Spindles Farm

James Gray threatened with arrest over non-appearance at court

The judge in the Amersham cruelty case has told defendant James Gray that he must arrive at court by 9.30am each day or face arrest

Dead foal removed from Spindle Farm by the RSPCA

Vets are performing a post mortem on a dead foal found at the farm near Amersham in Buckinghamshire

Horse Trust boss is witness at trial of James Gray

Vet Paul Jepson, director of the Horse Trust, told the James Gray trial how horses improved quickly once taken in the charity's care

James Gray trial on hold for him to visit doctor

H&H visits the Amersham trial to find the court at a standstill when Gray fails to turn up

James Gray trial: Spindle Farm horses "unable to walk"

Horses at Spindle Farm were suffering from a “heavy lice infestation” and were unable to walk properly because of overgrown hooves, the James Gray trial has heard

James Gray trial resumes at Bicester Magistrates Court

Allegations that James Gray and a teenage boy dragged a sick horse in a cruel manner are put before the court

Prosecution in Amersham case halted for Christmas

The second week of the Gray family's trail on animal welfare charges revealed a horse carcass on a rubbish heap and dead animals left in pens with live horses

Footage of Spindle Farm released by James Gray trial judge

The judge in the James Gray trial has released footage shot by the RSPCA at Spindle Farm to the public

Sun applies to Gray trial judge for photos of dead horses to be released

The Sun newspaper has asked district judge Andrew Vickers to release video and photographic evidence of the conditions at Spindle Farm to the public

James Gray trial: bodies of dead horses dumped round farm

An RSPCA officer has told the James Gray trial how she found a number of rotting bodies as well as horses and ponies in poor condition at Spindle Farm

James Gray had mound of dead horses' skulls in his field

The prosecution counsel in the trial of James Gray and family members has told the court today how a horrendous scene greeted RSPCA officers and police at Spindle Farm

James Gray trial opens today at Bicester Magistrates Court

Buckinghamshire horse dealer James Gray, his wife Julie and daughters Jodie and Cordelia have appeared in court today to each face 12 counts of cruelty under the Animal Welfare Act 2006

Jamie Gray pleads not guilty to trading standards charges

James Gray of Spindle Farm, Amersham has been back in court to answer charges brought by Buckinghamshire and Kent trading standards

Jamie Gray gets community work for assault and criminal damage

Aylesbury Magistrates Court has ordered Buckinghamshire horse dealer Jamie (James) Gray to 250 hours of unpaid work for assaulting a police officer and criminally damaging an RSPCA van

Jamie Gray pleads not guilty to Trading Standards charges

Buckinghamshire horse trader Jamie Gray has pleaded not guilty to five further charges connected with the RSPCA raid on Spindle Farm, Amersham

Jamie Gray found guilty of assaulting a police officer

At a hearing at Aylesbury Magistrates Court on 6 May Buckinghamshire horse trader James Gray has been found guilty of assaulting a police officer

Jamie Gray to face 10-week court hearing in December

The man accused of causing 125 horses, ponies and donkeys to suffer unnecessarily at Spindle Farm in Amersham earlier this year will appear in court in December

RSPCA wins stay of judge's ruling over Amersham ponies and donkeys

Judge says Jamie Gray's ponies and donkeys can remain with welfare organisations while the RSPCA's appeal against allowing them to return to Spindle Farm takes place

Amersham horses case back before Oxfordshire judge this afternoon

The fate of 29 donkeys and ponies belonging to Jamie Gray is to be reviewed by District Judge Sandeep Kainth in Oxfordshire this afternoon

Amersham donkeys and ponies to be returned to Jamie Gray

A court has ruled that 11 donkeys and 18 Shetland ponies should be returned to Spindle Farm owner Jamie Gray, while the remaining horses are to be sold at auction