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The family of a motorcyclist killed in a crash at the weekend have spoken about their "brave" decision to name him - as his wife fights for her life in hospital. Sid Samways, 74, died following a crash at around 3.40pm on the C13 High Shaftesbury Road near Compton Abbas Airfield in Dorset on Sunday (April 2). His 71-year-old wife Barbara was travelling on his bike as a pillion passenger and was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious life-threatening...

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April 7, 2017, 11:45 pm

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North Somerset Council are cracking down on bad parking and have employed 11 civil parking enforcement officers. In just four days, they have issues almost 400 motorists with a £70 penalty ticket. The first area to be patrolled was the South Crescent near Weston College in Weston-super-Mare where vehicles were overstaying the one-hour parking limit. The council applied to the Department of Transport to take over the job from police and community support officers. And it is only the...

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April 8, 2017, 12:41 am

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Do you live on one of the most criminal streets in Taunton? Somerset Live has put together a list of the most crime-ridden streets in Taunton based on the January statistics provided by the police.co.uk website. The crimes are all on or near the named roads.Overall, there have been 560 crimes reported in January.That's 60 more than the previous year.Crimes seem to peak during summer months, with the number of reported crimes being higher than 600 from June to October in previous years. 9...

Phillip Cullen avoids prison after killing endangered species in...

April 8, 2017, 2:42 am

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A bodybuilder who became the first person in the UK prosecuted under 'obscure' wildlife laws for stealing the UK's rarest butterflies has avoided jail. Former weight-lifter Phillip Cullen, 57, captured and killed endangered Large Blue maculinea arion butterflies, a European protected species. He caught one at Daneway Banks nature reserve in Gloucestershire and another at Collard Hill, near Street, the next day. Witnesses described seeing Cullen, a 'self-taught' collector, and a...

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April 8, 2017, 8:18 am

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This man is wanted by police in connection with a large fight which saw one man suffer serious head injuries. The fight took place in the early hours of the morning on February 25 in Weston-super-Mare. A number of men were seen fighting on Regent Street, which then resulted in one man suffering the serious injury. One man has been arrested in connection with the incident but Avon and Somerset Constbaulary is looking to trace this man to help them with inquiries. Read more: No jail for...

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April 8, 2017, 11:49 am

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A Wells teacher has been banned from driving for six months after being caught for his fourth speeding offence. Paul Nicholas Reed already had nine points on his licence when he was clocked travelling at 50mph in a 30mph speed limit. The 52-year-old, of Swan Mews, appeared in the dock before District Judge David Taylor, sitting at Yeovil and pleaded guilty to exceeding the 30mph speed limit on Wells Road in Glastonbury on June 10 last year. The court was told that the defendant was...

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April 8, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Another week has passed and once again the courts have been full of people facing judgement for their criminal activities. From murder to theft, here's our round-up of the biggest cases to be heard by the courts this week. A heroin addict who targeted vulnerable men to feed his habit – stealing money from one while he was accompanied by his four young children and from another while he prayed - was sentenced for his actions this week. Stephen Cooper, 34, admitted two counts of...

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April 9, 2017, 2:29 am

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A Dulcote man who threw several fireworks, hitting a quarry security guard with one, and then attacked his van before stabbing him on the finger with a metal centre punch has been given a conditional discharge by magistrates. Christopher Randle had been drinking when he launched the attack claiming he was fed up with workers from the quarry constantly tooting their horns as they drove past his caravan. The victim was shocked when he heard the first firework going over the top of his van, and...

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April 9, 2017, 2:45 am

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A Frome man who admitted a string of shoplifting offences committed in a number of towns across Somerset narrowly avoided being sent to prison when he was given a suspended sentence. Simon Edward John Norris had fallen back into using class A drugs following the breakdown of his relationship and went on a four month spree of offending, targeting shops in Frome, Shepton Mallet and Bristol. After being arrested by police he admitted the offences and also asked for nine more similar thefts to...

Drunk driver Adam Lee Goodwin pleads guilty to causing car crash...

April 9, 2017, 5:23 am

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After drinking following the death of a close friend, a man overtook another vehicle at speed and shortly afterwards collided with another vehicle at Buckland Dinham. Police were called to the scene of the crash and Adam Lee Goodwin failed a roadside breath test and was arrested. And when he appeared in the dock before District Judge David Taylor, sitting at Yeovil, he was given an 18 month driving ban. Goodwin, 31, of Church Lane, Rode, pleaded guilty to driving an Audi A6 on the A362 at...

Driving ban for Mark William Maguire who drove into a van under...

April 9, 2017, 6:40 am

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A Yeovil man who had taken class A drugs several days before crashing into the back of a stationary postal delivery van has been given an 18 month driving ban. Mark William Maguire got out of his vehicle to check on the driver and a witness noted he appeared to be under the influence of something. He stumbled as he got out and had to be assisted to prevent him from falling over. When police arrived at the scene they arrested him and he later tested positive for cocaine derivatives in his...

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April 9, 2017, 8:37 am

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Shocking dash cam footage of a motorcyclist hitting 170mph before a fatal crash has been released by police.The video was released as a warning to other riders who are tempted to break the law.It shows the biker reaching speeds of 170mph on the 25mph ride, which ended with his friend being killed.Devon and Cornwall Police has released the video after the man admitted dangerous driving on the Newquay to Hayle road.After he was handed a suspended prison sentence, police confirmed it was the...

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April 9, 2017, 10:30 pm

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A Wells teacher has been banned from driving for six months after being caught for his fourth speeding offence.Paul Nicholas Reed already had nine points on his licence when he was clocked travelling at 50mph in a 30mph speed limit.The 52-year-old, of Swan Mews, appeared in the dock before District Judge David Taylor, sitting at Yeovil and pleaded guilty to exceeding the 30mph speed limit on Wells Road in Glastonbury on June 10 last year.The court was told that the defendant was recorded...

Crewkerne man Scott Anthony Chant had sampled friend's cider...

April 10, 2017, 12:15 am

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A Crewkerne man was more than double the drink drive limit when he was involved in a minor collision on the way home from sampling cider with a friend who manufactured the drink. Scott Anthony Chant knew he had to stop and when he pulled over near Ilminster the police requested a roadside breath test and he gave a positive result. Chant, a butcher and youth football coach, of Cowen Close, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle after consuming excess alcohol at Kingstone Hill, Ilminster, on March...

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April 10, 2017, 3:09 am

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A South Petherton teenager has appeared in court facing a charge of dangerous driving following an alleged police pursuit through the village. Charlie Hughes allegedly drove at speeds of 50mph in a 30mph limit and went the wrong way down a one way street as officers followed him in their car. The 19-year-old defendant, of Lightgate, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil. MORE: Andrew Pennell from Yeovil jailed after police chase that ended when he crashed into...

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April 10, 2017, 3:31 am

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A Dorset businessman narrowly avoided losing his licence after he was caught driving at nearly double the speed limit. Andrew Richard Patterson was clocked speeding at 54mph on the A30 at Henstridge - on a stretch of road with a 30mph limit. When he appeared in the dock before District Judge David Taylor at Yeovil he said that he had not slowed quickly enough after leaving a 60mph zone. Patterson, 49, of North Street, Bradford Abbas, pleaded guilty to exceeding the 30mph speed limit at...

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April 10, 2017, 4:30 am

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A Chard care worker who sold a phone he said he found in a takeaway restaurant admitted theft when he appeared in court. Thomas Russett said he found it at McDonald's in Yeovil.The phone had originally been stolen from its owner who left it in her jacket at a Yeovil pub.After keeping it for a month Russett went to trade it in at a phone recycling company - but it was identified as having been stolen. Russett, 24, of David Way, Chard, pleaded guilty to stealing a mobile phone at Yeovil...

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April 10, 2017, 7:57 am

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The boss of one of Somerset's biggest employers says a worker who died at the weekend will be greatly missed by colleagues.The motorcyclist, who died after a crash near the Dorset coast has been named locally as Neal White, an employee of Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil.Mr White died after a crash on Sea Road North, near Bridport, at around 3.55pm on Saturday (April 8). The 50-year-old from Martock collided with a car driven by a man, 71, from South Petherton.The car's driver and his female...

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April 10, 2017, 10:15 am

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A Coleford man accused of carrying out a racially aggravated assault on a fellow worker leaving him with a fractured jaw and three loose teeth denied the offence when he appeared in court. Robert David Lane was allegedly involved in an altercation with the victim while they were working at a cement pipe production plant in Frome, leaving him suffering from the injuries. The 60-year-old defendant, of Highbury Street, pleaded not guilty to a charge that on November 19 last year at CPM Group,...

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April 10, 2017, 11:00 am

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Imagine being involved in a car crash which threw your vehicle 14 feet into the air - with your toddler in the back. It's a horrifying scenario which was a reality for Tania Chikwature, 32, who was more than three times over the drink-drive limit when she lost control of her Nissan Qashqai. She had been drinking vodka and her story should serve as a warning to drink drivers everywhere. ABOVE VIDEO: The dash-cam footage showing a terrifying crash involving a drunk mum and her toddler...