Thirteen arrested after illegal quarry rave

Thirteen people have been arrested and five van-loads of music equipment seized after an illegal rave at a quarry in Somerset, police have said.

Avon and Somerset Police said they were called to an event attended by about 200 people at Asham Quarry near Frome at about 01:20 BST.

Officers tried to get people to leave but music was not turned off until 09:30, with the last attendees cleared out by 14:00, the force said.

Chief Insp Becky Wells-Cole, from neighbourhood policing, said: "I understand this has been a long evening for members of the local community and I would like to reassure them that we have had officers on the scene since receiving the first phone call."