• Christmas drink-drive arrests on the increase in Somerset during Operation Tonic

  By Cydertron

  Funnily enough I had to have an ultrasound scan on my bladder at Shepton Mallet treatment centre...

            

   

  By glastopeep at 21:41 on 05/01/12

  

  Disappointingly for Avon and Somerset Police, well over 200 drivers were arrested for drink or drug driving offences during the force's Operation Tonic campaign which took place over the Christmas and New Year period. The campaign ran from December 1st to January 1st and during that time a total of 231 drivers gave a positive breath or drug test result as opposed to 150 people during the same period last year. Police say they are...

• Avon and Somerset Police Glastonbury Festival webchat and advice

  By glastopeep

  If it is an emergency you can still call 999 as you would anywhere else and the call will be...

            

   

  By glastopeep at 18:46 on 11/06/11

  

  Police Sgt Shirley Eden, who is involved in the planning of the Police Operation at the Glastonbury Festival, and who has worked the Festival since 1993 when she was a mounted officer, took part in an Avon and Somerset Police webchat on Wednesday evening between 6.30 and 8.00pm. Festival goers were able to log into the chat and ask questions about Police planning for Europe's biggest music festival, and in the 90 minute chat...

• Operation Fruition hits the streets of Glastonbury

  By JoeJenkins

  I'm currently living in Fareham, in Hampshire, and this is considered a low crime area. However,...

            

   

  By glastopeep at 00:32 on 29/01/11

  

  Avon and Somerset Police have recently undertaken a new Operation, named Fruition in order to tackle antisocial behaviour in Glastonbury.  The aim is to tackle anti-social behaviour as and when it happens and prevent it from continuing or escalating. Glastonbury has long suffered from anti-social behaviour problems which seem to manifest themselves in several key areas, for example the Tor sports area, the Market Cross,...

• Glastonbury's historic Holy Thorn attacked by vandals

  By marion_TLocal

  I don't understand why anyone would want to attack the Holy Thorn after all this time....what could...

            

   

  By glastopeep at 12:53 on 09/12/10

  

  Within hours of a sprig of Holy Thorn being cut from the tree in St John's Churchyard to be sent to the Queen in order for her to decorate her Christmas dining table in a tradition that dates back over 100 years, vandals have attacked the Historic Holy Thorn tree on the summit of Wearyall Hill in Glastonbury. Police are currently investigating the overnight attack on the tree, which in legend is believed to have grown when...

• Don't add to Glastonbury Crime Statistics this Christmas

  By sexualdevil

  And they say this is a low crime area. With all those warnings i would think i was in the middle of...

            

   

  By VictorMildew at 21:03 on 08/12/10

  

  Following a recent spate of burglaries in the Glastonbury area as well as break-ins to cars in the area, police are urging car and homeowners to be security conscious and vigilant in the run up to Christmas to reduce the risk of finding themselves the victims of crime. Their simple tips include the following: Don't leave presents on show under the festive tree with curtains open, especially overnight or if you plan to leave...

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