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Shepton Mallet man fined £500 for attacking car outside...
A MAN who attacked a car with another male as the occupants waited outside a Chinese takeaway in Wells has been ordered to pay the victim £500 compensation. Ryan Wyn Thomas approached the car, which...
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Joshua Pigden from Bristol faces trial over rape and Diazepam...
A man accused of rape and possession of drugs at Pilton will face at trial at Taunton Crown Court in the spring.Joshua Jack Pigden, 25, of Baldwin Street, Bristol, is alleged to have committed the...
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Jack Coleman from Yeovil jailed for 'catalogue' of violent...
A man who threw a bottle of vodka at a pregnant woman, threatened his friends with a broken bottle, threatened to stab a man and went shoplifting armed with a hunting knife has been jailed for 26...
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Chard man Michael Edwards to face trial over allegations of rape
A Chard man has appeared in court to deny two counts of rape.Michael Antony Edwards, 23, of Manor Close, was in the dock before Judge David Ticehurst at Taunton Crown Court today (Monday October 10).He...
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Clown craze: Avon and Somerset police tell people not to take...
Police have asked people not to take matters into their own hands after a frightening clown craze hit Somerset.A global phenomenon of people dressing as clowns with the intention of scaring others has...
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Brean Leisure Park: Fire crew stop potential disaster after gas...
A Somerset festival nearly ended in disaster as gas cylinders were found inside a raging van fire.Fire crews were called to a burger van fire next to an indoor children's play area at the annual Brean...
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Circus of Horrors ringmaster fears spate of scary clown attacks...
The ringmaster of an adult circus fears his event's posse of "killer clowns" may have partly inspired a nationwide craze of people dressed as clowns committing crime and frightening the public. Avon...
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Somerset man caught driving drunk in Wincanton banned for three...
A man who was caught driving round Wincanton in the middle of the night when he was nearly three times the drink drive limit has been given a three-year driving ban. A report had been made to the...
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Woman smashed Frome man's air rifle with axe 'to protect child'
A Coleford postal worker who took an axe to her partner's vintage air rifle left to him by a relative claimed she had done it as it posed a risk to her child.Joanne Louise Wyatt argued with her partner...
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Bridgwater man Matthew Budgen pulled off Crewkerne wing mirrors...
An alcoholic who drank a bottle of vodka after being told he could not see his children went on the rampage, attacking cars in Crewkerne town centre, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Matthew...
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Gillingham's cream-covered children's slide prompts anger from...
Dorset mothers have turned sour after a slide in a children's play area was covered in cream. Pictures emerged on social media this week of a slide in the play area at Harding's Lane in Gillingham,...
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Crewkerne man ordered to stand trial after ex-girlfriend alleges...
A Crewkerne man who allegedly assaulted his former partner when she tried to get him to leave her house has been ordered to stand trial before Somerset Magistrates.Matthew Bowditch was visiting the...
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Yeovil homeless man stole from toy shop as he was robbed of...
A victim of crime then became the perpetrator himself after going shoplifting because someone had robbed him of his benefits money.Matthew John Shortland was homeless and without food when he was...
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Coroner confirms Shepton Mallet man killed in Dorset crash has...
A 49-year-old Somerset man who died in a crash at the weekend has been formally identified. Dorset Police are still investigating the collision between a black Ford Ranger and a white Ford Transit van...
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14 untaxed vehicles in Shepton Mallet clamped in DVLA crackdown
A total of 14 vehicles have been clamped in a Somerset town following a crackdown on motorists who do not have the correct tax. The DVLA said 14 untaxed vehicles were clamped in Shepton Mallet by its...
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Dorset boy, 7, has 'critical injuries' after Peugeot crashed into...
A seven-year-old boy is in hospital with "critical injuries" after he was hit by a car on his walk to school. Police officers are appealing for witnesses and seeking to reassure parents after the...
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Did Somerset police obtain controversial surveillance devices,...
Reports have emerged suggesting Avon and Somerset Constabulary may now have access to devices capable of spying on thousands of phones at a time.It is believed that the county's police force have...
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Crack cocaine and cash found in Yeovil drugs raids as 10 people...
Cash and crack cocaine were found in dawn drugs raids as ten people were arrested by police.The raids were part of Avon and Somerset police forces' ongoing investigation into the supply of Class A...
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Police seek witness following serious sexual assault in...
Police are trying to trace a witness following serious sexual assault in Weston-super-Mare.An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: "We're continuing our efforts to trace a potentially significant...
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Crewkerne crime figures: Police respond to 63 per cent increase...
A Somerset town does not have a problem with violent and sexual offences, say police, after figures show an increase of more than 60 per cent in these type of crimes.Avon and Somerset Constabulary has...
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