Shotgun killer fatally wounds buzzard in Bridgwater - RSPCA...
A buzzard was shot and fatally wounded by someone wielding a shotgun, says the RSPCA, and they're looking to prosecute the perpetrator. A passer-by contacted the animal welfare charity after seeing the...
View ArticleA350 crash causes huge delays on A30
A two car crash on the A350 in Sedgehill is causing long delays for motorists using the A30.The crash has taken place between Station Road in Sedgehill and Tollgate Park in Shaftesbury earlier this...
View ArticleeBay seller steals £2,500 Transit tipper van from new owner
A conman stole a truck he had sold on eBay after lying to its owner about a spare key.25-year-old James Cosham – currently a serving prisoner, but originally from Eastbourne – had used the online...
View ArticleTaunton man who took overdose told hospital staff: 'I didn't want...
A 39-year-old man who battled with addiction for much of his life died after taking an overdose of Paracetamol, a court heard today.David Keeting, who had no fixed address but lived in Taunton, was...
View ArticleWalsall missing man Michael Diamond: Police 'increasingly...
Have you seen this man? Avon and Somerset Constabulary is appealing for anyone in the area who has seen Michael Diamond to come forward. The force are sharing the missing person appeal on behalf of...
View ArticleDorset men sentenced for poaching after trying to escape with...
Three men have been convicted of night poaching after a police helicopter tracked their 4x4 through West Country countryside in the middle of the night. One of the offenders was also found guilty of...
View ArticleAmazon email scam: Action Fraud warn shoppers to beware of...
Amazon shoppers could lose hundreds of pounds if they fall for a convincing fake email scam. Fraudsters sending emails from 'service@amazon.co.uk' trick recipients into thinking they have made an...
View ArticleFarmhouse murder suicide: Everything we know about deaths of...
The national spotlight has been thrust upon a rural farmhouse in the South West as the police investigate the death of a husband and wife.Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the deaths are being...
View ArticleWoman left shaken after being approached by man who asked her if...
A woman was left shaken after being approached by a man at a beauty spot near Yeovil and asked if she "wanted a look".The woman, who did not wish to be named, said she had just finished walking her...
View ArticleMatthew Bayle from Bridgwater in court on assault charges
A man appeared in court today to admit a charge of wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm after an incident in Bridgwater on December 4. Matthew Bayle also denied a second charge of...
View ArticlePaedophile pensioner admits sexually abusing seven-year-old girl
A paedophile pensioner from Burnham-on-Sea has appeared in court to plead guilty to a series of sickening sexual assaults on a seven-year-old girl. Cyril Jenkins, 67, from Grove Road, appeared in...
View ArticlePolice searching for man who made 'inappropriate gesture' to...
Police are searching for a man who approached a woman at a Yeovil beauty spot and asked if she "wanted a look".The woman, who did not wish to be named, had just finished walking her dogs near Ham Hill...
View ArticleIN THE DOCK: Who's been in court in Somerset this week?
The courts are back in session after the festive break, and have proven that while the rest of the world might be carefully easing their way out of a haze of Bailey's and Monty Bojangles, justice is...
View ArticleSOMERSET'S MOST WANTED: Can you help police track these people...
The list of Somerset's most wanted men includes suspects wanted by police for criminal damage, theft and robbery. Is there anyone here that you recognise? Can you help the police to bring them to face...
View ArticleTwo jailed after hammer and screwdriver attacks on men in their...
A feral man who attacked two men in their homes on separate occasions with hammers and screwdrivers, leaving one needing surgery, has been jailed by a furious judge.21-year-old Danny Ashby and...
View ArticleConvicted racist Joshua Bonehill-Paine claims jurors were 'secret...
A man convicted of racially abusing an MP has claimed the jurors in his trial were "secret service agents working for the government" and showed no remorse for the abuse he directed to her.Joshua...
View ArticleYeovil men arrested after Dorset home was burgled in early hours...
Two Yeovil men were arrested on suspicion of burglary after a property was targeted in the early hours of Friday (January 6).The burglary is understood to have taken place at a property in the Dorset...
View ArticleDriver caught doing 111 MPH on A303 in Wiltshire by Tri Force...
A driver has been clocked travelling at more than 110 MPH on the A303 this afternoon (January 8). The driver was caught driving at the excessive speed by the Tri Force team in Wiltshire. The Tri Force...
View ArticlePolice mobile speed camera locations in Somerset and Dorset from...
Police mobile speed cameras will be in operation across Somerset and Dorset from tomorrow (January 9).Both Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Dorset Police have published the locations in which their...
View ArticleLeading Somerset tourist attraction denies 'malicious rumour'...
A leading Somerset tourist attraction has strongly denied "malicious rumours" that it illegally allows a local hunt to operate on its land.Wookey Hole Caves near Wells received a number of negative...
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