ARMED police officers swarmed into the Forest and a helicopter hovered overhead after reports that a gunman was seen in Cinderford.

Police arrived at around 12.30pm yesterday after they were told a man had come out of a house and fired a gun into the air.

The gun was reported to be too loud to be an air pistol.

Officers checked the area around Parragate and searched several properties. They stood down at around 1pm when no evidence of firearms use was found.