Somerset man found guilty of attempted murder after brutal hammer attack on...
After a high-profile five-day trial, it took the jury under two hours to find Joseph Isaacs guilty of attempting to kill 96-year-old Jim Booth
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Joseph Isaacs has been found guilty of attempted murder
View ArticleJoseph Isaacs attempted murder trial: Brutal hammer attack left D-day veteran...
Amazingly, the 96-year-old survived after he was hit multiple times with a claw hammer by a burglar at his home in Taunton
View ArticleJoseph Isaacs attempted murder trial: Who is Jim Booth?
96-year-old was attacked on his doorstep
View ArticlePolice praise 'spirit' of Jim Booth after Joseph Isaacs found guilty of...
'Mr Booth has showed immense strength of character and spirit to survive the injuries'
View ArticleVulnerable man escorted from railway bridge between Bristol Temple Meads and...
The incident delayed or cancelled dozens of train journeys in the South West
View ArticleBaby heron suffering shock after fall from nest is rescued by Taunton RSPCA
It was found alone in Weston-super-Mare last week
View Article20 years in prison for Joseph Isaacs who carried out 'savage' hammer attack...
He was convicted of attempted murder after a five-day trial
View ArticleAttempted murderer Joseph Isaacs claims nervous breakdown led to hammer...
This is what Joseph Isaacs told Taunton Crown court before he was found guilty of attempted murder
View ArticleSex offender James Krzyzanowski who drunkenly assaulted woman sees jail...
Mr Krzyzanowski was originally jailed for 16 months at Taunton Crown Court in March
View ArticleA38 East Reach into Taunton to close in June for 'major resurfacing'
The maintenance is expected to take approximately 15 nights, excluding weekends
View ArticleInnocent man accused of rape 'could have been jailed' because prosecution...
He had spent three years on bail accused of rape before the case collapsed
View ArticleMet Office weather forecast: Bank Holiday weather for Somerset day by day as...
Met Office weather forecasters appear to have changed their mind
View ArticlePrison break: The men who tried to escape Shepton Mallet prison
Details of the men and women who escaped from 1765 until 1991
View ArticleSomerset remains under yellow warning for rain: Here's when thunderstorms...
We've got your forecast by location
View ArticleM5 closed: Lanes closed and delays on motorway after car and caravan catch fire
Family suffers smoke inhalation and shock during incident
View ArticlePeople convicted at Taunton Magistrates Court from Taunton, Wiveliscombe and...
Magistrates courts deal with nearly all criminal court cases
View ArticleYetminster farmer facing jail after stuffing too many chickens into henhouses...
James Gigg facing jail for series of fraudulent activities on his farm
View ArticleHollywood Bowl in Taunton gets a striking new makeover
Marilyn Monroe lookalike re-launches Hollywood Bowl
View ArticleMet Office weather forecast: When and where thunderstorms will once again...
The Met Office forecast for Somerset on Thursday, May 31
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