Disabled Nurse Faces Challenges Due to New Parking Height Barriers in Somerset Friday, November 7, 2025 disability accessibility parking somerset wheelchair heightbarriers council inclusion transport security Chloë Hammond, a 34-year-old nurse who uses a wheelchair and drives a specialised van to accommodate her powered wheelchair, finds herself excluded from several parking facilities in Somerset due to new height barriers. Her … Read More
Barriers Installed at Taunton Park and Ride to Prevent Unauthorised Encampments Tuesday, October 28, 2025 somerset taunton parkandride silkmills barriers security encampments transport council wasteservices Somerset Council has installed two new height barriers at the Silk Mills Park and Ride Car Park in Taunton to prevent unauthorised encampments. This measure aims to protect the site, which has been targeted multiple times by … Read More
Devon and Cornwall Police Deploy New High-Tech Boat to Combat People Smuggling Friday, October 3, 2025 devon cornwall police neptune smuggling immigration maritime homeoffice organizedcrime security In response to an expected rise in illegal immigration, Devon and Cornwall Police have launched a state-of-the-art patrol boat named Neptune. Funded by the Home Office, this vessel aims to deter people smugglers increasingly … Read More
Posh Country House Used as Asylum Seeker Centre Reports No Complaints for Years Thursday, September 4, 2025 asylum seeking migrants winfordmanor homeoffice northsomerset community security integration refugees Winford Manor, a 17th-century country estate in North Somerset, has been repurposed as a holding centre for asylum seekers by the Home Office since September 2022. Despite nearly three years of operation, official records … Read More
Sainsbury’s Launches Facial Recognition Trial to Combat Retail Crime Wednesday, September 3, 2025 sainsburys facialrecognition retailcrime privacy facewatch shoplifting security technology surveillance uk Sainsbury’s, the UK’s second-largest supermarket chain, has announced plans to trial facial recognition technology in selected stores as part of its efforts to tackle rising retail crime. The eight-week trial will begin at … Read More
Church with 400 Non-English Speakers Attacked with Rocks Monday, September 1, 2025 vandalism church bridgwater police community assault investigation publicorder hatecrime security On Sunday, August 31, Avon and Somerset Police responded to an incident at the Baptist Church in Bridgwater at 7:20 pm, where rocks were thrown at the building while approximately 400 men, women, and children were inside. … Read More