£290 for destroying a sheep - is that punishment enough? Latest from Taunton ...

Paul John Bishop, 53, of Lydes Farm, Adsborough, destroyed a sheep, £100 fine, £85 compensation, £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs. (G). Timothy Ryan Lamey, 36, of Collett Road, Norton Fitzwarren, speeding, £55 fine, £20 victim surcharge, £85 co

Possession of a stun gun, thefts, assaults - recent cases at Taunton ...

Paul John Bishop, 53, of Lydes Farm, Adsborough, persistently used a public electronic communications network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety, breached a conditional discharge for possession of a knife, community order, £

Motorcyclist dies in A38 accident at Thurloxton

SOMERSET County Council was already considering reducing the speed limit at Adsborough Hill from 60mph to 50mph following lobbying from numerous locals. Council chairman Cllr David Fothergill said: