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Starting a business to help cope with losing partner

A woman whose partner was murdered is getting her life back on track by starting a new business.

Sam Ramsey is part of the newly formed Tewkesbury Mustard Company, which makes traditional Tewkesbury mustard using mustard flour and horse radish roots.

Her partner Keith Soons died after being stabbed with a screwdriver while he was walking home from a nightclub in Cheltenham last year.

Partner of murdered man getting life back on track

Sam Ramsey is helping to make traditional Tewkesbury mustard. Credit: ITV West

A woman whose partner was murdered says starting a business is helping her to cope with the tragedy.

Keith Soons died after being stabbed with a screwdriver while he was walking home from a nightclub in Cheltenham last year.

Sam Ramsey, his partner and mother of his daughter, says that she is now focusing on building a future for herself and her child.

She is part of the newly formed Tewkesbury Mustard Company, which makes traditional Tewkesbury mustard using mustard flour and horse radish roots. They are hoping to market the condiment as the only Tewkesbury mustard actually made in the town.

Keith Soons was murdered after a night out in Cheltenham last year. Credit: Family photo

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Police appeal over items they think have been stolen

Police in Tewkesbury are trying to trace the owners of some items that they believe have been stolen.

Do these items belong to you? Credit: Gloucestershire Police

Two cameras, a purse, a wallet, a handbag, some candles and a handheld games console have been recovered by officers investigating a series of car breaks in and around Tewkesbury.

A games console, wallet, handbag and candles were among items recovered Credit: Gloucestershire Police

A 45-year-old man from Tewkesbury has been arrested in connection with the investigation, and has been released on bail pending further enquiries until November.

Unlicensed private hire driver prosecuted

Tewkesbury Borough Council has successfully brought a prosecution against an unlicensed private hire driver.

Paul Grainger, 44, from Hayden Hill Farm in Boddington offered chauffer services such as airport transfers, business travel and Cotswold tours without holding a valid licence.

Grainger was found guilty in his absence by Cheltenham Magistrates' Court of two counts of operating a vehicle as a private hire vehicle without having a current licence. He was fined £400 for each offence, ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and £500 costs.

Tewkesbury Borough Council are asking the public to get in touch with them if they have any concerns about any private hire vehicle they may have used.

Cyclist Badly Injured in 4x4 Crash

A cyclist is seriously ill in hospital after a crash involving a 4x4.

Emergency services were called to the scene on the A46 at Aston Cross near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, at around 1.30pm on Sunday.

Police said a silver Range Rover was in collision with a bicycle and, as a result, the cyclist, a 53-year-old man, was injured.

Officers said the man suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital by air ambulance.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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Soldiers honoured in Tewkesbury parade

Regimental medal parade through the streets of Tewkesbury Credit: ITV News

A regimental medal parade was held in Tewkesbury today to honour more than a hundred soldiers who recently returned from a six month tour of Afghanistan. 120 members of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, based in Gloucester, took part.

Later, a Memorial Wall is to be consecrated and the Duke of Gloucester will present medals at the unit's base at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth.

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