Somerset Marks World News Day as Titles Unite to Celebrate Trusted Journalism Sunday, September 28, 2025 journalism somersetlive worldnewsday trustednews media reporting community censorship pressfreedom accountability Who cares about council tax rises or whether your bins are collected on time? Who pays attention to road conditions or cheers on our local teams in the Gallagher Premiership? Who considers school dinners, the cost of living, … Read More
Former Dorset Police Officer Found Guilty of Gross Misconduct for Sexualised Behaviour and Dishonesty Wednesday, September 24, 2025 misconduct police harassment sexualconduct dorset integrity lies dismissal accountability ethics Former Dorset Police Constable Mark Haseman has been found guilty of gross misconduct following a public hearing that uncovered multiple serious breaches of professional conduct. The response officer was found to have engaged … Read More
‘Shocking waste of public money’ over WECA exit payments Tuesday, September 16, 2025 weca governance exitpayments publicfunds audit localgovernment politics finance scandal accountability The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has come under fire for spending nearly half a million pounds in one year on exit payments for senior staff, a sum condemned by a councillor as “a completely shocking waste of … Read More
Former officer sentenced for stalking ex using police databases Saturday, September 13, 2025 stalking misconduct police sentencing integrity abuse investigations law accountability justice A former police officer betrayed public trust by using police systems to stalk his ex-partner. Andrew Edwards, 31, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, pleaded guilty to stalking and misconduct in public office after conducting 27 … Read More
Police Officer Barred After Crashing Colleague’s Car and Lying About It Wednesday, August 6, 2025 police misconduct integrity accountability suspension resignation investigation honesty disciplinary barred A former Wiltshire Police officer, Thomas Gibbs, has been barred from working in policing after crashing a colleague’s privately owned car into a metal barrier within a police station car park and then lying about the … Read More
Dorset Council Dismisses 11 Officers Following Financial Rule Breaches Monday, July 28, 2025 dorset dorsetcouncil audit financialmisconduct healthandsafety governance fraud procurement accountability transparency Dorset Council has terminated the contracts of 11 interim officers following serious breaches of financial regulations and undisclosed gifts, according to a recently released internal audit report. These officers were … Read More