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Tributes to 'lovely chap' Ollie
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MORE than a thousand people have paid emotional tributes to a talented young guitarist who lost his life in a car crash at the weekend.
...Internet threat to school jobs
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PRIMARY schools in Devon have warned they may have to make staff redundant because they are being forced to pay broadband bills which run into...
Police hunt for child sex offender
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POLICE are hunting a convicted sex offender who has moved out of his Plymouth home without informing them of his new address.
...MPs plea over cancer care
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HEALTH minister Mike O'Brien is to be urged to intervene in the battle over the transfer of a specialist cancer service out of Cornwall at a...
Two die in weekend crashes
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TWO men were killed in early morning accidents yesterday.
A man died when his car crashed on the A38 at Saltash, while a motorcyclist was...
Oyster fisherman in river rescue
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A DOG walker has been praised by coastguards after his quick-thinking helped save the life of a fisherman.
The member of the public was...
Newquay targets ' eyesore' hotels
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THE owners of hotel buildings considered "an eyesore" on the landscape could be hauled before the courts if they fail to co-operate with a project...
Lib-Dems defend tax on UK flights
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THE Liberal Democrats have defended their call for a new tax on domestic flights, which Westcountry airlines warn could wipe out key routes.
...Village shops back local food scheme
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COMMUNITY groups across the Westcountry are being encouraged to apply for funding and expertise in a bid to increase the amount of locally...
Merger 'will save agricultural college'
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THE principal of an agricultural-based college has pledged a "ground-breaking" merger with a city institution that will mean the future of...
Injured war hero snubs PM
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A WESTCOUNTRY soldier severely injured in Afghanistan has revealed he and other colleagues snubbed Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a hospital...
Artists enjoy pool-room dancing
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DANCERS will perform underwater at Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium this week to celebrate the launch of a new course at Plymouth College of...
Man killed in A38 crash
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A MAN died this morning in a crash on the A38 in Corrnwall which closed the road in both directions.
Police said that a...
10 years to save the world
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THE chief scientist of the Met Office has said climate change poses an "unprecedented challenge" to the future of the planet – but it is "not...
Flood warnings as rain lashes region
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FLOODS are expected to swamp parts of the Westcountry this weekend as the region is lashed by heavy rains and high winds.
Residents of...
Man rescued from quarry mud
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A MAN has been rescued after being trapped in mud and sand at a quarry in Devon.
Emergency services were called out to Blackhill...
'Evil and deceitful' child rapist jailed
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AN "EVIL, deviant and deceitful" child rapist, who launched sex attacks on two young girls in Cornwall, has been jailed for 16 years.
While...
Rick Stein conned by spilt wine scam
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A CONMAN tricked celebrity chef Rick Stein (pictured) out of almost £100 after seeing a scam on a television show.
Carl Nevill, 23, had...
'Name and shame' curbs
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RESTRICTIONS have been imposed on Devon and Cornwall Police after it launched an initiative to name and shame offenders on the Internet.
The...
'We've had a bit of a shocker really...'
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WESTCOUNTRY sailors freed after a week in Iranian custody have spoken of their relief to be back on home soil.
Oliver Young from Saltash,...
