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Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Footage shows van driver ramming police cars
Police footage shows the moment a driver rammed into cars as he made his getaway from officers. Police said they had received reports the van had been taken without the owner's consent when it was spotted being driven by 40-year-old Ashley Barnes. He ran red lights, drove on the wrong side of the road, and sped anti-clockwise around a roundabout in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. On Wednesday at Nottingham Crown Court, Barnes, of Vale Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, received a 15-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for dangerous driving. His passenger Laura Tomlinson, 39, also of Vale Road, was found guilty of being carried in a vehicle without the owner's consent, and was given a community order requiring her to participate in drug rehabilitation. Police said they had received reports the van had been taken without the owner's consent. The Ford Transit was spotted travelling towards Mansfield Woodhouse at about 09:30 BST on 2 June 2023. Barnes accelerated away from police, leaving a "trail of broken wing mirrors in his wake", police said. The van was left with a damaged door flapping as Barnes hit police cars and other vehicles. After police called off their chase, the smashed-up van was abandoned in Edale Road, Mansfield, and Barnes and Tomlinson were found in a locked storeroom in a nearby block of flats. PC Rachel Evans said Barnes' driving was "completely unacceptable" and "put everyone else on the roads in danger". Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Nottinghamshire Police HM Courts & Tribunals Service
BBC News
09-05-2025
- BBC News
Footage shows van driver ramming police cars in Mansfield
Police footage shows the moment a van driver rammed into cars as he made his getaway from Barnes ran red lights, drove on the wrong side of the road, and sped anti-clockwise around a roundabout in Mansfield, 40-year-old's driving was so erratic and dangerous that pursuing police decided to abort their chase, Nottinghamshire Police Wednesday at Nottingham Crown Court, Barnes, of Vale Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, received a 15-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for dangerous driving. His passenger Laura Tomlinson, 39, also of Vale Road, was found guilty of being carried in a vehicle without the owner's consent, and was given a community order requiring her to participate in drug said they had received reports the van had been taken without the owner's Ford Transit was spotted travelling towards Mansfield Woodhouse at about 09:30 BST on 2 June accelerated away from police, leaving a "trail of broken wing mirrors in his wake", police van was left with a damaged door flapping as Barnes hit police cars and other vehicles. After police called off their chase, the smashed-up van was abandoned in Edale Road, Mansfield, and Barnes and Tomlinson were found in a locked storeroom in a nearby block of Rachel Evans said Barnes' driving was "completely unacceptable" and "put everyone else on the roads in danger".
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Striker Barnes wants promotion after Burnley return
Burnley's Ashley Barnes wants to reward supporters and staff for the way they have welcomed him back to the club with another promotion to the Premier striker returned for a second spell in the January transfer window after a previous stint of nine years which saw him win two Championship titles and finish second Clarets are currently third in the second tier, two points behind second-placed Sheffield has seen starting chances limited since his free transfer from Norwich but has come off the bench four times so far in the league."It's a special place to me and my family," said the 35-year-old. "The pure passion of football that they live and die for; it's just amazing. I love that you go to the ground and it's not very nice. That's how we make it feel for other teams. You make it a fortress."I love everything about the club and always have done. I think it's just the love that everyone shows for each other."That's what this town has. Over the years you see so many players come and go but players do need to realise the fans are everything to a club."To be honest I never thought I would be back. Maybe one day in the future in a different kind of role but as a player, no, never."I would always dream it, of course, but I didn't think it could ever be possible."To do it again (and win promotion) would be phenomenal. It would be extra special because you know that it might be the last. "That's something that I really hope that I can do and help the lads get over the line."
