Page 35 - Chris Read News Today

Four of this weeks selection of yellow-themed pictures The natural world continues to prove a strong source of inspiration, but from Watford FC to a visit to pub, our talented photographers are capturing our coloured theme in other ways as well. The current theme for our camera club members is ‘yellow’ and they are free to interpret this how they wish. As you can see by scrolling down this page, it has again resulted in some wonderful images. The Watford Observer Camera Club is a Fa...

Town of China considers changing law enforcement coverage, sparking debate Potential for change — from having town police officers to coverage by the Kennebec County Sheriffs Office — fuels disagreement on social media. Share CHINA — The town of China is looking at changing its municipal law enforcement coverage from town-employed, part-time police officers to deputies from the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. Responses to the proposal, posted to the Friends of China Facebook group, s...

Chris Read, for Davies, said the 37-year-old had just pulled up outside her home when police came to speak to her about another matter. "As a result of that conversation they decided to drug test her, which has lead to this court case," Mr Read said. "There was no indication of bad driving. "She tells me that in the middle to late part of 2020 she was going through some difficult times and had started to use recreational drugs. She had taken the cocaine quite some time before and had no...

A STALKER who continued to follow and message his ex has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Jacob Price Evans admitted assaulting his ex-girlfriend on February 17 and stalking her between February 15 and March 5 when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford. The 23-year-old had previously received cautions after two reports of common assault and one of harassment had been made against him by the victim, prosecutor Mark Hambling said. The pair had separated in September after he th...

WOMENS clothes were found strewn across a Hereford path after being stolen by a cyclist from a charity bank. John Alexander Wall, of Merwald Close, Leominster, entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford. Police had come across Wall carrying a plastic bag in Herefords Hinton Community Centre car park on March 18, prosecutor Mark Hambling said. But instead of speaking to officers, Wall had got on his mountain bike and ridden away, leading officers to search the...

Krzysztof Marcin Slowik admitted drink-driving when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford. Police had been on patrol on the A49 between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford when they came across Slowik stumbling through bushes at the roadside in Much Birch on March 5, prosecutor Mark Hambling said. But when officers pulled over to ask if he was ok, Slowik told them he was looking for his car. The 38-year-old was arrested after telling officers he had drunk three beers before driving and had lo...

Liam Lewis admitted the offence when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford. Police had pulled the 23-year-old BMW driver over in a routine traffic stop in Herefords Whitecross Road just before 10pm on October 20, prosecutor Ralph Robyns Landricombe said. Lewis was asked to take a roadside drug test and was arrested after it returned a positive result for cannabis. An evidential blood test in custody revealed Lewis had 15 microgrammes of cannabis metabolite delta-9-tetrahydrocannabi...

Christopher John Wilson admitted two counts of criminal damage when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford. Wilson and his then girlfriend had gone out for a drink on August 3, prosecutor Mark Hambling said. But the pair had parted company during the evening and, when his girlfriend returned home at around 3am the next morning, she found blood on the front door, while Wilson was standing in the kitchen, where an argument started. "At some point he took a phone from her bag and threw...

Chris Read, for Beese, said a number of police officers had been called to the previous incident and that a large crowd had congregated outside that night. "She tells me that her friends children were upset and these four young girls were outside being fairly loud," he said. "She says her intention was to ask them to quieten down and leave, but accepts that she had been drinking and perhaps her approach was not as diplomatic as it might have been. But she says this was not entirely one-si...

Post-secondary institutions in Waterloo region optimistic about in-person learning this fall Post-secondary institutions in the region say theyre planning for more students to be on campus and learning in-person for the fall 2021 semester, but say lack of certainty around the number of COVID-19 infections and vaccinations are holding them back from making a decision. Social Sharing