Westover Beat Bobby Tony ‘Tex’Freeman is the star of the latest episode of NEIGHBOURHOOD BLUES the BBC series which follows Police forces around the country in the course of their operations.This weeks episode see’s the best and worse of Westover ward. The episode includes footage of the Police and SDC raid on an address in […]

It was of course a joke made at the last council meeting by Town Council Leader Brian Smedley that the arrival of 2 Policemen from  Bridgwater’s Czech twin town Uherske Hradiste would double the Police presence. Sadly it wasn’t far off the truth. At the October Town Council meeting the members heard from a visiting […]

A clamp-down on fishing and anti-social behaviour associated with late night drinking is the focus this week in a the press release put out by Somerset County Council which highlights their co-ordinated action at Bridgwater Docks along with the Police. “While this is welcome, it’s hardly the multi-agency response we’d expect and fails to recognise […]

Blake Gardens , Bridgwater’s principal town centre park, has been the focus of a ‘Multi-Agency’ response to perceived multiple incidents of anti-social behaviour there in the public’s eyes over the last few months. At todays meeting, called by Sedgemoor’s Community Safety department, they believe they’ve finally turned a corner due to a high level focus […]

Following representations by Bridgwater Town Council and members of the general public backed up by ward councillors, the Avon & Somerset Police alongside Sedgemoor District Council have issued a statement saying they regard  combating anti-social behaviour in the Town’s prestige ‘Blake Gardens’ as a priority  and outlining measures to reassure the public. The statement reads-Blake […]