Five-month-old chihuahua called 'Little Fox' stolen from dogs...

September 21, 2015, 3:43 am

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An appeal has been launched to find this puppy after it was stolen from a dogs home.The dog, called Little Fox, is only five months old and a chihuahua cross.She was stolen from Bristol Dogs Home overnight on Saturday, September 19.Little Fox has been neutered and micro-chipped and is now registered as stolen.The police are now investigating.The dogs home has said nothing like this has happened before and asked for Little Fox to be returned as soon as possible.Anyone who has information about...

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Pictures of symbols used by burglars to mark easy targets

September 21, 2015, 5:35 am

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Images of graffiti symbols used by criminals have been released by officials in an attempt to warn homeowners.Burglars in parts of the country are using different signs and symbols to communicate with each other and indicate which are the best homes to rob.The codes are being scribbled on lamp posts, walls or driveways, to indicate whether their inhabitants are 'rich', a 'vulnerable female', 'elderly', or 'on holiday'.The tagging system also allows criminals to indicate if a house is alarmed or...

Police appeal for help with search for missing man

September 21, 2015, 5:49 am

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Police are appealing for help to find a missing man.Karl Faulkner, 28, was last seen by family on July 16 between 11am and 12pm in the Old Market area of Bristol.Karl, who has no fixed address, was wearing red jogging bottoms and a blue, white and red Addidas t-shirt.A police spokesman said: "We have had several reports of sightings since that date but we have been unable to get confirmation which is making us, and Karl's family, concerned for his welfare."Karl has links to the Galway...

Nurse charged with manslaughter of ten-year-old

September 21, 2015, 5:55 am

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A nurse has been charged with causing the death of a ten-year-old girl.Carrie-Anne Nash, 33, from North Somerset, has been charged with manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence. Phoebe Willis, ten, died at Bristol Children's Hospital in late August 2012 from complications that arose from her rare genetic condition called cystinosis.Phoebe had been taken to Weston General Hospital on the morning of August 25 and was transferred to Bristol where she died the following day.Nash had been a...

Man accused of obstructing police in investigation of death of...

September 21, 2015, 7:02 am

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A man accused of obstructing police in the investigation of the death of a 55-year-old Peasedown St John woman has been denied bail.Declan Harper had applied for bail after admitting the charge, which relates to the death of Joanna Doman in May.Declan was denied bail in Bristol Crown Court by Judge Julian Lambert.The 20-year-old was not in court, but will return to be sentenced on October 23 after pleading guilty to obstructing police.An incorrect version of this story appeared on the Bath...

Man gets 23 years for sexually abusing three girls

September 21, 2015, 11:37 pm

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A man has been given a 23-year sentence for sexually abusing three youngsters.Judge Julian Lambert told Paul Davies that he was such a high risk of future abuse that he also banned him from contact with any person under 16.Davies, 54, of Trinity Court, Nailsea, denied the charges but was convicted after a trial at Bristol Crown Court.A jury found him guilty of indecently assaulting one girl as well as subjecting a second to an indecent assault and two offences of indecency with a child.Davies...

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September 21, 2015, 11:48 pm

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A grandmother who fraudulently claimed £66,987 in benefits has been given 40 years to pay it back.Josephine Bromfield has until she is 109 to pay back the amount in full.The 69-year-old pleaded guilty to making dishonest representations to obtain housing benefit and council tax benefit between March 2004 and July 2013 - she failed to declare a £63,000 legacy she had received from her mother in 2003.She also admitted fraudulently receiving pension credit, Bristol Crown Court...

Man banned from teaching for life after having sex with a pupil

September 22, 2015, 1:56 am

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A teacher who had sex with a pupil has been banned from working with children.The National College of Teaching and Leadership has upheld an allegation that Ian Jordan, 59, had a sexual relationship with a pupil while a teacher at a South West school.A panel found a further allegation that Jordan sexually abused a boy was not proven. He had denied both of the allegations against him.Jordan was banned from teaching for life and has been told he cannot teach in any school, college, youth...

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New stalking laws could offer better protection

September 22, 2015, 2:11 am

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Victims of stalking could be about to get greater protection.The Government is exploring options that would give stalking victims the same protection as people threatened by domestic abuse or forced marriage.The law would be based on legislation already in place to tackle domestic abuse, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.In domestic violence cases, a perpetrator can be prevented from returning to a residence for up to 28 days.Karen Bradley, a Home Office minister, said: "The...

Stolen five-month-old puppy returned safe and well

September 22, 2015, 10:58 pm

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A five-month-old puppy that was stolen from a dogs home has been returned.The Chihuahua-Jack Russell cross called Fox had been stolen from the Bristol Dogs and Cats Home in St Philip's on Saturday night.Staff said they believed that professional criminals had broken and deliberately targeted Fox.But last night the centre tweeted to say that Fox had been returned believing that the press exposure had made the dog "too hot to handle."It read: "Thank you to everyone who has made...

Juggler Christopher Bunns wanted in connection with child sex...

September 22, 2015, 11:39 pm

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A man wanted by police in connection with child sex offences could be in the region.Christopher Bunns is wanted for questioning on suspicion of sexual activity with a child under 13.The 36-year-old is thought to be moving around the country as a traveller - he supports himself by working at festivals and as a street juggler.He is known to frequent Bristol as well as Brighton, where he failed to answer bail in April after being arrested six months earlier. He also faces allegations of possessing...

Bath Magistrates' Court: Latest cases

September 23, 2015, 5:31 am

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Abdrahim Louarradi, 31 of Frankland Close, Bath, was given a 16-week curfew between the hours of 10pm and 9am and ordered to pay £350 for assault by beating, another charge of assault and assaulting two police officers.Ben Christopher Harding, 27 of Chelwood Drive, Bath, was ordered to pay £210 and given a 40-day community order for causing damage to two mopeds, a garden fence and a car.David Conradi, 48 of Queens Parade, Bath, was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay...

Bath motorcyclist caught doing 118 miles on a road near Keynsham

September 24, 2015, 9:30 pm

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A man from Bath has been caught driving his motorbike at 118 miles an hour near Keynsham.Glenn Robert Fry, 56 or Midford Road, Bath, pleaded guilty to breaking the 70-mile-an-hour speed limit along the A4174 Ring Road. Fry was caught travelling at 118 miles an hour on his Ducati bike, near to the Hicks Gate roundabout, on March 20.Magistrates sitting in Bath disqualified Fry from driving for 42 days, and ordered him to pay a £700 fine, a £70 victim surcharge, and £85 costs.

Zoella's brother mighty Joe Sugg is taking on the bullies at Bath...

September 25, 2015, 3:20 am

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Blogger and YouTube star Joe Sugg is expected to be highly popular at the Bath Children's Literature Festival – especially with teenage girls.Joe's event, at the Forum on September 26, has been the fastest selling event this year and coincides with the launch of his new graphic novel.Username: Evie tells the story of a socially isolated girl who fights to save a virtual world from descending into mayhem.Last year, Joe's sister Zoe, known as Zoella to fans, released her first novel –...

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September 25, 2015, 4:53 am

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A Frome woman has been ordered to pay compensation for destroying a window at Bath's Royal United Hospital.Tracy Ann Moore, 36 of Westfield Road, Frome, pleaded guilty to the charge when she appeared at Bath Magistrates' Court on September 11.Moore was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £239.40 in compensation, a £15 victim surcharge and £150 criminal courts charge for the damage.

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Holcombe Volvo driver caught almost twice over drink drive limit

September 25, 2015, 5:10 am

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A man has been banned from driving for being caught twice over the drink drive limit.Christopher Robert Jones, 34 of Field View, Holcombe, pleaded guilty to drink driving when he appeared at Bath Magistrates' Court on September 14.Jones was caught with 68 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath - on August 30 while driving a Volvo V40 along Stratton Lane in Holcombe.Magistrates disqualified him from driving for 36...

Bath Magistrates' Court: Latest cases

September 25, 2015, 10:30 pm

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Martin John Hawkins, 28, HIghfield Crescent, Chilcompton, was ordered to pay £305 and given three points on his driving licence for driving over the speed limit on the M4.Aisling O'Neill, 34 of Day Crescent, Bath, was ordered to pay £305 and given three points on her driving licence for driving at 36 miles an hour along The Shallows in Saltford.Michelle Louise Crispin, 50 of Maple Walk, Keynsham, was ordered to pay £120 and given three points on her driving licence for...

How safe is your street? Figures released for violent and sexual...

September 28, 2015, 5:59 am

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Details of the number of violent and sexual offences in Bath over a 31-day period have been released.According to figures released by the Home Office 154 violent and sexual offences were reported to have happened in Bath during July this year.The figures were part of an online map produced by the Home Office allowing people to see how much reported crime there is in their street.The map on www.police.uk shows what streets the crimes are alleged to have happened.According to the map 54 of the...

Bath Magistrates' Court: The latest cases

September 28, 2015, 7:05 am

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Soul Star Savage, 27 of Holcombe Terrace, Bath, was given a conditional discharge, nine points on his driving licence and ordered to pay a £340 fine, £180 criminal courts charge, £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs for possession of cannabis, driving while using a mobile phone, and driving without insurance. The court also ordered the cannabis be destroyed.Jonathan Richard Hillman, 43 of Haycombe Drive, Bath, was given three points on his driving licence and ordered to pay...

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September 29, 2015, 2:48 am

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A post mortem is due to take place after the body of a man was found near Saltford.The man was found on Monday morning, September 29, at 8.30am on a footpath near to the railway line that runs through Saltford.The body was discovered by a member of the public near to the Stothert and Pitt Rugby Club.Police spent Monday searching the area and the footpath remained taped off on Tuesday.The man has not been identified and police have said they are treating the death as unexplained.Results of the...