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• Organised crime units' performance 'inconsistent'

  12-06-2025 17:46 via bbc.com
  An inspectorate found issues with recruitment meant the unit hired staff with "little experience".
  
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• Closure order for Bristol property linked to drug supply and anti-social behaviour

  12-06-2025 16:47 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A closure order has been granted for a property in Bristol linked to drug supply, drug use and extensive anti-social behaviour. Bristol Magistrates’ Court granted the three-month closure order for a flat in Hollidge Gardens, Bedminster, on Tuesday 10 June. Evidence to secure a closure order under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act was gathered by PC Darell…
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• The book club still going strong after 50 years

  12-06-2025 16:45 via bbc.com
  Group members have met 500 times, read 350 books and shared more than 1,000 bottles of wine.
  
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• Apprentice's 'lucky escape' in concrete collapse

  12-06-2025 15:11 via bbc.com
  A developer is fined after the teenager was injured when a temporary cover collapsed.
  
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• More arrests after stabbing near shopping centre

  12-06-2025 13:51 via bbc.com
  Police say a teenager remains in hospital after the stabbing near Cribbs Causeway.
  
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• Witness appeal to large group of youths causing criminal damage in Taunton

  12-06-2025 12:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for information and potential witnesses after a group of youths has been reported for causing criminal damage in Taunton. A group of between 10 and 20 people aged between 12 and 17 are suspected of causing criminal damage to vehicles in Saint Augustine Street, off the A3038 Priory Bridge Road, between around 12.55am and 1.10am on Thursday 22 May. A golf club was reported…
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• Dad's challenge in memory of 'beloved' daughter

  12-06-2025 12:41 via bbc.com
  Matt Bray and seven other dads have raised more than £20,000 for Bristol Children's Hospital.
  
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• Nine arrested after Cribbs Causeway assault

  12-06-2025 12:37 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A total of nine arrests have now been made by detectives investigating an incident in South Gloucestershire last month in which a 15-year-old boy was stabbed. The teenagers were all arrested as part of the investigation into the incident that took place in the underpass between The Mall and The Venue at about 5.40pm on Monday 26 May. Three teenagers were charged and appeared before…
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• Gloucestershire recruit Australia spinner Murphy

  12-06-2025 12:34 via bbc.com
  Gloucestershire sign Australia spinner Todd Murphy for their next four County Championship matches.
  
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• Man appears in court after Wellington assault

  12-06-2025 12:01 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A 43-year-old man appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 11 June after an incident in Wellington in which a man sustained a crossbow bolt injury. Anthony Northover, of Wardleworth Way, was charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place. He was remanded into custody to appear at Taunton Crown Court on Friday 11 July.
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• Improving our response to serious and organised crime

  12-06-2025 11:59 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Avon and Somerset Police welcomes the report of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICF&RS) into how police services in the south west tackle serious and organised crime (SOC). It’s heartening that the inspectors recognised Avon and Somerset’s efforts to improve how we manage our response to SOC. Since the inspection last summer, 2024, we have put in…
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• CCTV appeal following serious sexual assault – Weston-super-Mare

  12-06-2025 11:11 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Detectives investigating a serious sexual assault are releasing an image of someone they wish to speak to. The man pictured is described as white, of average build, and in his late 30s to early 40s. He is shown wearing denim shorts, a checked shirt, and distinctive light-up white trainers. We believe he may be able to aid our enquiries in an investigation into the rape of a woman which…
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• Witness and dashcam appeal after serious collision near Chard

  12-06-2025 11:03 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for dashcam footage and witnesses after a serious crash involving two cars near Chard left one person with life-threatening injuries. A grey Seat travelling from Corfe towards Yarcombe on the B3170 collided with a blue Seat at the junction with Royston Road, Otterford, at around 7.20pm on Wednesday 11 June. We received a call from the ambulance service about the…
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• Mother of protester says trial wait 'outrageous'

  12-06-2025 10:06 via bbc.com
  William Plastow is part of a group awaiting trial after a break-in at an Elbit Systems UK factory.
  
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• Two incredible car shows happening in Bristol this weekend - including UK's biggest supercar show - bristolworld.com

  12-06-2025 09:00
  Two incredible car shows happening in Bristol this weekend - including UK's biggest supercar show  bristolworld.com
  
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• Two incredible car shows happening in Bristol this weekend - including UK's biggest supercar show - BristolWorld

  12-06-2025 09:00
  Two incredible car shows happening in Bristol this weekend - including UK's biggest supercar show  BristolWorld
  
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• Bristol teenager named among UK’s rising tech entrepreneurs - Bristol24/7

  12-06-2025 09:00
  Bristol teenager named among UK’s rising tech entrepreneurs  Bristol24/7
  
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• Bristol hosts UK's biggest supercar show this weekend - BristolWorld

  12-06-2025 09:00
  Bristol hosts UK's biggest supercar show this weekend  BristolWorld
  
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• Calls for schools to ditch formal uniforms

  12-06-2025 07:26 via bbc.com
  Schools that have already changed their uniform policy say is allows children to play for longer.
  
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