CCTV Captures Moment Lydney Shopkeeper Fears for His Life During Armed Robbery Sunday, January 18, 2026 robbery knifecrime lydney forestofdean victimimpact sentencing gloucestershire cctv assault crime A Forest of Dean shopkeeper has bravely spoken out about the harrowing experience of being robbed at knifepoint near Lydney. The chilling incident occurred on Sunday, October 26 last year, when 27-year-old Eksteen De Villiers … 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
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
Shopkeeper Defends Himself Against Knife-Wielding Robber Using Walking Stick Friday, January 16, 2026 robbery knife shopkeeper selfdefense forestofdean crime sentencing cctv trauma law A 27-year-old man, Eksteen De Villiers, has been sentenced to five years in prison after attempting to rob a shopkeeper at knifepoint in the Forest of Dean. The incident occurred on October 26, 2025, at a convenience store … Read More
‘Strong and reliable’ father killed in crash with driver high on cocaine Thursday, January 15, 2026 fatality cocaine crash motorbike worcestershire drivingban tiresafety brakefailure dangerousdriving sentencing Andy Hirons, a devoted father-of-three from Evesham, tragically lost his life in a collision caused by a driver under the influence of cocaine. The fatal crash occurred on August 15, 2024, on the A4538 Pershore Lane, … Read More