The Latest Breaking News from Somerset

Young boy gets trapped in waist-deep mud while walking dog on the beach

The boy sunk deep into the mud while walking his dog along the beach in Clevedon Pill, Somerset sparking a major rescue operation with firefighters and coastguard crew

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

Oldest evidence of plague in Britain found in 4,000-year-old human remains

Traces of Yersinia pestis bacteria were found in teeth of people buried at bronze age sites in Cumbria and Somerset

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

Person suffers head injury after being hit by police car near Cabot Circus

The Avon and Somerset Police car was responding to an emergency call at the time of the collision in the early hours of this morning (May 30)

Bristol Post · May 30, 2023

A4174 Ring Road: Serious crash as vehicle collides with pedestrian

Avon and Somerset Police has advised motorists to find alternative routes this morning following the incident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle

Bristol Post · May 25, 2023

Brit stabbed to death by neighbour in Thailand in violent row over loud music

A Somerset inquest has heard how Marcus Evans, 49, died from knife wounds inflicted by a Thai neighbour after a row over noise he and his pal Shaun Dagnan, 55, were making late at night

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023

Cop who gave drugs back to users committed gross misconduct

The Avon & Somerset officer has been placed on a national barred list for "severely undermining public confidence in policing"

Bristol Post · May 23, 2023

Teenager reported missing from Almondsbury found

Avon and Somerset Police has issued an update

Bristol Post · May 23, 2023

Last of the seaside cinema organs: Weston-super-Mare bids adieu to its Compton

As Odeon brings down the curtain on the Somerset cinema, a farewell concert will sound the last of its ‘wonder’ pipe organ

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Full list of knife surrender bins in Bristol and Somerset in police crackdown

In addition to four permanent knife surrender bins in Bristol, more across the West Country have been put in place to tackle knife crime

Bristol Post · May 20, 2023

Law firm Clarke Willmott advises Cornish Bakery on expansion

The business, based in Paulton, Somerset, plans to open new stores nationwide

Birmingham Post · May 18, 2023