Father of Bath student Henry Burke says the "River Avon is...
The father of Bath student Henry Burke has labelled the River Avon as the city's "biggest serial killer" as a coroner ruled that the teenager's death was an accident.Paul Burke was speaking after the...
View ArticleJack the Ripper was painter Walter Sickert who is buried in...
Jack the Ripper was a painter who is buried in Bathampton and has strong city links, according to a top crime author. Best-selling novelist Patricia Cornwell has spent more than £5 million of her own...
View ArticleMother of Trowbridge fatal stabbing victim Jordan Taylor pays...
The mother of murder victim Jordan Taylor has paid tribute to her "loving young" son. Jordan, aged 25, was stabbed to death in Trowbridge town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning (March 12). Up...
View ArticleMan rushed to hospital and Leap Gate road CLOSED following...
A man has been injured in an "incident" in Trowbridge.Wiltshire Police were called to Baron's Court, Trowbridge at 4pm today (Tuesday, March 14). Upon arrival, officers found a man who had been injured...
View ArticlePolice still search for key to crack Beryl Culverwell murder as...
It is almost 40 years since Bath woman Beryl Culverwell was murdered - and nobody has yet been brought to justice. In January 1978, Beryl Culverwell was found dead in the garage of her home in Widcombe...
View ArticleBath man Dean Morgan JAILED for six months for growing 17-plant...
A Bath man has been JAILED for growing a cannabis crop at his home. Dean Anthony Morgan has been put behind bars for six months after he produced 17 cannabis plants at a property in 26 Meare Road,...
View ArticlePolice criticised for missing murdered Bath gangster John...
Police officers investigating the death of a notorious Bath gangster have been publicly criticised after mistaking gunshot wounds for surgery complications. Essex's police and crime commissioner has...
View ArticleFour people who 'may hold the key' to solving murder of...
Four people "may hold the key to solving" the murder of a 25-year-old from Trowbridge. Detectives would like to eliminate the four people from their enquiries as they were in the vicinity within...
View ArticleBath woman due in court after traffic warden verbally abused...
A Bath woman has been charged after a traffic warden was allegedly verbally abused in front of young children outside an infants' school. The 43-year-old allegedly became threatening towards a parking...
View ArticleTraders warned to stay vigilant after thieves target tools in...
Tradespeople are being warned to stay vigilant as thieves target vans to steal tools. In the past week tools have been stolen from four vans in Keynsham town centre. Between Tuesday , March 7 and...
View ArticleBath Magistrates' Court: Television thief, harassment, a speedy...
Jedda Louise Lewis, aged 39, of no fixed abode, admitted stealing a Blaupunkt television worth £140 from a Sainsbury's in Bath. She was fined £73 for the offence and ordered to pay £85 costs and £30...
View ArticleWATCH: No one arrested ONE MONTH after shocking bar brawl went...
No one has been arrested after a huge bar brawl went viral on the internet last month.The shocking fight that erupted at a Trowbridge pub was caught on video and went viral on the internet. It is just...
View ArticlePolice seek man after 'large amount of damage' caused in burglary...
Police would like to speak to a young man about after a "large amount of damage" was caused at a new build in Keynsham.The Meadows comprises new homes with two to six bedrooms and sits less than a mile...
View ArticleNew twist in Jordan Taylor murder as unconfirmed report of knife...
A murder investigation in Trowbridge has taken a new twist as detectives have flooded the area around County Hall.A knife has been found, according to one media report, but this has not been confirmed...
View Article1,600 phone and internet lines down after suspected arson on...
Some 1,600 Bath phone and internet lines are down after a connection point was torched. Police have appealed for witnesses after the BT cabinet on Upper Bristol Road, near Royal Victoria Park, was set...
View ArticlePolice arrest 27-year-old Westbury man in connection with Jordan...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Jordan Taylor. A 27-year-old man from Westbury has been taken in to custody in connection with the fatal stabbing in Trowbridge. He is being held by...
View ArticleDrug dealer serving suspended sentence breaches CBO by entering...
A convicted drug dealer who was ordered to stay away from Bath has breached her Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) - by entering the city to steal some vodka. Cherry May Ochmann, aged 41, is currently...
View ArticleBath drug dealer Jay Cowell who lived in 'Aladdin's cave of...
A drug dealer who lived in "an Aladdin's cave of wealth" in Bath has been jailed for 13 and a half years. Jay Cowell of Cleveland Place was arrested after police raided a house which contained £60,000...
View ArticleEx-bodybuilder from near Bath found guilty of trapping and...
A man has been found guilty of capturing and killing Britain's rarest butterfly. Bodybuilder and wildlife collector Phillip Cullen, from near Bath, became the first person in the UK to be prosecuted...
View Article'Wanted teen' arrested on suspicion of assault in Bath city...
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of assault in Bath city centre. A police spokesman said officers arrested a 17-year-old who was wanted on suspicion of assault. The boy was arrested in Avon...
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