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March 2, 2017, 7:01 am

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A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend in a brutal sledgehammer attack. James Augustus John D'Arcy, 50, was found guilty of murdering 38-year-old Hayley Dean in court today (March 2). The Bournemouth man told officers when he was arrested on Friday (September 16): "I killed my girlfriend with a hammer. I smashed her head in." Given this confession, his conviction at Winchester Crown Court today was perhaps not surprising. But the details of his crime were...

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March 2, 2017, 7:06 am

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A 21-year-old man was arrested in Taunton yesterday (March 1) after police swooped a car near Heron Gate. The occupants of the car were held by police after they received intelligence drugs may be on board the vehicle. At 4.15pm, officers pulled over the Vauxhall near Sainsbury's on the A358 and carried out a detailed search, seizing what they believe to be Class A drugs. Ryan Steer, an eyewitness, said: "There was one undercover police car and three marked cars that had boxed the...

Somerset estate agents admit being part of price fixing cartel in...

March 2, 2017, 9:21 pm

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Four Somerset estate agents have admitted illegally fixing prices and will be forced to pay fines totalling more than £370,000. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the businesses had been taking part in a price fixing cartel in the Burnham-on-Sea area. The estate agents involved were: Abbott and Frost LimitedGary Berryman Estate Agents Ltd (and its parent company Warne Investments Limited)Greenslade Taylor HuntWest Coast Property Services (UK) Limited Annagram Estate...

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March 3, 2017, 3:00 am

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A hoaxer has been warned he faces jail after his false bomb warning caused up to 15 frail and elderly patients to be evacuated from a care home. Paul Morgan was angry because staff at the home in the centre of Bideford tried to restrict contact of a woman resident and he took revenge by making the call. The member of staff who answered his call recognised his voice and suspected it was a hoax but the residents of the Old Galleries in High Street were evacuated as a precaution. Kebab shop...

Police appeal for witnesses after rape in Chard

March 3, 2017, 5:38 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a rape in Chard. Avon and Somerset Constabulary says at attack took place in Jocelyn Park last Friday (February 24) some time between 3.30pm and 7.45pm. A spokesman said a 17-year-old girl was assaulted by a man who was known to her. A 25-year-old man from the Ilminster area had been charged with common assault and rape, and remanded in custody. Detective Constable Catherine King said: "This incident took place in a public place at a time when...

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March 3, 2017, 6:12 am

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A Dorset man has been handed a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend Hayley Dean. James Augustus John D'Arcy, 50, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court today (March 3) after being found guilty of killing 38-year-old Hayley at the bedsit flat they shared. The judge told him that he would have to spend a minimum of 20 years in prison before he would be considered to apply for parole. D'Arcy, from Bournemouth, had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the...

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March 3, 2017, 6:22 am

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Police are trying to find out how a large number of vacuum cleaners were stolen after they were taken from a transport distribution centre in Somerset. Offenders broke into a site on the Crown Trading Estate in Shepton Mallet overnight between Saturday (February 25) and Sunday (February 26). Later on Sunday morning stolen trailers were recovered in Cheshire but there was no sign of the stolen stock. According to Google Maps a journey from Shepton Mallet to Cheshire would have seen the...

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March 3, 2017, 7:18 am

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A farmer who pointed a shotgun at his neighbour and threatened to shoot him has been warned he is facing a lengthy jail sentence because of his "extraordinarily serious" actions.Robert Norman, 52, of Hill View, Wiveliscombe, had denied one charge of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following the incident on March 23 last year, but had previously admitted a charge of assault and another of being in possession of a shotgun without a licence.But after a four-day...

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Yeovil man led police on car chase where he turned lights off and...

March 3, 2017, 7:55 am

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A man who burgled a home and then led police on a chase through residential streets, hurling garden tools and cans of drink at them, was jailed for more than three years by a furious judge today. The court heard 23-year-old Jack Coleman had been convicted of three previous burglaries, landing his first conviction at just 11-years-old. He admitted one count of dangerous driving and another of burglary. Coleman, currently a prisoner at HMP Exeter but originally from Yeovil, targeted a rural...

Police appeal for witnesses following motorcycle fire near...

March 3, 2017, 8:42 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcycle was set on fire in Axbridge this morning (March 3). Police officers and firefighters from Cheddar were called to a playground near Furlong Place at 4.05am, finding a motorcycle "well alight" when they arrived. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is treating this is an act of arson, stating that it was "suspicious". Avon and Somerset Constabulary has now issued a formal appeal for witnesses, asking anyone who...

Police appeal for witnesses after tractor stolen south of Yeovil

March 3, 2017, 9:02 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after thieves stole a tractor from a farm south of Yeovil. The blue Holland Tractor H50/60, with the registration plate HF11 FSS, was stolen between 5pm on Friday (February 24) and 7am the following day. The tractor was taken from a farm near Halstock, just south of the Sutton Bingham reservoir on the outskirts of Yeovil, and was driven south towards Winyards Gap on the A356 between Crewkerne and Maiden Newton. Prior to reaching the A356,...

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March 4, 2017, 6:24 am

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A fourth person involved accused of assaulting a Yeovil Hospital worker as he walked home and then allegedly committed a wrecking spree on 28 different cars in the town has been ordered to stand trial at Taunton Crown Court. Teenager George Thomas Hill is charged that, jointly with Ryan Baker, Nathan Maxwell and Bobby Cox, he assaulted Mark Dexter causing him actual bodily harm during an incident on Preston Road in Yeovil on August 19 last year. Maxwell, 18, of Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Baker,...

Glastonbury man accused of possessing cannabis has case adjourned

March 4, 2017, 7:06 am

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A Somerset man facing an allegation of possessing cannabis has had his case adjourned for further investigations to be carried out. Samuel Parkinson, 22, of Selwood Road, Glastonbury, has appeared before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil. He was charged that on January 30 at Wells, he had in his possession a quantity of cannabis (Class B). Prosecutor Julyan Stephens said the alleged offence involved a small amount of cannabis and the defendant was said to have made admissions during...

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March 4, 2017, 7:20 am

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A Somerset man who allegedly pushed a Guinness glass into the face of another male during an altercation at a Wincanton pub has been ordered to stand trial at Taunton Crown Court. Matthew Craig Smith, otherwise known as Hitchens, was said to have left the victim suffering from a laceration to the face, just below the ear, after striking him with the glass. The 28-year-old defendant, of Eastfield Road, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on Dylan Hatton...

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March 4, 2017, 7:36 am

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A motorist who struck a man as he drove onto the forecourt of a Chard garage did not even realise that he had done anything wrong. Somerset Magistrates were told that, after causing a glancing blow, Anthony John Finn drove on to the pumps and filled his car with fuel. The whole incident was caught on CCTV, which was played before the court at Yeovil, and as a result the victim sustained bruising to his kidneys and lower back area. Finn, 56, of Mintons, Chard, pleaded guilty to driving a...

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March 4, 2017, 11:12 pm

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A mass brawl outside a popular nightclub led to four people being stabbed in the early hours of yesterday morning (March 4). The fights took place at around 4.30am outside Analog nightclub in Bristol, in the Clifton Triangle. It is understood that more than a dozen people were involved in the brawl, with many fleeing the scene when the police arrived. A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said four people had received stab wounds and had to be treated in hospital. Read more: One...

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March 5, 2017, 12:09 am

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Four men have been arrested in connection with the hunt for escaped murderer Shaun Walmsley. Armed officers stopped a silver Vauxhall Corsa at around 3.45pm on Friday 3 March 2017 along Haven Road in the Canford Cliffs area of Poole. During the planned operation specialist officers discharged tyre deflation rounds directly into the tyres to stop the vehicle and arrest the four men. None of the men arrested were Walmsley. Nobody was injured in the incident and no other weapons were...

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March 5, 2017, 5:04 am

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Tougher penalties for those caught using their phones behind the wheel were introduced this week. From March 1 drivers will be fined £200 and given six points if they are caught using a phone – double what the previous penalty was. There is also no longer the option to take a driver education course instead of receiving the points. So is there anything you can actually do with a mobile phone while you are driving? Here's a quick guide to the rules: Read more: Lorry driver...

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March 5, 2017, 6:14 am

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Somerset and Dorset's police forces have published the locations where mobile speed cameras will be in operation from Monday (March 6). Avon and Somerset Constabulary's speed enforcement unit will have speed cameras operating across the county to catch out errant motorists. Please note that mobile enforcement may still take place at other locations within the Avon and Somerset area. Here are the camera locations for your local area: Bath & North East Somerset A36 Warminster Road, Bath...

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March 5, 2017, 7:50 am

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Two Somerset dog walkers found themselves with a "severe telling-off" and an £80 fine after failing to pick up after their dogs fouled at Snowden Park in Chard. The first offender was fined after allowing their dog to foul near a hedge and not clearing it up. When questioned, the offender claimed that because it was near a hedge, they did not think they needed to pick it up. The second person again used nature as an excuse, claiming they thought they did not need to remove...