Two people have been arrested following a series of collisions in Highbridge this afternoon (Wednesday 30 April).

Officers have so far conducted house-to-house enquiries and CCTV trawls and forensic analysis. We are asking the public if they witnessed anything suspicious in the area, or are aware of anyone trying ...

Nigel Frith, of Woolavington, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of sexual assault by touching against four children and two adults. He was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court, sitting at North Somerset ...

We were called at around 3.45pm today (Wednesday 30 April) to Merlin Park, in Portishead, to check on the welfare of a man. Armed officers were deployed due to the mention of a firearm and negotiators ...

A man has been arrested after armed officers responded to a welfare concern in Portishead yesterday (Wednesday 30 April). A 48-year-old man is in hospital under police custody after he was arrested on ...

A man who committed a string of assaults on his partner over a five-year period has been jailed for two and a half years. In February 2025 Jack Woodman, 33, of Tennis Court Road, Kingswood, was ...

A 36-year-old man who assaulted a former partner and breached a restraining order has been jailed. Jonathan Farrelly, of Weston-super-Mare, was sentenced last week after admitting attacking the victim ...

Taylor Stacey, 20, lost control of his vehicle at a car meet in Avonmouth, colliding with a woman and causing her serious injuries.