Police are appealing for witnesses after a substantial quantity of premium vodka was discovered missing from a lorry arriving at Westfield Industrial Estate in Westfield. Avon and Somerset Police were called at around 5pm on Friday 2 October after a white heavy goods vehicle arrived at a yard in Third Avenue, Westfield Industrial Estate, with…
One of Midsomer Norton’s most prominent former pubs has been sold, more than 12 years after it closed following a major undercover police drugs operation. The Stones Cross Hotel, at the top of Midsomer Norton High Street, sold at auction last week for £260,000. The new owner is not known. The sale could finally bring…
Avon and Somerset Police’ have recently issued a statement regarding a violent incident which took place in Midsomer Norton in the early hours of 9th May. The statement is as follows: ‘Avon and Somerset Police’ have recently issued a statement regarding a violent incident which took place in Midsomer Norton in the early hours of…
A funding appeal run by the Bath and North East Somerset Faith Foundation has raised £3,000 for a new campaign to tackle and raise awareness of antisemitism, anti-Jewish hatred, across the local area. The organisation, which promotes and encourages social cohesion and dialogue between religious groups, launched a fundraising campaign last year. Director of the…
(Full details are at the bottom of this article) In the heart of the Worcestershire countryside, set within 93 acres of picturesque grounds in Abberley, Westerfield College is quietly establishing itself as one of the country’s most distinctive specialist sixth-form colleges. With a campus that has been home to education provision since 1916 and a…
A Bath and North East Somerset based organisation has renewed its call on the government to make Holocaust Denial a crime in the UK. This is in response to the heightened increase in antisemitic hate crimes and violence against Jews, both here in the UK and around the world. Denial of the Holocaust is currently…
A 33-year-old man has been convicted of murdering Olivia Wood in Frome, on the night last year she planned to end their relationship. Kieron Goodwin, of Frome, denied killing 29-year-old Olivia, but was found guilty by a jury at Bristol Crown Court today (24 April) after a five-week trial. He was also convicted of 15…
Avon & Somerset Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify these people in connection with a burglary investigation. The police believe they may have information into the incident which took place at a shop in Anchor Road, in Coleford, on 12th March. At around 2am, three unknown people gained entry to the shop…
The Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to find missing 65-year-old Simon Walters. Simon was last seen on Tuesday 18th March in Locking, near Weston-super-Mare, and was reported missing three days later. He is described as white, approximately 5ft 8ins tall, with short, grey hair. He is thought to be wearing a…
A police officer who deliberately weighed down keys on her laptop to make it appear as if she was working when she wasn’t, has been dismissed without notice. Detective Constable Philippa Baskwill, who was based in Somerset, will be barred from policing and other law enforcement agencies following the accelerated misconduct hearing, held in front…
