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Weston-super-Mare murderer Daniel Shankly escapes prison with...
MURDERER Daniel Shankly has gone missing from prison while serving a life sentence for beating and burning a disabled man to death in Weston-super-Mare.Shankly, 30, killed Timothy Young in 2000 and was...
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Man arrested on suspicion of being Weston-super-Mare's triple-fla...
POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of indecently exposing himself to women around Weston-super-Mare over the course of a weekend.Three incidents of a man 'flashing himself' at women were reported...
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Police appeal after racist assault on 19-year-old in Taunton
Police are investigating an assault in Taunton in which a 19-year-old victim claims he was repeatedly kicked and also racially abused at the end of a night out. A spokesman for the police said: "It...
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Facebook blamed for rowdy Axbridge gathering of drunk youngsters
SOCIAL media is being blamed for youngsters gathering in crowds to drink underage and cause criminal damage. One town councillor has said sites such as Facebook are making it too easy for children to...
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Halloween thieves steal 6-year-old's pumpkin
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was left heartbroken after thieves stole a huge pumpkin he had grown from a seed in his dad's allotment. But a family-run shop in Rodney Stoke has put the smile back on the boy's...
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Eight arrested at illegal music event as 'missiles' were thrown...
Eight people were arrested after attending an unlicensed music event. Police officers breaking up the incident at a unit in Avonside Industrial Estate, off Feeder Road, Bristol, had makeshift missiles...
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17 weirdest questions ever put to Avon & Somerset Police
THE FREEDOM of Information Act 2000 was created so the public could ask sensible, intelligent questions of public bodies that had some control over their lives. And in most cases, it has. But it costs...
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Wedmore assault case delayed
A WEDMORE man found guilty of assaults on a man and a woman has had his sentencing hearing adjourned. Bryan Lionel Vowles, aged 42, of Cribb House Lane, Clewer, had pleaded not guilty to assaulting...
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder of woman near Taunton
Police have arrested a 27-year old man on suspicion of the murder of a woman who was found dead in a house near Taunton. Police confirmed yesterday that the woman may have been murdered. The body of...
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Wedmore man found guilty of assaults has sentencing adjorned
A WEDMORE man found guilty of assaults on a man and a woman has had his sentencing hearing adjourned. Bryan Lionel Vowles, aged 42, of Cribb House Lane, Clewer, had pleaded not guilty to assaulting...
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Recycling thief caught in CCTV drama in Highbridge
An incompetent Somerset thief found himself with a starring role in his own cops and robbers movie. Lacking only a striped jersey and a bag labelled "swag", Leslie Paul Ash carefully put on a mask...
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Weston-super-Mare dad 'attacks' driver of car that hit his...
A Weston-super-Mare dad involved in a car crash, attacked the other driver and her step-father, a jury heard.James Lloyd-Lewis, 42, had his two-week-old girl on the back seat when Caroline Andrews...
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Avon and Somerset hold two week weapon surrender
The Avon and Somerset Police are joining forces around the country to hold a fortnight long firearms and knife surrender. The surrender is being supported by National Ballistics Intelligence Service...
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Police increases patrols as man flashes three women
A man has allegedly exposed himself to three women in Weston-super-Mare, leading police to increase patrols in Weston of a man indecently exposing himself to women. Police officers are to carry out...
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'What's the point in CCTV in Cheddar if it doesn't cut crime?'...
Cheddar letter writer, Trevor Harvey, contemplates security in Cheddar."SO a shop right in the middle of the High Street covered by CCTV cameras and the break-in was not caught on camera? What good are...
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Weston-super-Mare murderer Daniel Shankly escapes prison with...
MURDERER Daniel Shankly has gone missing from prison while serving a life sentence for beating and burning a disabled man to death in Weston-super-Mare.Shankly, 30, killed Timothy Young in 2000 and was...
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Eight arrested at illegal music event as 'missiles' were thrown...
Eight people were arrested after attending an unlicensed music event. Police officers breaking up the incident at a unit in Avonside Industrial Estate, off Feeder Road, Bristol, had makeshift missiles...
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Man with hand gun in Weston-super-Mare stopped by members of the...
Members of the public detained a man brandishing a hand gun in Weston-super-Mare - an act of bravery being praised by the police. Officers were called to the incident at around 7.30pm in Moorland Road...
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RSPCA warning to cat owners after five cats are 'poisoned' in...
The RSPCA is appealing for information and for people to be careful after the deaths of five cats on one road in a Somerset village from suspected antifreeze poisoning. A local vet surgery took in...
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Cannabis dealer jailed for drugs offences
A MAN has been handed a jail sentence for selling a Class B drug. Stuart Hodge, 33, from Weston-super-Mare has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years imprisonment for supplying cannabis. In July 2013,...
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