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May 6, 2015, 11:21 pm

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A landscaper has been jailed for six months after failing to carry out work despite being paid the deposit.Bristol Crown Court heard how Bill Buckley, 46, didn't show up to carry out work at a home in Horfield last spring, and then could not be contacted after dropping off fence panels.Mr Buckly, of Whiteladies Road in Clifton, was given a £240 deposit, and the fencing and guttering work needed was valued at £840.He admitted fraud between May 1 and 5 last year and was also found to...

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May 13, 2015, 7:54 am

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Mr Trevor Deyzel, 35 of Moorfields Road in Bath, was given six penalty points and ordered to pay £393 after driving at 50mph along the B3110 Midford Road.Mr Matthew Thomas Harding, 32 of Lukes Close, Radstock, was fined £155 and given three penalty points for driving at 39mph in a 30mph zone.Ms Anita Ross, 41 from Apsley Road in Bath, was ordered to pay £240 and given three penalty points after exceeding a number of 20mph speed limits around Bath.Mr David Rowe, 57, of Argyle...

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May 15, 2015, 1:08 am

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A Bath man has appeared in court to face charges of historical sex offences against boys.John Weston, 80, from Newbridge, appeared at Bristol Crown Court, facing multiple charges of indecent assault against boys under the age of 16.No pleas were entered.Mr Weston was released on unconditional bail and ordered to reappear at the court for a plea and case management hearing on August 28. A potential trial date of December 7 was set.

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May 15, 2015, 4:43 am

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The teenage killer of Bristol student Nicholas Robinson has been handed a life sentence of a minimum of 23 years.Nicholas, who was a student at City of Bristol College, was fatally stabbed on the stairwell of his Jamaica Street home in March 2014, aged just 19.The murder in Ron Jones House hostel occurred after an alleged deal to buy a gun went wrong.After a trial at Bristol Crown Court, Luchiano Barnes, 19, of Denbigh Street, St Paul's, Bristol, was convicted of Nicholas' murder and earlier...

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May 17, 2015, 6:13 am

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Ms Shan Danielle Burns, 34 of Eastfield Avenue, Bath, was ordered to pay £15 and given a 12-month conditional discharge for stealing a bottle of wine from Tesco in Weston.Ms Kirsten Sarah Ingram, 43 of Tittlestone House, Little Grren in Frome, was ordered to pay £205 and given three points on her driving licence after driving at 39mph along the B3090 Marston Road (30mph speed limit).Mr Craig Besant, 40, of Pack Horse Lane in South Stoke, was given three points on his driving licence...

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May 18, 2015, 7:43 am

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Two women have appeared in court charged with the murder of Alison Connolly, 49, of Penhill Drive, Swindon.Charice Gassman, 19, and Amberstasia Gassman, 23, both of Swindon, appeared before Swindon Magistrates at 10.30am on Saturday May 16.They have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday May 19.Wiltshire Police are continuing with their investigations and are appealing for witnesses to the incident on Tuesday May 12, in which Alison Connolly died. If...

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May 25, 2015, 3:14 am

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A Corston man has been sentenced for causing death by careless driving after a "momentary lapse" cost an experienced motorcyclist his life.David Lucas, 39, of Corston Fields, Corston, near Bath, failed to see a Yamaha R1 sports bike when he turned his Vauxhall Astra into its path at a junction on the A39.Bristol Crown Court heard both the car and bike burst into flames and the motorcyclist, Tony Brown, 52, from Horfield, was thrown from his machine and suffered fatal injuries.Lucas...

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May 30, 2015, 7:27 am

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Tom Scott Marks, 34 of South View Road, Bath, was ordered to pay £205 and given three points on his driving licence for driving on the M4 at 54 miles an hour exceeding a 40 mile an hour speed limit.Marc Wlodarczyk, 28 of Manvers Street, Bath, was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £260 for anti-social behaviour, for disorderly behaviour while drunk and for assaulting a police officer.

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May 31, 2015, 1:41 am

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A Bath criminal known as Goldfinger has been charged by police in Spain.John Palmer, who was once a jeweller in the city, has been reportedly charged with fraud, firearm possession and money laundering.The Sunday Mirror claims to have seen a 56-page indictment about the alleged offences.The 65-year-old has been on bail in the country for eight years following his arrest in Tenerife in 2007.But he and ten other people are now believed to have been charged following a 15-year investigation by...

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June 3, 2015, 8:14 am

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Karen Lesley Jauncey, 38, Watermead Close, Bath, was ordered to pay £257 and given a 12-week curfew for stealing meat worth £47 from the Co-Op.Tyrone Bernard White, 19, Excelsior Street, Bath, was sentenced to six weeks in a young offenders institution and ordered to pay £230 for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a person.Martin John Raymond Early, 51, Christchurch Street East, Frome, was ordered to pay £205 and given three penalty points...

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June 4, 2015, 1:39 am

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A blind man has appeared in court accused of touching support workers inappropriately which included licking their faces and putting his tongue in their ears.Bristol Crown Court was told Gerald Masters, 66, groped women's legs, bottoms and breasts.Mr Masters from Winford between Chew Magna and Bristol Airport, has been blind for ten years and has denied 18 charges of sexual assault.One victim said he had made sexual comments to her during the interview process, but took on the job because she...

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June 4, 2015, 7:36 am

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A Calne man whose drug dealing funded a lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to four years and four months in jail for drugs, firearms and money laundering offences.Paul Michael Fisher, 25, of Harrier Close, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on Thursday June 4, after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, possessing a firearm and money laundering. Fisher was initially arrested by officers in Calne on March 29 on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A...

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June 5, 2015, 10:37 am

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A man lost three pints of blood and was left permanently disabled and without part of his hand after a horrific machete attack, a court has heard.Bristol Crown Court heard the attack took place in December last year after a dispute over a drug deal.Nelo Smith, 24, has been jailed for 14 years following the assault in Marshfield Road, Fishponds, Bristol, on Saturday, December 5, 2014.The 36-year-old victim lost part of one hand and suffered severe trauma to his other hand and leg during the...

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June 7, 2015, 9:28 am

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Mr Peter Dennis Ahern, 25 from Hillside Crescent in Midsomer Norton, was ordered to pay £240 and received a community order of 40 hours unpaid work. He pleaded guilty to possessing 5.2grams of cannabis.Mrs Elizabeth Joan Fry, 47 from Norman Road in Saltford, was fined £110 after possessing 3.17grams of class A drug diamorphine at the Royal United Hospital.Mr Stuart Paul Delve, 41 from Redland Park in Bath, was ordered to pay £65 and was given a six month conditional discharge...

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June 10, 2015, 2:20 am

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Mr Michael Robert Gillies, 32 of Charlton Road in Keynsham, was ordered to pay £360 and given a community order and restraining order after being found guilty of harassment.Mr Arron Jan Bonney, 44 of Upper East Hayes in Bath, was ordered to pay £240 and received three points on his driving licence for driving at 62mph on the A46 Swainswick bypass.Mr Matthew Edwin Bull, 40 of Providence Place in Midsomer Norton, was ordered to pay £240 and received three points on his driving...

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June 12, 2015, 4:03 am

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A Bath man has appeared in court charged with running a brothel in the city.David Malcolm Lord is charged with seven offences related to organising prostitution and managing a brothel at his Belgrave Place address. The 70-year-old appeared before a judge in a preliminary hearing at the Bristol Crown Court on Friday.Dressed in a dark striped shirt with grey waistcoat and trousers, he spoke only to confirm his name and address.He is due to appear in court again on Thursday, July 2. The charges...

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June 15, 2015, 5:16 am

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Marek Kokiza, 69, from Bladud Buildings in Bath, was ordered to pay £1,200 after driving a Vauxhall Zafira between George Street and Batheaston as a taxi service without a relevant licence or insurance. His licence was endorsed with eight points. Gyorgy Zsiga, 38 of Ludlow Close in Frome, was ordered to pay £980 after driving a Ford Galaxy between Walcott Street and Batheaston as a taxi service without a relevant licence or insurance. His licence was endorsed with eight points.Robert...

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June 15, 2015, 6:43 am

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The mother and family of Ethan Williams have been accused of "absurd" and "irresponsible" manipulation by a judge.A judge slammed mother Rebecca Minnock, 35, who spent 17 days on the run after judges ruled three-year-old Ethan, should live with his father, Roger Williams, 39.She then fled after it was ruled she was obstructing access to her son after making "false" allegations about Mr Williams.She eventually handed herself into police on Friday (June 12) after two...

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June 15, 2015, 7:36 am

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A 65-year-old man has been convicted of sexual offences, two of which were against children in Somerset between 1976 and 1988.Malcolm Cohen from Aldershot was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Friday (June 12), convicted of sexual offences against four victims including charges of rape and indecent assault.In addition to the prison term, he will also be placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.Investigating officer DC Catherine King said: "The victims in this case have shown...

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June 16, 2015, 6:43 am

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A 29-year-old man has appeared in court following a crash on the A4 Bath Road that killed a female motorcyclist from Clevedon.Melanie Miles, 42, died in the crash with Sam Bailey's Citroën van at the Three Lamps Junction shortly after 5am on Monday June 15.Police arrested 29-year-old Bailey following the crash, and he has since been charged with three offences including causing death by dangerous driving, drink driving and driving without insurance.Bailey, of no fixed address, spent the...