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Latest Bridgwater area court results
Recent court cases dealt with by Sedgemoor Magistrates. Kelly Ann Coffey, 32, of The Esplanade, Burnham, stole four cans of lager, £75 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £40 costs (G); failed to surrender to bail, no separate penalty (G). Kevin Symes,
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Spellbinding Bridgwater boy
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Rupert Stringer left teachers and parents spellbound with his world-class spelling skills. Rupert, a pupil at St Joseph's Primary School in Bridgwater, answered 100 questions to make his mark on World Spelling Day's spell-ometer
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Man attacked in men's toilets at Bridgwater pub
A MAN was badly injured after he was attacked in the gents’ at a Bridgwater pub. The victim was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton with numerous injuries, including a head injury, following the assault. Police say the attack happened in the
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Breaking news: Bridgwater rapist jailed for 20 years
A BRIDGWATER man was today jailed for 20 years for sexual offences involving teenage girls. Jet Nicholas Sheridon, 53, of Thompson Close, was convicted of six counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault, and wilfully ill-treating a young
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Recycling centres are saved
MIDDLEZOY’S recycling centre has been saved – after plans were approved on Friday to charge visitors £2 each time they use it. The Mercury previously reported how Somerset County Council planned to close Middlezoy and three other centres across the county
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High value antiques stolen in raid near Bridgwater
TENS of thousands of pounds worth of antiques were stolen in a house burglary near Bridgwater. Police say the theft happened some time between 10.25am and 2.30pm on Monday in the Polden Hills area. The crooks made off with a haul of high value antiques