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Police release CCTV image after theft in a Cheddar Gorge shop
POLICE are appealing for information after a shop in the Cheddar Gorge fell victim to theft. Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with clothing being...
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High-speed police chase through Weston-super-Mare ends in driving...
A high-speed police chase that went on for seven miles in seven minutes has resulted in a driver contemplating jumping from a vehicle. A court heard that when Samuel Dawson was in his mother's VW Polo...
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Five arrested as counterfeit cigarettes seized in raids
An estimated £19,000 of illegal and counterfeit tobacco has been seized after a series of raids took place in Weston-super-Mare. Four men and one woman have been arrested under section 92 of the Trade...
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Bristol man charged with attempted murder after Cribbs Causeway...
Police have charged a 46-year-old man with attempted murder after a man suffered stab wounds during an incident at a shopping centre in Cribbs Causeway. David Barrow, aged 46, of Fareford Crescent,...
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Firms warned over fly tipping 'subbies'
One source of the fly-tipping across Somerset could be major firms not ensuring that their subcontractors – often known as "subbies" – are up to scratch, which could put them all in the dock. BT last...
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Bomb squad evacuates homes in Weston-super-Mare
AROUND 30 homes are being evacuated in Weston-super-Mare after a drugs-related search saw the bomb squad being called in. Bomb disposal teams have evacuated the residences in Eastfield Park with a 100m...
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Bristol's 'Nightmare House' shut down by police
A HOUSE with a bad reputation - 233 Stapleton Road - has been shut down by police after complaints against the property's occupants reached breaking point.The property has had more than 100 complaints...
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Man jailed after attacking victim with a tins of baked beans
A man has been jailed by North Somerset Courthouse after being found guilty of beating up a victim - with tins of baked beans. Ben Lawton, 50, and a gang attacked victim Lee O'Leary, beating him...
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Taunton rape victim urged to come forward
Detectives investigating a historic allegation of rape in Taunton are making a final plea for the victim to contact them. In March police first asked a woman to contact them after she wrote anonymously...
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Four men arrested in £1.5million Weston-super-Mare drugs...
A drugs bust of more than £1.5 million in Weston-super-Mare has seen four men jailed for a total of 33 years. The police busted a major Weston-super-Mare drugs gang who were discovered with 56 kilos of...
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Dogs worth £7,000 stolen in Somerset
Five dogs worth several thousand pounds have been stolen in Somerset. The theft was discovered on July 21 with the dogs being taken overnight from a property in Beercrocombe. A police spokesman said:...
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George Williams Funeral Director, Alison Pople, arrest latest
A CHEDDAR mum accused of false accounting and fraud has had her bail extended, police have confirmed.Alison Pople, of George Williams Funeral Directors, in Cheddar, was arrested by police in May.After...
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Drug addict jailed after stabbing Cabot Circus waiter with...
A drug addict who stabbed a waiter with a hypodermic needle in a Cabot Circus resturant has been jailed.Paul Barber, described as an "off-his-face" relapsed drug addict, turned up at Piccolino...
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Former Weston-super-Mare mayor to be sentenced for child abuse...
A FORMER Weston-super-Mare mayor is to be sentenced next month after admitting downloading more than 350 indecent pictures and videos of children. Philip Judd, 60, will be sentenced on September 15....
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Murderer of Weston-super-Mare man, Mark Roberts, sentenced to...
Ryan Sheppard has been sentenced to 12 years and three months in prison for the murder of Mark Roberts in Weston-super-Mare. Mark died in hospital on Sunday October 13, 2013, a day after being...
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Amateur bomb-maker from Somerset copies TV show and ends up in...
A Somerset man has landed himself in jail for six months after he decided to make an explosive device - inspired by the TV show Brainiac.Clearly ignoring the 'do not try this at home' warning, Michael...
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Weston-super-Mare railway staff assaulted by passenger
British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for the public's help to identify a man they would like to speak to in connection with an incident which took place at Weston-super-Mare railway station....
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Police seek help to trace owners of recovered tools
Can you help us find the rightful owner of these tools? Officers seized the items on Saturday 26 July. They believe them to have been stolen, possibly from a tradesperson's van or a building site, in...
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Man fined £625 for assault in Brent Knoll
AN assault in Brent Knoll has resulted in a £625 fine. Johnathan Walters, of Dickenson Road, Weston-super-Mare, pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting Paul Difford on June 3.The 30-year-old appeared...
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Police search for men in connection with stabbing. Can you help...
POLICE are looking for Marcus Brown and Lewis Moseley (pictured). They would like to talk to them in relation to an assault causing grievous bodily harm, which took place on Saturday, July 19 at around...
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