Police looking for two men over damaged cash machines at ASDA in...
Two men are being sought in connection with damage caused to ATM machines in Frome.ATM machines at ASDA on Warminster Road were damaged at around 11.45pm on Monday, April 24.A spokesman for Avon and...
View ArticleSherborne missing dogs: Two terriers returned but Snowflake still...
Two of the three dogs which have gone missing in the Sherborne area this month have been safely returned.Dorset Police issued an appeal on Tuesday (April 25) after a Jack Russell Terrier called...
View ArticleSpice killed Taunton man, police believe
A man has died in Taunton after taking what is believed to be the drug Spice or a psychoactive substance. The 30-year-old man was found unresponsive and later died. Six other people exhibited symptoms...
View ArticleWhat is Spice? Mind-bending drug can send people into zombie like...
A mind-bending drug which can send people into a zombie-like stupor may have claimed its first life in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Constabulary says the death of a man in Taunton may have resulted from...
View ArticleLegal puppy farm conditions 'devastating' says Somerset animal...
Puppies are being kept in dark, tiny pens with broken bones and fur covered in faeces at legal puppy farms, according to the owner of a Somerset animal shelter.Vanessa Linnell, from St Giles Animal...
View ArticleYeovil woman Elouise Jakeman repeatedly hit her husband during...
A Yeovil woman who assaulted her estranged husband during a row over a family matter admitted she had gone beyond self-defence when she appeared in court. Elouise Victoria Jakeman was arguing with the...
View ArticleSentence given to calf abuser Owen Nichol slammed by readers
Strong comments criticising the sentence handed down to a 19-year-old farm apprentice caught on camera punching and kicking calves have been posted on social media. Owen Nichol was spared jail by...
View ArticleMan found with stab wounds in Bournemouth - police are appealing...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with stab wounds in an alleyway just before lunchtime today. Police received a report from the ambulance service at around 11.40am this morning...
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View ArticleYeovil man's 'Jekyll and Hyde' behaviour left ex-girlfriend...
A Yeovil man whose "Jekyll and Hyde" behaviour made his partner feel her life had been "invaded" waged a campaign of harassment against her after she ended their relationship.Ryan Lloyd Evans sent a...
View Article'Stealthing' is on the rise as rape hotlines report surge in...
There has been a rise in the number of calls received by rape hotlines due to a scary new sex trend, according to claims from academics. The practice of men removing condoms during sex without telling...
View Article'Psychotic' Scott Baird lashed out at three men with hammer
A man who went at three brothers with a hammer in revenge for a scuffle with his nephew has been spared jail.Scott Baird, 26, and now living at Three Oaks Close, Fishponds, Bristol, admitted a charge...
View ArticleAlan Robert Kerle from Wells accused of sexually assaulting woman...
A Wells man accused of sexually assaulting a woman has had his trial changed to a new date.At a previous hearing before Somerset Magistrates Alan Robert Kerle , 47, of Manning Close, pleaded not guilty...
View ArticleYeovil sex offender Liam Allen jailed and told to 'grow up'
A Yeovil sex offender has found himself back in the "revolving cycle" of going to prison after magistrates said they did not feel they had any option other than to put him behind bars.Liam Allen was...
View ArticlePolice appeal after 87-year-old woman dies of her injuries...
Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly lady dies from her injuries after a crash.Officers were called out to a collision on Southbourne Road in Bournemouth at 11.45am on Wednesday...
View ArticleDrug-fuelled student super-parties could lead to 'perfect storm'...
A new wave of drug-fuelled student super-parties held in houses could lead to a "perfect storm" of mass casualties, it has been warned. Organised through social media and often unofficially sponsored...
View ArticleDrug dealer sent to Yeovil by London gang at age 19 is spared...
A man sent to Yeovil by a London drug gang was given an "exceptional" last chance to get his life together by a judge. Kyman Powell, 21, of Tottenham Lane, London was found at a known drugs den in...
View ArticleTV Licensing scam is catching people out with offer of a refund
People like to grumble about paying their TV licence and whether it still makes sense or offers value for money in an age of catch-up TV and box-set bingeing.So getting an email saying that you are...
View ArticleCandle flame believed to have caused fire which destroyed...
The flame from a candle is the "believed cause" of the fire which destroyed a 2,000-year-old oak tree, the fire service has claimed.The tree, known as Gog, set alight just after 9pm on Wednesday (April...
View ArticleMost wanted: Can you help police to track down these people?
Do you recognise any of these people? Police want to talk to them in connection with offences across the area – is there anyone here you've spotted out and about?If so, police across the region really...
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