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Homeless, jobless and penniless Yeovil man stole donuts, alcohol...
With no job, home or money, a Yeovil man fell in with the wrong crowd and began stealing in order to survive.Benjamin David Thomas Francis Twitchett was seen with another man helping themselves to...
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Somerton man lost his temper and damaged gate after being told to...
A man who lost his temper after being asked to leave a Somerton pub because he was drunk, damaged a gate on his way out.Christopher Joseph Baker was ushered out of the Globe Inn and fell over on the...
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Car deliberately set on fire at Ham Hill Country Park near Yeovil
Arsonists are believed to have set fire to a vehicle late last night (November 16) at a beauty spot near Yeovil.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service believe the vehicle was deliberately set...
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Escaped prisoner Admi Headley hands himself into custody after...
The third prisoner who escaped from a Gloucestershire prison has handed himself into custody in Bristol last night (November 16).Admi Headley, Wayne Maycock and Paul Bromwich are currently serving...
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Yeovil stabbing victim 'relieved' after attacker fails in appeal...
A Yeovil teenager who nearly died after she was the victim of a random and unprovoked stabbing attack has expressed her relief after her attacker failed in his bid to have his life prison sentence...
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Catherine Wells-Burr killer Tadevsz Dmytryszyn to stay behind...
The family of a 23-year-old woman murdered in Chard have expressed relief that one of her daughter's killers will stay in Britain to serve out his sentence.Catherine Wells-Burr was murdered in...
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Dorset Police issue security advice after rise in burglaries...
The public have been warned to keep their valuables safe after a series of burglaries targeted pricey jewellery kept in homes. Officers have released a list of tips for keeping homes and expensive...
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Dorset Police investigating phone use at HMP Guys Marsh after...
Dorset Police are investigating the illegal possession of a mobile phone in prison, after national media reports suggested prisoners posted shocking pictures online from a West Country prison. Six...
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Inmates at Dorset prison boast of taking drugs and drinking...
The prison service has condemned the action of six inmates at a Dorset prison who apparently boasted about taking drugs and drinking alcohol on Facebook.Pictures have emerged of six prisoners at HMP...
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Dorset Police witness appeal after pedestrian in 70s airlifted to...
Police have launched an appeal to find out what happened when a car struck a woman in her 70s – leaving her with life-changing injuries.A black Peugeot 107 crashed into the woman at around 10.39am...
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Used car salesman who cheated customers ordered to pay £4,2...
A used car salesman who cheated his customers has been ordered to pay £4,250 in fines and damages.Malvin Price, 35, of The Cypress House Road in Chilton Cantelo near Yeovil, pleaded guilty to two...
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Dad of Toby Gates who was filmed being attacked in Yeovil park...
The father of a 12-year-old boy who was the victim of a shocking filmed attack in a Yeovil park does not believe his attackers should face criminal action.Toby Gates was set upon by a group of boys as...
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Robin Thomas from Castle Cary admits historic sex offences
A Castle Cary man has admitted three historic sex offences against young boys.Robin Sydney Thomas, 60, of Remalard Court was charged with committing two indecent assaults on a boy under 14 in the early...
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Dark Somerset: The savage murder of Marie Buls in Loxton
One incident that shocked Somerset to the core and made national headlines in 1954 – was a savage and gory murder.In 1954, two spinsters – Noreen O'Connor and Friederika Alwin Maria Buls, were sharing...
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Shepton Mallet residents are 'eyes and ears' who can help police...
Drug dealing in the centre of a Somerset market town can only be tackled with the help of residents, according to a police officer. Sergeant Rachel Clark, from Shepton Mallet police station, said local...
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Yeovil man to stand trial in Taunton faced with drug dealing...
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with offences of drug dealing and money laundering after being found in possession of a stash of Diazepam tablets.David Antoski, 25, of Thorne Gardens,...
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Yeovil police station: Dorset Police says custody closure will...
Dorset Police has reassured the public that the closure of Yeovil's custody suite will not affect its ability to detain offenders.Avon and Somerset Constabulary announced this morning (November 23)...
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Two Gillingham men arrested and bailed for drug offences
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences in Gillingham.Officers from Dorset Police attended an address in Cloverfields on Thursday (November 17) following community intelligence about...
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Suspects face paying £70 to get back to Yeovil if taken to...
Anyone forced to make their own way from Bridgwater to Yeovil after being arrested could be forced to shell out up to £70 to get home.The closure of the custody suite in Yeovil when the police station...
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Yeovil police station closure will see suspects to be told to...
Those arrested in Yeovil (or other Somerset locations) and taken into custody in Bridgwater once the town's police station relocates will be told to make their own way home at their own cost.Avon and...
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