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What can you do with a mobile phone while driving? A guide to...
Tougher penalties for those caught using their phones behind the wheel were introduced this week. From March 1 drivers will be fined £200 and given six points if they are caught using a phone – double...
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Terrence Phillips who slept in car after Christmas party in...
A Somerset man who was more than double the drink drive limit when he was found asleep in his car with the engine running has had the case against him dropped, after he claimed he had no intention of...
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Grieving mum releases shocking footage of crash that killed her...
Shocking footage of a car crash that killed a 12-year-old boy has been released as part of a safety campaign. The video has been released by Amar Atwal's grieving mum after he was killed following a...
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Man crashed in Yeovil street where families were enjoying New...
A man who crashed his car in a Yeovil residential street at the time countless families and children were outside enjoying New Year fireworks has been sentenced to a two year driving ban and a...
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Glastonbury woman Laura Ann Sydall accused of smashing man's...
A GLASTONBURY woman accused of an offence of criminal damage has had her case adjourned until the end of the month for her to enter a plea.Laura Ann Sydall, 35, of Bushy Coombe Gardens, was due to...
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Thomas Naylor given community order after causing a collision in...
A man who pulled out into the path of an oncoming car causing a collision and then drove off without stopping has been sentenced to a community order by the courts. Thomas Naylor later told police he...
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Motorcyclist killed after crashing into parked lorry on Taunton...
Police want to speak to witnesses after a motorcyclist died in a crash at a Taunton industrial estate on Friday. The male motorcyclist was involved in a collision with a stationary lorry in Crown Close...
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Detectives release description of man linked to death of Jordan...
Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing have asked the public to report sightings of a man they want to speak to. Wiltshire Police are conducting a murder inquiry following a stabbing in Trowbridge...
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Family of Trowbridge stabbing victim Jordan Taylor pay tribute to...
The family of a man who was stabbed to death at the weekend have paid tribute a son with a "heart of gold". Jordan Taylor died in the early hours of Sunday morning (March 12) in the Wiltshire town of...
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Experienced motorcyclist killed in crash with parked lorry in...
The identity of a man killed when his motorbike crashed into a parked lorry has emerged, after an inquest was opened into the cause of his death. Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area of a...
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Three people seriously injured after crash in Dorset - including...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious crash which left a 77-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. The two-vehicle crash happened at around 11.35am on Tuesday (March 14) and also...
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Scott Baird shown pity for driving with toddler on lap as jail...
A man who shattered a woman's legs in a horrifying assault has been in court again for driving away from Wells city centre with a two year old child sat on his lap. Scott Mervyn Baird, is already out...
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Frome man, Levi Dean Wheatley, accused of violent harassment...
A Frome man facing an allegation of violent harassment against his partner after he accused her of cheating on him has been ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates.Levi Dean Wheatley...
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Natasha Binns smashed front door glass after being evicted from...
A teenager who smashed nine panes of glass in a front door after being evicted from her accommodation had previously warned support workers what would happen if they went ahead with their...
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Persistent Yeovil beggar admits shouting at public to provide her...
A persistent Yeovil beggar has appeared in court again charged with asking members of the public in the town centre for money. Jane Irene Mulley was reported to the police after shouting at a couple...
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Kim Allison sought out former partner by creating fake profiles...
A Yeovil man who sought out his former partner by creating fake profiles on a cruise ship dating website admitted breaching a suspended prison sentence and a restraining order just days after they were...
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Basil Al-Mudalal admits downloading thousands of indecent images...
A registered sex offender who downloaded thousands of indecent photos and movies of children along with extreme pornography depicting humans having sex with dogs has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to...
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Wincanton man Ashley Spencer pulled out Stanley knife during...
A Wincanton teenager who produced a knife in his bedroom while arguing with his 15-year-old girlfriend over Facebook posts has appeared before Somerset Magistrates.Ashley Spencer and his partner were...
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Marine A Alexander Blackman has Taliban murder conviction...
A Royal Marine who shot an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has won an appeal against his murder conviction. Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, Somerset, had the conviction quashed by...
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Banned driver Christopher Welch from Grimsby allegedly caught...
A banned driver who was allegedly caught drunk at the wheel after being found driving through a country lane in Podimore had his case adjourned after his car broke down. Christopher Welch, 30, of Queen...
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