Gloucestershire County, England News Archives

Sir Ian McKellen, the actor, has described not telling his parents that he was homosexual as the greatest regret of his life.

Jemima Phillips stole cash, bank cards and other goods from Gloucestershire homes to feed drug habit, court hears Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, on Tetbury High Street.

The Duchess of Cornwall has officially opened a newly-merged school near her home at Highgrove, Gloucestershire.

ALMOST three in five people who are raped in North Somerset know their attacker, new statistics have revealed.

A DRINK driver died because he was not wearing his seat belt when he crashed into trees on his way to see his girlfriend in a Cotswold village, an inquest heard.

A Gloucestershire teenager is facing jail after being found guilty of the "punishment beating" of another man after finding out he was dating a 14-year old girl.

TWO men have pleaded not guilty to murdering Gloucester man Martin Ridler. Appearing at Bristol Crown Court on Friday morning, Shane Capseed and Robert Sharps denied the murder of 44-year-old Martin, from Kingsholm, in August this year.

A mum has overturned a conviction for using her mobile phone while behind the wheel after winning a crown court appeal.

A burglar already serving a four year jail term for crimes in Cheltenham has admitted four other raids in the town dating back up to 11 years.

The Evening Post can finally untangle the web of unscrupulous dealers who have been pedalling drugs and misery on Bristol 's streets for years.

Rev Nick Bromfield says he has spotted several signs of black magic worship in the area and even seemingly harmless pub psychic nights and crystal readings can cause untold damage.

Nicolas Cage obliged a Bath local's request to turn on the city's Christmas lights this afternoon surely such a momentous occasion needs to be marked somehow? Bath used to be known for several things its hot springs, status as a world heritage site and sweeping Royal Crescent but none of them are worth a damn any more.

A BMW executive who caused a horrific crash that killed a woman public school teacher and paralysed a 13 year old girl for life has walked free from court.

A canal boat owner has described the terror of seeing his home engulfed in flames while believing his girlfriend was still on board.

A dangerous Bristol drugs gang who had an arsenal of deadly weapons are facing decades behind bars.

A multi-million pound state of the art research centre specialising in the latest composite technology is to open in Bristol, it was announced this morning.

A HOUSE in Coalpit Heath which has been empty for 16 years is being taken over by South Gloucestershire Council.

Environment Agency flood watch warnings were tonight in place on the River Thame and Chalgrove Brook.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Thursday 26th November 2009 - 1:15pm Developers give housing estate 'rude' name after neighbours' objections Developers have given a new estate a rude name after neighbours opposed their planning application.

Police seek witnesses following altercation between car drivers Police are appealing for witnesses following an altercation in the Downend area of South Gloucestershire.

A COTSWOLD entrepreneur died from a sudden irregular heartbeat when his powerful Jaguar sports car overturned while being carelessly driven by a friend.

Two men who committed a string of robberies across the south of England have been sentenced to a total of 21 1/2 years in prison.

A thug who threw a pint glass into a Bristol police officer's face is due to be sentenced today after being convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Tesco has withdrawn its A 1million plans for Cinderford on the same day the town's rugby club announced a 10-year sponsorship deal with the Co-op. The rugby club was locked in a deal with Tesco, which would have seen the club move to the outskirts of the town at St White's while Tesco built a new store on the old Dockham Road rugby ground.

Police have released pictures of two teenagers they want to interview following the assault of a train guard in Gloucestershire.

TAXI marshals have taken to the streets of Chipping Sodbury in an effort to crack down on late-night crime.

POLICE officers from the Stroud and Cotswolds Division arrested five people and stopped 220 vehicles in an operation aimed at tackling the issues that the local community identified as priorities.

A hit-and-run driver who left a pensioner on his way to church dying in the road in Bristol is still at large a year on, police have said.

Soldiers who met the Top Gear presenters while fighting in Afghanistan could lead police officers to the owner of a mystery iPod found in Chippenham.

A man who was first on the scene of a fatal car crash near Bristol has told how he rushed to help the driver.

Fire crews from all over Wiltshire were called to a narrow boat blaze on the Kennet and Avon Canal yesterday evening.

DRIVER Scott Newman was fighting for his life last night after his car crashed in the Forest of Dean.

Nearly eight months after the Wiltshire Council was born, Chippenham has finally been moved into its rightful county.

One of the UKa s largest chicken processing companies was today ordered to pay A 4,958 in fines and costs for illegally storing and disposing of hazardous waste.

A criminal dubbed the "Clown Prince of Robbers" has been jailed for 11 years for a series of raids, including two attacks on Bristol betting shops.

A POLICE car on its way to an emergency call, hit another vehicle and flipped onto its roof.

Pupils gather outside the gates of Downend School, on May 1, 2009 in Bristol, England.

Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Mangotsfield in the early hours of this morning .

Thieves have stolen more than 30 Poppy Appeal collection tins from bars, restaurants and banks in Bristol.

From novice competitors or professional athletes, to those who simply want a fundraising challenge, thousands of runners will be pounding the city's streets next year to take part in the annual 10k race.

Pupils at Malmesbury School took a day off from lessons to learn about their rural environment and investigate careers in the countryside.

A Gloucester teenager has been jailed for 20 months for killing a man with a single punch in an unprovoked attack.

One of two men arrested during a police investigation involving inquiries at a Gloucester child care centre has been charged with 18 child porn and sex offences, police have said.

CANBERRA, Australia a ' Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a historic apology Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Dursley in the early hours of Sunday morning, November 15.

Concern has been raised following two gang attacks near Saintbridge Balancing Ponds in Gloucester .

The body of a man who police suspected was murdered in Cheltenham has been identified as Mark Parker.

EFFICIENCY savings, the housing service and the canal project are the top priorities for Stroud District Councila TMs new leader Frances Roden.

THE 'Harvey Nicks of the Cotswolds' farm shop run by JCB boss Sir Anthony Bamford and his wife Lady Carole is being prosecuted over the death of a worker who fell out of a digger bucket.

Extreme weather conditions over the weekend kept emergency medics busy as they were called to three separate car accidents on one stretch of road in Chippenham.

A PROLIFIC criminal has been locked up again after going on his fourth major house burglary spree in 10 years.

A Cirencester police officer and a man who was injured in a road traffic collision on Friday, November 13, are eager to thank a kind woman who helped at the scene of the incident.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a historic apology Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life, triggering calls for compensation for the abuse and neglect that many suffered.

Family and friends have pulled together to support a "fantastic" young Cheltenham mum-of-three who was seriously injured in a crash near Cirencester .

A prolific perfume thief from Cheltenham has been banned from every pharmacy in five cities and towns.

A Mangotsfield man will stand trial over three attempted rapes and a burglary at a Bedminster pub.

Pupils from three Chippenham schools have won awards in the Rotary Cluba s Young Musician of the Year competition.

A talented young footballer who died after crashing his car into a tree was over the drink-drive limit, a coroner heard.

TRIBUTES and flowers have been left for Cirencester hairdresser Damien Parker-Lovejoy who was killed in a car accident this week.

A MAN who made almost 500,000 from running brothels in Swansea has been ordered to repay 138,987 or face two more years in jail.

Corsham schoolgirl Leonie Newbury is looking forward to her 16th birthday a year after she was involved in a near-fatal car accident in Chippenham.

Five more people have been arrested in connection to the murder of a man in Cheltenham.

British artist Damien Hirst was born in 1965 in Bristol, England. During the 1990's Hirst was known as a wild child in the art world and his work embodied both everyday realism and provocative sensationalism.

A teenager biker is recovering in hospital after suffering serious leg injuries in a crash in Bradford on Avon.

An elderly man has had his pension snatched from him in Cheltenham . The 77-year-old was walking his white terrier along Gardners Lane near to the junction with Swindon Road when a cyclist asked him if he had dropped any money.

A man who tried to rob a Wiltshire newsagent at knifepoint to fund his drug habit has been jailed for four years.

ENVIRONMENT Agency officials in the South West are urging people to be aware of possible flooding as the Met Office is predicting periods of heavy rain from tomorrow and over the weekend.

The parents of a murdered Yate teenager have spoken out after the Government decided to limit the amount of time DNA profiles can be stored.

A Gloucestershire drug dealer who supplied cocaine to guests at a wedding reception sobbed as he was jailed.

A MAN arrested at a Swansea brothel has been ordered to pay back 138,987 or face two more years in jail.

NORTHAVON MP Steve Webb is on board with local police after taking a tour on the forcea s ride along scheme.

The dragon boat race at the first River Festival in Chippenham raised more than A 8,000 for charity.

A murder investigation was under way last night after a man died following reports of a stabbing.

THE war memorial at Crewkerne has become a listed monument on the advice of English Heritage.

A Bristol man said by a judge to have a tendency for violence after he attacked three men has been jailed for five-and-a- half years.

Doctors have given British actor SIMON MACCORKINDALE just three years to live after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

A police officer who was meant to stop Bristol shop-lifters stole two computer games and ruined his career.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision between a car and a bus which left a driver in a critical condition.

Drivers are being urged to take extra care when approaching the Stanton St. Quintin roundabout this morning following a one vehicle collision.

Brownie: The family first grew concerned on Friday when Brownie didn't come up from the pond with their five other ducks.

Failing to fix broken tiles in a Bristol nightclub, which went on to cause serious injury, has cost a businessman his director's status as well as a 27,500 penalty.

Age Concern Wiltshire is calling on people to keep on knitting woollen items for Innocent drink bottles.

A gang of 13 men were jailed yesterday after a string of raids on cash machines - including two in Gloucestershire.

Buses in South Gloucestershire are to begin carrying posters urging people to HIV tests.

A microlight pilot who crashed his flimsy aircraft into a garden - badly injuring himself and his passenger - was jailed for eight months yesterday.

A motrocyclist is recovering in hospital after suffering a life changinga injuries following a crash on the B3109 near Bradford on Avon yesterday.

A TORQUAY man whose then seven-week-old baby son had been 'shaken' and suffered injuries to his brain has walked free from court.

Former soldier Stuart Ballinghall starts a life sentence today after being found guilty of murdering popular Gloucester musician Kim Hibberd.

Salt is in plentiful supply and gritters are on standby as Gloucestershire County Council looks to avoid a repeat of last winter.

An angry Tewkesbury dad whose daughter was injured when she was hit by a bike stormed into the cyclist's house and attacked him with a tyre wrench, a court heard.

TWO burglars absconded from Leyhill Open Prison because one did not like being surrounded by sex offenders and the other was concerned about alcohol being available, a court heard.

The company will begin operation from 16 November working from new headquarters near Gloucester.

TWO people from a Monmouthshire village were arrested by police investigating an alleged multimillion pound international fraud case.

A covert recording of a conversation between the man accused of killing Trowbridge builder Adrian Cooksey and his friend in the back of a police van, was played to a jury at Bristol Crown Court today.

A TORMENTED resident claimed he attacked a youth with a pickaxe handle after being lunged at with a knife, a court heard.

A Gloucestershire teenager who attacked a Polish man and his dad was last night behind bars after a judge finally lost patience with him.

Police are appealing for information following a serious sexual assault in Gloucester in the early hours of Saturday October 31.

Monday, November 02 10:57:21 A deal between Royal Bank of Scotland, EU regulators and the UK government could include unplanned disposals, the bank said for the first time, ahead of a radical shake-up of the UK banking sector.

Scientists have identified the most ancient fossil relative of the predatory dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex.

A 19th century bicycle normally found in museums fetched A 5,800 at an auction held at the Castle Combe racetrack on Saturday.

Dinosaur bones which have been entombed in rock for more than 210 million years are to finally be extracted and constructed into a complete skeleton.

A gang of up to 20 youths wearing Halloween masks is believed to be behind two vicious attacks in Gloucester .

State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC said Monday that European Union regulators will require it to sell more assets sales than originally expected, part of an industry shakeup announced by the government this weekend.

CAR owners are being advised to make sure valuables are not left on display. The warning has been given by police after a seasonal increase in the amount of car crime in Chipping Sodbury, Yate, and Frenchay.

Six-month suspended jail term for William Seago, who is blind in one eye and memorised test chart to get licence Dustbin lorry driver William Seago, who was ordered to do 150 hours of community work, leaves Bristol crown court today.

A 21-year-old garage worker borrowed a car from his workplace without permission and crashed it into a house while he was drunk at the wheel.

The government will announce a banking overhaul this week which it hopes will attract new players to the market, as carve-up plans for rescued banks Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds are finalised.

First bus has launched an investigation after one of its buses hit a tree in Bristol.

Dame Shirley Bassey will never get over the tragic loss of her daughter - she is still adamant her death was suspicious.

Plans to build a new nuclear power station at Sellafield were advanced today after a consortium of energy firms bought land earmarked for the development.