Young Driver Faces Charges After Police Chase Crash in Chard Wednesday, September 24, 2025 chard police crash investigation witness avishayes driving crime court arrest Avon and Somerset Police are appealing to the public for help in identifying a man who could provide crucial information about a single-vehicle crash following a police chase in Chard. The incident occurred on Friday, August … Read More
Scammer Who Defrauded the RNLI of Nearly £27,000 Avoids Jail Sentence Thursday, September 11, 2025 fraud scam rnli charity sentencing deception bath exeter rehabilitation court A woman who fraudulently collected nearly £27,000 by posing as a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) charity collector has been spared prison. Eileen McDonagh, 33, conducted over 3,600 transactions on the streets of … Read More
Reckless Driver Boasted About Speed Before Causing Serious Crash Thursday, September 4, 2025 speeding crash dangerousdriving injury youth court prison spinalinjury recklessness gloucestershire A reckless driver’s bragging about his car’s speed ended in tragedy when he lost control, causing a serious crash that left three passengers critically injured. Drew Philippidis, 25, had been drinking at a pub in … Read More
Man Jailed for High-Speed Road Rage Attack on Pedestrians Tuesday, September 2, 2025 roadrage violence injury sentencing driving assault retaliation charge court salisbury A 22-year-old man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for violently targeting two pedestrians with his car in a shocking act of road rage retaliation. Braden Lynam, of Woodborough Close, pleaded … Read More
Husband Smothers Wife to Death in Heartbreaking Case as Pressure Becomes Overwhelming Tuesday, September 2, 2025 smothering murder mentalhealth trial elderly bereavement family crime justice court An 88-year-old man, William Haxworth, was found by a jury to have unlawfully killed his wife of more than six decades by smothering her at their home—a case described by the presiding judge as profoundly tragic. At Bristol … Read More
Pair Charged with Multiple Shoplifting Offences Banned from Burnham Stores Tuesday, August 26, 2025 shoplifting theft burnham court theftcharges retailcrime police magistrate bail community Two individuals from Burnham-on-Sea have been formally charged with a total of 22 shoplifting offences. Tegan Shay Ford, aged 29, and Louise Jeffrey, aged 49, both residing on Highbridge Road, are scheduled to appear before … Read More