorists are warned to be careful.

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Help us find Scrumpty vandals Gloucester

August 9, 2015, 3:55 am

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The teenage vandals wanted for damaging one of Gloucester's treasured Scrumptys are still being sought by police – but need your help to identify them. Police have released stills and a video of the CCTV footage of the attack at 3am assault on "Cracked" on Thursday. It shows three men approaching the fibreglass egg, then two of them standing on, kicking and attempting to push him over. One then snaps off the spoon handle that formed part of the...

Weekly bin collections coming back to Barton?

August 9, 2015, 5:43 am

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Barton and Tredworth may get weekly bin collections back to combat litter and flytipping.Rubbish piling the streets has become a regular complaint by residents who claim it has become a health hazard as it is attracting rats and seagulls.Sidney Street has become a particular bugbear for the neighbourhood as a large mound of rubbish has piled up in a garden in the lane.Resident Joe Kilker said the site had become one of the ward's most notorious flytipping spots."It is completely filled with...

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August 9, 2015, 12:05 pm

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A teenager from Gloucester potentially faces a spell behind bars after stabbing her father when he caught her smoking, a court has heard.The girl under 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to a charge of maliciously and unlawfully stabbing her dad in the hand with a knife after an argument erupted in the family home.At Gloucester's Youth Court, three magistrates heard how the incident started on June 6 just after 9pm when the father returned home from shopping and spotted...

Boy wielding 12-inch knife in Eastgate Street avoids jail

August 10, 2015, 3:17 am

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The teenager who sparked alarm after being spotted brandishing a 12-inch kitchen knife in Gloucester city centre has apologised for his actions in court.Gloucester's Youth Court was told how the 17-year-old from Gloucester, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was stopped by armed police after a member of the public raised the alarm when he dropped the knife on Eastgate Street.Three magistrates heard how, after picking the knife back up and putting it in his pocket, he was tracked by police on...

Mum's anger after taking mentally disabled son to see his sex...

August 10, 2015, 7:47 am

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Salesman Kelvin Adams has been jailed for sexually assaulting a mentally disabled schoolboy.A jury convicted Adams of Massey Avenue, Gloucester on Thursday on six counts of sexually assaulting the teenager under the age of 16.The 49-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charges, but the jury at Gloucester Crown Court believed his young victim who gave evidence via video link.After the trial, the teenager's mum hit out at Adams for making her son undergo the trauma of giving evidence against his...

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August 10, 2015, 8:39 am

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Police who raided a convicted drug dealer's Gloucester home found a heroin rock and £2,285 in his pocket, a further £8,000 in cash and £40,000 of Class A drugs hidden around the house, a court was told.Ezekiel Foster, 33, of Beaufort Road, was jailed for five years and four months on Friday after he pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply and one count of possessing criminal property.Recorder Gordon Bebb told Gloucester Crown Court:...

More than 150 traveller camping spots needed by 2031 in...

August 10, 2015, 9:41 am

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As a Minsterworth travelling campsite is given permission to stay indefinitely, officials predict the region will need to provide more than 150 spots for families in the years to come.Permission was granted for the 19-pitch site in Hygrove Lane in February 2011 but only for three years.Now an appeal to get rid of the time limit has been granted, as authorities feel more space needs to be made for the travelling community.There are now seven families on the waiting list for a home at one of four...

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August 10, 2015, 9:47 am

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Questions have been raised about the future of rubbish collections in Gloucester as residents clamour to have weekly pick-ups.Since the Citizen's report on Monday revealed weekly collections may return to Barton and Tredworth, many city homeowners want to see the same happen in their neighbourhoods.Michelle Wager from Tredworth said on Facebook that while she did not have problems with her bins overflowing, she thinks there should be a blanket approach. "Certainly I've never noticed rubbish...

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August 10, 2015, 11:21 pm

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Traffic is relatively light this morning thanks to the summer holidays but a number of roadworks may cause problems.The A4019 Swindon Road has been reported busy in Cheltenham but moving between Royal Mail building and The Cotswold Inn. As usual the A417 at Crickley Hill is also busy eastbound towards the Air Balloon Roundabout.Motorists are warned to be aware of roadworks at the entry slip road northbound at J10, A4019 (Cheltenham), which is closed because of bridge maintenance work.Works are...

Newent murder investigation: Woman arrested over 43-year-old...

August 13, 2015, 6:09 am

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A 51-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in a house.Police were called to the new-build home in Newent, at 10.40pm on Wednesday where they discovered the body of a 43-year-old man.Today police officers stood outside the taped-off maisonette home while forensic officers moved in and out of the property.Gloucestershire Police were called to a maisonette in Meek Road, Newent, at 10.40pm last night where the body of a 43-year-old local man was...

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August 13, 2015, 8:16 am

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A businessman who used a secret camera to film a woman and two teenage girls taking showers was caught when his son found the videos on his computer, a court heard today.John Hall, 52, of Shelduck Road, Quedgeley, Gloucester, had left the secret camera in a bathroom, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Prosecutor Edward Hetherington said his offending was discovered when his 19-year-old son used his dad's computer and found indecent images on it."He noticed files saved on the computer and a USB...

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August 13, 2015, 11:09 am

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An accident near Newent has seen the road blocked after a motorcylist came off his bike.The B4215 was blocked after the crash in Malswick at around 6pm.Police have requested extra units to manage the traffic as an ambulance is dealing with the injured man.Officers are still waiting for a recovery vehicle to collect the bike.The biker's injuries are not thought to be serious.

Severn Area Rescue, Coastguard and Police called to 'man hanging...

August 13, 2015, 1:45 pm

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Lifeboats from Gloucestershire were called into action to save somebody apparently hanging from the railings of the M4 bridge over the Severn Estuary.Severn Area Rescue Association at Beachley Station were called at around 7.20pm by HM Coastguard after reports by Gwent Police that there was believed to be a man on the outside of the safety railings on the eastbound side of the bridge.However the team was stood down half an hour later on Saturday, August 8 when police established the call was...

Pensioner punched and kicked in the head, body and legs in a...

August 14, 2015, 3:57 am

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A 74-year-old man was punched and kicked in the head, body and legs in a sickening street attack in Gloucester.Police say the incident occurred in St James Street just after midnight when two men reportedly watched the victim draw cash from a cash machine at Sainsbury's.The victim also lost his glasses and house key in the attack which were later recovered by police.Gloucestershire Constabulary is now appealing for information about the robbery which happened on August 3.Officers have released a...

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Police given more time to question Newent murder suspect

August 14, 2015, 5:23 am

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Police have been given more time to question a woman over the murder of a 43-year-old man in Newent.Earlier today Cheltenham Magistrates' Court granted a 36 hour Warrant of Further Detention in order to allow further questioning.A 51-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday.Police were called to the new-build home in Meek Road, Newent, at 10.40pm on Wednesday night where they discovered the body of a 43-year-old man.Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101...

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August 14, 2015, 8:30 am

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Detectives have until nearly midnight on Saturday to charge or release a woman being held on suspicion of murder as the case is sent to police watchdogs.Magistrates have given police a further 36 hours to quiz the 51-year-old woman, who was arrested after the body of a 43-year-old man was found at a house in Newent.Detectives arrested her on Wednesday night and were granted a 36-hour extension at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court at 11.35am on Friday.The man's body was found at a property on Meek...

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August 15, 2015, 9:46 am

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An Albanian man posted a disgusting picture of a 12 months old baby being sexually abused onto a Facebook site dedicated to religious discussion, a court was told yesterday.Leon Suci, 29, of Fountain Square, Gloucester, was not a paedophile and did not gain sexual gratification from the illegal image, Gloucester Crown Court was told.His misguided act was to draw attention to what he alleged were the practices of some Islamic men, the court heard.Suci pleaded guilty to distribution of the single...

Woman charged with murder in Newent as victim named

August 15, 2015, 12:49 pm

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Gloucestershire police have charged a woman with murder. 51-year-old Joanne Williams of Meek Road, Newent has been charged with the murder of 43-year-old Marc Hastings of Hillcrest Road, Berry Hill. She was arrested on August 12 when officers were called to her home at 10.40pm where the body of Mr Hastings was found.She remains in custody and is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday.

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August 13, 2015, 11:31 pm

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A church-going Westbury-on-Severn man drunkenly attacked a campsite guest with a wine bottle and hit him on the head, a court heard.The attack left victim Mark Johnson with a scar and ruined not just his camping holiday but also his wife's and two other couples they were with, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Dad-of-two William Andrew, 30, of Grange Court Road, Westbury-on-Severn, was jailed for 14 months after he admitted wounding Mr Johnson and assaulting another guest at the site, Robert...