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202 caught in drink drive blitz

Monday, January 05, 2009

More than 200 people were arrested in a Christmas and New Year drink drive campaign.

The 202 total of motorists caught over the limit in Avon and Somerset was six per cent down on that for the 2007/8 festive period.

The force is keen to emphasise that it is on...

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Scouts in mountain rescue drama

Monday, January 05, 2009

Teenagers from Bradford on Avon have helped in the rescue of a woman on a freezing Scottish mountain. The group of Explorer Scouts from the...

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Man punched by phone mugger

Monday, January 05, 2009

A man was punched in the face outside a Bath supermarket by a mugger who stole his mobile phone. Police are appealing for witnesses following...

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Rugby star Lesley Vainikolo in court

Friday, January 02, 2009

Gloucester and England rugby star Lesley Vainikolo has appeared before magistrates in Bath charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. The...

Family's agony over tragic Mark

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The family of a 39-year-old man who died in Bath after his office Christmas party say their agony is being made worse by a police inquiry into...

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'Don't drink-drive' message gets through in Bath

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The number of people arrested in Bath for drink-driving over the festive period is the lowest in the Avon and Somerset area. Figures released...

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Bath woman's bedroom catches fire

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

A woman in her 20s was treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation after her bedroom caught fire. Avon Fire and Rescue Service was called to her...

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Probe into police station death

Monday, December 29, 2008

An investigation has been launched after the death of a 39-year-old man in a cell at Bath police station. The Independent Police Complaints...

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Two-year ban for crash drink driver

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

A Bath chef who crashed into an elderly couple's home while twice the drink-drive limit has been banned from the roads for almost two years....

Jail for Keynsham pub thug

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

A Keynsham man who was spared custody after raining punches at a pub drinker and leaving him with "severe" bruising and swelling to his face...

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202 caught in drink drive blitz

Scouts in mountain rescue drama

Man punched by phone mugger

Rugby star Lesley Vainikolo in court

Family's agony over tragic Mark

'Don't drink-drive' message gets through in Bath

Bath woman's bedroom catches fire

Probe into police station death

Two-year ban for crash drink driver

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