A FORMER teacher has been sentenced today, Tuesday, after pleading guilty to sexual offences against two teenage girls. Thomas Hancock, from Cam, was jailed for 16 months at Bristol Crown Court. He also received a 10-year sexual harm prevention
UK stargazers will have an opportunity to see a partial solar eclipse this weekend as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. Nearly a third of the Sun will be blocked out by the Moon on Thursday morning. An annular eclipse occurs when
Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust have launched a special fundraising appeal to celebrate their 40th birthday. They are aiming to raise an extra £1,000 for each of their 40 years, making a total of £40,000 on top of their usual fundraising
Attempted murder charges against an estranged Gloucestershire couple have today been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service after one of the defendants admitted a charge of assaulting the victim. At Bristol Crown Court Bernard McDonagh, 28, of
A 26-year-old mother has avoided jail for neglecting her baby daughter after the child suffered thirteen 'significant' injuries all over her body. The mum, from Dursley, had moved to the UK only a few weeks before she gave birth to the child, two
A lane will be closed along Scott Way from Monday as Wessex Water start sewer repairs in Yate. The first stage of the upcoming roadworks starts on Monday, June 14 and will continue for five weeks. There will be a lane closure southbound to allow
Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset councils will host a COVID-19 webinar in the lead up to the potential move to step four of the government’s roadmap to ease restrictions. The webinar, ‘COVID-19: What Now?’, will give residents across
Police officer Pc Wayne Couzens has accepted responsibility for killing Sarah Everard, a court heard. The 48-year-old appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, when he pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard. The court heard Couzens
Changes are planned in a shake-up of MP's electoral boundaries. Gloucestershire's electoral areas are set to be redrawn under the initial plans announced today by the Boundary Commission for England (BCE) – an independent public body that reviews
Gloucestershire County councillors have given the go-ahead for a new route to be added to the local network of public footpaths. Councillors unanimously backed plans to add the footpath at Breakheart Hill, North Nibley to the definitive map of public
Avon and Somerset Police have thanked members of the public for their help after officers arrested wanted man Lee Challenger, aged 30, last night (Monday 7 June). He was wanted on a recall to prison for breaching the terms of his licence. A force
A new bistro, bakery and farm shop has opened in Charfield. Set up by husband and wife duo, Paul and Katie Nicholls, from Wotton, The Bridge serves fresh bread, cakes and croissants daily, as well as offering a wide array of organic groceries and
Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton pushed over a rival manager after his team was defeated, causing him serious injuries to his face, a jury was told yesterday. Barton, 38, went on trial on Monday accused of assaulting then Barnsley manager Daniel
The Highways agency have confirmed that there are currently no traffic incidents in the South West this morning. The agency tweeted the good news saying: "Good Morning from the SW! "We have no ongoing incidents to report. "The weather is
A 43-year-old man serving a seven year prison sentence escaped from Leyhill Prison near Tortworth yesterday. Avon and Somerset police have issued an urgent appeal for information after Sean Porter, who was serving a seven year sentence for offences
