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Water costs 'penalise' South West

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Taxpayers across England could be forced to subsidise Devon and Cornwall's rising water bills.

Drowned girl 'pleaded to leave'

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A 14-year-old girl pleaded with teachers to abandon a Dartmoor training trip before drowning in a swollen river, an inquest is told.

Paedophiles on 'Most Wanted' list

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Two missing paedophiles from Devon and Merseyside who police say pose a danger to children are put on the Most Wanted website.

School trust buys former college

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The former Seale-Hayne agricultural college is bought by Dame Hannah Rogers Trust for young people with disabilities.

Award for snow twins firefighters

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Firefighters who rescued a woman in labour with twins during a snow storm in Devon earlier this year are honoured.

Web links Devon schools to Iraq

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Teenage pupils from four Devon schools will be using the internet to discover what life is like for their contemporaries in Iraq.

Assault charge marines in court

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Two Royal Marines, including a man from Devon, appear at a court martial charged in connection with an assault on an Afghan man.

Work starts on airline academy

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A turf-cutting ceremony takes place to mark the start of work on a £24m international aviation training academy in Devon.

Pastor patrol scheme extended

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More volunteers are being sought to help patrol the streets of Plymouth and offer help to vulnerable people.

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