PAMolly Seaman

3 weeks ago | gloucestershirelive.co.uk | PAMolly Seaman |Molly Seaman

A mother has been convicted of killing her own four-month-old baby girl who died after being violently shaken. Melissa Wilband, 28, was found guilty by a jury of the manslaughter of Lexi Wilband who collapsed at their home in Newent, Gloucestershire, in April 2020. Wilband now faces an anxious wait as she is due to be sentenced on Thursday, May 22.

1 month ago | gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Rod Minchin |PAMolly Seaman |Molly Seaman

A man has denied having any knowledge of why his then partner’s baby collapsed in his arms, a court has heard. Jack Wheeler, 31, is on trial accused of the manslaughter of Lexi Wilband, alongside the child’s mother, Melissa Wilband, 28. Bristol Crown Court has been told Lexi collapsed at her home in Newent in the Forest of Dean in April 2020 when she was four months old and died in hospital six days later.

1 month ago | gloucestershirelive.co.uk | PAMolly Seaman |Ben Mitchell |Molly Seaman

A picturesque and historic town in Gloucestershire has been named as one of the coolest places to live in the UK. In a list complied by The Times, the 'coolest' postcodes have been named and include everything from historic towns, fishing villages and party islands. The list of postcodes was put together based on crime rates, education, employment, environment and lifestyle. A total of 11 postcodes were named as the best in the UK.

1 month ago | devonlive.com | Hannah Cottrell |PAMolly Seaman |Molly Seaman

A man from Devon has found a loophole to make his dreams of marrying his partner a reality after their Brexit 'heartache'. The young couple who are separated by long distance have decided to make Ireland their new home and kick-start their future together. Nathaniel Bacchus, 25, from Ipplepen, near Teignbridge and Karin Kohlmetz, a 26-year-old from Esbjerg in Denmark, met online on a Discord server in May 2022.

1 month ago | devonlive.com | PAMolly Seaman |Matthew Cooper |Molly Seaman

The wife of TV auctioneer Charles Hanson was unstable, unhappy and “had an agenda” against her husband as their marriage “imploded” into divorce proceedings, his barrister has told a jury. In her closing speech to jurors at Derby Crown Court, defence KC Sasha Wass said that Rebecca Hanson “was not controlled in any sense of the word” during her marriage to the Bargain Hunt presenter.