A CHEDDAR shop owner was mowed down by a gang of thieves who stole thousands of pounds worth of stock.Dave Hodgson, of Gorge Outdoors, was left shaken and bruised after a black Vauxhall Astra, being used as a getaway car, accelerated at him and knocked him down.Mr Hodgson, who has owned the shop for five-and-a-half years, was serving a customer when he heard the door signal a new customer had entered the store.At 2pm, on Thursday, three men went to the back of the shop, picked up ten jackets...
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Thieves hit Gorge Outdoors shop owner with car after stealing...
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Police hunt man who punched out dog walker because her pets...
POLICE want your help in finding a man who attacked a young woman out walking her dogs.This crime happened in Worlebury Woods, Weston-super-Mare, on Tuesday, August 18. The victim, 26, was walking dogs along the footpath running along Worlebury Hill Road at 12.45pm before the main entrance to the car park and woods.A man was walking the other way with a woman who had a baby in a carrier. The man asked why the dogs weren't on a lead and then punched the dog walker in the face, knocking her out....
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Police arrest man for bomb hoax at Bristol Airport
THE POLICE have arrested a man overnight for allegedly being the cause of disruption at Bristol Airport.A man, 38, was arrested by Avon & Somerset Police on suspicion of making a bomb hoax and communicating false information. He has been held in custody for questioning.The police said: "We've been investigating security threats made against the airport on Saturday 29 August, which resulted in normal contingency plans being activated. The airport remained open throughout."Earlier...
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Teamwork steals 15 joints of lamb from Farmfoods in Weston-super-...
POLICE are looking to speak to two men about the disappearance of a large amount of lamb from a supermarket.The pair could possibly shed light on how 15 joints of lamb left Farmfoods in Weston-super-Mare without payment on Tuesday, June 16.Avon & Somerset Police believe two white men worked together to steal the meat by making their way to the aisle separately, filling their bags, and leaving.Anyone with information should contact Crimestoppers immediately, quoting reference 63727/15.
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'Andy Kebab' admits selling antifreeze as vodka to Weston...
A MAN nicknamed Andy Kebab was nearly sent to jail for flogging bottles of Smirnoff Red Label vodka which were actually full of car screen wash and antifreeze.Bristol Crown Court recorder Jim Tindal seemed to express some sympathy with Andreas Antounas' situation when he said: "I don't doubt for a moment that when you committed this offence, just before Christmas, you were in difficult financial circumstances and you were thinking about your family."But you were not thinking about...
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Sex offender attacks woman, who turns out to be a kickboxer and...
A sex attacker picked on the wrong woman when she turned out to be a kickboxer - who pinned him in a headlock with her LEGS.Mark Willis, 40, hid behind a garden bush before pouncing on the woman as she walked alone with her headphones in just after 2am. He punched her in the face several times - knocking her over a garden wall - before he clambered on top of her and began to grope her as he attempted to remove her clothes. But the martial arts expert responded by telling Willis to "go...
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Best job ever? Police want someone to clear up cannabis
WANTED: Someone to clear up cannabis found during drug busts by police. Driver's licence a must. Will be issued with own thermal imaging camera.It's a wacky job but someone has to do it. Who do you think picks up all that illegally-grown cannabis found in lofts, underground bunkers and all the other places criminals can cultivate it?Avon & Somerset Police seek a "Viscount Site Clearance" person. But the job is not without difficulties. Cannabis farms are often squeezed into the...
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Police appeal for break in murder case on Crimewatch. Tip offs...
THIS IS probably the weirdest case of mistaken identity ever reported. An actor's performance during a televised murder appeal was so haunting that people who know him told police he is the killer they seek - 21 years after the TV show was originally broadcast.Innocent actor Steve Watson is now waiting for the results of a DNA test to clear himself of the crime he helped police try to solve.Steve, 53, answered a BBC advert for someone to play a man wanted for the murder of mother-of-two Julie...
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Pair dress up as police officers and try to lure woman out of...
A WORRYING case of police officer impersonation has happened in South Bristol, leading to an appeal for information from the real police.Two people - a man and a woman - turned up on a woman's doorstep on Claypiece Road in Hartcliffe at 1.15pm yesterday and identified themselves as police officers.They were both white, wore dark trousers and white shirts, and black zip-up jackets with reflective panels across the midriff and black, flat police-style hats with no markings, badges, epaulettes or...
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Police appeal after 13-year-old girl sexually assaulted at Cribbs...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted.
The incident, along with a second, took place at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway.
The first took place at approximately 4.30pm on Sunday 16 August in the Superdry store.
A 13 year old girl was sexually assaulted by an unknown male.
Shortly afterwards another female in the same store was also sexually assaulted by the same male.
The suspect is described as having a dark complexion, dark hair and wearing a light...
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Bristol man who left his victim permanently disabled wanted for...
A man who left his victim permanently disabled is wanted for recall to prison by police.
In 2009, Christian Cunningham-West jailed for six and a half years for a "vicious and sustained beating" and co-defendant Nicholas Tippett jailed for nine years.
Bristol Crown Court heard the pair kicked and punched defenceless James Bagnall, (pictured) fracturing his skull and breaking his nose, with one attacker pushing his thumb into his eye.
The victim was left permanently disabled.
The...
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Weston-super-Mare nurse charged with manslaughter of ten-year-old...
A nurse from Weston General Hospital has been charged with killing a ten-year-old girl with a are genetic condition.
Phoebe Willis, from Locking, died at Bristol Children's Hospital in late August 2012 from complications from cystinosis.
A Weston General Hospital nurse at the time of Phoebe's death, Carrie-Ann Nash, is set to appear before magistrates in Yate in November.
She faces a charge of the manslaughter of Phoebe Willis on the grounds of gross negligence.
Phoebe was a pupil at Locking...
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'Pathetic' gunman 'picked wrong house' to mess with in Weston-sup...
A Weston-super-Mare couple were left terrified gun-point in their own home after a hapless criminal gang broke into a house but left empty handed.
But one member of the gang later returned - having forgotten his gun.
James and Carol Penny were woken up during the night after the armed gang threw a rock through their dining room window and began to climb in.
Carol, 55, went downstairs and confronted two burglars as they came through the window and saw another two members outside.
Carol...
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Find Fox: Five month old Chihuahua stolen from Bristol handed...
A five month old Chihuahua cross puppy stolen from Bristol Dogs and Cats Home has been handed in to the RSPCA.
A spokeswoman for the centre said: "We are delighted to be able to update you with the amazing news that Fox has been handed in to our RSPCA Bristol Clinic at Albert Road. "We would like to thank you all so much for helping us to get Fox back safely. "The support we have received has been absolutely overwhelming. "We just wanted to share our news with you...
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Three Cheddar Gorge shops fall victim to theft in one night
THREE shops in Cheddar Gorge have been hit by burglars in one night.
The break-ins which police have not confirmed are linked, happened between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
For the second time this year, Cheddar Gorge shops fell victim to attempted break-ins.
A spokesman for the Cheddar Caves said: "At around 11pm, two people, caught on CCTV cameras, tried to break into several properties in Cheddar Gorge.
"When arriving for work on Saturday staff at the Cheddar Caves...
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Cheddar armed police raid lands man in court
ARMED police were called to an incident at a house in Hythe Wood, Cheddar, last Wednesday.Neighbours were shocked when police with guns appeared in the development off Orchard Way.Police had been called to the area after receiving reports that a man was spotted outside a property with an axe.Witnesses say that the an ambulance was also called and a man was treated at the scene.A man was later arrested and held until Friday morning when he appeared before magistrates at Taunton.An Avon and...
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Mystery of the missing Cheddar rugby kit – stolen or...
A RUGBY team has been left baffled by the apparent theft of their team's kit from a launderette.Cheddar Valley RFC reported the incident, in which the culprits also picked up the cleaning bill, to the police.According to the club, someone went to the Cheddar launderette to find out if the team strip was in to be cleaned.Once they found out it was, others returned to the launderette later to pay the bill and take the kit.And the team believe it may have been an inside job.A club spokesman said:...
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Wallet stolen at Cheddar Reservoir
A Cheddar mum is appealing for help after her husband's wallet was stolen from their family car at Cheddar Reservoir.As Cheddar rugby player Tom Corbett took a jog round the reservoir with the rest of his team, the grey Mini was broken into and his wallet stolen.His wife, Kay Corbett, is now appealing for information as it happened within the last half an hour."Did you or any of your kids who are in the skate park see anything that could help find the thief/thieves?" she said in a post...
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Man arrested for lobbing drugs over prison wall
WHEN throwing contraband over the prison wall, try not to be seen.That's what happened to one man at 10.30am today when he was spotted by staff on Longmead Avenue by HMP Bristol.The chap and his push bike turned right onto a footpath behind the Horfield prison, near the allotments, and flung a package over the wall into the exercise yard.But his aim was off with his second package, when officers approached him mid-lob.He was caught, searched and found to have further packages containing mobile...
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Can you help identify these people?
CAN you help identify these people?
Offices belonging to Burn!Motorsport, based at the Stables Business Park in Rooksbridge were broken into yesterday.
It is alleged that a pair of males broke into the building.
The business is the holding company for UK and European premium brand distribution to the Street and Motorsport tuning market.
The suspects were captured on CCTV leaving the building and trying to break the CCTV camera on the way out.
They are described as both wearing hooded tops and...
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