Man accused of dealing class A drugs in Bath to stand trial at...
A 20-year-old has appeared in Bath Magistrates' Court charged with five offences of dealing class A drugs. Shaun Michael Thompson stood before magistrates on Wednesday, April 12.Read next: Guerrilla...
View ArticlePolice helicopter called to firearms incident in Bath
A police helicopter was called to Bath last night (April 17) to assist with a firearms incident. The Filton branch of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) confirmed a helicopter was called to assist...
View ArticleMan slept rough then abused Bath Spa railway station worker over...
A 20-year-old who slept rough in Bath after his wallet was stolen "snapped" when he was refused entry onto a railway platform without a ticket.Arzan Kamara had visited the city for a party in February...
View ArticleBath man in court charged with Sydney Place firearm incident
The Bath man arrested over possessing a firearm will face a Crown Court judge next month. Jan Rymarczyk, aged 31, appeared at Bath Magistrates' Court this morning when he gave his address as Kingston...
View ArticleWanted Bath man Craig Starkey captured by police after more than...
A Bath man wanted over multiple offences has been captured by police.Craig Starkey, aged 34, was more than two months on the run while facing fraud charges.He was also wanted by the police over...
View ArticleNo further action against Bath MP Ben Howlett over nightclub sex...
Bath's MP will not be charged over an allegation of sexual assault that was made against him last year.Ben Howlett voluntarily visited a police station to speak to detectives after the complaint had...
View ArticleBath lodger Adrian Paul Nelmes who stole £1,350 from...
A Bath man who stole £1,350 from an elderly woman who let him lodge with her remains on the run.Adrian Paul Nelmes failed to attend his hearing at Bristol Crown Court three weeks ago and a warrant was...
View ArticleBath traffic warden attacked while checking validity of a Blue...
A 31-year-old woman attacked a Bath traffic warden as she was checking the validity of a disabled person's Blue Badge.Lamia Messoud pleaded guilty to the assault before Bath magistrates yesterday...
View ArticleBath police hunt man with 'iron bar' after 'car windows smashed'...
A police hunt is underway for a man said to be carrying an "iron bar" in Bath.The National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter was seen circling the western edge of the city on Saturday morning (April...
View ArticleMan hospitalised with head injury after attack in Chippenham
Two men have been questioned after an attack which left a man with head injuries in Chippenham.The victim was attacked at 4am on Saturday (April 22) in the car park on Bath Road.Wiltshire Police has...
View ArticleBath man accused of forging letters in deliberate stitch-up to...
A 42-year-old Bath man accused of forging letters to frame someone will go on trial this week.Mark Webb, who lives at Brook Road, Oldfield Park, has denied two charges of attempting to pervert the...
View ArticleSpeeding drivers face HUGE penalty increase in new sentencing...
Speeding drivers will face a huge rise in the fines they are given from today.New sentencing guidelines will be used in all magistrates' courts across England and Wales from Monday, April 24.Serious...
View ArticleTrial of Bath man Aiden Phipps-Lang begins at Bristol Crown court
A Bath man is standing trial accused of raping a young woman twice after he met her on a drug deal.Aiden Phipps-Lang, of New King Street, appeared at Bristol Crown Court today (April 24) charged with...
View ArticleOver £6,500 worth of belongings including power tools...
Police are increasing patrols in the Trowbridge area following a series of vehicle break ins.These have led to thousands of pounds worth of belongings stolen including tool kits.The warning comes after...
View ArticlePolice warning after eggs chucked from bridge at cars below in...
Police have issued a warning after eggs were pelted at vehicles in Trowbridge.A member of the public was spotted throwing eggs at vehicles from a footbridge near the Tesco supermarket.Read more:...
View ArticleDay two of trial of Bath man accused of double rape
The trial of a Bath man accused of committing two rapes has heard from his alleged victim.Aidan Phipps-Lang, of New King Street, appeared in the Bristol court on Tuesday, April 25, for the second day...
View ArticleLIVE: Trial of Bath man Mark Webb accused of letter forgery...
The trial of a 42-year-old Bath man accused of framing another resident is due to begin today. Mark Webb, who lives at Brook Road, Oldfield Park, is charged with four counts of attempting to pervert...
View ArticleBalaclava-clad man with knife hunted after attempted robbery at...
A balaclava-clad man who attempted to rob a Bath shop with a four-inch blade is being hunted by police.An appeal to the public for information has been issued after the attempted robbery at a...
View ArticleBath woman Frances Avis's anger and relief after Mark Webb...
A Bath woman who was framed by her neighbour broke down in tears today as she learned her persecutor had finally admitted to stitching her up.Frances Avis began weeping moments after Mark Webb pleaded...
View Article'Heartless' vandal leaves used tampons strewn on graves in...
A "heartless" grave vandal has smashed tributes and left used tampons strewn on grave stones at a cemetery near Bath.The "sickening" incident happened at the end of last week in Ladbrook Lane Cemetery...
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