Chippenham road rage stabbing started at roundabout
More information has been released about a road rage incident which left one man with a stab wound to the chestThe road rage incident on Friday morning is believed to have started at a busy roundabout...
View ArticleNick Gargan investigation could cost taxpayers £540,000
The 14-month investigation into police chief Nick Gargan could cost taxpayers £540,000.The boss of Avon and Somerset Police was found guilty of eight charges of misconduct but is planning return to...
View ArticleMother found guilty of trying to drown her seven-month-old baby
A judge has ruled that a mother tried to deliberately drown her seven-month-old baby.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, dialed 999 two years and shouted: "My baby, my baby has fallen in...
View ArticleRobert MakGill: Family appeal for help to find DJ Dazzler
An appeal has been launched by the family of a popular DJ after he disappeared more than a week ago.Robert MakGill, better known as 'Dazzler', left his home in Bruton in Somerset saying he was going to...
View ArticleIn the courts - latest cases at Bath Magistrates' Court
David Wren, 46 of Julian House, Manvers Street, was ordered to pay £180 for using threatening words or behaviour in Bristol on June 28.Adrian Robert Boagey, 45 or Julian House, Manvers Street, was...
View ArticleA soldier has been fined for damaging a Bath bus shelter
A soldier has been fined for damaging a city centre bus stop.Scott McArthur, 22, who is serving with the 3 Signal Regiment at Picton Barracks in Salisbury, was ordered pay £1,554 by Bath...
View ArticlePolice appeal after sexual assault in park
An appeal has been made following an alleged sexual assault at a park.Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her mid-20s was attacked in a Chippenham park.The woman is believed to have...
View ArticlePorsche crash victim named as pub landlady from near Bath
Tributes have been paid to a pub landlady who was killed when the Porsche she was travelling in crashed on the A4 near Bath.Emma Burton was pronounced dead at the scene on the road between Box and...
View ArticleClifton College teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover appears in court...
A former teacher has appeared in court charged with a number of offences relating to indecent images.The former Clifton College teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover, 53, from Wadebridge in Cornwall, has...
View ArticleMan accused of attempting to rob woman who hid money in her...
West Country man Paul Clint Wells has appeared in court charged with attempting to rob a woman of her money which was concealed in her vagina.The bizarre claim is said to have happened on June 17 in...
View ArticleBath Ramadan celebration at football club ends in arrest
A man has been arrested following a fight at a Ramadan celebration.Police were called to Twerton Park football ground last Friday, July 17, following reports of a fight in the car park.It is believed...
View ArticleTrowbridge mother Sonia Saxby waives anonymity to raise awareness...
A Trowbridge woman, who was abused and suffered traumatic sexual assault has waived her anonymity to send a message to other people who have also suffered.Sonia Saxby has gone public releasing graphic...
View ArticleJail term for drink driver who killed Melanie Miles on A4 Bath...
The man who ran over and killed a cyclist on the A4 Bath Road has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison and handed a five-year driving ban.Melanie Miles, 42, had been on her 125CC Honda...
View ArticleTaxi driver arrested in Bath for alleged drink driving
A taxi driver has been arrested for alleged drink driving.The man, from Keynsham, was arrested after a collision on Lower Bristol Road, Bath, at around 5am on Sunday, July 26.A police spokesman said...
View ArticlePolice helicopter in Twerton because of man shooting birds
Armed officers and the police helicopter were called to Bath because of a man shooting pigeons. Staff at Bath Mill Lodge Retreat, previously known as Newton Mill Holiday Park, called police at 1pm on...
View ArticleBath man Charles Emery arrested on drugs charge in Cambodia
A former Bath man has been arrested in Cambodia on suspicion of drug dealing.Charles Emery, 48, was arrested after narcotics police raided his home and found hundreds of amphetamine pills and 12.3...
View ArticleBreaking Bad style drug gang from Bristol jailed for more than 80...
Nine people have been jailed for more than 80 years after attempting to create a crystal meth production line in Bristol. It resembles the hit US TV show Breaking Bad as the gang was led by a cancer...
View ArticleChristopher Hampton, accused of murdering Bath teenager Melanie...
The man accused of murdering Bath teenager Melanie Road may not stand trial until next year.Christopher John Hampton is accused of murdering the Bath schoolgirl more than 30 years ago.Hampton, 63, has...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of arson at Bath church is released on...
A man arrested on suspicion of arson has been released on bail.The 47-year-old was arrested in connection with a fire at St Mary's Church, on Julian Road in Bath.The first last Thursday, July 23,...
View ArticleWoman told to repay £30,000 of benefits she was not...
A woman has been told she must repay £30,000 of benefits she was not entitled to.Paula Swanborough was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years, a Community Order of 300 hours unpaid...
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