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Matthew Barnes forgot he had three bags of cocaine in his wallet...
A man who was subjected to a random drugs search at a Yeovil nightclub forgot that he had three bags of drugs in his wallet left over from a weekend stag party. Door staff at Club Neo found the bags of...
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Yeovil police station to remain open for the next 18 months
Yeovil's police station will remain open for the next 18 months, the force has confirmed today (March 29). Avon and Somerset Constabulary has also confirmed that the custody suite will close on Monday,...
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Stuart William Chisman more than four times over drink-driving...
A drink driver who was found by police to be more than four times over the limit when he crashed his car into a wall in Langport town centre could be facing a possible prison sentence. When police were...
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Yeovil monster Peter Kingdon who beat, abused and raped children...
A monster who beat, raped and sexually assaulted three young girls has been sentenced to 22 imprisonment years today. Peter Kingdon, age 55, carried out sickening attacks on the girls over a period of...
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Police slam 'depraved' Yeovil paedophile Peter Kingdon and praise...
Police have praised the bravery of three girls who came forward to help convict a violent rapist and child abuser. Peter Kingdon of Barwick, near Yeovil, was branded "wicked" by Judge David Ticehurst...
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Weston-super-Mare pervert used hidden camera to spy on customers...
A Peeping Tom spied on naked customers at a tanning salon after fitting a tiny camera when he went in as a customer, a court heard. Pervert Marcin Idzik, 30, bought the sneaky device on eBay and taped...
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Hoax bomb threat man Paul Morgan of Taunton escapes jail despite...
A hoaxer whose false bomb warning caused up to 15 frail and elderly patients to be evacuated from a care home has been handed a suspended sentence. Kebab shop worker Paul Morgan, aged 64, of Otterford...
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Taunton farmer Robert Norman to be sentenced for threatening to...
A Taunton farmer who attacked his neighbour and threatened to shoot him is due to be sentenced today.Robert Norman, 52, of Northway Farm, Halse in Taunton admitted assaulting Richard Webber and...
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Teenagers asked for phones in attemped robbery in Holway area of...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery in Taunton. Two teenagers were approached on Saturday, March 25, in Holway Avenue at about 7pm. An Avon and Somerset police spokesman...
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Farmer Robert Norman jailed for threatening to shoot neighbour in...
A farmer who pointed a shotgun at his neighbour and threatened to shoot him during an argument over sheep worrying has been jailed for 10 months by a judge today. Robert Norman, 52, of Hill View,...
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Yeovil drugs boss Raphael Castillo who used names from The Wire...
The head of a Yeovil drugs operation who used the names of characters from hit TV series The Wire has been jailed for five years and eight months. Raphael Castillo, 29, led a well-organised drugs...
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Yeovil teen Curtis Yaldiz who led police on 95mph car chase...
A teenager who led police on a chase through the streets of Somerset reaching speeds of up to 95mph avoided jail by the skin of his teeth today.Curtis Yaldiz, who threw white powder and paper out of...
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Heroin addict Colin Danes jailed for burglaries in Walton and...
A heroin addict with more than 100 convictions to his name was told to give up his career as a burglar by a judge.Colin Danes, 40 – already serving a prison sentence for burglary, but originally from...
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Mary Broadway, mother of convicted Ilton shotgun murderer, spared...
The matriarch of a notorious crime family has been spared jail for trying to smuggle a phone, charger and sim cards to her son in prison. Mary Broadway was visiting her son Rocky, aged 32, who was...
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Serious assault in Weston-Super-Mare sees man, 77, left with...
Police have made an arrest after a man, 77, was left with a broken hip, cuts and bruising in a well-known Somerset town. The victim remains in hospital while officers investigate the serious assault on...
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Peasedown man Resul Ayhan defrauded woman out of £4,000
A Peasedown man has admitted defrauding a woman out of £4,000 and has been warned that jail is a possibility. Resul Ayhan, aged 31, admitted two charges – theft from a woman in Bristol and fraud by...
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Dean and Maya Rogers who ran a brothel in Yeovil hit with...
A couple who ran a lucrative brothel in Yeovil have been hit with a £40,000 "gangster tax" bill .Dean Rogers, 47, and Maya Rogers, 54, admitted running the brothel at 126 Hendford Hill in Yeovil...
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Bridgwater hit and run sees man taken to hospital with chest...
A man suffered chest injuries after he was knocked down in a hit and run in Bridgwater on Tuesday (March 28). He was walking along a central pedestrian crossing at the junction of St John Street in the...
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Care home owners Almondsbury Care Ltd fined £100k for...
A care home has been fined £100,000 for breaching fire regulations at a staff accommodation house. Almondsbury Care Ltd, of Berrow Road, Burnham-on-Sea, appeared at Taunton Magistrates Court yesterday...
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Court orders closure of Yeovil drugs den on St Michael's Avenue...
A Yeovil drugs den which had become a nightmare for neighbours is to be boarded up by police. People living near 158 St Michael's Avenue were subjected to noisy rows, fighting and shouting from the...
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