A Bath woman has been given an overnight curfew and ordered to pay compensation of £300 for assaulting two police officers.Carol Louise Turner was sentenced for kicking James Horswell and Kelly Garrett when they were trying to arrest her outside her home in Uphill Drive.The officers were called to the 43-year-old's address on 27 August after police received a telephone call from a woman who sounded "upset and distressed", the court heard.When PCs Horswell and Garrett arrived,...
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Bath woman given curfew for assaulting two police officers
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Bath man jailed over growing 14 cannabis plants in Peasedown
A 25-year-old from Bath has been jailed for drug offences he commited last year.
Benjamin Holger Rixen, of West Close in Whiteway, was initially given a suspended jail term in January this year for the production of 14 cannabis plants and posession of three grams of the same drug in June 2015.However, after he failed to attend court-ordered unpaid work on two occasions and was brought back to court.
Rixen admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a community requirement of...
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Sexual touching without consent and more offenders sentenced at...
Alex Dickson, aged 29, admitted sexually touching a woman aged 16 with intent and without her consent at his house in St George's Place, Bath, on June 27. Magistrates ordered Dickson to have treatment for alcohol dependency for six months and a restraining order was put in place whereby he cannot contact the victim until further notice. He must pay costs of £85, an £85 victim surcharge and is required to register with the police for five years.
Christopher Paul Petri, 38, of...
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Bath hit-and-run driver sentenced at magistrates court over...
A Bath driver who failed to stop after being involved in a collision has been sentenced.
Brian John Calley, aged 35, was involved in a collision on Shophouse Road in Bath on June 5 at about 8pm.
The Landseer Road resident drove off without stopping to check if the other drivers and passengers were alright.
A South Western Ambulance Service spokeswoman told the Bath Chronicle the following day that one casualty was taken to the RUH but there was no suggestion of serious injury.
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Twerton man jailed for 24 weeks and more sentences imposed at...
Robert Frankowski, aged 36, of North View Close,
Twerton, was jailed for 24 weeks after he admitted driving on Rossiter Road while disqualified on August 4. Magistrates said Frankowski is a repeat offender and he offended while subject to a suspended sentence for driving on James Street West in October 2015 while disqualified. They decided to activate that suspended order and Frankowski was sent to prison for 12 weeks for the recent motoring offence and 12 weeks for the former offence. He was...
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Bath Abbey memorial for ex-magistrate and first qualified social...
Former chairwoman of Bath Magistrates Court and social worker Charlotte Bayntun-Coward has died at her home aged 77.
Mrs Bayntun-Coward held many prominent positions in the city including being one of the first qualified social workers attached to Combe Down Surgery.
She was also a Bath magistrate for 27 years until 1999 and chaired the court in North Parade Road.
She was almoner of St John's Hospital from 1989-2014 and a trustee of many Bath charities and patron and supporter of even more,...
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Bath man walks free from court after police claim of a high speed...
A Bath man who stood accused of driving offences and obstructing an officer after a night out has walked free from court.
Jack Davey, 23 of Kingsfield, was found not guilty of driving his silver Mazda without due care and attention, failing to cooperate with a roadside breath test and obstructing/resisting a police officer in line of his duty.
He had been on a night out in Bath nightclub Zero Zero when police constables Andrew Abbott and David Hayhurst followed him home after he drove along...
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Bath man, 20, locked up for 19 months for stabbing man in neck...
A young Bath man has been locked up for 19 months for stabbing a man in the neck and assaulting a man and a young female.Tyrone Bernard White of Brassmill Lane has been sent to a young offenders' institution after admitting the stabbing in Walcot Street along with two other assaults, and for twice carrying a knife in a public place.The 20-year-old used a three-inch pen knife to stab Michael Brinkley causing him actual bodily harm on December 13 of last year.In an early court appearance before...
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Bath thief jailed for stealing Forrero Rocher, Thorntons...
Kelvin Paul Norris, 35 of Meare Road, Bath, has been jailed for 14 weeks after pleading guilty to stealing various items from McColls and Co-op stores across the city and Peasedown. He stole cat food, shaving gel, jars of coffee, Forrero Rocher, Thornton's chocolates and £200 worth of meat, among other items, between October 2016 and the start of 2017. Norris was subject to an eight-week sentence which had been suspended for 12 months. The court ordered Norris to pay £115.Robert...
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Doctor Who crew member used dead mother's blue badge to park BMW...
A man who used his dead mother's blue badge to park without paying in the centre of Bath has been met with the maximum fine.Tomislav Stojanovic parked illegally by displaying an out of date blue badge which did not belong to him.His case was heard in his absence at Bath Magistrates' Court on Monday (January 16)Mr Stojanovic had parked his BMW 420-D along Lower Borough Walls behind the Gainsborough Hotel on August 30 last year.Read more: Police name Saltford woman killed in A36 Bath crashTraffic...
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Dad caught using bus to come to daughter's aid after she used his...
A Bath woman used her disabled dad's blue badge to park for free in the centre of Bath.Mita Gadher, 49 of Upper Bloomfield Road, admitted parking with a blue badge while the registered holder was not present on the morning of June 22.Around 10.30am Ms Gadher displayed the badge in her green Fiat Cinquecento which she had parked behind Tesco Express on Kingsmead Square.After enforcement officers approached the car, Ms Gadher said her dad was shopping in Southgate.Read more: Man used dead mum's...
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Bath father apologises after using wife's disabled parking badge
A Bath father has been ordered to pay hundreds of pounds after admitting to illegal parking in the city centre, only around 13 minutes walk from his home.Marc Valentine Wilson, 64 of Marlborough Buildings, parked his Mercedes behind the Gainsborough Hotel on August 30 2016.It was parked in a disabled bay with a blue badge displayed which was registered to his wife.Enforcement officers saw him get out of the car "alone" around 3.30pm and walk towards Stall Street, Bath Magistrates'...
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Court hearing of Bathampton woman charged with illegally damaging...
The court hearing of a Bathampton woman charged with illegally damaging land belonging to her neighbours has been put back.Valerie Vivian, 70, allegedly damaged a strip of land off Miller Walk on October 29.On December 18 she was charged with damaging the land contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1971.Vivian was supposed to appear at Bath Magistrates' Court today (January 18) but did not appear and the case was adjourned.Read more: Decision to recommend park and ride on Bathampton Meadows sparks...
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Two Bath students deny allegations of assault at Bath Spa...
Two Bath students have denied allegations of assault at a student accommodation block in the city.Charles Miller, 20, and James Campbell-Wilson, 19, appeared before Bath Magistrates' Court today (January 18) facing three charges between them.Both young men are accused of committing assault at Green Park House, Bath Spa University halls of residence in Green Park Road, on November 8. Read more: Man admits secretly filming women's bottoms at University of BathMiller, of Elm block at Bath Spa's...
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Keynsham man Wayne Abreu appears in court to deny allegations he...
A man from Keynsham has appeared in court to deny allegations he sexually assaulted a child.Wayne Abreu, 28, faces two charges of sexually assaulting a child between June and December 2015.The defendant is also accused of one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child. It is alleged that on March 20 last year Abreu was found in possession of 14 prohibited images of children.Read more: Man admits secretly filming women's bottoms at University of BathAppearing at Bath Magistrates' Court on...
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Two Bath men appear in Bristol Crown Court and admit dealing...
Two men from Bath have appeared in Bristol Crown Court charged with supplying Class A drugs to undercover police officers in the city.The duo were arrested in the early morning police raids, as part of Operation Hydra in Bath in December.Kieron Michael Smith, 23, and Daniel Marcus Austin Wright, 31, appeared before Bristol Magistrates' Court on Thursday (December 15) accused of supplying either heroin or crack cocaine to officers.Smith denied the allegations against him and Wright did not enter...
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Arrest warrant issued for fraudster who racked up £1K in...
A fraudster who admitted staying for eight nights at four Bath hotels without paying more than £1,000 in bills has failed to show up for sentencing at Bath Magistrates' Court.An arrest warrant has been issued for Louise Chantry after she missed her sentencing date on Wednesday, January 18. The 39-year-old stayed a number of nights at The Bath Priory, The Queensberry, Villa Magdala and The Paradise House Hotel, without settling a total of £1,045 between the four establishments. Read...
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Twerton man sent to prison for assaulting bus driver plus more...
Iain Richard Wicks, aged 29, of Woodhouse Road in Twerton, has been sent to prison for 18 weeks for assaulting a bus driver and damaging a bus door. He has also admitted multiple breaches of restraining orders and court orders. On January 14, Wicks contacted a woman he wasn't supposed to on Brassmill Lane. He pleaded guilty to four further offences which all took place on December 7 last year. Wicks stole a box of Cadbury's milk chocolates and harassed a man in the Co-op in High Street, Twerton....
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Bath Magistrates' Court: Man ordered to pay £2,000 for not...
Bryn Doman, 52 of High Street, Twerton, was found guilty of two counts of not picking up his dog's faeces after it defecated on the grass verge opposite 82 High Street. He was fined £220 per charge, totalling £440, and was ordered to pay £2,000 to the CPS and a victim surcharge of £22 bringing overall costs to £2,462.Stephen Thomas Pike, 50 of Walnut Walk, Keynsham, was found guilty of driving without insurance, without a valid licence and driving while using a...
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