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A 28 year old man who tried to smash his way into his terrified ex-partner's Newent flat with an axe was jailed for 18 months.Gloucester Crown Court heard that Nicholas Parker, of Winsley Road, Matson, Gloucester, went to Danielle Hambrey's home in Meek Rad, Newent, on November 11 last year.Prosecutor Julian Kesner told the court "He had been in a relationship with her for about eight months from the beginning of 2015. "In the last two to three months there had been domestic violence,...

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February 4, 2017, 6:32 am

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This is the dramatic scene at Asda in Gloucester when a suspected arsonist struck in the clothing section earlier today. Flames are clearly visible in the George section of the Bruton Way store at around 2.45am. The image was taken as staff and customers were evacuated from the branch as fire fighters were called. It is understood the sprinkler system was activated. Read: Arson at Asda as fire breaks out in clothing section filling store with smoke Another picture sent to us shows...

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February 4, 2017, 9:00 am

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Pub chef Jake Prosser, 24, was freed from jail on Friday despite being caught drink-driving just eight days after he had been banned from the road. Magistrates in Cheltenham decided on January 27 that Prosser's blatant disregard of his ban for drink driving meant he had to go to jail for eight weeks. But yesterday at Gloucester Crown Court Prosser, of Tobyfield Road, Bishop's Cleeve, won an appeal against the sentence and was set free after just a week behind bars. Read: Have you seen...

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February 4, 2017, 11:30 am

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Sometimes, people park so badly you just have to stop and stare. And other times, you just have to take a picture. This is what happened to one woman who was left dumbstruck by this parking in Gloucester. She witnessed this witless parking outside Rosebank Surgery in Stroud Road. Read: MOVE FREDDIE! Vandal writes off bright yellow car blamed for spoiling view of picturesque village The car was left blocking the pavement AND a pedestrian crossing. She said: "The driver certainly...

Investigation launched into 'disgusting' fly-tipping in Tredworth

February 4, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Investigations have been launched into a "disgusting" fly-tipping incident in Tredworth. This picture sent to Gloucestershire Live shows the level of fly-tipping near Tredworth Infant School in Ducie Street. Fly-tipping has been a constant issue in the street for many years, according to one resident. Read: No messing about: Council set to slap £400 on spot fines for fly-tippers in Gloucester The resident said: "As far as I can see, there is nothing in this latest...

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February 4, 2017, 10:51 pm

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A man has died after an incident at a nightclub. Police confirmed this morning that there has been a fatality at the Warehouse nightclub in Stroud. All the police could say this morning is that the death at the London Road club in is being investigated. Officers said more details would be released later this day. Read: Pictures capture fire and billowing smoke after arsonist strikes at Asda in Gloucester It is believed the incident happened at around 2am today. Police could not say...

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February 5, 2017, 3:36 am

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A suspected drink-driver was pulled over by police who found there were six other people in the car. The car was spotted on CCTV in Cirencester and when officers stopped the vehicle, the driver was breathalysed. Read: Why did all those burglar alarms go off in the middle of the night in Cheltenham? Officers said someone was arrested on suspicion of being twice the limit. Read: Man dies after incident at nightclub In reporting the arrest on Twitter, Cotswolds Police added: "No sign...

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February 5, 2017, 8:48 am

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Heartfelt tributes have been left outside a Stroud nightclub where a 24-year-old man died in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to the Warehouse nightclub just after 2am where the man was being treated by paramedics. He sadly died as a result of his injuries. "My heart goes out to the family and friends. It's something that could have been avoided – that's the saddest thing." A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the...

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February 5, 2017, 10:12 pm

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Investigations continue today into the death of a 24-year-old man at a Stroud nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning. Flowers have been left outside the Warehouse nightclub in London Road as police question a 28-year-old man on suspicion of murder. The 24-year-old man who died has been named locally as Jack Mitchell and his mother, Kate Mitchell, and sister, Jasmine, have paid tribute to him on social media. The county's Major Crime Investigation Team is appealing for witnesses to an...

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February 5, 2017, 11:20 pm

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A mum says she is "so proud" of her "gentlest" son who died following an alleged assault at a nightclub over the weekend in a heart-breaking tribute on social media. Posting a picture of him in uniform, Kate Mitchell speaks of the pain of losing her "most precious gift" following an incident at The Warehouse club in London Road, Stroud, in the early hours of Sunday. Sister Jasmine Mitchell also paid a moving tribute to her "soldier brother" Jack saying...

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February 6, 2017, 1:04 am

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More than £1.3million has been cut from the service which protects consumers over the last seven years in Gloucestershire.Figures show the budget for Gloucestershire Trading Standards has reduced by £1.335 million between 2010/11 and 2017/18. Liberal Democrats have now attacked the Conservative-controlled Gloucestershire County Council for hitting the most vulnerable and "eroding" a service that provides advice and support to businesses across the county. But the Tories say...

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February 6, 2017, 4:29 am

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The family of "gentle" Jack Mitchell who died following an alleged assault at a Stroud nightclub has released a picture of him. Police believes the Jack, 24, to be the victim of an incident at the Warehouse nightclub, although formal identification has not taken place. Jack, from Stroud, was a Gunner in the 32 Regiment Royal Artillery based at Larkhill army base in Wiltshire. Read: Mum and sister's heartbreaking tributes to soldier brother and gentlest son after nightclub...

Elderly woman injured in Dursley 'hit and run'

February 6, 2017, 5:44 am

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An elderly woman was injured in an alleged hit and run in Dursley last night. Police were called at 7.45pm to Long Street where a silver estate car with a ladder on the roof had reversed into an 82-year-old Dursley woman. The car made off towards bottom of Long Street. Read: Family release picture of 'gentle' Jack Mitchell who died following alleged nightclub assault Passer-by Thomas Arnold took this video at the scene: Read: Increase the Peace's Delroy Ellis to skip all...

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February 6, 2017, 8:55 am

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Carer Sarah Green spent more than two years plundering a vulnerable 72-year-old man's bank account - eventually leaving him penniless, a court heard today.The 46-year-old carried on stealing from Parkinson's Disease victim Ken West even when he was in hospital having a leg amputated, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Mr West, who also suffers from diabetes and epilepsy, is now in debt to the Cheltenham care home where he lives, the court heard.Green, of Laburnum Road, Podsmead, Gloucester, pleaded...

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February 6, 2017, 9:18 am

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Asda's clothing line George will remain closed for several more days after a suspected arson attack at the Gloucester supermarket. Customers had to flee the store in Bruton Way after a fire started in the children's clothing area of the store in the early hours of Saturday morning. Firefighters were able to put out the flames with the help of sprinklers but the damage caused means the clothing area of the business remains shut until Wednesday. Read: Family release picture of 'gentle' Jack...

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February 6, 2017, 10:01 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 will likely be dominated by plans for a new all-through school to be built in Cheltenham to meet rising levels of demand for primary and secondary places. It is hoped to be open by September 2020. We also have the latest on the Asda arson with news that George, the clothing section, is to remain closed for a while. A nursery in Gloucester has also been slammed by watchdog...

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February 7, 2017, 12:30 am

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A 42-year-old Stroud man who pounced on a man with learning difficulties and tried to rob him outside his home has been jailed for five years.Robert Harrison of Matthews Way, Paganhill, had denied having any intent to rob Joshua Osborn on August 6 last year but was convicted by a Gloucester Crown Court jury of assault with intent to rob.Judge Jamie Tabor QC sentenced him to an immediate five-year jail term.Read: LIVE: Students injured in Gloucestershire bus crashProsecutor Janine Wood told the...

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February 7, 2017, 12:43 am

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Police are investigating an incident at a convenience store in Newent this morning. There are reports of a robbery at the Co-op store in High Street in the town, although that has not been confirmed. One person said she understood two women had been threatened with a crowbar. Another said: "I heard from some of the customers that there was a break in at around six o'clock this morning and two people were tied up."I think they are ok but shaken and some money was...

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February 6, 2017, 2:49 am

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A 24-year-old Tewkesbury man who smashed his way into a terrified couple's home with a hammer has been jailed for five years.Alexander Flanagan, of Coventry Close, Tewkesbury, said he did it because resident Daniel O'Connor had cheated him on a £20 cannabis deal - a claim denied by Mr O'Connor and his partner Rachel Martin.Flanagan admitted attempting to rob Mr O'Connor in his High Street home on June 28 last year and was sentenced to five years in prison.Read: Mum and sister's...

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February 7, 2017, 2:28 am

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There was a terrifying armed robbery at a Co-op store in Gloucestershire early this morning after thieves laid in wait before striking. When two female members of staff arrived to open the convenience store in High Street, Newent, two white males immediately followed them through the front door. One man was carrying a crowbar. Read: Woman suffers facial injuries in multi-vehicle crash on major Gloucestershire road The women were manhandled and shut in a rear room of the shop by the...