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MURDERER Daniel Shankly has gone missing from prison while serving a life sentence for beating and burning a disabled man to death in Weston-super-Mare.Shankly, 30, killed Timothy Young in 2000 and was convicted the following year. But on Saturday the murderer walked out of HMP Leyhill in south Gloucestershire with another prisoner and has not been seen since. Avon & Somerset Police are warning people not to approach Shankly or fellow absconder Daniel Wynne if seen. They were...

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October 28, 2014, 6:51 am

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POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of indecently exposing himself to women around Weston-super-Mare over the course of a weekend.Three incidents of a man 'flashing himself' at women were reported to Avon & Somerset Police between October 17 and 19.The first incident was in Boulevard, at about 10.15pm on Friday, October 17. The other two were on Sunday, October 19 at about 3.20pm in Southside and the other at around 5.30pm in Weston Woods.Police horses were brought in...

Police appeal after racist assault on 19-year-old in Taunton

October 29, 2014, 12:00 am

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Police are investigating an assault in Taunton in which a 19-year-old victim claims he was repeatedly kicked and also racially abused at the end of a night out. A spokesman for the police said: "It happened in Station Road outside Taunton Dry Cleaning about 4am on Sunday 19 October. "We hope the public will be able to identify the two men pictured here by CCTV in the area at that time."The victim and two other men got into a scuffle with a group of two men and one woman....

Facebook blamed for rowdy Axbridge gathering of drunk youngsters

October 29, 2014, 11:00 pm

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SOCIAL media is being blamed for youngsters gathering in crowds to drink underage and cause criminal damage. One town councillor has said sites such as Facebook are making it too easy for children to organise meetings. Last week, Axbridge Town Council discussed the criminal damage caused to the town's changing rooms on the Axbridge Furlong after September's carnival caused by hundreds of under-age drunk teenagers. Councillor Pauline Ham said: "These kids are not the first ones to walk on the...

Halloween thieves steal 6-year-old's pumpkin

October 30, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was left heartbroken after thieves stole a huge pumpkin he had grown from a seed in his dad's allotment. But a family-run shop in Rodney Stoke has put the smile back on the boy's face – by letting him choose an even bigger pumpkin. Jack Cox, who will be seven next week, planted his pumpkin seed in April and has been tending to it with his dad, Neil, at the family's Wideattes Road allotment ever since. After checking on it on Saturday, Jack and his dad planned to pick...

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November 2, 2014, 9:00 am

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Eight people were arrested after attending an unlicensed music event. Police officers breaking up the incident at a unit in Avonside Industrial Estate, off Feeder Road, Bristol, had makeshift missiles thrown at them. Lots of people attended the event, which was stopped in the early hours of the morning, resulting in a proportionate policing response, including support units, dogs and roads policing officers. Officers identified the organisers and arranged for the event to be closed down....

17 weirdest questions ever put to Avon & Somerset Police

September 30, 2014, 4:12 am

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THE FREEDOM of Information Act 2000 was created so the public could ask sensible, intelligent questions of public bodies that had some control over their lives. And in most cases, it has. But it costs Avon & Somerset Police £30 per hour spent answering questions. And so far this year questions are up 27 per cent - costing £514,620.To save answering the same question twice, a catalogue of all previously answered FOI requests exists. And we've delved into it to see...

Wedmore assault case delayed

September 30, 2014, 10:00 pm

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A WEDMORE man found guilty of assaults on a man and a woman has had his sentencing hearing adjourned. Bryan Lionel Vowles, aged 42, of Cribb House Lane, Clewer, had pleaded not guilty to assaulting Jamie Halls and Saxon Fleetwood by beating them during an incident at Compton Dundon on December 9 last year. However the defendant was ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates in August after which he was found guilty of both offences. The case had been adjourned for a pre sentence...

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder of woman near Taunton

October 1, 2014, 6:00 am

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Police have arrested a 27-year old man on suspicion of the murder of a woman who was found dead in a house near Taunton. Police confirmed yesterday that the woman may have been murdered. The body of the woman was found at a home in Hilly Park in Norton Fitzwarren, four miles west of Taunton at about 8pm on Tuesday by police officers after the woman's absence had been reported by her employers after she failed to turn up for work. The identity of the woman has not yet been released.

Wedmore man found guilty of assaults has sentencing adjorned

October 1, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A WEDMORE man found guilty of assaults on a man and a woman has had his sentencing hearing adjourned. Bryan Lionel Vowles, aged 42, of Cribb House Lane, Clewer, had pleaded not guilty to assaulting Jamie Halls and Saxon Fleetwood by beating them during an incident at Compton Dundon on December 9 last year. However the defendant was ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates in August after which he was found guilty of both offences. The case had been adjourned for a pre sentence...

Recycling thief caught in CCTV drama in Highbridge

October 2, 2014, 7:08 am

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An incompetent Somerset thief found himself with a starring role in his own cops and robbers movie. Lacking only a striped jersey and a bag labelled "swag", Leslie Paul Ash carefully put on a mask before going into a recycling site late at night. Unfortunately, he donned the mask directly in front of a surveillance camera, was spotted by Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) staff, and the police soon saw through his disguise. Ash, aged 39, of Talbot Close, Highbridge, admitted two charges of...

Weston-super-Mare dad 'attacks' driver of car that hit his...

November 11, 2014, 10:37 pm

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A Weston-super-Mare dad involved in a car crash, attacked the other driver and her step-father, a jury heard.James Lloyd-Lewis, 42, had his two-week-old girl on the back seat when Caroline Andrews drove into the back of his vehicle.Bristol Crown Court was told that when her step-father Dale Walters arrived on the scene Lloyd-Lewis, punched Mr Walters to the ground twice and then punched Ms Andrews into a wall.Lloyd-Lewis, of Gerard Road in Weston-super-Mare, denies two charges of assault...

Avon and Somerset hold two week weapon surrender

November 17, 2014, 10:00 pm

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The Avon and Somerset Police are joining forces around the country to hold a fortnight long firearms and knife surrender. The surrender is being supported by National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to encourage people who wish to safely dispose of a firearm or knife. Many firearms are held by members of the public who may not realise they are illegal. Some may have inherited the items from relatives and think that the age of...

Police increases patrols as man flashes three women

October 21, 2014, 10:00 pm

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A man has allegedly exposed himself to three women in Weston-super-Mare, leading police to increase patrols in Weston of a man indecently exposing himself to women. Police officers are to carry out extra foot patrols and are even bringing in mounted patrols after the weekend's incidents. The first incident happened in The Boulevard at about 10.15pm on Friday. A man exposed himself to a woman and then ran off towards Ashcombe Park. On Sunday at around 3.20pm at Southside the second incident...

'What's the point in CCTV in Cheddar if it doesn't cut crime?'...

October 26, 2014, 3:30 am

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Cheddar letter writer, Trevor Harvey, contemplates security in Cheddar."SO a shop right in the middle of the High Street covered by CCTV cameras and the break-in was not caught on camera? What good are these cameras and how safe are businesses on Cheddar High Street and even residents who might be attacked or knocked over on the crossing, etc, etc? Do these cameras actually work as various crimes committed there never seem to produce any CCTV evidence/pictures?" Trevor...

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Weston-super-Mare murderer Daniel Shankly escapes prison with...

October 28, 2014, 2:17 am

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MURDERER Daniel Shankly has gone missing from prison while serving a life sentence for beating and burning a disabled man to death in Weston-super-Mare.Shankly, 30, killed Timothy Young in 2000 and was convicted the following year. But on Saturday the murderer walked out of HMP Leyhill in south Gloucestershire with another prisoner and has not been seen since. Avon & Somerset Police are warning people not to approach Shankly or fellow absconder Daniel Wynne if seen. They were...

Eight arrested at illegal music event as 'missiles' were thrown...

November 2, 2014, 9:00 am

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Eight people were arrested after attending an unlicensed music event. Police officers breaking up the incident at a unit in Avonside Industrial Estate, off Feeder Road, Bristol, had makeshift missiles thrown at them. Lots of people attended the event, which was stopped in the early hours of the morning, resulting in a proportionate policing response, including support units, dogs and roads policing officers. Officers identified the organisers and arranged for the event to be closed down....

Man with hand gun in Weston-super-Mare stopped by members of the...

November 12, 2014, 6:12 am

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Members of the public detained a man brandishing a hand gun in Weston-super-Mare - an act of bravery being praised by the police. Officers were called to the incident at around 7.30pm in Moorland Road on Monday following reports of a man with a gun in the area. Police received several calls to the incident including one from a woman who said she had been walking along the road when a man waved what she believed to be a handgun at her. Witness said the man, who had two young children with him,...

RSPCA warning to cat owners after five cats are 'poisoned' in...

November 18, 2014, 10:00 pm

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The RSPCA is appealing for information and for people to be careful after the deaths of five cats on one road in a Somerset village from suspected antifreeze poisoning. A local vet surgery took in three of the cats from Orchard Way, Woolavington, between 4 and 11 November and knew of two others from the same area that had also died. The first cat was found on 4 November in Orchard Way - Sabrina, a female black cat had collapsed and later died at the vets. The second cat, Bluebell, a black and...

Cannabis dealer jailed for drugs offences

November 22, 2014, 12:22 pm

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A MAN has been handed a jail sentence for selling a Class B drug. Stuart Hodge, 33, from Weston-super-Mare has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years imprisonment for supplying cannabis. In July 2013, police recovered a mobile phone in an unrelated crime which provided to be evidence that Hodge was supplying the Class B drug. Hodge was arrested at his home where officers found cannabis and digital weighing scales. On November 17, Hodge pleaded guilty to supplying a Class B drug. He was...