Fake WhatsApp messages offer Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer and...

November 1, 2016, 3:06 am

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If a family member or friend sends you what looks like a deal to save money at a popular shop, would you click on it?Scammers are betting that you will and have devised a sophisticated con to trick you into parting with personal details.Members of the public are receiving fake WhatsApp messages – which appear to be someone in their phone's contacts list.The messages direct people to a fake website, advertising bogus vouchers with the likes of Sainsbury's, Topshop and Marks &...

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Dorset motorcyclist jailed for causing death of man, 87, by...

November 1, 2016, 5:50 am

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The rider of a speeding motorbike which crashed into an 87-year-old man has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving. Mark Dalgleish, 27, was travelling at more than 70mph when his motorcycle struck Christopher Dursley. Mr Dursley's wife, who was with him at the time of the crash, never left his side as members of the public and the emergency services tried to save his life. But their efforts were unable to avoid tragedy. Mark Dalgleish has been sent to prison for six years for...

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November 1, 2016, 9:26 am

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When a resident living in Yeovil heard a loud bang outside his home in the early morning he was horrified to see a car teetering on its roof - rocking from side to side.He went over to the car and spoke to the driver, Scott Rhoden, and then noticed smoke coming from the vehicle.The driver managed to crawl from the wreckage but when police arrived they could see he was unsteady on his feet and smelt of alcohol.After taking a blood test he was found to be more than double the drink drive limit,...

Cannabis raids: £1.5 million of the drug seized by police...

November 1, 2016, 10:11 am

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Nearly £1.5million worth of cannabis has been seized by police from three factories in Ston Easton.Three Eastern European men, aged 22, 23 and 25, were arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis and are being held at Bridgwater custody centre.Approximately 1753 plants, worth an estimated £1,490,050, have been found inside the houses. They were soil-grown in a sophisticated set-up with specialist lighting and heating.Avon and Somerset Constabulary was alerted to potential...

Councillor Adam Dance describes 'humiliation' of kebab shop...

November 1, 2016, 10:53 am

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A councillor has spoken out after an allegation of an assault during a town centre kebab shop brawl was dropped halfway through a trial.Adam Dance appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates alongside his sister and her boyfriend - all facing assault charges following what a magistrate called a short-lived "melee" at the Star Kebab shop in Yeovil.Halfway through the two-day trial magistrates found there was no case to answer and dismissed the allegation against him.The other two...

BMX bike stolen from teen in Wincanton skate park by stocky young...

November 1, 2016, 11:01 am

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Police say a teenager's bike was stolen right in front of him at a skate park by a stocky man called "David".The 15-year-old's bike was taken from Wincanton skate park just before 6am on Friday, October 22.The man, between 19-21 years old, took the bike and rode off on it but never returned. It is believed he may have transferred the bike to a vehicle before leaving the area.He is described as 6ft 1in tall, with a stocky build, as was wearing a blue or grey jumper, blue jeans and blue...

Nailsea skate park: Bullies and vandals make park a no-go area...

November 1, 2016, 11:52 am

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Children are avoiding a skate park in North Somerset because of the bullying they suffer there, according to police.Avon and Somerset Constabulary says anti-social behaviour, graffiti and littering is on the rise in the skate park in Nailsea.There has been "tagging" - spraying of graffiti symbols - and bad language written on the skate ramps.As a result, parents are no longer letting their children play there.Read more: A303 crash deaths: everything we know so farSergeant Mark Raby,...

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November 2, 2016, 2:25 am

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A lorry driver found nearly three times the drink drive limit after crashing into the boundary wall of a pub has been given a two year driving ban.Police were on patrol in Street when they saw Thomas William Haigh's vehicle stationary in the middle of the road with its hazard lights illuminated.After identifying himself as the driver the defendant confessed he had taken his eyes off the road for a moment and then ended up hitting the wall.Haigh, 26, of Strode Road, Street, pleaded guilty to...

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Drunk learner driver drove girlfriend home from Yeovil nightclub

November 2, 2016, 2:34 am

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Out drinking with his girlfriend, a Yeovil man agreed to her request to drive them home after both of them had been drinking.However town centre CCTV operators saw Samuel John Brueton leave a nightclub and then get into a car and drive off, even though he was only a learner driver.Police arrived at the scene within seconds and caught him at the wheel and when he got out they could see he was under the influence of alcohol.When he appeared in court before district judge David Taylor, he admitted...

Wells woman crashed into parked car while double the drink- drive...

November 2, 2016, 2:47 am

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A Wells woman who crashed into the back of a parked car, shunting it forward eight feet, has been given a 20 month driving ban after being found more than double the drink drive limit.Sara Martin was driving to visit her boyfriend when she committed the "mindless act", and when nearby residents called the police she failed a roadside breath test and was arrested.Martin, 20, of Rowdens Road, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle on Long Street, Croscombe, on October 13 when she appeared...

Westfest thank fans for helping police investigation as man, 25,...

November 2, 2016, 4:49 am

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A man remains in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital, as police continue to investigate a suspected serious assault at a popular Somerset music event. The 25-year-old man was left fighting for his life in the early hours of Sunday morning (October 30) when he suffered a severe head injury. He was transferred to Southmead hospital in Bristol for treatment, as police launched an investigation into what happened at the Westfest event at the Bath and West Showground, near...

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November 2, 2016, 5:01 am

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The identity of two people killed in a horrific crash on the A303 near Chard will not be made public until the end of the week. The couple, both in their 70s, died when the car in which they were travelling was involved in a collision with a van near Buckland St Mary at around 1pm on Monday. Police are continuing to investigate the crash and are appealing for any witnesses to contact them. A force spokesman has this morning confirmed that the couple will not be named until after a...

Two men jailed for Yeovil child sexual exploitation

November 2, 2016, 9:10 am

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Two men have been sentenced to a total of 32 years in prison after being convicted of committing child sex offences in Yeovil.Ahmet Kurtyemez, 29, and Mehmet Citak, 34, and were convicted of offences against six victims, who were aged 14 and 15 at the time.Kurtyemez was also convicted of an offence against a seventh victim, who was 18 at the time.The two men were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today (November 2) for all the offences, which occurred in the Yeovil area between 2011 and...

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November 2, 2016, 10:48 am

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A leading children's charity has welcomed the sentencing of two men for child sex offences committed in Yeovil over a three-year period.Mehmet Citak, 34, of Bradford Abbas, and Ahmet Kurtyemez, 29, of Swindon, were jailed at Bristol Crown Court today (November 2) for a combined total of 32 years.The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has praised the courage of the victims who came forward.A spokesperson said: "The victims in this horrific case were extremely...

Man killed by police taser in Warminster near Frome named as...

November 3, 2016, 3:08 am

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A man who died after being tasered by police near the Somerset border has been named as Terrence Bennett.The 44-year-old died shortly after he was fired at by officers outside his home in Warminster in the early hours of last Thursday.Police say they were called to Mr Bennett's home shortly before midnight on the evening of Wednesday, October 26 after reports that he had caused himself significant harm and was threatening to hurt others.He was hit with a taser and restrained by officers, but...

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November 3, 2016, 3:33 am

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Police have played down a recent incident in Wincanton as "antisocial behaviour", following reports of a knife attack in one of the town's public houses.Local reports indicated that a man had been ejected from The Dolphin Hotel on the High Street last Friday (October 28) after attempting to stab a member of the public.But officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary, who were called out to the scene, have now clarified that a knife was not involved, and are treating this incident as...

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November 3, 2016, 8:48 am

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The director of a company that managed a yacht which capsized and killed two Somerset sailors has appeared in court charged with manslaughter.Steve Warren, 52, of Wincanton and Paul Goslin, 56, of West Camel, died after the Cheeki Rafiki vessel lost its keel returning from Antigua in May 2014.James Male, 23, from Southampton and Andrew Bridge, 22, from Farnham in Surrey also perished when the boat capsized.Douglas Innes appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court charged with four counts of gross...

Police activity in Glenthorne Avenue area of Yeovil: reports of...

November 3, 2016, 11:19 am

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Reports are coming in this evening of police being called to an incident involving someone on a rooftop in Yeovil. Residents of Yeovil have described a police presence in the Glenthorne Avenue area of the town. Unconfirmed sightings suggest the police could be on the scene to deal with someone who was on a rooftop. One local said she saw "someone stood on a roof" while driving through Glenthorne Avenue.BELOW: An interactive map of the Glenthorne area of Yeovil. Somerset Live...

Frome farmer who bought gun at car boot sale to scare birds and...

November 3, 2016, 12:53 pm

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A farmer who bought a converted starter pistol to scare off birds and intruders has been caged by top judges who agreed his suspended sentence was far too soft.Peter Chislett, 35, of Hillside Avenue, Frome, Somerset, said he bought the gun at a car boot sale and had no idea it was potentially lethal.And he was allowed to walk free, with a two-year suspended jail term, at Taunton Crown Court on August 31.He admitted cannabis production - two plants he had for his own use - possessing a prohibited...

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November 3, 2016, 1:29 pm

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Gunshot residue was found on a jacket belonging to murder suspect Charlie Broadway following the fatal shooting of Wilfred Isaacs and the wounding of his son, Wilf Jnr, a court heard today.The jury at Bristol Crown Court heard forensic evidence as well as accounts by members of the emergency services who were first on the scene following the shooting of Wilfred Isaacs and his son Wilfred Jnr on May 5 this year.Three members of the Broadway family - brothers Charlie, William and John - are...