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Chard poo-flinger jailed for a day
A Chard man who indulged in a spot of poo-flinging after being arrested has been given a single day in custody by a judge.24-year-old Darren Hughes had been detained by police on minor offences on July...
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Teen jailed for selling heroin and cocaine on Yeovil streets...
A teenager caught dealing class A drugs in Yeovil to help pay off his own drug debts was jailed by a judge yesterday (December 14).Zamane Nunes, 19, appeared before Taunton Crown Court in the morning...
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Yeovil landlady devastated by charity box theft - before locals...
A landlady who was left devastated when a charity box was stolen from behind her bar says her faith in humanity has been restored after Good Samaritans dipped into their pockets to refund the cash.Jo...
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Police hunt vandals that cut power supply to Wincanton Christmas...
Police are hunting the vandals who cut the power supply to Wincanton's Christmas tree earlier this month.CCTV images of two men that officers would like to speak to have been released after the lights...
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CCTV shows men wanted for walking into Taunton office and...
Police want to speak to two men after a handbag was stolen from a Taunton office.The theft took place at Mendip House on High Street on Wednesday, November 23, when a handbag belonging to a member of...
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Two men arrested in unconnected arson attacks in Wells
Two men were arrested following two separate acts of arson in Wells on Wednesday. Police have confirmed the incidents were not linked.The fire service were called to an address on Priddy Road, Green...
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Homophobic hate victim speaks out after cage fighter jailed for...
The victim of a brutal homophobic attack is hoping to inspire others to speak out as the man who left him 15 minutes from death prepares to spend Christmas behind bars. 56-year-old David Ryan was...
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Graphic images show horse being eaten alive by maggots as keeper...
A man has been disqualified from keeping horses for two years after a horse in his care was left covered in maggots which were eating him alive. Paul O'Mahony, 42, of Malmesbury Road, Royal Wootton...
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Somerset's most wanted: Do you know any of these men wanted in...
Have you seen any of these men?The list below shows the most wanted men in the Somerset, Bristol and Dorset area of the South West.Take a good look at the images - do you recognise any of them? Do you...
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Yeovil man given community order after brutal attack on partner
A Yeovil man who carried out a brutal and sustained attack on his partner in her own home, raining blows down on her head and kicking her in the legs and back has been sentenced to a community order by...
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Banned driver caught behind the wheel asks 'who's stitched me up'...
A banned driver who got behind the wheel in order to drive to work asked the police who had stitched him up when they pulled him over and gave chase on foot.Samuel James Clarke had only been...
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Mobile phones could be BLOCKED from working in cars in a bid to...
Motorists could soon find their mobile phones blocked from working in cars in a bid to stop people using them behind the wheel.This new measure is being looked into by the Department for Transport in...
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Yeovil teacher who refused to take breath test gets 12 month ban...
A Yeovil teacher who failed to cooperate with a police breath test has been given a 12 month driving ban when she appeared before Somerset Magistrates.Amelia Joy Ellis had broken down on the A303 at...
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Serious sexual assault on woman in Bridgwater sparks police...
A woman was seriously sexually assaulted in Bridgwater on Friday night (December 16).The incident took place shortly before midnight close to a block of garages off Silver Street. Avon and Somerset...
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Wincanton man admits stealing power tools and forging invoice to...
A Wincanton man who burgled a garage to steal power tools and forged an invoice at his place of work claimed in court his crimes were to get cash to pay his rent. Russell Paul Andrews was being...
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Somerset man accused of 11 sex offences including FIVE rapes...
A man has appeared in court charged with a series of rapes and serious sexual assaults in Wincanton and Templecombe over a seven-year period.William Thomas Smith, 55, of Balsam Park, Wincanton,...
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Police in Shepton Mallet catch drunk driver speeding away from...
A Chilcompton man who said he had only drunk one glass of wine when pulled over by the police was later found to be nearly three times the drink drive limit. Officers were on duty in Shepton Mallet...
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Police appeal for witnesses after Somerset pub gutted by fire
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pub was destroyed by a fire in Wellington.The Merry Harriers, on Blackdown Hill Road, West Buckland, was gutted following the incident last night (December...
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Woman's thumb sliced off in cell door at Bridgwater police...
A woman had half her thumb sliced off when it got shut in a cell door at Bridgwater police station last week.The woman is understood to have been arrested on Thursday evening (December 15) and taken to...
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