Delivery driver assaulted in apparent road rage incident in Bath
Police have issued an appeal to help track down a group of men who carried out an apparent road rage assault on a delivery driver in BathHe was parked in Bailbrook Lane and had got out of his van to...
View ArticleIn the courts: latest cases from Bath Magistrates' Court
Tyler James Robson, 18, of Cedar Grove, Bath, was been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £700 and banned from the road for 18 months for a string a motoring offences. Robson admitted charges of...
View ArticleBath man Chester Cushine jailed for breaching non-molestation...
Chester Cushine has been jailed for 17 weeks for breaching a court order on the same day it was issued.Cushine, of Mayfield Road, Bath, was given the non-molestation order which prevented him from...
View ArticleWitness appeal after man's jaw broken outside Bath restaurant
The police are appealing for witnesses after an assault in Bath that left a man with significant injuries. The 20-year-old victim was attacked by a man outside the Taka Taka restaurant on Broad Street....
View ArticleLoner from Keynsham sentenced for sending 13-year-old girl a...
A loner from Keynsham who sent a 13-year-old girl an intimate photo of himself has been handed a suspended jail term. Timothy Hawkins' chats with the youngster on social networking site Facebook became...
View ArticleDoes this belong to you? Police want to return suspected stolen...
Avon and Somerset Police are trying reunite items believed to be stolen with their rightful owners. Officers seized more than 100 items last year after information from the public in relation to...
View ArticleAlleged rape in Bath alleyway: 22-year-old man arrested
A 22-year-old man has been arrested over an alleged rape in an alleyway in Bath in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident happened between 3.15 and 3.45am on Sunday (January 10) in the...
View ArticleSecond pensioner in his 90s is victim of distraction burglary...
Elderly home owners in Bath have been warned to be alert to cold-calling after a 95-year-old man was the victim of a distraction burglary attempt. Police said the pensioner was visited at his home in...
View ArticleWhat should you do if a cold caller turns up at your home?
The police have issued advice on how to deal with cold callers in Bath. The advice comes after two elderly residents in the city were victim to distraction burglary attempts in as many weeks. Most...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after £100 of alcohol stolen in Trowbridge
Police investigating two shoplifting incidents at a Co-op in Trowbridge have appealed for information. The first incident at the Seymour Road shop happened at around 4.30pm on November 25, when a...
View ArticleMini cannabis factory found growing under bed in Bristol -...
A man has been arrested after police found a cannabis factory growing under a bed in Bristol.Officers from the neighbourhood team based at Broadbury Road Police Station discovered a cannabis factory in...
View ArticleNew CCTV revelation about late Bath gangster John 'Goldfinger'...
A conman who owned a luxury house in Lansdown was shot in the only part of his home without CCTV, according to new information.John 'Goldfinger' Palmer was a notorious gangster who smelted down...
View ArticleWoman hit in head with wine glass at Slug and Lettuce - regional...
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault at a Bristol Waterfront pub in which a woman was struck in the head with a wine glass. The victim, a 33-year-old woman, was assaulted by a man in the...
View ArticleRegional news: Married special constable from Bristol sacked over...
A married special constable from Bristol who sent flirty texts to a vulnerable mentally-ill woman has been sacked for gross misconduct. Amarjit Singh, 57, told the woman he wanted to kiss her and broke...
View ArticleFrom the court: Latest cases from Bath Magistrates' Court
Michael Gamwell, 30 of Park Street in Bath, pleaded guilty to speeding along the A4 in Saltford. His driving record was endorsed with four points and he was ordered to pay £205.Kennedy Alfred Gray...
View ArticleCrimewatch to reconstruct death of John 'Goldfinger' Palmer -...
The BBC's Crimewatch programme will reconstruct the killing of Bath's most notorious criminal John 'Goldfinger' Palmer tonight.The programme, due to air on BBC One at 9pm (March 10), will discuss the...
View ArticlePolice appeal to find owner of stolen ride-on lawn mower in...
Bath police are trying to find the owner of a stolen ride-on lawn mower.Two teenagers were seen riding it around Cotswold View in Twerton.It was reported by a resident on March 3 and police are now...
View ArticleMurder of Bath gangster John 'Goldfinger' Palmer reconstructed on...
The son of Bath's most notorious criminal says he felt "hopeless" as he watched his dad, John 'Goldfinger' Palmer die.Once Britain's most-wanted man, Mr Palmer was found dead in the garden of his...
View ArticlePolice investigate possible human remains found near Cribbs...
A member of the public has found what are believed to be human remains near Cribbs Causeway.Avon and Somerset Police released a statement last night saying they are investigating the find, and will be...
View ArticleFather of Becky Watts 'would hang her killer Nathan Matthews...
The father of Becky Watts said last night he wants his daughter's murderer to face the death penalty.Darren Galsworthy said killer Nathan Matthews had evaded justice after brutally murdering his own...
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