Becky Watts: Boyfriend Luke living through 'horror story' since...
In an interview with the Mail Online the father of Becky Watts' boyfriend has spoken of his son's devastation following the discovery of body parts in the search for the missing teenager. Ivan...
View ArticleChurchill students warned about knife and gang crime
AN education group focused on reducing anti-social behaviour and violent crime has come to Churchill.Over the past seven years SOS Global has been working with young people, delivering social awareness...
View ArticleBecky Watts murder update
AVON & SOMERSET POLICE is still poring over evidence from the death of Bristol teenager Becky Watts.Six people have been charged in connection with the case. But Police say the investigation is...
View ArticleBristol man jailed after child sex offences dating back to 1970s
A 59-year-old man has been jailed for 10 years today after being convicted of a series of child sex offences dating back to the 1970s. John Solan, of Stapleton Road, Bristol, was convicted of eight...
View ArticlePolice: Did you see someone stealing vintage Cheddar lawn mower?
AVON and Somerset Police is appealing for the public and second-hand dealers to be on the lookout for a lawn mower, stolen from the Cheddar.It was taken some time between Sunday, March 15, and Tuesday,...
View ArticleMan, 22, jailed after he burgled "vulnerable victim"
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed after he burgled a vulnerable victim and then returned to the scene of the crime to remove his fingerprints. Dean Mason, from Weston-super-Mare, has been sentenced to...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV of three men they would like to speak to...
POLICE have released CCTV images of three men they would like to speak to following a theft from Co-op. At 2pm, on Friday March 6, nine large cartons of baby milk were stolen while the staff were...
View ArticleHunt for white van man who destroyed police car 'Grand Theft...
WHAT began as a simple 'stop and pull over' ended with a van driver ending a police pursuit in a manner like out of computer game Grant Theft Auto. The police officer ordered a man with ginger hair to...
View ArticleParamedic beaten up in Weston-super-Mare
A 51-year-old man has been charged with assault after a paramedic was violently beaten in the early evening in Weston super Mare.At around 7pm on March 30, police were called to Alexandra Parade in the...
View ArticleCheddar farmer's desperate plea to dog owners to stop killings of...
A FARMER is pleading with dog owners to act responsibly after several of his lambs were killed.Paul Athay, of Axbridge, went up to one of his farms at Shute Shelve to find an horrific scene waiting for...
View ArticleDid you see sexual assault in Cheddar?
POLICE are appealing for anyone who witnessed a sexual assault happen during lunchtime on a busy Cheddar street to step forward.A police spokesman said: "We are investigation a report of a woman who...
View ArticleArson blamed for midnight van fire in Cheddar
THE SETTING fire of a van in Cheddar overnight was deliberate, believe firefighters.Cheddar fire brigade was sent out at 12.50am to Tuttors Hill where police reported a van as smouldering.Devon &...
View ArticleTwo motorbikes worth £11k stolen during burglary
POLICE are appealing for information after motocross motorbikes with a combined value of £11,000 were stolen during a burglary in Puriton. The offenders forced open a garage at Downend and took the...
View ArticleJeremy Thorpe inquiry: Avon and Somerset Police accused of...
AN investigation will be launched into allegations the police tampered with evidence during the high-profile prosecution of Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe. Allegations have been made that Avon and...
View ArticleThree more arrested in child exploitation inquiry in Bristol
Three more men have been arrested today in connection with a police investigation into child sexual exploitation offences in Bristol. It brings the total number of arrests in this inquiry to eight. A...
View ArticleOn the beat with Cheddar Police: May update
We have been working hard in the Gorge over the last month and this has seen a slight reduction in the amount of people from the 'Car Scene' causing anti-social behaviour (ASB). A Dispersal Order...
View ArticleMartin Spicer jailed for 'horrendous offences' against children...
A 50-year-old man from Bristol has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of historic sex abuse of two boys. Bristol Crown Court heard today Martin Spicer, of Wilton Close, Southmead, abused...
View ArticleWeston-super-Mare man charged with thefts
A man has been charged with nine offences in connection with thefts and shed burglaries in the West Wick area in April. Officers arrested a suspect on Thursday 16 April. He answered bail on Sunday 31...
View ArticleKarate instructor avoids jail time after road rage outburst in...
A karate instructor has avoided jail after a Weston-super-Mare crash ended up in a 'nasty attack'.James Lloyd-Lewis punched and kicked Dale Walters in the assault after his car was driven into in...
View ArticleVicar banned from Cheddar after sexual assault allegation
A VICAR who pleaded not guilty to allegations of a sexual assault in Cheddar will stand trial at Taunton Crown Court next month.The Rev Andrew Chalkley, of Church Street, Beckington, appeared at...
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