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Police have launched an investigation following a theft at a Frome jewellery store. Officers are appealing for information from the public following the August Bank Holiday weekend theft, which took place at around 4pm on Saturday, August 25. "Offenders entered the store in Cheap Street and while the staff were distracted took several bracelets and a watch from display cabinets," said an Avon and Somerset Police statement. &qu...

The long arm of the law has caught up with a man wanted in connection with burglaries carried out in Frome – after police stopped his housemate in Bristol yesterday in relation to the riots there. Police had been seeking the 32-year-old man for months in connection with a string of burglaries from businesses and schools in Frome, Bath and Bristol. When officers stopped another man in the street in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol...

On 12th April shopkeepers at the top of Catherine Hill, Frome, were horrified to see contractors demolish, chop up & load onto a truck a beautiful Listed lamp in Whittox Lane, outside No. 9. It was one of the unique collection of Cockey Lamps which make the streetscape of Frome so distinctive and was made locally by Lewis Cockey. It has been replaced with a rather hideous 'heritage' replica. The demolition of a listed heritage...

Political leaders in Mendip have expressed their anger after learning that the last remaining court in the district will be lost. Mendip District Council received formal notification of the move this week. Politicians from all parties at Mendip were united in opposing the closure of Frome Magistrates' Court and have joined together to express their concern and anger at the final decision and the impact that it will have on the...

A 42-year-old Chilcompton man has been banned from driving for 20 months after being caught more than twice the legal drink-drive limit. Andrew Church, of Stockhill Road, pleaded guilty to drink-driving when he appeared at Frome Magistrates' Court. Jeremy Oliver, prosecuting, said Church was stopped after police followed him on Stockhill Road and when they spoke to him could smell alcohol on his breath. A breath test gave a reading...

A teenager accused of stealing up to £3,000 worth of lottery scratch cards and tickets from his employer will appear before magistrates in Frome tomorrow. The case against Shaun Beasley, 19, from Moonshill Close, Stoke St Michael, was adjourned at Frome Magistrates' Court on Friday, December 17, because snow meant no one from the crown prosecution service could make it to the court. Beasley was given unconditional bail.

A Chilcompton man who was caught drink-driving will return before magistrates in Frome on January 14 after investigations are carried out to see if his medication affected the amount of alcohol in his body. The court heard how Andrew Church, 42, from The White House, Stockhill Road, broke his back 15 years ago and since then has been on heavy medication. Tests will be carried out to see if this medication will have had an impact the...

A man was found dazed, wet and shivering in woodland near Croscombe after crashing his car. Frome Magistrates heard this week that David Joy's Nissan Micra left the road at around 7.30pm on November 11. Police were called to the scene where they found the car on its roof in a field, but no sign of a driver. Inside the car they found a driving licence and wallet belonging to Joy who lives in Shepton Mallet. He was found in woods...

Eleven courts are to close across the West – with only one reprieved despite intensive local campaigns, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly announced last night. He said magistrates' courts will shut at Frome, Bridgwater, Coleford, Cirencester, Blandford Forum, Wimborne and Chepstow, and county courts at Cheltenham, Trowbridge, Chepstow and Poole. The only one to be saved from his initial hit-list is Stroud magistrates'...

The police are searching in the Culverhill area for Stephen Burgess, 45, who has harmed himself & others. A helicopter is searching with floodlights over The Mount area in Frome (5.10pm Friday evening). The man is wearing a blue coat and orange cowboy boots and could be dangerous. Call 999 if you see him - do not approach him. A policeman at the scene said that there are several officers searching the area and that the man is very...