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Magistrates' Blog will be an ongoing chronicle of the work of the Magistrates' Courts of England and Wales. Please note that I tweet in a personal capacity.
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This is awful. People would snap your arm off to buy a bucket of these beautiful British strawberries for a fiver.
Wastage in farming can be quite sad. On one farm in Kent, 3 ton out of a 7 ton harvest of British strawberries were either under or over the required size grading. Consumers are very particular.
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Top effort Mum!.
A man walked into mums work today and helped himself to the charity box for the local cats and dogs home . Mum chased him and had a good scuffle but got it back ! He was off his face , else it may of been harder …. I’m just gutted it was my day off ! 🦈😩💙🐾.
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"Foreign criminals will be deported immediately after receiving a custodial sentence, the justice secretary has pledged.".
Foreign criminals to be sent ‘packing’ after sentencing, justice secretary says.
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RT @kirkkorner: A woman gets a criminal conviction for not insuring her motorbike when she was hospitalised with a mental health crisis . I….
standard.co.uk
The woman says she was in hospital with a mental health crisis when the insurance wasn’t paid
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Police launch investigation after water in Cheshire canal suddenly 'disappears': You can't leave anything lying about nowadays.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Canal and River Trust reported the incident to police
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Anyone know if Temu's Facebook ads are meant to be contextual? If so, I think their algorithm needs worked on. I'm really not in the market for a long witch's nose and "High Simulation Bounce Not Easy to Deform Simulation Fake Eggplant Model".
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CCTV image released following train sexual assault – London:
btp.police.uk
Officers investigating a sexual assault on board a train from Barnes Bridge to Vauxhall have released this image in connection.
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Yeovil Magistrates' Court: Oakhill paedophile avoids jail: Stephen Robinson, 53, of Zion Hill, Oakhill, admitted making 6,520 category C indecent images of children.
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
AN OAKHILL paedophile who was discovered to have downloaded thousands of pornographic pictures of children, escaped being sent behind bars when he…
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It would be totally impractical for the 200+ people arrested at the Parliament Square protests to go into the custody system.
Look what I've stumbled upon in Great Scotland Yard. This is a sort of halfway house for those nicked where details are obtained, addresses verified and then bailed. Those whose pars can't be verified, or a breaking bail conditions, or arrested for a more serious offence go to
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RT @NWEMlive: Police appeal to find missing teenager who may be in West Cumbria
nwemail.co.uk
CUMBRIA Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding a missing teenage girl from Barrow.
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RT @MerseyPolice: We have introduced a Section 60 order in Liverpool city centre today, Sat 9 August, giving officers additional powers to….
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Three thousand riot officers readied for weekend of protests in England and Wales:
theguardian.com
At least 20 asylum seekers’ hotels could be the focus of demonstrations and counter-rallies over migration
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‘Give cycles 1.5m space’ road sign prompts meltdown from local drivers: The signs are part of Hull City Council's new "share the road" initiative.
road.cc
Hull City Council’s “share the road” cycling safety campaign aims to educate motorists about safe passing distances, primary positions, dooring, and the Highway Code’s vulnerable road user hierarchy....
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RT @SkyNews: Hundreds arrested in 'week-long crackdown' on asylum seekers working for delivery companies.
news.sky.com
The Home Office described the operation as a "nationwide intensification week" targeting illegal working hotspots, with a focus on the gig economy and people working as food delivery riders.
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From where I'm standing, a person is only likely to be offended if they fit the description. .
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Classic The Sun headline: SCUMBELIEVABLE Shopkeeper WARNED by police for putting up sign calling thieves ‘scumbags’: It is claimed that police said the signs were potentially "provocative and offensive". .
thesun.co.uk
A SHOPKEEPER was warned by police — for putting up a sign calling thieves “scumbags”. Rob Davies put up notices to tell customers some cabinets would be locked following a string of thefts. They re…
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Police called to Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court after reports defendant assaulted Serco staff members: Serco is the prisoner escort and custody services (PECS) contractor for London and the south east of England.
kentonline.co.uk
An investigation has been launched after a defendant allegedly assaulted four Serco staff members at a magistrates’ court.
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RT @MPSLewisham: A Section 35 Dispersal Order has been authorised in the below area due to reports of large amounts of young people fightin….
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Hampshire district judge retires after 15 years on the bench: DJ(MC) Tim Pattinson retired on 31st July. Happy retirement Judge.
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
He began his judicial career in Oxford before returning to Hampshire and presided over cases in courts across Hampshire and neighbouring counties.
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