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Newbury detective Gwen Crockford, a formidable figure in the Berkshire Constabulary during the Swinging Sixties

March 13, 2024

Ruth D'Alessandro has written a compelling account of her mother's career as a female police sergeant stationed in Newbury during the 1960s.

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Source: newburytoday.co.uk

Britain's Greatest Prison Escapes: From Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs to Soviet spy George Blake - as terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife disappears from HMP Wandsworth

September 7, 2023

Khalifes disappearance comes nearly 60 years since Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs (pictured) escaped from the same prison, although he used a rope ladder to scale the wall.

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Source: dailymail.co.uk

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Newbury detective Gwen Crockford, a formidable figure in the Berkshire Constabulary during the Swinging Sixties

Britain's Greatest Prison Escapes: From Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs to Soviet spy George Blake - as terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife disappears from HMP Wandsworth

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