2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (210+ words) A “PROLIFIC” offender was arrested during police patrols in Weston-super-Mare – just days after being released from prison. On Tuesday (September 8), Avon & Somerset Police officers were on patrol in the town centre, alongside the North Somerset Community Response team and supported…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (675+ words) TOBIAS King – who has links to Chard and Yeovil – has been jailed for serious assaults on two women that left them fearing for their lives. King, of no fixed abode, was hunted by police in 2025 after he was accused of…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (117+ words) URBAN explorers are being warned not to trespass after reports of the activity in Yeovil. Social media posts featuring people visiting derelict or empty properties are growing in popularity, with many scoring thousands of views online – and making money for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (178+ words) POLICE are investigating after suspected arsonists appeared to return to the scene of a crash to torch a vehicle involved. The incident unfolded on a stretch of the A361 East Compton Road, between Pilton and Shepton Mallet, on Tuesday, August 18. Avon…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) POLICE have vowed they “will not tolerate any criminality” at a planned protest in Taunton this weekend. Avon & Somerset Police said plans are in place for the demonstration, set to begin in the town centre at noon on Saturday (August…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (209+ words) A SPORTS car spotted revving while stationary and speeding away from traffic lights during a Somerset car meet was seized by police – as the driver was not insured. Officers from Avon & Somerset Police‘s Roads Policing Unit were in Weston-super-Mare…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (314+ words) YEOVIL man Andrew White has been jailed for more than seven years after he admitted dealing cocaine and cannabis – found in drums under a duvet cover during a police raid. The 60-year-old, of Sherborne Road, Yeovil, pleaded guilty to being…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) A MAN in his 30s has sadly died after a crash on the A37 in Somerset involving a lorry and a van. The incident, involving two vehicles, happened on the busy road at Ston Easton at around 2.25pm on Thursday (August 20) afternoon. A…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) MONTHS of “anti-social behaviour and drug offences” are set to end at a Somerset property after police obtained a closure order. Avon & Somerset Police said it had secured the order against a property in Weston-super-Mare after neighbours had been subjected…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) POLICE investigating a burglary at the Mulberry Factory shop in Shepton Mallet have released CCTV images of three people they are keen to identify. The appeal comes after officers said the three men entered the Mulberry Factory Shop, in Kilver…...