'Reckless' farmer polluted drinking water when manure dam burst and unleashed...
Water samples from the stream confirmed elevated levels of E. coli and disease-causing bacteria.
View ArticleNottingham killer of Taunton teen Barnaby Webber sentence not 'unduly...
The Court of Appeal has refused to change the sentence of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in Nottingham last summer.
View ArticleMurder trial date set after man killed in village near Glastonbury
Christine Kekkonen, aged 36 and of Dunford Terrace, Baltonsborough, was charged with murder and has been remanded in custody.
View ArticleTeacher left baby brain damaged when he shook infant
Jonathan Sinfield, who taught at Wellsway School in Keynsham at the time, admitted causing grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was put behind bars by a judge at Bristol...
View ArticleWest Country former soldier asks judge to jail her for as long as he can
Court heard how Jessica Meehan believed mental health support in prison would benefit her more than on the outside
View ArticleDriver nearly crashes into mum and child on Yeovil zebra crossing
The driver received a fine and six points on their licence
View ArticleMan broke into Taunton café twice in less than two hours
Edward Hayes, 39, stole items from Block café last Tuesday (May 14) after forcing entry
View ArticleSomerset pensioner had scrapyard full of rusty cars in his garden
Ivor Salter, 77, was fined more than £1,000 for illegally storing cars and other waste in his garden
View ArticleCCTV shows moment West Country woman faked injury in false compensation claim
Footage caught the truth of what really happened at The Food Warehouse. Now she must pay out thousands of pounds to the supermarket.
View ArticleBroadband supplier 'put public in danger' with 'unacceptable' roadworks
Nextfibre Networks Ltd was prosecuted by Somerset Council for failing to install proper traffic management to ensure the safety of pedestrians while working in Bridgwater
View ArticleDerelict bungalow plan for Exmoor coast path quashed by High Court
Exmoor National Park admitted its original decision was "unlawful"
View ArticleMan denies threatening to petrol bomb home and stalking woman
Kellaway appeared in court today
View ArticleMan who is a ‘danger to women’ jailed for raping woman in Bridgwater
Stefan Bolohan, of no fixed address, was jailed for 13 years after raping a woman in Bridgwater in June last year
View Article'Predatory' thug targeted and tried to rape homeless woman after night out in...
Florin Griu was jailed for 10 years
View ArticleFormer boxer jailed for murdering ‘wonderful’ family man in Weston-super-Mare
Adam Bowers 'boasted' about murdering Nick Bryan while in prison for an unrelated offence. He must serve at least 20 years behind bars.
View ArticleSomerset killers among criminals jailed in May
Here SomersetLive looks at some of the criminals jailed in May 2024
View ArticleMan accused of causing death of elderly woman in fatal Somerset crash
Reece James McKinven appeared at South Somerset Magistrates Court today (June 5) after he was charged with a number of driving offences in connection with a fatal crash in Street
View ArticleDangerous rapist who left woman afraid to be in her own home jailed
Paul Kibble was found guilty of rape raping and sexually assaulting a woman in Bath
View Article'Abusive predator' who preyed on teenage girl jailed
'He has persistently failed to take responsibility for his abusive actions'
View ArticleMan stole from shop before attacking emergency worker with glass bottle
Stanley Marsh, of no fixed address, admitted assaulting an emergency worker and theft
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