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Bath magistrates issue warrants without bail for court no-shows
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (250+ words) Tuesday 16th June 2026 Katie Preedy, 37, who was listed as having addresses in both Moorfields Road and The Oval, was due in court for sentencing after previously admitting stealing two handbags worth "590 from Russell & Bromley in Old Bond Street in Bath on…...
Bath man is spared jail after assaults, criminal damage and theft
1+ week, 1+ day ago (223+ words) Monday 15th June 2026 Matthew Rawlings, of Wedmore Park in Southdown, appeared before District Judge Lynne Matthews at Bath Magistrates" Court on Wednesday 3rd June to be sentenced. On 12th May 2024, he stole alcohol worth "103 from Sainsbury"s in the city centre and assaulted…...
Two arrested as drugs and weapons are seized in Midsomer Norton
1+ week, 4+ day ago (118+ words) Friday 12th June 2026 The Bath & North East Somerset policing team carried out a drugs warrant on Monday, 8th June, also seizing two vehicles which were found to have no valid documentation. One person has since been charged with possession with intent to…...
Police issue CCTV appeal after 60-year-old man suffers facial injuries
1+ week, 6+ day ago (254+ words) Wednesday 10th June 2026 Avon & Somerset Police say the incident happened in York Street between 3am and 3. 15am on Wednesday 13th May. Officers believe the three people pictured in the CCTV images may have information that could help the investigation and are appealing to the…...
Woman admits racially aggravated harassment of social worker
1+ week, 6+ day ago (100+ words) Wednesday 10th June 2026 Jade Davies admitted at Bath Magistrates" Court on Wednesday 3rd June that she had sent the woman abusive emails between 4th September and 24th November 2025 and had made threats to her in person on 18th November in Keynsham. District Judge Lynne Matthews…...
Fire service appeals to locals after theft of life-saving rescue kit
2+ week, 1+ day ago (274+ words) Monday 8th June 2026 The service said hydraulic cutters and spreaders, which are used by firefighters at serious road traffic collisions and other major incidents to free trapped casualties, had been taken in a series of incidents over recent months. According to…...
Man admits having animal porn and making indecent child images
2+ week, 5+ day ago (150+ words) Thursday 4th June 2026 Magistrates heard this week that Theo James-Lucas is already on the Sex Offender Register and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) due to a previous conviction at Bristol Crown Court in 2023. At his appearance at Bath…...
Magistrates send serial shoplifter to Crown Court for sentence
2+ week, 6+ day ago (364+ words) Wednesday 3rd June 2026 Louisianna Santillo, from Sedgemoor Road in Combe Down, has 28 previous convictions for 158 offences, most of them thefts, the magistrates heard on Wednesday 27th May. The 45-year-old had been due to be sentenced last Wednesday for 17 offences which included more…...
Vehicle linked to fly-tipping in Keynsham is seized and crushed
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (171+ words) Tuesday 2nd June 2026 The seized vehicle | Image " Bristol City Council Colleagues from neighbouring Bath & North East Somerset Council also assisted with enquiries due to offences committed in the Keynsham area. The enquiries focused on a vehicle displaying the registration MM16 NLA and…...
Man recovering from addiction gets 18-month ban for drug-driving
3+ week, 1+ day ago (256+ words) Monday 1st June 2026 At Bath Magistrates" Court on Wednesday 20th May, 37-year-old James Pethick admitted that on 12th November last year he drove a Vauxhall Corsa on Prior Park Road when the proportion of a ketamine in his blood was 181 micrograms, exceeding the…...