Somerset Woman Falsely Claimed to Be Drug Dealer’s Pregnant Girlfriend in Court for £500 Thursday, July 16, 2026 drugdealers perjury conspiracy drugsupply courtcase justice sentencing wiltshire somerset fraud A court in Swindon has sentenced three individuals who fabricated a story in an effort to secure a lighter sentence for a convicted drug dealer. The trio was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Gavin … Read More
Menace North Somerset Motorcyclist Caught Speeding at 110mph Named and Shamed Tuesday, May 5, 2026 speeding motorcycling somerset trafficpolice reckless speedingfine road safety disqualification courtcase overtaking A motorcyclist from North Somerset has been publicly named after being caught speeding at an alarming 110mph in a 50mph zone. Zephan Thompson, 26, from Rowan Close in Weston-super-Mare, was clocked traveling more than twice … Read More
‘Opportunist’ Offender Jailed for Sexual Abuse of Young Girls in Yeovil Tuesday, April 21, 2026 sexualabuse conviction childprotection yeovil offender justice assault victimstatement courtcase sentencing A 22-year-old man, Connor Chard, has been sentenced to prison after admitting to a series of sexual offences against two young girls in Yeovil, which began when the victims were just seven years old. Chard pleaded guilty to … Read More
Somerset Crufts Winner's Past Animal Cruelty Conviction Revealed Tuesday, March 10, 2026 crufts animalcruelty leecox clumberspaniel rspca dogbreeding somerset courtcase animalwelfare kennels Lee Cox, the winner of this year’s Best in Show at Crufts, has a troubling past that recently came to light. In 2001, Cox was convicted of animal cruelty after keeping a retired stud dog in deplorable conditions at a Somerset … Read More
Somerset Crufts Winner Previously Convicted for Animal Cruelty Tuesday, March 10, 2026 crufts animalcruelty leecox somerset dogs rspca cockerspaniel clumberspaniel dogbreeding courtcase This year’s Best in Show winner at Crufts, Lee Cox, has a troubling past revealed: he was convicted of animal cruelty for keeping a cocker spaniel in appalling conditions at a Somerset kennel. Cox, from Somerset, won Best in … Read More
Royal Marine Jailed for Years of Abuse Making Girlfriend’s Life 'Not Worth Living' Friday, October 31, 2025 domesticabuse royalmarine coercivecontrol courtcase abuse sentencing victimimpact policeinvestigation armedforces justice Jayden Deakin, a 26-year-old serving Royal Marine from Norton Fitzwarren, has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for subjecting his girlfriend to years of physical and psychological abuse. Found guilty by a jury of … Read More