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'Cancer'-like street dealers jailed for more than 180 years
Dozens of street dealers who a judge said plagued their communities like a "cancer" have been jailed for a combined total of more than 180 years.A judge at Bristol Crown court today (29/1) finished...
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Wells Road rapist admits crime almost 35 years after it...
"THE only sentence will be prison" for a man who admitted raping a woman almost 35 years ago. Stephen McCafferty pleaded guilty to raping a 22-year-old woman in Wells Road, Knowle, when he appeared...
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38-year-old charged with pretending to be a homeless ex-servicema...
A 38-year-old man has been charged with pretending to be an ex-serviceman while begging on the street in Weston-super-Mare. Stewart Jay Fenton is due before North Somerset Magistrates in March charged...
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Bristol man who got 12-year-old girl pregnant is jailed for...
A 20-year-old man who had sex with a 12-year-old girl and left her pregnant with his child has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail.Jack Joseph Brown initially escaped jail after Judge...
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Woman robbed and threatened with knife, police hunt couple
A WOMAN'S handbag was grabbed by a man who made threats to kill with a knife in Weston-super-Mare.Police are hunting for a couple after a woman was robbed and threatened with being stabbed in the town...
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Couple who helped hide Becky Watt's dismembered body due to be...
A COUPLE who helped a twisted murderer hide the dismembered body of his step-sister in their garden shed yesterday (Thurs) claimed they thought they were stashing drugs. Tragic Becky Watts, 16, was...
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Noisy neighbour's turntables, amplifiers and speakers confiscated...
A NOISY neighbour has had his powerful equipment taken off him and handed a fine for keeping residents up all night with loud music. Sedgemoor District Council prosecuted Mr Ferenczi of 9 Regal Court,...
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Police officer and PCSO jailed for misconduct over murder of...
A PAIR of Avon and Somerset Police officers have been jailed over the death of Bijan Ebrahimi, who had called police for help in the days before he was beaten to death and his body set alight by a...
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BBC Crimewatch features WANTED drug criminal from Bristol
A BRISTOL man appeared on the BBC's Crimewatch last night.Miles Phillips, 32, of St Paul's, Bristol, is wanted for drug offences.He is described as black, 6ft 1ins tall, of slim build with black hair....
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Police name man who died in River Avon as 22-year-old Scott...
A man who died in the River Avon in Bristol in the early hours of Saturday (06/02) has been formally identified.Scott Rooney's body was recovered from the water near Welsh Back by police divers later...
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Arrest made after two boys were threatened with knife
Police have arrested a man in connection with two armed robberies in Bristol.The 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and is currently in police custody.The arrest relates to two...
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Motorist racked up 90 parking tickets in Weston-super-Mare and...
A MOTORIST is due in court accused of racking up and failing to pay more than 90 parking tickets - roughly £6,300 worth. Weston-super-Mare man Martin John Woolls allegedly parked his Nissan Navara,...
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Drink-driving motorist admits killing 27-year-old Megan Brogan in...
A MAN has pleaded guilty to being over the drink-drive limit when he drove into and killed 27-year-old Megan Brogan in Stoke Gifford last month.As previously reported by the Cheddar Valley Gazette,...
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Shocking attack by teenage thugs leaves 75-year-old man with...
AVON and Somerset Police are investigating a shocking attack on a 75-year-old man by two teenage boys. These pictures show the horrendous injuries suffered by the pensioner, believed to be called Ken,...
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Burnham-On-Sea drink-driver smelt of booze when speed trap police...
A BURNHAM-ON-SEA woman who was caught by police in a speed trap in Glastonbury was given a 12 month driving ban after they discovered she was drink driving.Kimberley Jade Keen was pulled over by...
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Cheddar business vows to not let 'mindless' thieves bring it down
A CHEDDAR business is vowing not to let 'mindless' thieves bring it down after a company car was targeted for fuel. Pizza Magic owners Pat and Pete Rugman were left seething after finding one of their...
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CCTV shows four youths wanted in connection with metal shopping...
AVON and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was hit in the head with a metal shopping basket. The assault took place at the Morrison's store on Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe,...
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"We love you AJ" - a mother's tears in court as teen...
AS the brother of stabbed teen Shamus McNama appeared in court charged with his murder, a mother told him "we love you AJ".(Click through the pictures above to see the story in pictures)Wearing a grey...
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Burglar who raided neighbours left trail of footprints right to...
A BURGLAR who targeted his neighbour's flat was caught after he left a trail of footprints from the scene of the crime right to his own front door.Anthony Rudkin, 48, of Whitecross Road,...
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Teens robbed by bandana-clad, hooded men in Burnham-on-Sea
A GROUP of six teenagers were robbed by two young men, one clad in a bandana the other in a hood, in Burnham-on-Sea on Wednesday, said Police. Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at...
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