A Somerset man shone a laser pen into the cockpit of a low-flying police helicopter "to see if it would reach", a court hears. ... Somerset. Webster, 45, of Chard, ...

It has been based in Chard, Somerset since 1989 and a spokesman said it means "manufacturing will remain not only in the UK, but in this town". "[But] ... court hears. External.

A DAD has appeared in court charged with murdering his one-month-old baby son. Atticus Bartlett was rushed to hospital after suffering critical injuries at home in Chard, Somerset. Tragically the b… ...

A man charged with the murder of his one-month-old son has made a second court appearance. Tony Bartlett, 38, of St Andrews Drive, Axminster, is accused of killing Atticus Bartlett in Chard ...

Ashley Thorpe, 29, was "totally in control" when he killed Alan Eva at a flat in Chard, Somerset, the prosecution said at Exeter Crown Court. Mr Thorpe's defence said his alcoholism amounted to an ...

The bodies were found at the family home in Chard last July An estranged husband "who didn't want his wife to be with anyone else" bludgeoned her to death before killing himself, an inquest has ...

A man evicted from his flat killed his landlord with a crossbow on the night he was told to move, a court has heard. Ashley Thorpe, 29, denies murdering Alan Eva, 49, in the flat in Henson Park, Chard ...

A 38-year-old man has been charged after two men were stabbed in Chard town centre on Christmas Day. Sylwester Mazur has been charged with two counts of wounding with intent and possessing a ...