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Bath Preservation Trust acquires Beckford's Tower paddocks and grotto Beckfords Tower © Tom Burrows. BATH .- The historic paddocks surrounding a famous Bath landmark have been saved and will now be restored to enable visitors to experience a glimpse of William Beckford’s gardens and grotto as they were presented almost 200 years ago. The purchase is thanks to an incredibly generous donation from Stephen Morant, who owns Beckford’s former estate at Fonthill, in Wiltshire. The approximately 2.54-acre site forms a significant part of what was known as ‘Beckford’s Ride’ and features a gro...

The Gloucestershire criminals jailed in March A roundup of the people jailed in Gloucestershire in March. Robert Hall, 37, was jailed for five years and nine months for trying to kidnap a terrified 13-year-old girl in Chalford last summer has been jailed today for five and three quarter years. Hall of Woodlands, Leonard Stanley, claimed he was being told by voices in his head to snatch the girl - but his explanation was rejected by a Gloucester Crown Court judge after he had heard evidence from Hall during a 'trial of issue' to determine the extent of his guilt. Edward Humphrey, 42, w...

A 59 year-old man has plead not guilty to supplying Class A drugs. David Clark, of Church Street, King's Stanley, pleaded not guilty to supplying heroin and crack cocaine to others between September 5 and October 6 at Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday. Clark was released on bail until his trial date of June 1. James Newton, 27, of Lansdown Crescent, Cheltenham, was also before the court as a co-defendant. Newton admitted his part in drugs supply. Newton pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin to others between September 5 and October 6. He had already pleaded g...