Gloucester mum speaks out about the dangers of online grooming
A Gloucester mum has spoken out about the dangers of social media after her teenage daughter was groomed online.The first time she had any idea her daughter was in a dangerous relationship was when she...
View ArticleBusinesses claim criminals going free as Gloucester faces big...
Businesses in Gloucester are becoming increasingly concerned about a large drop in police numbers in the city.Some claim shoplifters are being let go by security guards and violent drinkers on nights...
View ArticleTalented teen rugby player sentenced to detention for breaking...
A teenage rugby player broke a man's jaw in two places during a late night skirmish, a court heard yesterday.The teenager was sentenced to eight months detention and training after he admitted...
View ArticlePolice hunt for two people after Land Rover Defender stolen from...
Police are searching for a Land Rover Defender stolen from the Thrupp area of Stroud. Officers said two people were spotted running to a nearby saloon car. The car was stolen just before midnight last...
View ArticleMissing Abbeydale boy found and 23-year-old woman arrested
Missing Abbeydale teenager Jack Parfiitt has been found safe and well at an address in Penhill, Swindon.Jack was found by officers this morning following enquiries made in the area. He had been staying...
View ArticleNew dad behind bars after attacking 'love rival' in Forest of...
A 23-year-old Forest of Dean dad's jealous attack on a man he believed was a love rival has landed him behind bars for nine months.Adam Gardiner punched Joseph Haskitt and then stamped on his head,...
View ArticleCarer who stole £13k from vulnerable women in Gloucester...
A care worker who stole more than £13,000 from three vulnerable women has been given six months to avoid jail by paying back all the money.Mum-of-four Tanya Daniels, 48, of Sapperton Road, Gloucester,...
View ArticlePolice hunt pair who threw 'bottle of fluid' over man in Barton
A witness appeal has been launched to find two men who threw a "bottle of fluid" over another man outside Coral bookmakers in Barton Street.It happened at about 7.45pm on Sunday, June 28. Police said...
View ArticleCalls have been made for pop-up urinals in parts of Gloucester
Calls are being made for 'pop-up' urinals in Eastgate Street to deter drinkers from relieving themselves down alleyways or against buildings.The stretch of road is the where much of the city centre's...
View ArticleAsa Martin wanted in connection with a serious collision in...
This man is wanted by police in connection with a serious collision in Cheltenham.Asa Martin, 29, who has links to Gloucester, is wanted in connection with a road crash in Hester's Way which left a...
View ArticleGloucester housing association boss jailed for fraud only has...
A housing association official jailed for a £150,000 fraud has no assets that can be confiscated by the State - except a Skoda Fabia car worth no more than £2,000, a court heard.In January Christopher...
View ArticlePolice seek information after car is damaged in Cinderford
Police are seeking information or witnesses to a Road Traffic Collision which took place in Cinderford on 3 July, in which a parked Ford Fiesta was damaged sometime between 08.45 and 17.30.A woman...
View Article'Wrecked' workshop educating 4,000 young drivers in Gloucestershi...
A new workshop is educating more than four thousand 17-24-year-olds across the county to be aware of the dangers of drink and drug driving.The event, aimed at young pre and novice drivers and their...
View ArticleMan reclaims pyjamas after spate of thefts at Barn in the Farm in...
Festival-goers were targeted in Over as more than a dozen tents were burgled and valuables taken – including someone's pyjamas.Thieves targeted the tents at last weekend's Barn on the Farm and stole a...
View ArticleGloucestershire domestic abuse charities open to £3.2m...
Victims of domestic violence and abuse could find relief as a £3.2 million funding boost is announced to help ensure nobody is turned away from help.The fund will be open to proposals from local...
View ArticleFormer Newent Community School teacher in court for 21 sex...
A former teacher at Newent Community School may enter pleas in court today for 21 sex offences.Art teacher Ceri Boothe, 57, faces charges dating between 1990 and 2014 including taking indecent images...
View ArticleCinderford man admits drugs charges after having 28 cocaine wraps...
A Forest of Dean man who hid 28 wraps of crack cocaine up his bottom has admitted conspiring to supply the Class A drug.Joshua Derbyshire-Moore, 24, formerly of Victoria Street, Cinderford but now...
View ArticleSouth African carer terrified of returning home has been jailed...
A South African mother who is terrified of returning to her homeland after a gangland shooting in her former flat has been jailed at Gloucester Crown Court today for having forged immigration...
View ArticleFormer Newent teacher Ceri Boothe admits sex offences including...
A comprehensive school teacher has today admitted a catalogue of 20 sex offences including taking photographs of boys in a public changing room and abusing a man with the mental age of a child.Thomas...
View ArticleAttacker fled on bike after stabbing man in Gloucester Cathedral...
Police are on the hunt for a knifeman who fled on a bike after stabbing someone in Gloucester Cathedral's grounds.The 28-year-old victim suffered 'superficial' wounds to his arm and was chased by his...
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