Lots of people who committed crimes this year were jailed earlier this month and spent their Christmas behind bars.
Here are just some of the criminals, including, burglars, domestic violence abusers, drug dealers, flashers, killers, perverts and thugs…
The cases were heard at Peterlee[1] Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, November 7.
Bartosz Podstawa, 39, of Barberry Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset, exceeded 70 mph limit in a Kia on a dual A19 southbound April 21. Pleased guilty and fined £100, surcharge £40…
Three young women have been killed in a horrific road accident after their car hit speeds of 120mph and smashed into a tollbooth on a busy main motorway, authorities have said.
CCTV cameras captured the chilling moment the horror crash took place on th…
A pedestrian who died after being hit by a car has been named as Scott Punshon.
The 36-year-old was hit by a red Mercedes A-Class on the A689 between Crook and Howden-le-Wear, in County Durham[1], during the early hours of Saturday morning.
Emergency s…
As we continue through the summer of 2023, we have once again seen a huge number of people come through our justice system. We’ve seen a vile sex abuser who left his victim “petrified” to go to the police and a careless criminal who was arrested after …
A ‘clean up’ has started after police move travellers on from a Weston-super-Mare[1] park. The group set up a camp at Jubilee Park at Colombo Crescent on Saturday, August 5.
North Somerset[2] Council officials visited the site on Monday, August 7 to co…
There will be no train services serving Market Harborough this weekend because of engineering works including the demolition of a bridge in West Langton.
The line between Leicester and Kettering will be closed tomorrow and on Sunday, with a replacement…
Work will begin on a temporary bridge
A temporary footbridge is being built in Kibworth after residents raised safety concerns about the long closure of a bridge used by hundreds to get to school and access shops.
School Bridge is set to be demolishe…
A temporary footbridge is being built in Kibworth after residents had their safety concerns heard about the long closure[1] of a bridge used by hundreds to get to school and access shops. School Bridge is set to be demolished in Autumn and then rebuilt…
Network Rail[1] has begun building a temporary bridge at Kibworth in Leicestershire[2] for pedestrians to use while it adapts the current footbridge to facilitate the electrification of the railway[3] between Kettering[4] and Wigston.
The temporary foo…
A banned driver from Speedwell[1] chasing a £30 loan rammed his car into a cyclist and crushed him against bollards. Ryan Basseng, who has learning difficulties, was trying to get the money back from Richard Crook, Bristol Crown Court heard.
When Basse…
An Essex crook went on a burglary spree raiding nine homes and even stealing someone’s dog. Shane Smith, 31 of Gypsy Lane, Little Dunmow admitted 13 burglary-related offences from a seven-month period between August 2022 and March 2023.
Smith’s spree c…
As we reach the halfway point of 2023, we have once again seen a huge number of people come through our justice system. Be it for the “terrifying” crook who left victims shaking with fear in their own homes to criminal gang lords being brought down, th…
British chippies have shed light on the struggles they are facing amid soaring costs – with fears up to a third of shops will close. The average price of the beloved takeaway has been hiked to £9 in the last year as ingredients become more expensive, a…