Merry Harriers pub near Wellington broken into and set on fire...

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A fire was deliberately started at a Somerset pub after someone forced open a door to get in, according to police.The fire took hold at the Merry Harriers pub near Wellington on Sunday night (July 10) causing serious damage to parts of the building.A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police are investigating what appears to be a deliberate fire at the derelict Merry Harriers pub in Clayhidon. Fire attended at around 11pm on Sunday (July 11) to tackle the blaze and discovered...

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July 13, 2016, 9:14 am

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Police have arrested a further 18 people after raids in Cheddar, Weston-super-Mare, Nailsea and Bristol, in a second day of police action to clamp down on the supply of Class A drugs in Somerset. This afternoon, Avon and Somerset Constabulary said 18 people had been arrested today after nine raids were carried out. This followed the arrests of 34 people after a series of raids in Weston-super-Mare yesterday, July 12. Of those 34, a total of 18 were charged overnight and today a further 18...

Wells man admitted non violent harassment of Radstock woman

July 13, 2016, 10:36 am

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A Wells man has admitted harassing a woman from Radstock after she received threatening messages on social media.Tim James Wickham of Parsons Way admitted harassment without violence against civil servant Justine Ough.A court heard Wickham, 36, was believed to have hacked into another woman's emails and sent an email to his victim.MORE:Man in wheelchair allegedly attacked and robbed someone asking for directions say Dorset detectivesCrown prosecutor Julian Stephens said: "There is no way of...

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July 14, 2016, 2:25 am

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Police have charged a further 13 people – including a 15-year-old boy – with supplying Class A drugs following a second consecutive day of dawn raids across Somerset yesterday, July 13.Eight men and four women, from Cheddar, Weston-super-Mare and Nailsea, will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court today, July 14, charged with a total of 29 counts of supplying Class A drugs.A 15-year-old boy has also been charged with one count of supplying Class A drugs and has been bailed to appear...

Stephen Isaacs admits losing £47,000 earmarked for children...

July 14, 2016, 2:52 am

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A Somerset man has admitted taking nearly £47,000 destined to be given to children and losing it online.He spent the money on gaming websites, a court heard.Stephen Craig Isaacs of Middle Touches, Chard, pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft when he appeared in front of Somerset Magistrates in Yeovil.The 30-year-old was charged with taking £46,921.80 belonging to Kate Hooker and Nicholas Wood - both adults - earlier this year.IN OTHER NEWS: 15 year old by among 13 people charged...

Robin Thomas charged with historic sex offences on a boy in...

July 14, 2016, 3:10 am

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A man has appeared in court charged with historic sex offences against a boy in Castle Cary.Robin Sydney Thomas, 60, of Remalard Court, Castle Cary, was charged with committing an indecent assault on a boy under 14 in the early 1980s. He is also charged with committing an act of gross indecency on the same victim more than 30 years ago.MORE: Man in wheelchair allegedly attacked and robbed someone asking for directions say Dorset detectivesThomas appeared before Somerset Magistrates sitting at...

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July 14, 2016, 6:48 am

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Police officers descended on a flight that landed at Bristol Airport to arrest a Welshman who was drunk on board a plane. David Briggs, 35, of Tennyson Close, Pontypridd, was charged with being drunk on an aircraft following an "incident" on a commercial flight between Zante in Greece and Bristol on Wednesday (July 13), said an Avon and Somerset Police spokesman. Officers arrested him after being called by staff at the airport who were in contact with concerned cabin crew on the...

Yeovil businessman David Fuller sentenced to eight weeks in...

July 14, 2016, 7:39 am

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A YEOVIL man who was found guilty of assaulting his wife twice within the space of three days has been sent to prison for eight weeks.David Fuller, 53, of Kingston, Yeovil, has also been barred from contacting his wife for 12 months after being convicted of both assaults at Taunton Magistrates Court on Wednesday (July 13).At a previous hearing at Somerset Magistrates Court in Yeovil, the court heard that in the first incident, which occurred at Bradley Hollow near Yeovil on June 9, Fuller was...

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July 14, 2016, 7:44 am

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A Frome man who planned to break in to two farms and turned violent when chased was told he was giving the travelling community a bad name.Joby Ayres, 28, of The Pines, Gipsy Lane, and David Rusher, 37, of Guildford, Surrey, were part of a conspiracy, said Bethsheba Cassell, prosecuting at Taunton Crown Court.On April 1, 2014, an alarm was activated on a farm in Somerset and, when the owner investigated, he found a padlock had been removed. Nothing appeared to be missing and no one was seen...

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July 14, 2016, 8:07 am

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A man nicknamed "Polish Paul" was told to "f*** off back to his own country" during a vile racial attack in a Somerset street.Pawel Niewski was verbally attacked by at least three men who made sexual threats about his wife and violent threats towards his son.He said: "The men started shouting 'we are not part of the EU any more, f*** off back to Poland, we know where you live. There's no place for you here. We have got our town back'."The 38-year-old, who moved to...

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July 14, 2016, 8:20 am

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Two women were arrested following an early morning drug raid in Glastonbury. Police discovered a quantity of Class B drug cannabis when they raided a house at Archers Way. A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Constabulary said: "Officers attended a property at Archers Way, Glastonbury, at 6.45am today (July 14). Inside they discovered a quantity of cannabis plants.Seizure of cannabis today in Glastonbury. Taking drugs off the Streets pic.twitter.com/PPsN5phaPD— ASPolice Mendip...

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July 14, 2016, 8:30 am

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POLICE have arrested two men after they were led on a high speed police chase across Somerset in the early hours of this morning. A fleet of squad cars and the police helicopter were dispatched to chase the two suspects, who made it from Wellington to Burnham-on-Sea before they were brought to a stop in Berrow. The pair had eluded officers for more than 40 miles when they were eventually subdued at around 3.15am. READ MORE: Yeovil man David Fuller jailed for eight weeks for assaulting wifeA...

Five laptops stolen from building in Dorchester sparking police...

July 14, 2016, 12:19 pm

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An appeal has been made for the public's help after thieves stole a number of laptops from a building in Dorset.Five laptops were stolen from a building in Monkton Park, Dorchester, sometime between 7pm on Friday, July 8, and 8am on Monday, July 11.Detective Constable Adam Pilton, of Weymouth CID, said: "I am appealing for anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in the area at the relevant time to please contact Dorset Police. "I am also keen to hear from anyone who has seen...

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July 15, 2016, 6:42 am

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A pair of teenage robbers attacked a man with a stun gun and hit another in the head with a metal pole for just £30 in cash and a small amount of cannabis.Alex Kapuscinski and Connor Smart, both aged 19 and from Bournemouth, were jailed on Monday for the "vicious" armed robbery on March 12, 2016.They pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court to robbery and were sentenced on Monday, July 11. Kapuscinski receiwas jailed for three years and 10 months in a young offender's...

Sherborne man fined £20,000 and given suspended jail term...

July 15, 2016, 9:53 am

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A Sherborne farmer has been fined £20,000 and given a suspended jail term after admitting storing waste oils and fuels on his land.Stuart Allen, 49, of Keepers Paddock in Middlemarsh near Sherborne, was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work after admitting the offences, which took place between November 20, 2014 and October 15, 2015.Allen had been charged with keeping controlled waste, namely waste vegetable oils, in a manner likely to cause pollution of the environment or...

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July 15, 2016, 11:00 am

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A West Country pupil was left horrified and upset by the "gruesome discovery" of several beheaded animals on a popular footpath near their school.The RSPCA is investigating what happened after the youngster stumbled across the decapitated creatures left in a row on a very narrow walkway.The animals - a bearded dragon, two white mice, a brown bird, and a white rat - were found at around 3:30pm on Thursday, July 7, in Bournemouth.All their heads had been clearly removed before the bodies...

Taunton child sex abuser Clive Seaman jailed for 21 years

July 15, 2016, 2:01 pm

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A child abuser has been jailed for 21 years after a brave victim stood up in court to tell how he had stolen her childhood and ruined her life.Clive Seaman forced the girl to drink Bacardi and lemonade while playing a board game before he subjected her to a horrific series of attacks.He also forced her to commit sex acts with him after picking her up from the school gates and driving her to secluded lanes near Tiverton.The abuse took place in the 1980s but Seaman got away with it for three...

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July 15, 2016, 11:24 pm

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A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a teenager who was found unconscious with serious injuries.Police were called to reports of a fight outside Tesco Express on Wimborne Road in Wallisdown at around 12.55am today (Saturday, July 16).A 17-year-old boy was found unconscious with serious injuries and was taken to Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. His next of kin have been informed.IN OTHER NEWS: Somerset man caught up in Nice...

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July 18, 2016, 2:00 am

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Two women who were arrested following an early morning drugs raid in Glastonbury have been bailed.Police discovered a quantity of Class B drug cannabis when they raided a house at Archers Way yesterday (July 14).The force raided the property at 6.45am and discovered the illegal substance.READ NEXT: Vicious teen armed robbers jailed for stun gun and metal pole attack in BournemouthTwo 50-year-old women were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the production of a Class B drug and were...

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July 18, 2016, 3:24 am

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A man with a history of drug abuse and addiction admitted trying to steal a coat by putting it on under his clothes.Alan Henry Egginton, 43, of East Street stole two Regatta jackets worth £110 from Store Twenty One in Chard.A court heard he was caught after he took four jackets into a changing room and then only returned two to the shop rail.Crown prosecutor Joanne Pearce told Yeovil Magistrates Court: "On June 21 the defendant put a dark blue jacket into a Lidl carrier bag and put...