• Flytipper Prosectuted After Dumping Items Near Weston-super-Mare

  By vickifitz at 10:01 on 06/02/12

  

  AMAN has been found guilty of fly-tipping items in a lay-by in Puxton, near Weston-super-Mare. Jeffrey Hughes, 35, from North Petherton dumped three mattresses, a bed base and a mirror in the lay-by in Puxton Lane last August. He appeared before North Somerset Magistrates' Court last week where he received a £500 fine, was ordered to pay £100 in clearance costs to North Somerset Council, prosecution costs of...

• Cannabis Siezed and Arrests Made in Weston-super-Mare

  By vickifitz at 09:57 on 06/02/12

  

  POLICE have seized more than 30o cannabis plants during a raid in Weston-super-Mare. Officers discovered the cannabis factory and a large amount of cash in Hurst Road, Weston-super-Mare, when they carried out two drugs warrants on February 2. Two men, aged 19 and 23, have been arrested for cannabis production, criminal damage, abstracting electricity and money laundering. Sergeant Colin Batchelor said: "The elderly...

• Dog Walker Robbery in Weston-super-Mare

  By vickifitz at 10:20 on 01/02/12

  

  Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery by two suspects in Weston-super-Mare. A man was walking his dog along Milton Road, on January 25, at about 9pm when he became aware of a man who was following him. After becoming quite concerned, the 43-year-old victim diverted his route, going along Ashcombe Park Road in order to avoid the suspect, who followed him and then turned into the park. When the man and his dog...

• Rolex Stolen From Shop in Weston-super-Mare

  By vickifitz at 11:37 on 26/01/12

  

  POLICE are investigating the theft of a Rolex watch from a high street jeweller in Weston-super-Mare. A man entered a jeweller on the High Street, Weston on The theft occurred Saturday January 21, at 11.55am. The man then concealed a Rolex watch and left claiming he needed to withdraw money from a cash machine and took the watch with him. The incident has been reported to police and an investigation is underway. Police have...

• Police Launch Bike Theft Campaign in Weston-super-Mare

  By vickifitz at 10:11 on 16/01/12

  

  Police in Weston-super-Mare are launching a campaign to reduce bicycle thefts in the area. More than 260 bicycles were stolen from Weston-super-Mare in 2011 so to try and reduce the probelm police have launched the 'Lock it or Lose it' campaign. The campaign offers crime prevention advice to cyclists and has seen police team up with DataTag to offer 50% off electronic tagging chips that can be concealed inside the...

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