Bridgwater waste firm director blamed failing to clear rubbish on cash flow...
The firm director didn't know what some of the waste was
View ArticleMikey Roynon, 16, was stabbed to death at birthday party in Bath, court hears
Mikey Roynon, 16, was fatally stabbed in the neck with a large "zombie knife" during a house party in Bath, in June last year, a court has heard
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to murdering his wife at Brean holiday park
Simon Steeves, 71, stabbed Denise Steeves to death at their home before he called 999 and told police that he had murdered her
View ArticleMan admits killing 'cherished' Glastonbury grandfather
Bristol Crown Court heard how Frederick Burge was stabbed at his home in Glastonbury by James O’Connor
View ArticleEx-Somerset cricket captain Peter Roebuck jumped from hotel window after...
Peter Roebuck had been in Cape Town to commentate on a match between Australia and South Africa in November 2011 when he died after a fall from the sixth floor of the Southern Sun hotel
View ArticleMan tried to murder his own mother in broad daylight
David Sosa Salomon was found guilty of attempting to murder his mum as she stepped off a bus in Filton in February 2023 by attacking her with a knife.
View ArticleDrink-driver boasted about being 'smashed' before killing young woman has...
Drunk Anton Hull was jailed for causing the death of 29-year-old Sarah Bake
View ArticleDangerous Taunton man jailed for sexual activity with a child
Ayden Reader, 22, has pleaded guilty to 19 separate offences including having sexual activity with a child
View ArticleMan charged with dealing heroin and crack cocaine in Taunton
Marwan Aweys, 22, has been charged following an investigation into a drugs line in Taunton at the end of last year
View ArticleTriple killer's 'unduly lenient' sentence to be reviewed
Valdo Calocane stabbed three people to death last year, including university student Barnaby Webber, from Somerset. The case is being referred to the Court of Appeal.
View ArticleRugby player left with serious facial injuries during amateur game
The incident occurred during the first half
View ArticleMan jailed for sexually assaulting woman after night out in Wellington
The victim said she now feels 'unsafe when walking anywhere' following the attack
View ArticleHave your say on Acorn's revised proposals for the Saxonvale site in Frome...
A public drop-in event will be held on March 6
View ArticleFormer boxer pleads guilty to murdering 'gentle soul' in Weston-super-Mare
Adam Bowers, 35, brutally attacked Nick Bryan, 46, at a property in Rydal Road
View ArticleIncredibly dangerous rapist who abused children put in prison
Presiding Judge Cullum referred to Phillip Grove as a ‘dangerous individual’.
View ArticleMan, 48, charged after Bath shop robbed at knife-point
Ian Gant, 48, was charged with robbery and being in possession of a bladed article
View ArticlePaedophile teacher who filmed himself abusing pupils to plead to be released...
Nigel Leat was jailed indefinitely in 2011 after admitting 36 offences including attempted rape of a child and sexual assault. He will now face another parole hearing, which will be held in public.
View ArticleShocking footage shows drunk HGV driver swerving all over M5 before being...
Lorry driver Ihar Shynkevich was three times the legal alcohol limit while he was caught driving dangerously on the motorway.
View ArticlePensioner murdered his wife at their Somerset home
Simon Steeves, from Brean, pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Denise Steeves. He has been sentenced to 14 years in jail.
View ArticleDuo who helped murderer and left teen to die in Radstock walk free
CCTV footage showed 20-year-old Jack Seal travelling in a Citroen to the car park in the centre of Radstock, with killer Delbono travelling with his then-girlfriend Lauren Ephgrave, 21, in the Seat...
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