Wednesday, April 2, 2025 missing urgent search police concern welfare man family friends public

Police have launched an urgent search for a man who has not been seen for the past 12 days. Concerns for his welfare have led to an intensification of efforts to locate him. The missing man’s family and friends are also …

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 assault beer garden broken eye socket investigation police penel orlieu the blake arms avon and somerset manhunt

Authorities are seeking information regarding a vicious assault that took place in the beer garden of The Blake Arms in Penel Orlieu, leaving a man with serious injuries. The victim was struck from behind at 12.30am on … Read More

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 flood reservoir chard prevention work closure dam road somerset flooding

Closure of the main road from Chard Reservoir to the town center is scheduled for a ten-week period during spring and summer. The flood prevention work aims to reinforce the reservoir’s barrier and safeguard its dam … Read More

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 cocaine gang imprisonment somerset drugs bust weston-super-mare sentencing narcotics investigation

A gang from Somerset has been sentenced to jail after authorities discovered a significant amount of cocaine in a car boot in Weston-super-Mare. The six individuals were given prison terms at an adjudication in Taunton Crown … Read More

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 somerset theft teddy bears jellycat burglary gorge bear company cheddar stuffed animals police investigation cctv

Heartless thieves targeted the iconic Gorge Bear Company in Cheddar, Somerset, ramming their vehicle into the store before making off with over 200 Jellycat stuffed animals and teddy bears. The brazen burglary occurred at … Read More

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 indecent exposure chard recycling arrest witness cycle path police bail suspect avon and somerset.

A man in his 20s has been arrested for indecent exposure near the Chard recycling center after a woman reported the distressing incident. The woman encountered the man on a cycle path between Touches Lane and Great Western … Read More