Fraudulent Builder Scams Client Out of £166k to Fuel Gambling Addiction Monday, April 13, 2026 fraud gambling builder construction deception scam tradingstandards bath addiction court A vulnerable property owner was defrauded of more than £166,000 by Bryan Adams, a builder who misappropriated funds intended for a single-storey side extension. Between June 10, 2023, and December 3, 2024, Adams received … Read More
Murder Suspect Richard Woolley Charged Following Death in Weston-super-Mare Tuesday, April 7, 2026 murder weston-super-mare court suspect investigation homicide richardwoolley bristol police crime Richard Woolley, aged 58 from Garratts Green Lane, Birmingham, has been formally charged with murder following the discovery of a deceased man at an address in Weston-super-Mare. The 58-year-old appeared at North Somerset … Read More
Man Charged with Murder Following Death in Weston-super-Mare Tuesday, April 7, 2026 murder weston-super-mare richardwoolley court bristolcrowncourt homicide investigation police victim trial A 58-year-old man, Richard Woolley of Garratts Green Lane, Birmingham, has been charged with murder after another man was found dead at a property in Weston-super-Mare. Woolley appeared at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court on … Read More
Cowboy Builders Sentenced Over Costly Roofing Scam Monday, March 30, 2026 roofing scam builders court conviction wiltshire consumerprotection prosecution sentencing criminaljustice A father and son from Seend, Wiltshire, have been sentenced following a roofing scam that left numerous customers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire thousands of pounds out of pocket. Arthur Dolan Sr, 49, and Arthur Dolan … Read More
Three Hunt Members Charged for Illegal Hunting of Wild Mammal Monday, March 30, 2026 hunting somerset ruralcrime huntingact legal wildlifeprotection law police avonandsomerset court Three members of a hunt have been formally charged with illegally hunting a wild mammal, following a police investigation in Somerset. Ross Cordery, 45, Wayne Greggory, 48, and James Parish, 31, face charges under the Hunting … Read More
Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Murder of 9-Year-Old Aria Thorpe Friday, March 27, 2026 westonsupermare murder trial court teenager ariathorpe weston law crime justice A 16-year-old boy has entered a not guilty plea to the charge of murdering nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Weston-super-Mare. The accused, whose identity remains protected due to his age, appeared before Bristol Crown Court on … Read More