Man Who Threatened to Bomb Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers Avoids Prison Thursday, April 16, 2026 threats asylum immigration hatecrime communityorder gloucester law court protest racism Benji Griffiths, a 37-year-old man from Gloucestershire, made alarming threats to blow up a hotel housing asylum seekers but has avoided jail time despite admitting to the offenses. Griffiths placed two threatening phone … Read More
Man Avoids Prison After Threatening to Bomb Asylum Seeker Hotel Thursday, April 16, 2026 threats asylums immigration hatecrime court sentencing alcohol protests bomb communityorder Benji Griffiths, a 37-year-old man from Coleford, Gloucestershire, narrowly escaped prison despite making serious threats to bomb an asylum seeker hotel in Gloucester. Griffiths called the Ibis Hotel twice in September last … Read More
Gloucester Woman Charged Following Death of Great-Grandmother After Train Station Assault Thursday, April 2, 2026 gloucester assault manslaughter trainstation birmingham greatgrandmother britishtransportpolice raciallyaggravated court cheltenham sport A woman from Gloucester has been charged in connection with the death of Dorothy Chiles, an 87-year-old great-grandmother who was assaulted at Birmingham New Street railway station. According to British Transport Police … Read More
Two Men Jailed for Deliberately Starting Fire in Gloucester Flats with Residents Inside Thursday, April 2, 2026 arson gloucester fire flats accelerant court sentencing investigation imprisonment residents Two men have been sentenced to prison for setting fire to a block of flats in Gloucester while residents were still inside. Kenneth Moore, 50, formerly of Bedford Street, Gloucester, and John Johnstone, 57, of no fixed … Read More
Drugs, Cash, and Weapons Seized After Audi Driver Flees Police Monday, March 30, 2026 drugs cocaine firearm drugtrafficking police crime birmingham court arrest audi A 26-year-old man from Birmingham has been sentenced to eight years in prison after police discovered a significant cache of drugs, cash, and weapons in his vehicle. Cumar Cumar, of Eastwood Road, Balsall Heath, pleaded … Read More
South Gloucestershire Drugs Laboratory Discovered at Industrial Unit Friday, March 27, 2026 drugs laboratory southgloucestershire cocaine mephedrone swrocu arrests investigation industrialunit court A suspected drugs laboratory has been uncovered in an industrial unit near Bitton, South Gloucestershire. Authorities believe the facility was involved in the production of Class A and Class B drugs, including cocaine and … Read More