A 46-year-old Lydney woman has admitted stealing more than £13,000 from another woman in the town and is to be sentenced by a Gloucester Crown Court judge later this month.

At Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court, Sharon Cecil of The Hawthorns, Lydney, pleaded guilty to theft of £13,259.18 between May 1 2019 and January 31 2022.

The magistrates committed her to Gloucester Crown Court to be sentenced on April 26th. She was granted unconditional bail until then.