A couple from Orcheston, near Salisbury, has been sentenced for animal welfare offences and for breaching a court-issued animal ban after cattle were found living in squalid conditions at their farm. Michael Babey, 69, …
Kieron Goodwin, from Frome, was found guilty of murdering 29-year-old Olivia Wood on the night she intended to end their relationship. This decision followed a five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court where Goodwin denied the …
Peter Chislett, a defendant from Somerset, is being sought by the police after failing to appear in court. He was scheduled to face charges of breaching a restraining order, but his absence has prompted a search by law …
A Trowbridge man who was caught shoplifting from seven shops and threatening staff has been banned from entering them. Mark Parker, of no fixed abode, is now banned from B&M in Chippenham and other stores for two years after …
A 21-year-old man named Adam Parsons, hailing from Wellington, Somerset, is set to face magistrates in Taunton today (Thursday, April 10). He has been charged with a string of offenses, including taking a motor vehicle …
As the new year begins, the courts at Taunton and Bristol Crown Courts have handed out prison sentences to a number of criminals who have been convicted of heinous crimes, denying them a Merry Christmas and placing them …
Throughout September, Somerset saw the incarceration of individuals guilty of heinous crimes. From a killer who fatally stabbed a man to a rapist who assaulted their victim in the woods, the justice system at Taunton and …
A contentious plan to prevent through traffic in Bath by blocking three roads has been put on hold following a legal challenge from local residents seeking an injunction. The initiative, part of the Bath and North East …