John Munson admitted two counts of assault at Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday A 37-year-old Stroud man repeatedly punched his ex-girlfriend in the face after breaking into her flat while subject to a suspended prison sentence, Gloucester Crown Court heard on Tuesday. John Munson, 37, of Gloucester Road, Stroud pleaded guilty to common assault on his former partner and to another “brutal attack” on a man who hit him with a gym weight. Munson received a nine month jail term but was released from the dock because he had already spent longer than that in custody awaiting sentence. The court heard Munson choked and beat his former partner after breaking into her flat through her kitchen window on April 18, 2021 and falling asleep on the sofa.
A STROUD woman is to stand trial on two charges of contravening pandemic laws. Debbie Hicks, 46, of Stratford Road, Stroud, pleaded not guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates Court today (Monday, May 24) to failing to comply with the Secretary of State’s directions by holding a freedom event during lockdown. It is alleged that she breached the Coronavirus Act by failing to leave the Stratford Park area of Stroud when requested. Some 100 people, many holding banners and placards, gathered in Stratford Park for the Stroud Freedom Rally on November 7th last year. Ms Hicks was told she will stand trial on the charge at the magistrates’ court in Cirencester on June 28th.
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FAMILY members have paid tribute to a man who has died in hospital following a collision at a hilltop viewpoint in Birdlip last month. Paul Davis was taken to Southmead Hospital after his vehicle left the road at Barrow Wake car park on Thursday 22 April. He died of his injuries at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Saturday (15 May). The 65-year-old, from Cheltenham, leaves five brothers and sisters, two children and five grandchildren. An avid Cheltenham Town and Chelsea football supporter, he had worked for Spirax Sarco for 40 years before retiring three years ago. His family said: “Paul was a lovely, genuine man and loved by all who knew him. He was kind and would do anything for anyone. He will be greatly missed.”
FAMILY members have paid tribute to a man who has died in hospital following a collision at a hilltop viewpoint in Birdlip last month. Paul Davis was taken to Southmead Hospital after his vehicle left the road at Barrow Wake car park on Thursday 22 April. He died of his injuries at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Saturday (15 May). The 65-year-old, from Cheltenham, leaves five brothers and sisters, two children and five grandchildren. An avid Cheltenham Town and Chelsea football supporter, he had worked for Spirax Sarco for 40 years before retiring three years ago. His family said: “Paul was a lovely, genuine man and loved by all who knew him. He was kind and would do anything for anyone. He will be greatly missed.”