A man from Bradley Stoke has been handed an 18-month Community Order and ordered to pay a total of £2,633 in costs following a prosecution brought by South Gloucestershire Council and Avon and Somerset Police after he became physically aggressive with staff and hurled waste around at the entrance to Little Stoke Sort It recycling centre.
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A former Bradley Stoke district councillor and town mayor has been prosecuted for breaching building regulations by the local authority where he served as vice-chair in 2011/12. The prosecution was brought by South Gloucestershire Council against Ben Walker (a builder trading as Monkeyfist Construction)…
Continue readingA supply teacher from Bradley Stoke is being tried at Bristol Crown Court on charges of of sexually abusing eight girls in primary schools, reports the Bristol Post. John Alway, 60, of Juniper Way first stood trial in June 2012 when he was accused of sexually assaulting three girls of primary school age, but that trial was halted when media
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A motorcyclist has been jailed for 14 months after being pleading guilty to dangerous driving on Bradley Stoke Way, resulting in an accident that saw a 13-year school student suffer “catastrophic” injuries, reports the Bristol Post. Bristol Crown Court heard that Ross Warren, 44, of Foxborough Gardens, Bradley Stoke, was seen to be going “stupidly fast” before smashing his powerful
Continue readingA supply teacher from Bradley Stoke is being tried at Bristol Crown Court on charges of indecently and sexually assaulting three girls of primary school age, reports The Post. John Alway, 59, of Juniper Way, denies attempted rape and three indecent assaults of one girl, two indecent assaults and sexual assault of a second girl and indecent assault and sexual
Continue readingA Bradley Stoke woman has been jailed for six months for fraudulently claiming more than £45k from the MoD, according to a report on the Mail Online website. Helen Baggaley, of Champs Sur Marne, took advantage of a “lax accounting system” which allowed her to sign off her own expenses. She siphoned off thousands of pounds in fake travel and
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A Bradley Stoke woman has admitted fraudulently claiming more than £45k in expenses from her employer, reports the Bristol Evening Post. Helen Baggaley, of Champ Sur Marne, admitted three charges of fraud by abuse of position when she appeared before Bristol magistrates yesterday. She also admitted a further 117 similar offences. The 32-year-old made the fraudulent claims when she was
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A man who terrorised his next-door neighbours in Stanshaws Close, Bradley Stoke, has been given a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing an offensive weapon and affray. Jason Hynam, 33, described in court as “the neighbour from hell”, was captured on CCTV trying to break into the home of Mohammed Gaffori, his wife and baby. Mr Gaffori said
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A drunk driver who led police through residential streets at speeds of up to 70mph has been spared a jail sentence – despite being banned at the time. Kristopher Bowler, of Merryweather Close, admitted dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, failing to provide a breath specimen and driving without insurance when he appeared at Bristol Crown Court last week. Despite having
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