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The property, in Fairfax Road, Bridgwater, has been boarded up for three months. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Bridgwater house boarded up over fighting, drug dealing and criminal damage

A HOUSE in Bridgwater has been shut down amid reports of drug-related anti-social behaviour (ASB) – including drug dealing,…

William Chalkley, of Crewkerne, has been jailed for 24 years. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Crewkerne man William Chalkley jailed for 24 years for rape and assault of two women

WILLIAM Chalkley has been jailed for 24 years for the rape and assault of two women. The 40-year-old, of Court…

Kieron Goodwin has been found guilty of murdering Olivia Wood in Frome last year. Pictures: Avon & Somerset Police

Kieron Goodwin jailed for life – with minimum 35 years – for Olivia Wood’s murder

KIERON Goodwin has been jailed for life for murdering his girlfriend Olivia Wood in Frome – on the night…

Police were called to Frome College after the hoax call this morning. Picture: Google

UPDATE: Police called to Frome College hoax ‘bomb threat’

POLICE were called to Frome College this morning after a hoax bomb threat. Students were kept in tutor groups for…

Somerset-based special police constable due in court to face harassment charges

SOMERSET-based police Special Constable James Mouzoure is due to appear in court after being charged with harassment without fear…

Arrests in Glastonbury after raid and drugs seized

A ‘QUANTITY of drugs’ were seized during a raid at a property in Glastonbury on Sunday (May 4). Police said…

Somerset police officers’ concerns over pay and workload revealed in new survey

POLICE officers in the Avon & Somerset area feel ‘worse off’ financially now than they were five years ago…

Nigel Frith, of Woolavington, has been jailed for 34 months. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Woolavington man Nigel Frith jailed for sex assaults spanning 11 years

WOOLAVINGTON man Nigel Frith has been jailed after admitting sexually assaulting six people – including four children – over…

Armed police were sent to Merlin Park, Portishead, on Wednesday, April 30. Picture: Google

Man under arrest in hospital after police shooting in Portishead

A MAN injured after two police firearms were discharged during an incident in Portishead has been arrested. Armed officers…

Police are keen to trace these people after a burglary near Frome. Pictures: Avon & Somerset Police

CCTV appeal after theft of cigarettes and vapes from shop near Frome

POLICE want to trace these people in connection with a burglary near Frome. Officers believe they may have information regarding…