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Police back call for parental internet controls as 47 per cent...
Almost half of parents in the South West – 47 per cent – think their children are safer playing outside than on the internet. But the police have called on parents and guardians to back up their views...
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Somerset vigilante paedophile hunters 'may put more children at...
A leading children's charity said online vigilante groups who seek to expose paedophiles "may put more children at risk of harm" after a Somerset man was caught in an online sting. The National Society...
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5 top tips to prevent you being a victim of doorstep fraud
Incidents of bogus cold callers attempting to enter people's properties have been reported across the West Country.Dorset Police has issued advice in light of a "suspicious incident" in Sandford Orcas...
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Police helicopter searching for man wanted on bail in Taunton
A police helicopter has been spotted above Taunton looking for a wanted man.It is understood that the helicopter is above the Victoria Gate area of the town after a man who is wanted on bail.A...
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Mother's horror as man seen masturbating and filming kids in...
A disgusted mother has spoken of her horror after she saw a man performing a sex act near children while hiding in bushes in a Weston-super-Mare park.The man appeared to be filming the children with...
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'Disgraceful' Sherborne recycling plans will lead to more...
Sherborne residents have warned Dorset County Council that changes to recycling facilities will lead to a rise in fly-tipping. The county council announced last week that certain bring banks - communal...
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'Deafening' music at Sherborne skate park prompts action from...
Sherborne Town Council and Dorset Police have been called into action following numerous complaints about allegedly "deafening" music from the skate park. The Blackberry Lane site, which lies to the...
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Man at centre of police manhunt in Taunton still at large after...
A man who was the subject of a police manhunt yesterday afternoon (July 26) in Taunton has still not been arrested.A police helicopter was seen flying above Taunton around the Victoria Gate area of the...
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CCTV released after man exposes himself in Weston-super-Mare park...
Police are appealing for the public's help to identify two men after a member of the public saw a man indecently exposing himself in a Weston-super-Mare park.At about 8pm on July 25, a member of the...
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People in South West are biggest drug users in the country survey...
People in the South West are the biggest drug users in the country, with cannabis the drug of choice.A full 10.2 per cent of people aged between 16 and 59 in the region admitted taking any illicit drug...
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Fly-tipper caught on camera dumping waste in field near Crewkerne
Video of a building fly-tipping near a Somerset town has been released by the Environment Agency following his conviction. Bernard Molloy, 53, of Buttle Close, Shepton Beauchamp, admitted transporting,...
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RSPCA investigate after family of Dorset cats seriously wounded...
A cat owner is upset and distressed after her beloved pets were injured by air gun attacks.Charlotte Novak-Dubock's 6-year-old black and white cat Sooty has been shot three times. Pellets fired in the...
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Police appeal for witnesses after motorist threatened and has...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorist was threatened and had his car rammed by a man during an incident near Taunton.The incident happened in a car park off the B3170 near Corfe in the...
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Bridgwater man, Leonard Cook, convicted of 16 sexual offences...
A 67-year-old man convicted of 16 sexual offences against eight children has been jailed for 20 years.Leonard Cook, of the Sydenham area of Bridgwater, admitted the offences at a previous hearing at...
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Former teacher from Sherborne denies sexual assault at Bath...
A former teacher has denied sexually assaulting a female at a Bath school. Benjamin Scott pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault on a female aged 16 years or more at Prior Park College. It...
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No prosecutions for fly-tipping in west Dorset this year -...
No successful prosecutions have been brought against fly-tippers in West Dorset this year - despite more than 350 incidents being reported in that time. The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) confirmed...
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Police mobile speed camera locations in Somerset and Dorset from...
Police will have mobile speed camera stationed across Somerset and Dorset from Monday (August 1).In addition to the locations listed below, the police reserve the right to operate in other areas across...
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Arson investigation launched in Weston-super-Mare after front...
Residents of a house in Somerset were treated by paramedics early this morning after their front door was set on fire.Avon and Somerset Police is appealing for witnesses following the arson in...
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Police helicopter in search for missing Weymouth man Phillip...
A police helicopter is helping officers to search for a man who went missing from his home on Friday, amid fears he may come to harm and was seen to be upset before uncharacteristically failing to show...
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Mother and man arrested for murder after baby boy dies in...
A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a baby boy died from serious injuries in a Somerset hospital on Sunday.Medics had called police after the baby was rushed to...
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