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Somerset's most wanted: Do you know any of these men wanted in...
Have you seen any of these men?The list below shows the most wanted men in the Somerset, Bristol and Dorset area of the South West.Take a good look at the images - do you recognise any of them? Do you...
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Yeovil man given community order after brutal attack on partner
A Yeovil man who carried out a brutal and sustained attack on his partner in her own home, raining blows down on her head and kicking her in the legs and back has been sentenced to a community order by...
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Banned driver caught behind the wheel asks 'who's stitched me up'...
A banned driver who got behind the wheel in order to drive to work asked the police who had stitched him up when they pulled him over and gave chase on foot.Samuel James Clarke had only been...
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Mobile phones could be BLOCKED from working in cars in a bid to...
Motorists could soon find their mobile phones blocked from working in cars in a bid to stop people using them behind the wheel.This new measure is being looked into by the Department for Transport in...
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Yeovil teacher who refused to take breath test gets 12 month ban...
A Yeovil teacher who failed to cooperate with a police breath test has been given a 12 month driving ban when she appeared before Somerset Magistrates.Amelia Joy Ellis had broken down on the A303 at...
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Serious sexual assault on woman in Bridgwater sparks police...
A woman was seriously sexually assaulted in Bridgwater on Friday night (December 16).The incident took place shortly before midnight close to a block of garages off Silver Street. Avon and Somerset...
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Wincanton man admits stealing power tools and forging invoice to...
A Wincanton man who burgled a garage to steal power tools and forged an invoice at his place of work claimed in court his crimes were to get cash to pay his rent. Russell Paul Andrews was being...
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Somerset man accused of 11 sex offences including FIVE rapes...
A man has appeared in court charged with a series of rapes and serious sexual assaults in Wincanton and Templecombe over a seven-year period.William Thomas Smith, 55, of Balsam Park, Wincanton,...
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Police in Shepton Mallet catch drunk driver speeding away from...
A Chilcompton man who said he had only drunk one glass of wine when pulled over by the police was later found to be nearly three times the drink drive limit. Officers were on duty in Shepton Mallet...
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Police appeal for witnesses after Somerset pub gutted by fire
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pub was destroyed by a fire in Wellington.The Merry Harriers, on Blackdown Hill Road, West Buckland, was gutted following the incident last night (December...
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Taunton man told 'jail is inevitable' after admitting sex...
A man has been told a prison sentence is 'inevitable' after he admitted a string of historical sexual offences against a 15-year-old girl.31-year-old Shaun Prettyjohns, of Coopers Mill, Norton...
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Wincanton police warn public to beware of counterfeit cash in the...
Counterfeit notes have been used to buy goods in a Somerset town, prompting a warning from a local police officer. PC Neil Wolstenholme told residents to "be on your guard" on Twitter after recent...
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Man caught drug driving after police spotted car weaving across...
A man who was spotted by police weaving across the road in his car on the Glastonbury bypass was later confirmed to be drug driving after taking a test. Narottam Zakheim had been to a gig at the...
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Yeovil teenager drove while disqualified the day before being...
The day before he was due to be sentenced for a dangerous driving offence, a Yeovil teenager got behind the wheel and drove while he was subject to a ban. Police on patrol in the town saw David Fenn...
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Man snared by online paedophile hunters spared jail
A man who was snared by paedophile hunters posing online as a 14-year-old girl was told he had 'avoided jail by the skin of his teeth' today.50-year-old Gerald Knight had chatted with the fictitious...
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19-year-old spared jail after sexually assaulting two young men
A "smashed" 19-year-old man who stripped off and sexually assaulted two young men was spared jail by a judge.Joshua Trowbridge from Oaken Ground, Wellington, met the pair to buy alcohol and went to a...
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Sherborne pharmacy raid: Gillingham man arrested for Abbey...
A man arrested on suspicion of robbing a Dorset pharmacy will remain on police bail until the middle of next month.Last month Dorset Police arrested a man from Gillingham in connection to a "daylight...
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Distraction burglary in Sherborne foiled by quick-thinking farm...
Quick-thinking farm workers were able to foil a distraction burglary after spotting suspicious signs.Workers on a farm near Sherborne were approached by a man asking for water to put in his vehicle,...
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Man severely beaten by girlfriend heads Taunton charity's...
A man who was so badly beaten by his partner that he nearly lost an arm is urging Somerset men to not suffer in silence.Ian McNicholl, a domestic abuse survivor and Ambassador of the Taunton-based...
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