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Sherborne man stole ice cream and sweets from Yeovil store after...
A sweet-toothed thief from Sherborne had just been released from prison when he stole ice-cream and sweets as he was starving.Michael John Roberts was homeless and his benefits had been stopped, and he...
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Glastonbury man pushed bus passenger onto pavement after...
A man who pushed another male out onto the ground as he was getting off a bus in Street causing him to hit his head on a wall has appeared in court.Justin Hood was involved in a long running feud with...
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Did Somerset knight Thomas Gournay kill a king by putting a hot...
Did a Somerset man really kill a deposed King by shoving a red-hot poker up his bottom?It's a rumour that has prevailed for centuries - that one of Somerset's finest was responsible for the death of a...
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REVEALED: Most crime-ridden streets of Chard, Crewkerne and...
Crime has risen by more than ten per cent in Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster over the past year.Figures released by Avon and Somerset Constabulary shows that 2,229 offences were reported to police in...
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Man fighting for his life after serious assault at Bath and West...
A man is fighting for his life after he was attacked in Shepton Mallet in the early hours of this morning.The 25-year-old suffered serious head injuries after he was beaten in the coach car park of the...
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Police charge 23yo man over Taunton GBH
A man will appear in court in Taunton next month after being charged with causing grievous bodily harm.Jake Lamport, 23, was arrested by Avon and Somerset Constabulary as part of its investigation into...
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Sherborne residents told to stay sharp after diesel theft in...
Dorset Police have asked residents in the Sherborne area to be sharp after thieves siphoned off tractor fuel.Diesel fuel was stolen from the fuel tank of a tractor near Bradford Abbas - which lies...
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Yeovil man to stand trial for aggravated burglary
A Yeovil man accused of an offence of aggravated burglary where he took a knife with him has been ordered to stand trial at Taunton Crown Court.Bobby Nigel Cox was brought before Somerset Magistrates...
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Yeovil man to stand trial accused of striking another man with a...
A man who allegedly assaulted another male with a glass bottle during a fracas in Yeovil town centre has been ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates.James Matthew Rogers, 26, of Eastland...
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Police issue CCTV appeal after Taunton 'disturbance'
Police are appearing to the public to help them identify a man as they investigate a disturbance in Taunton.Officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary are looking into an incident involving several...
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Man killed after being Tasered by police in Warminster will not...
A man who died after he was tasered by police in Wiltshire will not be named until later in the week.The 44-year-old was pronounced dead at a house in Warminster after police fired the weapon at him...
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Glastonbury assault: police appeal for witnesses as enquiries...
Police are appealing for people with information on Friday's assault in Glastonbury to come forward.Officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary cordoned off part of the town on Friday morning (October...
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Coleford man found to be driving his friend's car with no...
A Coleford man who was driving his friend's car was found to have no insurance after driving the vehicle into a hedge.When police were informed of the collision they went to the address of the car's...
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Westfest organisers: Cause of 'life-threatening' injury near...
The organiser of a festival where a man was found with life-threatening head injuries has said it cannot confirm whether he was assaulted. Police in Somerset are investigating what they describe as a...
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Man, 25, still in 'life-threatening condition' after assault at...
The victim of a serious assault in the car park of a popular music event in Somerset remains in life-threatening condition, according to the police. Avon and Somerset Constabulary has appealed directly...
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JAILED: Drug addict who racked up 100th conviction is convicted
A man who broke into a veterinary hospital and building site in Glastonbury clocked up his 100th conviction this morning.40-year-old heroin addict Colin Danes, who lives at Shelley Grove, Taunton,...
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New figures reveal almost one in 1,000 people in Somerset is a...
Almost one in every 1,000 residents across Avon and Somerset is on the list of registered sex offenders.Roughly speaking, that is one person for each large housing estate or small village in...
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Yeovil man sentenced by courts after police stumbled across his...
When police went to a Yeovil address to look for a wanted man they found a block of cannabis resin and arrested someone else instead.Adam Price who was not the wanted man - confessed to police the...
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Frome carer abused trust of 94-year-old to steal thousands of...
A Frome woman who helped herself to thousands of pounds from the account of an elderly man with learning difficulties while acting as his carer has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to be...
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Yeovil heroin addict stole food to fund next hit after being...
A heroin addict given a drug rehabilitation order by the courts went out the next day and stole groceries to pay for her next hit. Mandy Michelle Brown had previously stolen from the One Stop Shop in...
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