Archive: 2026
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CCTV appeal after burglary in Somerset
A mobile phone and a bank card, which was later used to make purchases, were stolen from a property in Pensford, near Bristol, last month.
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‘Persistent’ offender jailed for theft and court order breaches
Rosa Kovacs, 61, from Pountney Drive, Easton, was sentenced to an immediate custodial term at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (10 March).
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Man arrested in Bristol protest hate crime investigation
A 26-year-old man has been arrested as part of the police investigation into a hate crime incident at the protest in Bristol last weekend.
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Man jailed for possession of half a million indecent images of children
Martin Schwarz, of Weston-super-Mare, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison.
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Man jailed for 27 years for non-recent child sex offences
Philip Garrett, 70, of Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court to a total of 19 offences on Thursday 5 March.
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Investigation underway following Saturday’s protest
Enquiries are ongoing after the video was shared to social media earlier this week.
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Man charged with eight offences following series of incidents
Leslie Roper, 46, of no fixed abode, Glastonbury, will return to Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 April.
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Sex offender jailed for asking children sexually explicit question
David Blackwood, 58, of Trinity Road, Combe Down, pleaded guilty to the offences and is now in prison.
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Man sentenced for fraud involving firearms
Jay Wingrove, 60, from Eastville, Bristol, was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday 3 March.
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CCTV appeal in connection with North Somerset burglary
A beauty salon was broken into and the barber shop window was smashed during an incident in Winscombe on Friday 6 March.