Transport and Logistics Network
Officers have arrested more than 60 drunk or drugged-up drivers this week. Police have now issued a stark warning to other revellers considering drinking and driving.
Avon and Somerset Police’s[1] annual festive crackdown has seen the force arrest 61 m…
A woman was seriously injured and remains in hospital a week after a single-vehicle crash involving a BMW in Bridgwater[1]. Investigating officers from Avon and Somerset Police[2] are appealing for information on the collision which took place last Fri…
Police are appealing for witnesses to the single-vehicle collision in Enmore Road.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said the incident happened between 2am and 3am last Friday (December 1).
They added: “A black BMW struck a bank and a tree befor…
All traffic was stopped on the M5 in Somerset following a reported multi-vehicle collision. The incident happened sometime before 5.30pm on the southbound carriageway between junction 24 (Bridgwater South) and junction 25 (Taunton).
According to traffi…
A crash involving four vehicles has led to all traffic being held on the M5 in Somerset. Traffic is queuing following a crash on the southbound stretch of the motorway between J24 for Bridgwater South and J25 for Taunton this evening (December 5).
Acco…
A nightclub event for over-60s is giving seniors a new lease of life in a Somerset town.Age UK put the night on at Bridgwater’s Palace nightclub to celebrate its 75th anniversary.Club participant 87-year-old Gilly said: “It’s so much fun!”Us oldies can…
Tamasin Day-Lewis, who is also an acclaimed writer, was returning home to her Quantock Hills village when her vehicle skidded and flipped over onto its roof.
Ms Day-Lewis, 57, had to kick her door open and crawl out of her upside down vehicle, which en…
A former Avon and Somerset Police[1] officer has admitted to sharing images of a dead man. Lewis Wood, aged 42 and from Bridgwater, pleaded guilty to three counts of misconduct in a public office.
An investigation was carried out by the force’s Counter…
The details of people recently convicted at Taunton[1] Magistrates’ Court can be seen below. Magistrates’ courts deals with more than 90 per cent of criminal cases.
These cases include low-level offences, predominantly motoring charges. The details pub…
A man was punched and hit with a shovel in Somerset[1]. According to Avon and Somerset Police, the attack took place in the village of Mark – located around 10 miles from Bridgwater[2].
Officers were called to Kingsway at around 2pm on Saturday (Novemb…