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Taunton dad denies striking his son with a mallet in Abbey Close,...
A trial has heard a dad got a "a kicking" from his son after he repeatedly hit the teenager on the head with a mallet.53-year-old Anthony Carp, from Darwin Close in Taunton, denies one charge of being...
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Bath councillor Donal Hassett guilty of one count of conspiring...
A Bath and North East Somerset councillor is behind bars tonight after he was found guilty of being a property fixer for a drugs syndicate.Donal Hassett remains a councillor despite his conviction for...
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Somerset recorded highest ever levels of hate crime after EU...
Avon and Somerset recorded its highest ever levels of hate crime immediately following the EU referendum in June 2016. New statistics released by Avon and Somerset Constabulary reveal there were 449...
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Jonathan Devlin, from Templecombe, repeatedly harassed partner...
A Templecombe man who persistently harassed his former partner by bombarding her with unwanted texts and emails has been given a suspended prison sentence by magistrates. Jonathan Devlin kept attending...
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Somerset pensioner claimed £37k benefits while working...
A Weston-super-Mare pensioner faces having to sell his home after he claimed more than £37,000 in benefits while secretly working - on a £35-a-week paper round. Roy Taylor, 71, had received benefits...
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Woman attacked in Wells in hospital in Bristol with arm and...
A woman was left battling stomach and arm injuries after she was attacked in Somerset yesterday (February 15). The casualty, thought to be in her 50s, was assaulted in Wells at around 3.30pm, according...
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Man flashed children at Bridgwater McDonald's before being...
A man was arrested for flashing young children in a Somerset McDonald's earlier this week. The 22-year-old man was seen to be exposing himself in the McDonald's restaurant on Gallagher Retail Park in...
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Parents could be committing common car insurance mistake which...
Somerset parents are being warned that if they are the named driver on a car insurance policy, but their child drives that vehicle the majority of the time, they could be committing fraud. As much as...
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Dorset 21-year-old Daniel Westwood given countywide Criminal...
A 21-year-old has been given a county wide Criminal Behaviour Order. Daniel Westwood, from Blandford, was issued with the order by Poole Magistrates' Court on February 6, 2017 after being sentenced to...
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Bristol murder investigation sees police launch Keynsham...
Police are appealing for the public's help in tracing the movements of a red Peugeot 107 as part of a murder inquiry. The body of 40-year-old Karina Batista was found at a property in Kensington Park,...
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Attempted murder charge after Wells attack - Lewis Francis...
A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly assaulting a woman in Wells earlier this week, leaving her in a critical condition in hospital. UPDATE, 2.32pm - Wells attempted murder...
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Dangerous driver led police on 120mph M5 chase from Bristol to...
A man who led police on a high-speed chase from Bristol to Wales and back again after they tried to stop him for driving without insurance has been given a suspended prison sentence. Billy Heatherley,...
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CCTV shows two men wanted in connection with robbery on Bruton...
Two men are wanted in connection with a robbery at a shop in Bruton today (February 17). Police are appealing for help in identifying two men pictured in CCTV. They've wanted in connection with a...
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Car with dog in suspected stolen from Shepton Mallet High Street...
A car with a dog in it is suspected stolen from Shepton Mallet High Street. Police were called at 4.10pm this afternoon (February 17) to reports of a vehicle stolen with a dog inside it. A spokesman...
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In the courts: Your weekly round-up of the biggest cases
From failed trials and threats to kill to appeals over benefit fraud and dangerous drivers, it's been another busy week in the courts. Here are some of the biggest cases to be heard by judges and...
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Wanted: Avon and Somerset police are seeking these men for crimes...
From missing people, much-needed information and outstanding crimes, once again Avon and Somerset police are asking for your help. Take a look at the photos below - perhaps they jog your memories....
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Yeovil woman accused of assaulting partner and 17-year-old
A Yeovil woman accused of assaulting her partner and a 17-year-old youth appeared before Somerset Magistrates in custody.Katarzyna Aneta Wisniewska, 41, of Eastland Road, is charged with assaulting...
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Frome man accused of assaulting young girl in town has case...
A Frome man has appeared in court accused of assaulting a young girl during an incident in the town has had the case against him dropped.Shaun Daniel Witcombe, 29, of Tower View, was charged with...
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AgustaWestland assault denied by man who broke into recycling...
A man who admitted breaking into a Yeovil recycling unit and causing damage to property at AgustaWestland denied assaulting a man at the helicopter site.Anton Ioan Marcu, 36, of Whitacre Road,...
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Sentenced: 'maniac' who set fire to Christmas Tree in Frome town...
A MAN who torched a Christmas tree in Frome town centre and then filmed the fire as it spread to a nearby restaurant, panicked and then dowsed the flames with a fire extinguisher.In another incident...
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