Planning Dispute Intensifies on 'England's Prettiest Street' Amid Police Investigation Sunday, January 18, 2026 planning cotswolds bibury construction obstruction heritage police conservation dispute investigation A long-running planning dispute on Awkward Hill, often called “England’s prettiest street,” in Bibury, Gloucestershire, has escalated following an alleged shooting incident that prompted an armed police … Read More
CCTV Captures Moment Lydney Shopkeeper Feared for His Life During Armed Robbery Sunday, January 18, 2026 robbery armed knife shopkeeper lydney gloucestershire trauma sentencing police court A shopkeeper from the Forest of Dean has bravely spoken out after a terrifying armed robbery left him fearing for his life. On Sunday, October 26 last year, Eksteen De Villiers entered a convenience store near Lydney with his … Read More
Burglar Who Vanished During £500k Coin Theft Trial Finally Caged Saturday, January 17, 2026 burglary coins theft trial escape arrest sentencing police crime investigation Clinton Bowen, 44, formerly of Ironbridge Road, Twigworth, has been arrested and jailed after absconding during his trial for orchestrating the theft of £500,000 worth of rare coins. Bowen was apprehended on January 11 at an … Read More
Deer Humanely Euthanized by Armed Police After Collision Near M5 Friday, January 16, 2026 deer m5 tewkesbury police animalwelfare accident euthanasia injury armedpolice roadincident Early on the morning of Friday, January 16, a deer was humanely euthanized following a collision with a vehicle near the M5 motorway in Tewkesbury. Witnesses reported the presence of armed police on the Northway Bridge around … Read More
Shopkeeper Uses Walking Stick to Fend Off Knife-Wielding Robber Friday, January 16, 2026 robbery knife assault sentencing forestofdean shopkeeper crime victim police justice A 27-year-old man, Eksteen De Villiers, has been sentenced to five years in prison after attempting to rob a Forest of Dean shopkeeper at knifepoint. De Villiers, who has no fixed address, pleaded guilty to robbery and … Read More
Man left with broken jaw after group assault in Gloucester Friday, January 16, 2026 assault gloucester police investigation surgery victim crime violence jawinjury attack A man suffered a broken jaw after being assaulted by a group of men in Gloucester. The incident occurred on Parliament Street shortly before midnight on Sunday, December 21. According to Gloucestershire Police, five or six … Read More