Council Bailiffs Erroneously Seize Nearly £1,000 from Wrong Business Wednesday, September 3, 2025 bailiffs compensation council businessrates enforcement ombudsman northsomerset mistakes debtrecovery financialdamage North Somerset Council has been compelled to pay compensation after mistakenly instructing bailiffs to collect £928.95 from the wrong business. In July 2024, bailiffs arrived at the premises of a company identified only as … Read More
Somerset MP Urges Compensation for Businesses Impacted by M5 Roadworks Wednesday, June 25, 2025 m5 somerset roadworks compensation business infrastructure planning transport government rural A Somerset MP is pressing the government to provide fair compensation to businesses losing revenue due to prolonged roadworks near Junction 26 of the M5 and the Chelston Link Road, currently closed for a £5.7 million upgrade. … Read More
Man Avoids Jail After Racial Abuse and Assault on Police Officer Wednesday, June 18, 2025 assault abuse community order racism police officer rehabilitation alcohol compensation Edward Earle from Osprey Road, Warminster, has been handed a two-year community order after racially abusing a restaurant worker and assaulting a police officer. The incident occurred on July 5 last year at Chick-O-Land in … Read More
Bath Student Avoids Jail After Ear-Biting Attack Leaves Victim Disfigured Friday, June 13, 2025 bath student assault ear injury court compensation communityorder pharmacology disfigurement James Boskey, a 21-year-old university student, has been spared prison after admitting to biting a man’s ear during end-of-year celebrations at Bath Racecourse last summer. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Friday, May … Read More
Somerset Father’s Life Altered by Hearing Loss Linked to Faulty Earplugs Thursday, June 5, 2025 hearingloss tinnitus royalmarines 3m earplugs legalaction ukmilitary compensation kplaw productliability Adam Stone, a former Royal Marine from Somerset, has shared his struggle with severe hearing loss that has dramatically affected his daily life. The 44-year-old, who served from 2003 to 2012 including a tour in Iraq, now … Read More
Man from Bath Attacks Police Officer at His Home Friday, May 2, 2025 bath man police officer assault court arrest emergency worker compensation A 22-year-old man from Bath, Alfie Curtis, pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker, a police officer, at Bath Magistrates' Court. The incident occurred when police officers arrived at Curtis’s home on September … Read More