Can you help identify suspect in two shoplifting incidents at...
Police in Bath want to speak to a suspect in two separate shoplifting incidents at a glassware shop. Officers are asking for help to identify a woman in connection with the crimes at the Bath Aqua...
View ArticleFormer University of Bath student DJ Neil Fox 'performed sex act...
Former University of Bath student DJ Neil Fox performed a sex act on a 15-year-old girl during a tour of the Capital Radio record library, a court heard today. The self-confessed fan claims the DJ...
View ArticleChippenham woman sentenced to prison for benefit fraud
A Chippenham woman has been handed a suspended prison sentence for committing benefit fraud.Elaine Ivory, 44, of Hill Corner Road, Chippenham, was sentenced to 28 weeks in prison, suspended for 12...
View ArticleSecond transgender woman found dead in male prison in two weeks
A transgender woman has been found dead in the all-male prison where she had been serving a sentence for attempted murder. Joanne Latham, 38, was discovered hanged in her cell on Friday by a prison...
View ArticleWoman siphoned £94k from her dad's Trowbridge business to...
A woman who stole nearly £100,000 from her dad's company and then told him "it's not that much" has avoided jail after he refused to give evidence against her. Imogen Morgan, 24, siphoned £94,000 into...
View ArticleCars parked in Bath targeted by thieves
Car owners are being advised to remove valuables from their vehicles following a series of thefts. According to Bath Police 11 vehicles have been targeted and cash stolen.A spokesman said: "We're...
View ArticleDJ Neil Fox trial: Star accuses alleged victim of being...
A former Bath DJ has accused one of his alleged victims of being a "fanatical fan". Radio DJ Neil Fox, who was once a student at the University of Bath, has told a jury at Westminster Magistrates Court...
View ArticleDJ Neil Fox trial: Star claims simulating sex 'acceptable'
Radio and television star DJ Neil Fox has told a jury that simulating sex with a close colleague may be acceptable. The former Bath DJ is facing eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of...
View ArticleWoman grabbed by face in jewellery robbery
Police are appealing for information after a woman was grabbed by the face and robbed of jewellery in her own home. The 65-year-old woman had just returned home when a man knocked on her door asking...
View ArticleMan and women sought after theft from elderly woman at Barclays...
Bath police are trying to track down a man and woman after an elderly woman's bank card was stolen and £300 was taken from her account.The victim was using the Barclays Bank ATM machine on Southgate...
View Article92-year-old woman robbed of pension money in daylight handbag...
Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man they would like to speak to in connection with the robbery of a 92-year-old woman. The woman had her handbag snatched in broad daylight in...
View ArticleIn the courts: Latest cases from Bath Magistrates' Court
Carla Louise Bayliss, 31, Landseer Road, Bath, was sentenced to 52 weeks in prison for breaching the terms of a restraining order. She was also ordered to pay £260. Steven William David King, 31, Lower...
View ArticleThief given 20 weeks in prison following two-month crime spree in...
A thief has been sent to prison for 20 weeks following a two-month crime spree. Samuel Thomas Kiely, 23, of no fixed address, was given the prison sentence by Bath Magistrates' Court when he appeared...
View ArticleDJ Neil Fox trial: Police accused of being fixated by celebrity...
Police have been accused of having a fixation with allegations of sexual abuse committed by celebrities and politicians. The accusation was made during the final day of DJ Neil Fox's trial. The former...
View ArticlePolice in 24-hour stand-off with man
Police remain in a stand-off with a man. Armed officers have been seen at the scene on Park Road, in Stapleton, Bristol. Emergency services were called to the area at 5pm on Thursday night. The block...
View ArticleThief drove at 50mph in a 20mph zone before running out of fuel
A criminal was wearing a blonde wig when he took police on a dangerous high-speed car chase. Darren Grey narrowly missed a pedestrian, jumped red lights and travelled at double the speed limit in...
View ArticleFarmers warned about new scam
Farmers are being warned to look out for suspicious calls, texts or emails. Bath and North East Somerset Council's Trading Standards department says fraudsters are targeting the agricultural sector as...
View ArticleMissing: Teddy bear mascot for Sirona care & health
The hunt is on to find a missing teddy bear in Bath. Sirona Ted - the teddy bear is the mascot for Sirona care & health's state-of-the-art Children's Audiology Clinic but he has disappeared from...
View ArticleISIS error message worries students
Students were left worried after a computer error message suggested they had been hacked by ISIS. A student at the University of West England quickly grabbed a screen shot of the notice. The full error...
View ArticleDr Neil Fox trial: Defence questions whether behaviour was...
The defence lawyer for DJ Neil Fox has argued the actions the star is accused of are not against the law. Jonathan Caplan QC likened the allegations, if proven, to what goes on at Christmas parties. On...
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