Offenders Restore Historic 850-Year-Old Churchyard Through Community Payback Thursday, January 1, 2026 community restoration offenders heritage churchyard probation rehabilitation communitypayback prison volunteering A group of offenders undertaking supervised, court-ordered unpaid work have been diligently restoring the medieval churchyard of St John the Baptist Church in Midsomer Norton this month. Their efforts include clearing … Read More
Offenders Restore Historic 850-Year-Old Churchyard as Part of Community Sentence Thursday, January 1, 2026 communitypayback restoration offenders churchyard midsomernorton historic community probation prison volunteers Offenders have been diligently restoring a medieval churchyard in Midsomer Norton as part of their court-ordered sentences this month. The group, engaged in supervised unpaid work, have been enhancing the grounds of St John … Read More
BMW Driver’s High-Speed Pursuit Ends in Prison Sentence Tuesday, December 30, 2025 bmw chase dorsetpolice dangerousdriving prison bournemouth speeding trafficsafety mustafa somerset A BMW driver from Somerset sparked a dangerous police chase after refusing to stop on Dorset’s roads. Officers from Dorset Police spotted a grey BMW 1 Series—suspected of bearing cloned registration plates and lacking … Read More
BMW Driver Speeds at 100mph in Dangerous Police Chase Tuesday, December 30, 2025 bmw police chase dangerousdriving speeding somerset dorset prison trafficsafety roadsafety A BMW driver from Somerset led police on a harrowing high-speed chase, reaching speeds up to 100mph and putting countless road users at risk. Dorset Police officers spotted the grey BMW 1 Series on the A35 Puddletown bypass, … Read More
Somerset’s Most Haunted Prison: The Dark History of HMP Shepton Mallet Saturday, December 27, 2025 sheptonmallet prison execution haunted paranormal victorian criminals history tourism ghosts HMP Shepton Mallet, also known as Cornhill, is a former prison in Somerset steeped in centuries of dark history. Established in 1625 as a house of correction, it operated for nearly 400 years, confining some of Britain’s most … Read More
Inside Somerset’s “Most Haunted Prison”: Where Notorious Killers Spent Their Final Moments Saturday, December 27, 2025 sheptonmallet prison execution history paranormal haunted crime victorian ghosts somerset HMP Shepton Mallet, or Cornhill as it was once called, stands as one of Somerset’s most infamous former prisons. Opened in 1625 as a house of correction, it operated for nearly 400 years, incarcerating some of Britain’s most … Read More