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28 March 2008
BURGLAR GOES MISSING FROM LEYHILL JAIL

Leyhill Prison POLICE are hunting a man who is on the run from Leyhill Open Prison(pictured) in South Gloucestershire.

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27 March 2008
FILTON TARGET OF DRUGS CRACKDOWN

OFFICERS from the Filton Neighbourhood Team in Bristol are cracking down on drugs in the area.

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18 March 2008
WOMAN AND BOYFRIEND ATTACKED IN BAG SNATCH ATTEMPT

POLICE are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted during an attempted robbery in Bath. It happened at 1am on Saturday (March 15) when the woman was walking with her boyfriend along Banwell Road in Odd Down.

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18 March 2008
MIKE TINDALL ALLEGEDLY STOPPED BY POLICE FOR DRINK-DRIVING

Mike Tindall GLOUCESTER Rugby have made a limited comment over reports and allegations that their England international centre Mike Tindall (pictured) was arrested on Saturday for drink-driving.

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18 March 2008
MAN LEFT WITH FRACTURED SKULL AFTER ATTACK

POLICE are appealing for information after a man was assaulted and left with serious injuries, including a fractured skull, following an incident in Bristol.

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17 March 2008
MAN DIES IN MOTORWAY ACCIDENT

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision on the M5 on Saturday (March 15).

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14 March 2008
FIND MISSING TEENAGER

POLICE are appealing for information to trace a missing person from Bath.

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10 March 2008
DRIVER URGED TO CONTACT POLICE AFTER ONE OF WEST'S WORST ACCIDENTS KILLS SEVEN PEOPLE

POLICE want the driver of a large vehicle to contact them after one of the worst accidents in the West Country's history last week.

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07 March 2008
TAXI DRIVER ATTACKED IN HIS OWN CAR

POLICE are appealing for information after a taxi driver was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Bristol.

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06 March 2008
MAN THREATENED IN FRIGHTENING CITY CENTRE INCIDENT

A MAN suffered a frightening attempted robbery in Bath city centre on Tuesday (March 4).

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04 March 2008
11.30am LATEST UPDATE - LORRY DRIVER CRITICALLY ILL AFTER THREE-VEHICLE PILE-UP ON M5

A LORRY driver is critically ill after a massive crash on the M5 just north of Bristol on Tuesday (March 4).

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03 March 2008
RESIDENTS TO PAY 411 PER CENT MORE COUNCIL TAX

BRISTOL residents will see their council tax payments going up by 4.11 per cent this year after the local city council agreed a hike in their budget.

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03 March 2008
BODY RECOVERED FROM RIVER AVON

POLICE searching for a missing person have recovered a body from the River Avon in Bristol.

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26 February 2008
AUSSIE ACE HARRISON BECOMES BATH'S SECOND LOCK SIGNING IN 24 HOURS

Justin Harrison FORMER Australia lock Justin Harrison (pictured) is joining Bath on a one-year contract. It is the second signing in the boilerhouse made by the club in 24 hours as the 33-year old veteran of 34 Tests for the Wallabies joins Stuart Hooper in making the move to the Recreation Ground next season.

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26 February 2008
WOMEN SHOPPERS WARNED ABOUT BAG THEFTS IN BATH

POLICE have issued a warning to shoppers iin Bath after a spate of purse thefts in the city centre.

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26 February 2008
MAN ATTACKED TWICE WITHIN AN HOUR

POLICE are appealing for information and witnesses after a man was injured when attacked twice inside an hour last weekend.

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26 February 2008
ARRESTS FOLLOW RAID ON GYPSY SITE

POLICE and partner agencies carried out a series of enforcements on gypsy sites in Ilton, Chard, on Tuesday (Feb 26).

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22 February 2008
GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP TEAM NEWS - LAMB BACK AND AIMING FOR THE CENTURY

Ryan Lamb RYAN LAMB (pictured) and Alex Brown are the key names returning to Gloucesters starting line-up for Saturday's Kingsholm clash against Newcastle (3pm).

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22 February 2008
OVER 100 FIREFIGHTERS TACKLE MASSIVE BLAZE ON TRADING ESTATE

FIRE crews from across the West Country are still damping down a massive blaze in Bristol which broke out on Thursday night (Feb 21) on a trading estate.

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17 February 2008
FIVE PEOPLE IN CUSTODY OVER SUSPICOUS FIRE

THREE young people and two adults remain in custody following an investigation into a suspicious fire at a Knowle convenience store in Bristol.

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15 February 2008
PEOPLE FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES AFTER NEWSAGENTS GOES UP IN SMOKE

THREE people are fighting for their lives after a fire devestated a Bristol newsagents in the early hours of Friday (February 15).

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12 February 2008
MAN ARRESTED BY POLICE AFTER DEATH

A man has been arrested after an incident in Clevedon which saw another man die.

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12 February 2008
FIND MAN'S TWO ATTACKERS PLEA

POLICE in Chard are appealing for information after a man was assaulted on Furnham Road in the town on Sunday afternoon (February 10).

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11 February 2008
AVON AND SOMERSET CLOSE THEIR BOOKS ON RECRUITMENT

SO MANY people want to become police officers at Avon and Somerset Police that the force has had to close its doors to new applicants for the time being.

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08 February 2008
CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT MISSING PENSIONER

POLICE are increasingly concerned for the welfare of a pensioner who has been missing from an old people's home since Thursday night (February 7).

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08 February 2008
TEENAGER CHARGED AFTER WORRYING DRIVING OUTSIDE A SCHOOL

A 17-year-old man was charged during the early hours of this morning (February 8) following an alleged incident of erratic driving outside Redcliffe Secondary School in Bristol.

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07 February 2008
£250K OF CANNABIS SEIZED BY POLICE

Cannabis factory CANNABIS plants with an estimated street value of more than £250,000 have been seized by police from an address in Bristol.

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05 February 2008
MAN IN HOSPITAL AFTER HE CHALLENGED PEOPLE TAMPERING WITH HIS CAR

A MAN is recovering in hospital after being attacked by two men who he disturbed while they were tampering with his car in Nailsea.

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03 February 2008
POLICE DISCOVER MISSING WOMAN'S CAR AND A BODY

POLICE searching for a 59-year-old woman, who has been missing from her Weston-super-Mare home since Friday February 1, have located her car in the Thames Valley area.

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31 January 2008
FIVE PEOPLE ARRESTED IN LATEST OPERATION UTAH CRACKDOWN

Operation Utah MORE than 100 vehicles were stopped and five people arrested as part of an operation involving three forces on Wednesday (January 30).

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31 January 2008
POLICE HUNT COMPUTER THIEVES

POLICE are appealing for information after thieves broke into Hanham High School in Memorial Road and stole 10 Apple Macintosh computers.

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28 January 2008
ARMED ROBBERS STRIKE OUTSIDE CITY CENTRE BUILDING SOCIETY

POLICE closed part of Bristol city centre on Monday night (January 28) after an armed robbery outside a branch of the Nationwide Building Society.

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28 January 2008
CONFLICTING REPORTS FUEL FARES WAR BETWEEN PROTESTORS AND FIRST GREAT WESTERN

First Great Western train TRAIN fare protesters say they have had outstanding support from the public during their day of action on Monday (January 28) against 'cattle truck' conditions.

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28 January 2008
BOUNTY HUNTING IS A SUCCESS FOR POLICE

A NEW police operation in Bristol has successfully arrested 100 offenders in a month.

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25 January 2008
POLICE SEIZE £2M WORTH OF DRUGS

Drugs raid POLICE have released results from their ongoing drugs enforcement action campaign in Bristol to put drug dealers behind bars.

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23 January 2008
TWO HELD AFTER DAWN RAIDS

TWO men have been arrested after dawn raids brought a haul of hard drugs, firearms and counterfeit money. Officers from Bristol were joined by the force helicopter, firearms officers and a drugs search dog to execute three warrants at addresses in Twinnell House, Rawnsley House and Robertson Road, Easton, and also Sussex Place in St Pauls.

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23 January 2008
POLICE HUNT CAR WRECKERS

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a number of cars were damaged in the St Annes area of Bristol.

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22 January 2008
WOMAN MOTORIST PUNCHED BY ANOTHER DRIVER

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a nasty assault that left a 20-year-old motorist hurt.

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20 January 2008
POLICE HUNT STUDENT'S ATTACKER

POLICE are hunting the attackers of a student in Bristol city centre.

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18 January 2008
MAN SERIOUSLY HURT AFTER ACCIDENT WITH A BUS

A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries after being knocked down by a bus.

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17 January 2008
MAN ARRESTED AFTER SERIES OF DECEPTIONS

POLICE investigating a series of deceptions across the greater Bristol area have charged a man with three counts of fraud by false representation.

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17 January 2008
FOURTH ACC JOINS AVON AND SOMERSET FORCE

AVON and Somerset Police Authority are recruiting a new addition to their top team a fourth Assistant Chief Constable.

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16 January 2008
BOYCOTT OF CADBURY PRODUCTS CALL AS KEYNSHAM PLANT CLOSURE IS CONFIRMED

Cadbury PEOPLE have been urged to stop buying Cadbury products around the West Country over the threat to jobs at the Keynsham plant.

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16 January 2008
CAMPAIGN GROUP CALL FOR SECOND PASSENGER RAIL STRIKE

First Great Western train A SECOND passenger strike by frustrated train users across the West Country is planned for later in January.

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15 January 2008
CON MAN BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 20 DECEPTIONS

POLICE are investigating 20 deception offences throughout Bristol and believe they could all be linked with one man.

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11 January 2008
'DESPICABLE' THIEVES ROBBED 84-YEAR-OLD PENSIONER IN HER OWN HOME

'DESPICABLE' thieves robbed an old age pensioner when one posed as a police officer. A warning has now gone out to residents about bogus callers after a distraction burglary that took place at an address in Grange Road,Withywood at 7pm on Thursday (January 10).

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10 January 2008
MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Chilton Polden in Somerset. It happened on the A39 at Childon Polden Hill shortly before 5.30pm on Wednesday (January 9).

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04 January 2008
POLICE CLOSE OFF ROADS IN BATH AFTER MAN IS KILLED

POLICE closed off a road near Bath following a fatal road traffic collision earlier this morning (Friday January 4).

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03 January 2008
SIX-YEAR-OLD CHILD HIT BY A BUS

A SIX-year-old child was taken to hospital with serious injuries after an accident with a bus in Bristol on Thursday (January 3).

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03 January 2008
FESTIVE DRINK-DRIVING FIGURES ENCOURAGING FOR OLDER MOTORISTS

Breathalyser MOST older drivers are finally getting the message, it seems, as the number of people caught for getting behind the wheel while over the legal alcohol limit has dropped sharply on previous years.

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03 January 2008
TEXT MESSAGE SCAM CAUSES CHAOS AT SUPPORT GROUP

Mobile text message A TEXT message scam is causing chaos at a support group for the gay communities. Police in Gloucestershire are appealing for people not to respond to messages that ask them to ring a certain number.

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03 January 2008
POLICE TRY AND TRACE FAMILY OF CRITICALLY INJURED SYRIAN MAN

POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the family of a Bristol student critically injured in a freak accident.

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02 January 2008
MAN CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY ATTACK

A MAN is in hospital and in a critical condition after he suffered serious head injuries during an attack in Bristol on New Year's Day morning. Paramedics were called to attend to the injured man on Wells Road at the back of Tesco Express about 6.45am.

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31 December 2007
APPEAL AFTER ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

POLICE are appealing for information after an attempted burglary at Somerfield supermarket in Southwell Crescent, Highbridge, at about 2.30am on Friday (December 28).

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28 December 2007
MAN GETS MASSIVE SIX-YEAR FOOTBALL BANNING ORDER

Ashton Gate A 40-year-old Bristol City supporter has been banned from watching football live for six years, one of the longest ever imposed in the Avon and Somerset police force area.

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24 December 2007
POLICE RECOVER MAN'S BODY FROM RIVER AVON

Welsh Back in Bristol POLICE are appealing for information to help identify a man whose body was recovered from the River Avon in Bristol on Christmas Eve.

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19 December 2007
SIX MEN CHARGED WITH GBH

SIX people have appeared before magistrates on serious assault charges following an attack on a Bristol man in September. John Hall, 40, remains in hospital after sustaining a serious head injury during an attack which happened more than three months ago in Catherine Street, Avonmouth.

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18 December 2007
MAJOR OPERATION AT PORTBURY DOCKS REAPS REWARDS

Royal Portbury Docks FIVE people have been arrested, 85 commercial vehicles stopped and nine ships boarded as part of a huge three-day multi-agency operation at Avonmouth's Portbury Dock (pictured).

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17 December 2007
ILLEGAL TAXIS FORCED OFF THE ROADS

TAXIS have been ordered off the roads following a blitz by road policing officers in the South Somerset area.

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17 December 2007
'SECURE YOUR MANOR' OVER CHRISTMAS

PEOPLE are being urged to 'secure their manor' to enjoy a crime-free Christmas as Operation Relentless turns its attention to beating the burglar.

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14 December 2007
POLICE SEIZE £250K OF DRUGS FROM CANNABIS FACTORY

Cannabis factory POLICE have recovered a quarter of a million pounds worth of drugs following an intelligence-led operation in Nibley, Yate. At around 9am on Thursday (December 13), officers from the Chipping Sodbury Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act in a premise on the outskirts of the town.

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11 December 2007
HINKLEY POINT B GETS ANOTHER FIVE YEARS OF LIFE

Hinkley Point B nuclear reactor BRITISH Energy has announced that the lifetime of its Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset is to be extended by five years which will safeguard the future of nearly 700 full and contract staff.

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11 December 2007
MOTORCYCLISTS KILLED IN SOMERSET CRASH

A 30-year-old man has been killed after his motorbike was involved in a crash in Somerset on Monday (Dec 10). Police are appealing for witnesses about the accident near Butleigh in Somerset.

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09 December 2007
CADBURY WORKERS MARCH THROUGH KEYNSHAM IN CLOSURE PROTEST

Cadbury HUNDREDS of workers at the Cadbury factory in Keynsham marched through the town in Saturday in protest at the closure of their plant. The company plans to transfer a lot of work from Keynsham and the Bourville plant in Birmingham over to Poland.

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07 December 2007
TWO DOZEN PEOPLE KICKED OUT OF THEIR AREAS FOR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

OVER 20 people have been compelled to leave areas in North Somerset after causing alcohol-related anti social behaviour. Police, using new powers under the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, are able to order troublemakers to leave an area and not return for up to 48 hours. Failure to comply may result in a fine of up to £2,500.

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07 December 2007
FIVE IN COURT AFTER HUGE CITY CENTRE FIGHT

FIVE people have been charged after a big fight broke out in Bath city centre in September. Police have released CCTV footage of the incident which happened on September 8 and involved a number of individuals fighting.

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06 December 2007
DRUGS RAID OPERATION 'ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN YEARS'

Drugs police DRUGS worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been seized by Avon and Somerset Police in Bristol on what they say is one of their most successful days of drugs enforcement action in recent years.

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06 December 2007
POLICE WARN THEY WILL SEIZE UNINSURED CARS

POLICE are warning motorists who are driving without insurance that it could lead to their vehicle being seized, plus fines and penalty points on licences.

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05 December 2007
MAN CRITICAL AFTER STABBING INCIDENT

DETECTIVES in North Somerset are appealing for witnesses and information after a man received serious stab wounds following a burglary in Congresbury.

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04 December 2007
THIEF STEALS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

POLICE in Ilminster are appealing for witnesses after an unknown offender stole Christmas decorations from a home on Blackdown View in the town.

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03 December 2007
CADBURY WORKERS TAKE TWO-PRONGED ACTION AGAINST CUTS

Cadbury factory Keynsham WORKERS at the Cadbury factory in Keynsham are looking to increase their protests against the closure of their factory and loss of jobs.

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02 December 2007
BATH TO FEATURE IN NEW 'BONEKICKERS' DRAMA SERIES

Assembly Rooms Bath BATH is going on screen in a new adverture-drama series that is being made for BBC One. Filming of the production, called 'Bonekickers', has already started around Bath city centre and follows on from the extremely successful period drama 'The Duchess' which captured venues throughout the region earlier this year.

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30 November 2007
'WE ARE WATCHING YOU' POLICE TELL CHRISTMAS DRINK DRIVERS

Breathalyser for drink drivers A night in a police cell, a criminal record, a 12 month minimum driving ban and 11 year wait for a clean licence will all be added to the Christmas gift list for any drivers unable to say no to a festive drink, police have warned.

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30 November 2007
'WE ARE WATCHING YOU' POLICE WARN CHRISTMAS DRINK DRIVERS

A night in a police cell, a criminal record, a 12 month minimum driving ban and 11 year wait for a clean licence will all be added to the Christmas gift list for any drivers unable to say no to a festive drink, police have warned.

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29 November 2007
CLASSIC CAR STOLEN

A RARE classic car worth more than £15,000 has been stolen from a garage in the Redland area of Bristol.

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28 November 2007
PARENTS TOLD TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON KIDS

PARENTS have been told to keep a close eye on their children and what they might be up to after a spate of incidents in Burnham.

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27 November 2007
MP ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF FAILING TO CONTROL BINGE DRINKING

Bath and Liberal Democrat MP Don Foster BATH MP Don Foster has accused the Government of failing to address the country's binge drinking culture.

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27 November 2007
TWO FANS BANNED FROM WATCHING BRISTOL CITY

TWO Bristol City supporters have been banned from attending matches involving their club by North Somerset magistrates.

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26 November 2007
COMPANY SUFFER £1M OF FIRE DAMAGE

A £5000 reward is being offered for the successful conviction of people who caused £1million worth of damage to a property at a Shepton Mallet company.

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23 November 2007
POLICE FEAR FOR TEENAGER'S SAFETY

POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 19-year-old man who has not been seen since the early hours of Saturday November 17 in the car park of a Bridgwater pub.

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TEENAGER DIES IN HORROR CAR CRASH

A TEENAGER died and a young boy was seriously injured after a crash in Long Ashton, Bristol, on Tuesday night (November 20).

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06/11/2007
HELP NEEDED TO TRACE MISSING MAN

POLICE are trying to trace Neil Robert Thomas, from Bedminster, Bristol, who has gone missing since November 5.
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06/11/2007
POLICE HUNT WALLET SNATCHER

POLICE are hunting a thief who snatched a wallet and ran through the middle of Weston-super-Mare town centre.
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05/11/2007
POLICE INVESTIGATE PUB FIRE

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fire at the Ship and Castle pub in Ashton Vale Road, Bristol, at about 2am on Saturday (November 3).
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25/10/2007
BRISTOL CITY FANS GIVEN BANNING ORDERS

TWO Bristol City fans have been subjected to banning orders for three years. The orders were imposed at Bristol Magistrates Court on Friday (October 19).
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24/10/2007
MAN CONVICTED OF DEVELOPING AND SELLING PIRATE DVD GAMES

Pirate Computer GamesA BUSINESSMAN has became only the second person in the UK to be convicted for developing and selling the illegal technology that enables games console users to play pirate CDs and DVDs.
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23/10/2007
CRACKDOWN STARTS ON TRICK OR TREAT HOOLIGANS

Good natured trick or treatersAVON and Somerset Police have warned they will be out in force this Halloween to crack down onTrick or Treat troublemakers.

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23/10/2007
MAN ORDERED TO RE-PAY £51,000 OF HIS CRIMINAL PROCEEDS BACK

POLICE have warned that crime doesn't pay as a man, found guilty of theft, was ordered to pay over £51,000 of his proceeds back.
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15/10/2007
MAN LEFT UNCONSCIOUS AFTER ATTACK

POLICE are appealing for information after a man was left unconscious after being assaulted in Staple Hill.
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15/10/2007
POLICE APPEAL FOR ACCIDENT WITNESSES

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Bridgwater.
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11/10/2007
FOUR IN COURT ON THEFT CHARGES

FOUR men have been brought before the courts by detectives in Somerset East after being suspected of involvement in three separate false claims of vehicle theft.
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11/10/2007
POLICE HUNT KNOWLE MAN

POLICE want to speak to a man in connection with a number of crimes in the Bristol area. He is Sean Quinn, aged 29 who lives in the Knowle West area.
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10/10/2007
MAN ARRESTED AFTER DRAMATIC POLICE CHASE

A man was arrested after a dramatic police chase through the streets of Bristol during the early hours of Wednesday morning (Oct 10).
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10/10/2007
POLICE HUNT CRIMINAL DAMAGE MAN

POLICE have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a series of incidents of criminal damage in Taunton.
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09/10/2007
WORKERS PROTEST AGAINST JOB LOSSES

The threatened Cadbury factoryWORKERS at the threatened Cadbury factory in Keynsham are protesting against the loss of 500 jobs there.

(Pictured: The threatened Cadbury factory)

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05/10/07
SEVERN BARRAGE 'NOT SUSTAINABLE'

Severn BarrageTHE SEVERN Barrage is 'not sustainable' and will cause 'real environmental' damage, believes the Bristol Port Company. (Pictured: The proposed Severn Barrage)

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04/10/07
RAM RAIDERS STRIKE IN BATH

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a ram raid in the early hours of Thursday (October 4) in Rivers Street Place, Bath.

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01/10/07
POLICE HUNT GANG OF ROBBERS

POLICE are appealing for information after a robbery in Royal Victoria Park, Bath, on Saturday (September 29).

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01/10/2007
ANDY ROBINSON TAKES OVER AT EDINBURGH

Andy RobinsonFORMER Bath and England coach Andy Robinson (pictured) has been appointed as the new head coach of Edinburgh Rugby.

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01/10/2007
AUSTRALIAN MAN DIES IN M5 CRASH

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a fatal RTC n which a 66-year-old Australian died.

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01/10/2007
ARRESTS MADE AFTER FOOTBALL MATCH TROUBLE

POLICE have arrested three people following public disorder during the Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town match earlier this year.

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28/09/2007
WOMAN ASSAULTED

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an incident on Staplegrove Road, Taunton, in which a woman was assaulted.

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28/09/2007
ALL THIS WEEKEND'S RUGBY TEAM NEWS AS IT IS ANNOUNCED

Friday all day! All the team news for this weekend's Guinness Premiership and Magners League matches as we get them. Wales and West News and Sport - Rugby news TODAY, not tomorrow

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27/09/2007
PUBLIC CALLED TO GIVE VIEWS ON COUNCIL PLANNING SCHEME

House in BathThe public are being invited to get involved in the preparation of a major new planning framework for Bath and North East Somerset.

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27/09/2007
MASSIVE CAMPAIGN ON BURGLARY IS LAUNCHED

Burglars are about!!AVON and Somerset Police have today (Thursday, September 27) launched a massive campaign to tackle the growing menace of distraction burglary and the misery it causes to victims and their families.

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27/09/2007
HAVE YOUR SAY AT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MEETING

PEOPLE living in Frampton Cotterell and Westerleigh are being invited to have their say on issues affecting their neighbourhoods in the first of the area's Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCG).

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27/09/2007
MOTORBIKE ACCIDENTS ON THE RISE

Motorbike Accidents on the risePOLICE are urging motorcyclists to take extra care on the region's roads following a sudden rise in the number of serious and fatal collisions.

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26/09/2007
MAN LEFT FOR DEAD IN 'BRUTAL' ATTACK

TWELVE people have been arrested after a man was left for dead in Avonmouth.

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22/09/2007
GRAFFITI MAN IS GIVEN SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCE

GraffitiBANKSY may have made a mint out of it but continuous graffiti has landed a Bristol man with a criminal record.

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21/09/2007
COLD CASE TEAM CAPTURE 1980S ALLEGED RAPIST

A BRISTOL man has been charged with a series of rapes on women which happened between December 1980 and June 1981 and one charge of false imprisonment.

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20/09/2007
POLICE APPEAL AFTER THREE-CAR PILE-UP

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a three-car crash in Bristol on Wednesday (Sept 19).

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17/09/2007
BRISTOL MURDER VICTIM NAMED

POLICE have named the man who was murdered at the Criterion pub in St Paul's, Bristol, on Sunday (September 16).

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16/09/2007
POLICE HUNT MAN'S MURDERER

POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed in Bristol on Sunday morning (September 16).

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14/09/2007
POLICE SEIZE £6K OF DRUGS AFTER RAIDS

Drugs RaidSUSPECTED cocaine with a street value of around £6,000 has been seized by police in Yate on Friday (September 14).

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12/09/2007
MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN CRASH

A motorcyclist has died following a collision on the A358 at Peasmarsh, near Chard in Somerset.

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09/09/2007
MAN FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE AFTER STABBING

A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed on Sunday (Sept 9).

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08/09/2007
DON'T BE TAKEN IN BY SCAM

POLICE are warning residents not to part with their cash following reports of a letter scam.

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08/09/2007
POLCE HUNT MAN'S ATTACKERS

POLICE are urgently appealing for witnesses after a serious assault that took place on Friday (Sept 7) in Bridgwater.

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08/09/2007
MEN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an incident that took place in the early hours of this morning, which has resulted in a man being stabbed.

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05/09/2007
PENSIONER DIES AFTER BUS FALL

POLICE in Weston are appealing for information and witnesses following an incident on a bus in the town which has resulted in the death of a 72-year-old man.

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03/09/2007
POLICE HUNT MAN'S ATTACKER

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in what police believe to be an unprovoked attack on Sunday (September 2) in Bath Road, Bristol.

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