Hedgehog dies after being tortured
A hedgehog has died after being tortured by a group of teenagers.The animal's death has now prompted a police investigation and appeals for information.The incident happened on Friday evening, August...
View ArticleMan found naked and bleeding outside pub
A man is in hospital after being found outside a pub naked and bleeding.Emergency services were called to the scene on Sunday, August 16 at 4.45am after members of the public reported hearing screaming...
View ArticlePaedophile jailed for ten years
A paedophile has been jailed for ten years after being found guilty of raping a girl under 16.Martin Evans, 53 of Preston Road, Yeovil, was found unanimously guilty by a jury at Taunton Crown Court on...
View ArticleAppeal: Woman suffers bruising after assault in city bar
Police have appeal for the public's help after a woman was assaulted at a bar on Park Street, Bristol.The 20-year-old woman suffered brusing to her face and neck.Avon and Somerset Police would now like...
View ArticleIn the courts: Cases at Bath Magistrates' Court
Mr Dean John Jenkins, 53 of no fixed address, was ordered to pay £250 and was sent to prison for 18 weeks after breaching a court order by entering an address in Midsomer Norton.Mr Ryan William Mills,...
View ArticleBath Magistrates' Court: Latest cases from the court
Eli John James, 48 of no fixed address, was sent to prison to eight weeks and ordered to pay £260 after urinating in public, with breached an anti-social behavior order.Nicholas Mark Thompson, 52 of...
View ArticlePolice seek man after money stolen from school: regional news
Police are appealing for the public's help to identify a man they would like to speak to in relation to a burglary at a school.Wellington Academy in Ludgershall was burgled over a weekend before the...
View ArticleMan jailed for rape and other sexual offences: regional news
A Devizes man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of 16 sexual offences, including rape.Thomas Bassett, 58, from Stockwell Road, Devizes was convicted of raping two women,...
View ArticleBrothers charged in connection with Peasedown St John woman's...
Two brothers have appeared at Bristol Crown Court charged in connection with the murder of a Peasedown St John woman.Jesse Harper, 22, is charged with murder of 55-year-old Joanna Doman, who was found...
View ArticleReward of up to £2,000 offered to find jewellery stolen...
A reward of up to £2,000 is being offered for information after thieves stole jewellery from a widow in Bristol.The victim, who is in her 60s, was in her front garden when she was approached by one man...
View ArticleCorsham man disqualified from driving for speeding on M4
A driver has been disqualified after being caught speeding on the M4.Mike Blane, 47 of The Ridge, Corsham, was caught exceeding the 50-mile-an-hour speed limit on the westbound carriageway of the M4,...
View ArticleMan jailed for eight weeks after stealing packet of crisps from...
A man has been jailed for eight weeks for stealing a packet of crisps and alcohol from a supermarket.Kyle James Farr, 29 of Raby Place, Bathwick, was given an eight-week prison sentence by Bath...
View ArticleKeynsham woman disqualified after being more than four times over...
A woman has been disqualified from driving after being caught more than four times over the drink drive limit.Louise Marita Hughes, 41 of Silbury Rise, Keynsham, was disqualified for six months by Bath...
View ArticleBath Magistrates' Court: Latest cases from the court
Susan Borries, 73 of Sydney Road, Bath, was ordered to pay £240 and given three points on her driving licence for driving 35 miles an hour along A4 Bath Road, Saltford, on February 20.Nicholas Corbin,...
View ArticleStolen pony trap returned to Keynsham charity Small Strides but...
A pony trap used to help disadvantaged children and adults that was stolen in a burglary has been found by police and returned to its owner.Small Strides, a community interest company based in...
View ArticleFrome men charged with attempted murder appear in court
TWO men have appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an incident in Frome at the weekend where a man was allegedly stabbed with a knife.Alan McDonald and Ashley Christopher Wells were...
View ArticleBath Magistrates' Court: People say no to closure
The majority of people want Bath to keep its Magistrates' Court.A survey, being conducted by the city's MP Ben Howlett, has revealed that 86 per cent of people value having the courts in Bath.Bath...
View ArticleMark McCrae banned from driving after posting video of himself...
A man who posted an online video of himself driving on the M5 at 160 miles per hour has been banned from driving for 18 months. Mark McCrae, who runs a nightclub in Weston-super-Mare, filmed himself...
View ArticleBath man Sean Andrew Jones jailed for appearing in court twice in...
A Bath man has been sent to jail for nine months after appearing in court twice in less than a fortnight.Sean Andrew Jones, of Odins Road, Odd Down, was handed the nine-month prison sentence by Bath...
View ArticleBristol men sought following murder of Gloucester 21-year-old at...
Police investigating the murder of a Gloucester 21-year-old would like to speak to a group of Bristol men in relation to their inquiry.Detectives believe the group could have information about the...
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