CHARGED: The men face multiple counts of theft TWO men have been charged after a series of thefts in West Somerset. Jeffrey Hughes, 44, and Gareth Hayward, 20, were both charged on March 30 2021 with conspiracy to steal, in connection with a number of quad bike and trailer thefts between June 17 and July 12 2020. They were also charged with the theft of a 4x4 vehicle from a garage in Williton on January 3 2020. Other charges include theft of a trailer from a Chilton Polden farm on July 11 2020 for Hayward, as well as theft and handling of a cattle box trailer from a farm in Puckington on June 7 2020 for Hughes.