BT support team scam targeting your bank account details 'has...
A Bath resident targeted by scammers has warned others in the city to be wary. Bathwick resident Kirsten Elliott tells of how the conversation with callers pretending to be from BT may go. She said:...
View ArticleMan attacked at The Oval in Bath taken to hospital with serious...
A man who was attacked in broad daylight in Bath has been left with serious head injuries.The man, whose age and name have not been revealed, was attacked at about 3.30pm on Wednesday at The Oval in...
View ArticleTwo drug dealers jailed after they were caught with £3,000...
Two men have been jailed after police thwarted a drug deal worth more than £3,000 in a village north of Bath.Both men were involved in a conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin from Bristol into...
View ArticleAlleged rapist tells court he had 'consensual sex three or four...
A man accused of raping a young woman in Bath on Halloween has given his account of what happened.Aidan Phipps-Lang, 29, has been accused of committing two rapes , a kidnapping , an attempted burglary...
View ArticleThief who stole £3,500 in cash from central Bath shop must...
A Bath man who stole £3,500 in cash from a city centre shop has avoided jail.Kirren Mayo, aged 25, made off with the large quantity of cash from McColl's in Argyle Street last November.Having initially...
View ArticleFive of the latest cases heard at Bath Magistrates' Court
Jeanette Marcia Catlyn, aged 29, of Newton Road in Twerton, was given a suspended prison sentence after she admitted eight offences: driving while disqualified and without insurance on Abingdon Garden...
View ArticlePolice warn about spam emails in the Bath area
Police are warning people in Bath to be on their guard after a number of people received spam emails saying they were due a tax return and asking for bank details. The latest spate of emails has been...
View ArticleBath woman Loane Soave admits stabbing husband with children...
A Bath woman has admitted stabbing her husband at home - with her children nearby.Loana Soave, aged 43, stabbed her younger husband in Englishcombe Lane on December 5 last year.The man, aged in his...
View Article20-year-old man Kane Jefferies admits dealing cocaine and...
A 20-year-old man has admitted dealing class A drugs on the streets of Bath.Kane Jefferies, of no fixed address, was caught dealing cocaine and diamorphine by undercover officers last summer.In Bristol...
View ArticleMan stripped of driving licence for drug driving near Bath
A 28-year-old man has been stripped of his driving licence after he drove under the influence of drugs near Bath.James Peter Bartlett, of Bath Road in Saltford, appeared in Bath Magistrates' Court on...
View ArticleBath till robber back in court for breaching suspended sentence...
A convicted robber who was caught after a till snatch in Oldfield Park has reappeared in court for breaching a suspended sentence order.Ricky Jole Cooper, of Boyce Close in Twerton, stole £50 from the...
View ArticleAlleged Bath rapist tells jury he would 'never force myself upon...
A Bath man accused of two counts of rape has told a court that he would "never force myself upon a woman".Aiden Phipps-Lang, 29, has denied committing two rapes, a kidnapping, an attempted burglary and...
View ArticleHeroin dealer hid drug inside his mouth before selling it to...
A heroin dealer who supplied Class A drugs to an undercover police officer in Bath will be sentenced later this month. Aaron Blake, aged 25, was due to appear in Bristol Crown Court today (May 2) to...
View ArticleBarrister describes alleged rapist as 'very much a sinner' but an...
The trial of a Bath man accused of kidnapping and raping a young woman on Halloween is close to its conclusion.Aidan Phipps-Lang, of New King Street in Bath, is standing trial for two charges of rape,...
View ArticleMan arrested after attack at The Oval in Bath which left victim...
A man has been arrested following an incident at The Oval which which left another man with a serious head injury. The suspect, aged in his 20s, was arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous...
View ArticleConvicted former Bath councillor Donal Hassett and cannabis...
A former Bath councillor convicted for his role in a large cannabis-growing operation is due to be sentenced on Friday.A jury found Donal Hassett guilty of one count of conspiring to produce cannabis...
View ArticleMan in court accused of stealing a Subaru Impreza...before...
A man has appeared in court accused of stealing a imitation rally car and crashing it south of Bath.Police received a call at 6.40am by a Paulton resident who had woken to find someone had broken in to...
View ArticleBath man Aidan Phipps-Lang found not guilty of alleged Halloween...
Bath man Aidan Phipps-Lang has been found not guilty of rape - but he will still serve time in prison.The 29-year-old, of New King Street in Bath, stood trial in Bristol Crown Court accused of two...
View ArticleLIVE: Disgraced former Bath councillor Donal Hassett to be...
A former Bath councillor convicted for his role in a large cannabis-growing operation will be sentenced today (May 5). A jury found Donal Hassett guilty of one count of conspiring to produce cannabis...
View ArticleEx Bath councillor's sentencing delayed after judge hears of his...
A disgraced former Bath councillor convicted for his part in a commercial cannabis-growing operation has had his sentencing delayed.Donal Hassett was due to be sentenced in Bristol Crown Court on...
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