John Hellis from Taunton denies downloading images of child abuse...

October 7, 2016, 6:53 am

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A military archaeologist from Taunton has appeared in court today to deny charges of creating indecent images of children, possessing extreme pornography and one charge of voyeurism.John Hellis, 71, from Chelwood Drive, appeared before Judge David Ticehurst at Taunton Crown Court to deny one charge of being in possession of 111 Category A images, 90 category B images and 211 category C images.He also denied having 69 images of extreme pornography involving animals and a single count of...

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Yeovil man handed restraining order after tipping partner as she...

October 9, 2016, 4:53 am

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A Yeovil man who allegedly tipped up his former partner's legs as she sat on a window ledge making her fear she was going to fall out of the window has been ordered not to contact her for the next 18 months.Michael Anthony Norris, 23, of Westfield Road, Yeovil, appeared before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil.He pleaded not guilty to a charge that on June 19 at Yeovil he assaulted the complainant by beating her.However prosecutor Julyan Stephens said that after reviewing the case it was...

Man smashed bottles at Shepton Mallet Co-op as a 'cry for help'

October 9, 2016, 5:10 am

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A man who caused staff and customers at a Shepton Mallet shop to be alarmed when he started smashing bottles of alcohol inside the premises has been sent to prison for four weeks after making what magistrates were told was "a cry for help".Reuben James Webb went into the Co-op and continued to smash bottles onto the floor and then approached the member of staff at the till and said "Are you going to call the police?"He said he wanted to be arrested and was waiting outside the...

Samuel Barford from RNAS Yeovilton has appeared in court charged...

October 9, 2016, 11:10 am

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A man from RNAS Yeovilton has appeared in court charged with the rape of a woman at Yeovil earlier this year.Samuel Barford, 21, was in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil.He was charged that on May 9 at Yeovil, with intent, he raped the victim aged 16 or over when she did not consent.The defendant did not enter a plea to the allegation and the magistrates said the matter was so serious that it must be sent to Taunton Crown Court to be dealt with.They adjourned the case until...

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October 10, 2016, 2:15 am

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October 10, 2016, 2:43 am

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A truck driver accused of pushing a pensioner through the glass window of a Crewkerne charity shop in a road rage attack has been ordered to stand trial at Taunton Crown Court. Graham Sharp had allegedly angered the victim during an earlier incident on the road, and when he reached Crewkerne the complainant got out of his car to remonstrate with him. Somerset Magistrates were told that the defendant then allegedly pushed the man back through the glass window in a shop front belonging to a...

Woman denies drink driving charge after she was found to be more...

October 10, 2016, 2:54 am

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A Shepton Mallet woman who claimed a defence of post driving alcohol consumption after being charged with a drink driving offence has been ordered to stand trial.Monica Smyla Tojek, 42, of Blandford Road, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil.She denied an allegation that on August 19 at Shepton Mallet she drove a Renault Megane in Townsend after consuming excess alcohol where she was more than three times the limit.The court heard that a breath test carried out by...

Nearly half of drivers through Gillingham break speed limit,...

October 10, 2016, 2:55 am

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Just less than half of drivers break the speed limit on one of Gillingham's main roads - with the fastest travelling at more than double the lawful speed. The council operated two speed indicator devices (SIDs) in the town, which are used to determine how many cars in a given location are breaking the speed limit. The council's traffic management working party has now published figures from the survey period covering August and September - which reveal a large number of drivers are breaking...

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Bruton drink drive crash: Top army officer and surgeon given...

October 10, 2016, 3:00 am

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A leading army officer and frontline surgeon was warned she faced a "treble jeopardy" punishment after being caught drink driving when she crashed her car into a hedge following a wedding at Bruton. Major Sarah Kathryn Stewart was more than double the limit when she made the "fundamentally flawed" decision to drive away from the reception after being subjected to verbal abuse by another guest because she had missed the church service after breaking down. Just 800 yards...

Wincanton man allegedly shouted racist insults to couple in...

October 10, 2016, 3:02 am

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A Wincanton man who allegedly shouted racist insults towards a Polish man and his wife during a row over parking on the school run has been ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates.Christopher Barnes allegedly made a reference towards the female victim saying "bloody Poles" after she had asked him to move his vehicle which was blocking her car in.He was then said to have made a comment towards her husband saying: "You should f*** off and get back to your own...

Shepton Mallet man fined £500 for attacking car outside...

October 10, 2016, 3:28 am

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A MAN who attacked a car with another male as the occupants waited outside a Chinese takeaway in Wells has been ordered to pay the victim £500 compensation. Ryan Wyn Thomas approached the car, which was parked on Priory Road, put his thumb up at the male driver (who was sat inside with his girlfriend), and then started to kick the vehicle while his friend jumped onto the bonnet. When the pair ran off, the victim got out and saw that his wing mirror had been ripped off and that there...

Joshua Pigden from Bristol faces trial over rape and Diazepam...

October 10, 2016, 6:18 am

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A man accused of rape and possession of drugs at Pilton will face at trial at Taunton Crown Court in the spring.Joshua Jack Pigden, 25, of Baldwin Street, Bristol, is alleged to have committed the offences on September 5, 2014.He was charged with raping a woman aged 16 or over and being in possession of a quantity of Diazepam tablets (class C) at Pilton.The defendant spoke only to confirm his name and to enter his no-guilty plea.A trial date has been set for May 8 next year, and until then he...

Jack Coleman from Yeovil jailed for 'catalogue' of violent...

October 10, 2016, 7:42 am

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A man who threw a bottle of vodka at a pregnant woman, threatened his friends with a broken bottle, threatened to stab a man and went shoplifting armed with a hunting knife has been jailed for 26 months by a judge.One-man crimewave Jack Coleman, from Yeovil, was already serving a community order for assault when he 'kicked off' at a friend's flat shortly after Christmas this year. Fueled by alcohol, cocaine and rejection by a girl at the party, he threw a wine bottle at one of his friends and...

Chard man Michael Edwards to face trial over allegations of rape

October 10, 2016, 8:14 am

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A Chard man has appeared in court to deny two counts of rape.Michael Antony Edwards, 23, of Manor Close, was in the dock before Judge David Ticehurst at Taunton Crown Court today (Monday October 10).He was charged with the rape of a woman on two occasions in Chard. The offences were alleged to have taken place last year.During the preliminary hearing, Edwards spoke only to confirm his name, and to deny the charges against him.A trial date has been set for February 2 next year, and in the...

Clown craze: Avon and Somerset police tell people not to take...

October 10, 2016, 9:00 am

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Police have asked people not to take matters into their own hands after a frightening clown craze hit Somerset.A global phenomenon of people dressing as clowns with the intention of scaring others has hit the county in recent days, with reports of people left terrified by encounters.People have apparently also been using social media to organise clown patrols in the county - urging others to make citizen's arrests, capture video footage and report people posing as clowns to the police. Avon and...

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Brean Leisure Park: Fire crew stop potential disaster after gas...

October 10, 2016, 2:00 pm

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A Somerset festival nearly ended in disaster as gas cylinders were found inside a raging van fire.Fire crews were called to a burger van fire next to an indoor children's play area at the annual Brean Country and Western Festival at Brean Leisure Park on Saturday (October 8).The event normally attracts thousands of people.When they arrived, crew members found gas cylinders amid the fire, but their quick work averted potential disaster.A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said:...

Circus of Horrors ringmaster fears spate of scary clown attacks...

October 10, 2016, 2:10 pm

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The ringmaster of an adult circus fears his event's posse of "killer clowns" may have partly inspired a nationwide craze of people dressed as clowns committing crime and frightening the public. Avon and Somerset Constabulary said at the weekend it would treat the clown craze "robustly" and that it was being addressed at the "highest level". It follows reports of people dressed as clowns terrorising residents of the south Somerset town of Yeovil. On Monday...

Somerset man caught driving drunk in Wincanton banned for three...

October 11, 2016, 5:05 am

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A man who was caught driving round Wincanton in the middle of the night when he was nearly three times the drink drive limit has been given a three-year driving ban. A report had been made to the police that a suspected drink driver was at the wheel of his car, and after smelling alcohol on Thomas James Pincher's breath, he was arrested. When he was charged with the offence, he was also found to be in breach of a conditional discharge imposed previously for an assault upon his partner,...

Woman smashed Frome man's air rifle with axe 'to protect child'

October 11, 2016, 5:37 am

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A Coleford postal worker who took an axe to her partner's vintage air rifle left to him by a relative claimed she had done it as it posed a risk to her child.Joanne Louise Wyatt argued with her partner and he left to stay with his parents for a while.A few days later he received a Facebook message saying "Oops", along with two photos of his air rifle, which was clearly damaged.Wyatt, 34, of Coal Barton, pleaded guilty to damaging a BSA air rifle of an unknown value belonging to Daniel...

Bridgwater man Matthew Budgen pulled off Crewkerne wing mirrors...

October 11, 2016, 5:57 am

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An alcoholic who drank a bottle of vodka after being told he could not see his children went on the rampage, attacking cars in Crewkerne town centre, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Matthew William Stephen Budgen had not touched a drop of alcohol for seven months before going on his drinking binge after arguing with his partner. Witnesses saw the defendant staggering around South Street, seemingly looking for a friend, and then started targeting random vehicles, kicking them and...