Yeovil stabbing: Man allegedly stabbed with screwdriver at New...
A Yeovil man has appeared in court in relation to an incident at a New Year's Eve party where a man was allegedly stabbed with a screwdriver and another hit with a bottle.Leon Richard Green, 30, of...
View ArticleSerious assault in Clevedon sees police release e-fit of wanted...
Police are appealing for information following a serious assault in Clevedon last month. The attack took place on Saturday, December 7 at the Tesco store on Kenn Road at approximately 7pm. The incident...
View ArticleCCTV shows two men wanted over Taunton assault and robbery
Police investigating a robbery in Taunton last month have released an image of two men to whom they wish to speak. On Thursday, December 22 at approximately 1.15am, a teenager was assaulted and robbed...
View ArticleSomerton woman given driving ban after drink driving in Langport
A Somerton woman who was more than three times over the drink drive limit when she got behind the wheel of her car and crashed into another vehicle has been given a 29-month driving ban.Sarah Louise...
View ArticleYeovil man who hasn't worked for 14 years admits possessing...
Out of work for 14 years, a Yeovil man was found in possession of several wraps of cocaine when police carried out a drugs search at his address.Officers searched the flat in Hood Road where Shaun...
View ArticleWells man admits crashing his car and failing to stop
A Wells man who crashed his car and panicked after witnesses said they were calling the police, fled the scene and later told police his car had been stolen from his driveway earlier that day.However,...
View ArticleMan arrested and bailed as police investigate 'attempted...
A man has been arrested and released on bail as police continue to investigate an alleged attempted abduction in Yeovil.Officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary were called to the West Hendford...
View ArticleThese 'wanted men' are travelling around Somerset committing...
Can you help police? They're trying to trace two wanted men. Craig Starkey, 34, and Dean Hart, 27, are wanted in connection with a number of theft offences.The men are believed to be travelling around...
View ArticleDrunk South Petherton man breached a court order and texted...
Emotional after sinking one and a half bottles of gin, a South Petherton man sent his estranged wife a string of text messages proclaiming his love for her which was in breach of a court orderSteven...
View ArticleShotgun killer fatally wounds buzzard in Bridgwater - RSPCA...
A buzzard was shot and fatally wounded by someone wielding a shotgun, says the RSPCA, and they're looking to prosecute the perpetrator. A passer-by contacted the animal welfare charity after seeing the...
View ArticleA350 crash causes huge delays on A30
A two car crash on the A350 in Sedgehill is causing long delays for motorists using the A30.The crash has taken place between Station Road in Sedgehill and Tollgate Park in Shaftesbury earlier this...
View ArticleeBay seller steals £2,500 Transit tipper van from new owner
A conman stole a truck he had sold on eBay after lying to its owner about a spare key.25-year-old James Cosham – currently a serving prisoner, but originally from Eastbourne – had used the online...
View ArticleTaunton man who took overdose told hospital staff: 'I didn't want...
A 39-year-old man who battled with addiction for much of his life died after taking an overdose of Paracetamol, a court heard today.David Keeting, who had no fixed address but lived in Taunton, was...
View ArticleWalsall missing man Michael Diamond: Police 'increasingly...
Have you seen this man? Avon and Somerset Constabulary is appealing for anyone in the area who has seen Michael Diamond to come forward. The force are sharing the missing person appeal on behalf of...
View ArticleDorset men sentenced for poaching after trying to escape with...
Three men have been convicted of night poaching after a police helicopter tracked their 4x4 through West Country countryside in the middle of the night. One of the offenders was also found guilty of...
View ArticleAmazon email scam: Action Fraud warn shoppers to beware of...
Amazon shoppers could lose hundreds of pounds if they fall for a convincing fake email scam. Fraudsters sending emails from 'service@amazon.co.uk' trick recipients into thinking they have made an...
View ArticleFarmhouse murder suicide: Everything we know about deaths of...
The national spotlight has been thrust upon a rural farmhouse in the South West as the police investigate the death of a husband and wife.Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the deaths are being...
View ArticleWoman left shaken after being approached by man who asked her if...
A woman was left shaken after being approached by a man at a beauty spot near Yeovil and asked if she "wanted a look".Get the latest on this story with this update, as police reveal more about the...
View ArticleMatthew Bayle from Bridgwater in court on assault charges
A man appeared in court today to admit a charge of wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm after an incident in Bridgwater on December 4. Matthew Bayle also denied a second charge of...
View ArticlePaedophile pensioner admits sexually abusing seven-year-old girl
A paedophile pensioner from Burnham-on-Sea has appeared in court to plead guilty to a series of sickening sexual assaults on a seven-year-old girl. Cyril Jenkins, 67, from Grove Road, appeared in...
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