Sarah Jones

Mar 6, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Sarah Jones

Child abuse images offences have more than doubled in the past five years in the West, according to the NSPCC. Figures from the charity show Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire police recorded 1,888 crimes last year, compared with 662 in 2017-18. Avon and Somerset saw the biggest rise in reported crimes, from 370 offences in 2017/18 to 1,108 last year. The NSPCC said "swift and ambitious action" was needed by tech companies to "address what is happening".

Dec 20, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Sarah Jones |Louis Inglis

A village resident has recruited a tall life-like dummy in a bid to slow down speeding drivers. The mannequin - called Wilson - has been dressed up to look like a traffic police officer and patrols the Wiltshire village of Rushall. Owner John Winskill, a retired Major in the Army, was injured in a car crash in Peru in which two people died in 2013.

Oct 31, 2022 | vernonnow.com | Sarah Jones

Oct 31, 2022 | victorianow.com | Sarah Jones

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