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Bath councillor Donal Hassett 'made over 100 phone calls' to key...
A Bath councillor made more than 100 phone calls to one of the key players in a cannabis-growing conspiracy he has denied taking part in, a court heard today.Donal Hassett, a Conservative councillor...
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Police urge parents to use 999 properly after call made when...
Families are being warned not to call 999 for trivial matters - for instance, if your child won't get in the bath. Avon and Somerset police were called on Sunday, February 5 by parents who just...
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RECAP: Day 4 of trial of Bath councillor Donal Hassett on...
A Bath councillor facing cannabis conspiracy charges was back in court today for the fourth day of his trial. Newbridge representative Donal Hassett is on trial for his alleged role in what the...
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Cars stolen from Bradford on Avon driveway ditched and set on...
A stolen car was set on fire and another ditched down a church lane after thieves struck at a home in Bradford on Avon while the homeowners slept upstairs.They broke into a house in St Aldhelm Road...
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Bath Magistrates' Court: Meat thief, speedy drivers and a young...
Radu Danila, aged 27, of Bridge Road in Bath, pleaded guilty to assault. He was fined £300 and handed a community order where he must complete a rehabilitation activity for 15 days. He was also ordered...
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Appeal to find Sven's stolen arm after youngsters vandalise...
A group of youngsters have stolen the arm from a giant Playmobil man outside Eric Snook's Toyshop in Bath. Sven the Playmobil man has been the unfortunate subject of "senseless vandalism" and is now...
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Bath businessman charged with breaching sexual harm prevention...
A Bath businessman charged with breaching a sexual harm prevention order by viewing pornography has had his next scheduled court appearance put back.David Uwins, 73, who runs Ace Optics camera shop in...
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Man in court on burglary charges after three properties allegedly...
A Bath man has appeared in court facing burglary charges after three properties were allegedly targeted in the same street in Twerton.Joshua McGauley, 33, faces one charge of aggravated burglary at a...
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Warning follows prosecution of central Bath nail salon after...
Bath residents have been urged to use only reputable beauty salons after a member of the public suffered a toe injury caused by an pedicurist.The warning by Bath and North East Somerset Council comes...
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Bath man charged with nine alleged drug and motoring offences...
A Bath man has been charged with nine offences and held in custody.Leroy Harding, of Moorfields Road, was arrested on February 4 by Wiltshire Police officers. It followed a road traffic collision on...
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Bath councillor Donal Hassett said he was 'trying to help'...
A Bath councillor accused of being part of a cannabis-growing syndicate said he rented homes using fake names to help out a Vietnamese friend, a court heard.Newbridge representative Donal Hassett is on...
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No arrests but forensics used as police probe three Weston...
Forensic investigations have been taking place after three homes in separate Weston roads were burgled. Thieves broke into the houses on Saturday, January 28, and stole valuable jewellery and...
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RECAP: Day 5 of trial of Bath councillor Donal Hassett on...
A Bath councillor facing cannabis conspiracy charges was back in court today for the fifth day of his trial. Newbridge representative Donal Hassett is on trial for his alleged role in what the...
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Man and woman arrested at Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel in Bath on...
A man and a woman have been arrested at the Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel in Bath's city centre. Shortly before 5pm on Tuesday (February 7) police officers visited the hotel and arrested two people on...
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Fraudster who sublet London council flat while studying in Bath...
A Bath woman who set up an illegal subletting scheme to profit from council accommodation has been handed a two year suspended prison sentence and faces a fine of up to £71,000.Jacqueline Hunt, aged...
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Police release description of wanted man after woman robbed in...
Police would like to speak to a man in connection with a robbery in Widcombe Parade. Just after 4.30pm on Friday, January 20, an unidentified man grabbed a 38-year-old woman and demanded she hand over...
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Bath councillor Donal Hassett denies telling 'a complete pack of...
A Bath councillor defended himself against accusations that he was telling "a complete pack of lies" in court. Newbridge representative Donal Hassett was responding to assertions put to him by the...
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Avon and Somerset Constabulary ordered to improve after 13,700...
The police force in the Bath region has been told it needs to improve how it records crime - as 13,700 reports of crime go unrecorded each year. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has...
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Burglars knock elderly man to the floor in raid at house in...
Police have released this e-fit of a man they want to speak to in connection with the burglary of an elderly man in Bath.The victim was alone at his home in Southdown at around 6.30pm on Friday,...
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Lansdown Lane seeing 'fewer HGVs' as Weston remembers fatal Bath...
Speeding remains an issue for Lansdown Lane residents but there a fewer large lorries using the road, two years after a faulty truck carrying aggregate killed four people.Weston is still coming to...
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