Have you seen this man? Police believe he fled to Gloucestershire...

March 2, 2017, 9:21 am

≫ Next: Police closed down property 'used for sex offences' in Gloucester...

≪ Previous: Tony Swift found dead with "massive pool of blood"...

$

0

0

Police are looking for a man believed to have fled to Gloucestershire after he did not turn up at court.Wiltshire Police is appealing for help from members of the public to trace Swindon man Daniel Gary O'Donoghue, 35, who is wanted for breach of bail conditions.O'Donoghue is wanted in connection with a number of motoring offences and for not turning up at court. Read: Graphic footage of violent brawl at H20 which resulted in jail for three menRead: Man killed after jumping in front of train on...

---

Police closed down property 'used for sex offences' in Gloucester...

March 2, 2017, 11:24 am

≫ Next: Man who thought he was "God's gift" to opposite sex...

≪ Previous: Have you seen this man? Police believe he fled to Gloucestershire...

$

0

0

Police have closed down a property where sexual offences are believed to have taken place in Gloucester today. Officers swooped on an address in Abbeydale to serve a closure notice under the sexual offences act. A notice was placed on the entrance to the building at about 2.40pm today.Read: Graphic footage of violent brawl at H20 which resulted in jail for three menA Closure Notice has been issued today for an address in Abbeydale #Gloucester in relation to Sexual Offences @GlosCityPolice...

Man who thought he was "God's gift" to opposite sex...

March 3, 2017, 12:31 am

≫ Next: Hefty fine for person who fly-tipped dirty nappies

≪ Previous: Police closed down property 'used for sex offences' in Gloucester...

$

0

0

A Cheltenham man who hit a young woman in the face, perforating her eardrum, has walked free from court with an order to do 60 hours of unpaid work.Daniel Millican, 23, formerly of Milne Walk, Cheltenham, but now of no fixed address, was convicted last month of assaulting the woman causing actual bodily harm in Cheltenham town centre while they were both out clubbing on August 14 last year.He was cleared of an allegation of sexual assault by kissing her with his tongue in her mouth.Read: Man...

Hefty fine for person who fly-tipped dirty nappies

March 3, 2017, 3:03 am

≫ Next: Trafficking arrest after property 'used for sex offences' was...

≪ Previous: Man who thought he was "God's gift" to opposite sex...

$

0

0

Fines of £400 have been handed to two people for dumping household waste and fly-tipping dirty nappies.Investigations by Environmental Protection Officers led to the two unrelated discoveries, at Dexter Way in Westgate and Old Row at Barton and Tredworth. Fixed penalty notices have now been issued to both individuals. Both offenders had dumped general household waste, recyclables and clothing – and one had also fly tipped dirty nappies. Read: Gloucestershire home care provider goes...

Trafficking arrest after property 'used for sex offences' was...

March 3, 2017, 3:20 am

≫ Next: Man suffers permanent damage to his eyesight after single punch...

≪ Previous: Hefty fine for person who fly-tipped dirty nappies

$

0

0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking vulnerable women in Gloucester. The arrest comes after a 48-hour closure notice was served on a residential address in Oxmoor, Abbeydale. Read: Police closed down property 'used for sex offences' in Gloucester today A police spokesman said: "A 63-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking offences against vulnerable women, coercive control and Class A drugs supply in connection with the case."He has been bailed...

Man suffers permanent damage to his eyesight after single punch...

March 3, 2017, 3:50 am

≫ Next: Police call off search at home of double murderer Christopher...

≪ Previous: Trafficking arrest after property 'used for sex offences' was...

$

0

0

A man who was punched by Kidderminster man Taylor Lowell in a Cheltenham night club has suffered lifetime damage to his eyesight, a court heard on Thursday.At Gloucester Crown Court Lowell, 33, Mill Street, Kidderminster, admitted unlawfully wounding Thomas George Bell in Cheltenham between July 1 to 4 2016.Lowell, a demolition company worker, was bailed for a pre-sentence report to be prepared but was warned by Judge Jamie Tabor QC that he is likely to be jailed at the next hearing on April...

Police call off search at home of double murderer Christopher...

March 3, 2017, 4:08 am

≫ Next: If you see this man, dial 999 and tell police which way he is...

≪ Previous: Man suffers permanent damage to his eyesight after single punch...

$

0

0

Police have called off their search at the former home of double murderer Christopher Halliwell - after not finding any new significant evidence. Forensics had been searching the gardens and garages of two properties in Swindon since Monday last week in an operation originally expected to last five days. But specialist teams came up empty-handed today began withdrawing from the site in Broad Street. Evil Halliwell, 53, was last year convicted of fatally stabbing and strangling Becky Godden,...

If you see this man, dial 999 and tell police which way he is...

March 3, 2017, 6:11 am

≫ Next: 'I'm a huge pervert', sex offender tells police as they raid his...

≪ Previous: Police call off search at home of double murderer Christopher...

$

0

0

Police are appealing for help from members of the public to trace a Swindon man who is wanted for breach of bail conditions.Daniel Gary O'Donoghue, 35, from Swindon, Wiltshire, is wanted in connection with a number of motoring offences and for not turning up at court. It's believed he may be in the Gloucestershire area now.Read: What's happening at Cleeve Link? All we know about the home care company's liquidationPC Chris Hemns from Wiltshire police said: "If you see this man, call 999...

---

'I'm a huge pervert', sex offender tells police as they raid his...

March 3, 2017, 8:47 am

≫ Next: Dealer McClatchley sent texts to customers he 'owed' shortly...

≪ Previous: If you see this man, dial 999 and tell police which way he is...

$

0

0

When police raided the home of suspected child porn offender Nicholas Blackwell he told them immediately "I am a huge pervert."The 62 year old delivery driver from North Home Road, Cirencester, could not have been more candid about his guilt even before the police had started searching his house, said prosecutor Julian Kesner.The search revealed that Blackwell had 227 digital videos of the most serious level of child porn - showing children as young as four being raped, Mr Kesner...

Dealer McClatchley sent texts to customers he 'owed' shortly...

March 3, 2017, 8:48 am

≫ Next: House in suburban Gloucester at centre of police probe into...

≪ Previous: 'I'm a huge pervert', sex offender tells police as they raid his...

$

0

0

Cannabis dealer Lee McClatchley sent text messages to customers he "owed" in the hours after Tony Swift's death, a court heard.McClatchley, 30, of Cromwell Road, Cheltenham, who is on trial for murdering Mr Swift, met with a client later that day and asked if they were aware of his death.Tony's son Sam Swift told the court on Wednesday he knew McClatchley because he had tried to get cannabis "on tick" and his father had accused him or an associate of stealing his wallet a...

House in suburban Gloucester at centre of police probe into...

March 3, 2017, 9:40 am

≫ Next: How 'you're short' jibe led to cup of McDonald's coke being...

≪ Previous: Dealer McClatchley sent texts to customers he 'owed' shortly...

$

0

0

Police have been granted permission to shut down a house in the suburbs of Gloucester as the man living there is investigated for a string of alleged serious sexual offences.A civil court heard today how the man is suspected to have taken control of vulnerable women with drugs and allegedly forced them to have sex with men he brings back to the house.Myles Doyle was arrested when police raided his home in Oxmoor, Abbeydale on Thursday evening and police were permitted to temporarily close his...

How 'you're short' jibe led to cup of McDonald's coke being...

March 3, 2017, 9:42 am

≫ Next: LIVE: Cleeve Link in liquidation, woman 'paralysed after...

≪ Previous: House in suburban Gloucester at centre of police probe into...

$

0

0

When a woman passer-by rudely told Liam Rouse that he and his friends were 'short' he reacted indignantly by throwing his cup of McDonald's Coke towards her, a court heard today.It was a minor incident - but it led to Mr Rouse being attacked by the woman and her partner and knocked to the ground, where he was punched as many as 15 times, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Mr Rouse, a would-be soldier who had to delay his enlistment in the army because of his injuries, is now a changed man, the...

LIVE: Cleeve Link in liquidation, woman 'paralysed after...

March 3, 2017, 10:15 am

≫ Next: Hi-tech security system sent picture of burglar to holidaying...

≪ Previous: How 'you're short' jibe led to cup of McDonald's coke being...

$

0

0

This is where you can stay up-to-date during the day with everything that is going on in Gloucestershire. Today, we will be looking at some shocking CCTV footage from an attack at a Gloucester bar, and reporting more on Cleeve Link going into administration, bad taste remarks about staff driving, and offers of jobs.We also bring you the moving story of a dancer who has been paralysed, she claims after being given a cervical cancer vaccine. And we will be bringing you all the latest from the...

Hi-tech security system sent picture of burglar to holidaying...

March 3, 2017, 11:14 am

≫ Next: How this fraudster stole £17k from Gloucester City Council...

≪ Previous: LIVE: Cleeve Link in liquidation, woman 'paralysed after...

$

0

0

A burglar who raided a Cotswolds farmhouse and stole more than £10,000 worth of jewellery has walked free from court today despite the devastating impact the offence has had on the owners.Ian Richards, 40, who was caught because his face was clearly visible on the owner's home CCTV, had been held in custody since his arrest at the end of January.But today a judge at Gloucester Crown Court freed him with a two- year jail sentence suspended for two years.Recorder Peter Towler imposed a three...

How this fraudster stole £17k from Gloucester City Council...

March 4, 2017, 2:00 am

≫ Next: It must never happen again - how speedboat tragedy of Emily...

≪ Previous: Hi-tech security system sent picture of burglar to holidaying...

$

0

0

This is the face of benefit fraudster Julio Ditudidi who cheated Gloucester City Council out of more than £17,000 - then sent all the money to the Congo before investigators could freeze his bank account. Ditudidi, 46, of Weston Road, Gloucester, claimed housing benefit from the council for four years - while at the same time having savings which rose from £30,000 to £39,000 during that period. By the time his offence was discovered he had sent all the money from his...

---

It must never happen again - how speedboat tragedy of Emily...

March 5, 2017, 4:27 am

≫ Next: Teenager knocked unconscious in attack on night out as police...

≪ Previous: How this fraudster stole £17k from Gloucester City Council...

$

0

0

Emily's Code, which honours the memory of Gloucester schoolgirl Emily Gardner, was officially launched today at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show in London. The Code, debated in Westminster Hall earlier this week, aims to prevent accidents at sea by highlighting key safety messages.The Chosen Hill School pupil from Abbeymead was 14 when she drowned in a boating accident due to an ill-fitting buoyancy aid which snagged on a cleat when the boat capsized. Read: Hi-tech security sent picture of burglar to...

Teenager knocked unconscious in attack on night out as police...

March 5, 2017, 5:53 am

≫ Next: True scale of county's flytipping blight revealed as shocking new...

≪ Previous: It must never happen again - how speedboat tragedy of Emily...

$

0

0

A teenager was beaten unconscious and suffered a suspected broken nose in a vicious assault in Cheltenham on Saturday night.The 18-year-old victim was found unconscious and 'heavily bloodied' around 4am in the promenade outside GAP clothing shop by volunteer patrol Cheltenham Guardians who were on patrol in the town until 7am.The Guardians administered first aid while calling for assistance form ambulance and police.The Cheltenham Guardians said: "We dealt with multiple concerns for welfare...

True scale of county's flytipping blight revealed as shocking new...

March 5, 2017, 7:17 am

≫ Next: 'I've got two cats, I can't go to jail' - serial offender spared...

≪ Previous: Teenager knocked unconscious in attack on night out as police...

$

0

0

The true size of the battle faced to stop flytipping in Gloucestershire has been laid bare, as councils across the county release new pictures of the shocking incidents they are having to spend millions on clearing up. Between them, Gloucester City, Cheltenham Borough, Stroud District, Tewkesbury Borough, Forest of Dean District and Cotswolds District councils recorded 4,559 separate incidents of flytipping for the year 2015/16 - a rate of more than 12 per day. The figures were part of a...

'I've got two cats, I can't go to jail' - serial offender spared...

March 5, 2017, 8:13 am

≫ Next: ​It all kicks off in Costa Coffee: Rude customer loses it after...

≪ Previous: True scale of county's flytipping blight revealed as shocking new...

$

0

0

Drug dealing heroin addict Kathleen Paccione, 44, was given a chance to stay out of prison by a judge who said he was 95 per cent sure she would fail. Paccione, of Fairview Road, Cheltenham, had begged Judge Jamie Tabor QC not to jail her - telling him there would be no-one to look after her two cats if she went to prison. The judge decided to give her an 18 months jail term suspended for two years and he ordered her to undergo a 35 day rehabilitation activity requirement and six months drug...

​It all kicks off in Costa Coffee: Rude customer loses it after...

March 5, 2017, 9:30 pm

≫ Next: ​Raiders make off with jewellery with precious family memories...

≪ Previous: 'I've got two cats, I can't go to jail' - serial offender spared...

$

0

0

A man became aggressive and abusive after trying to jump the queue at a café in Gloucester. The man, believed to be a regular customer, shouted out his order at Costa Coffee in St Oswald's Retail Park, without joining the queue. The place was very busy at the time during the early morning pre-work rush. Read: Teenager knocked unconscious in attack on night out as police cordon off scene He became aggressive and verbally-abusive towards staff, when his order was not made up quickly...