Ted Heath, former Conservative Prime Minister, investigated amid...

August 3, 2015, 5:48 am

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Former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath is at the centre of a new child abuse investigation - amid claims police covered up original allegations 20 years ago. Officers said they wanted to hear from anyone who believes they may have been a victim of the late Conservative leader, who died in 2005 at the age of 89. Wiltshire police urged victims not 'to suffer in silence'. The appeal came as the police watchdog announced they were probing claims that allegations against Heath were not pursued by...

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Hero sailor tackles man with gun at Plymouth petrol station

August 3, 2015, 5:50 am

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A HERO sailor stopped his car to tackle a man after he saw him walking into a Plymouth petrol station holding a gun. The Senior Rating from a Plymouth-based warship, who doesn't want to be named, ambushed the man after he saw him approaching a petrol station with a pistol in his hand. The incident happened at around 1.10pm on Friday on Staddiscombe Road, in Plymstock. The sailor was driving along the street when he saw a man carrying what looked like a 9mm pistol, and was heading for the Texaco...

Plymouth man accused of causing crash by grabbing taxi wheel

August 3, 2015, 5:51 am

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of grabbing the steering wheel of a moving taxi and causing it to crash. Joseph Dezell, aged 21, allegedly leaned over and held the wheel before it collided with a bus stop, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He is to face a judge and jury after pleading not guilty to three charges after the incident on April 26. Dezell, of Southside Street, the Barbican, denied causing danger to road users by interfering with a motor vehicle. He is said to have interfered with the...

Man denies naming dead driver as speeder at Plymouth court

August 3, 2015, 9:00 am

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A MOTORIST has denied trying to dodge prosecution for speeding by nominating a DEAD man as the driver. Andrew Evans, aged 48, allegedly claimed that Ben Hughes was at the wheel of a car which activated a safety camera – but police say he had passed away. Evans appeared at Plymouth Crown Court charged with perverting the course of justice in April and May of last year. Appearing unrepresented, he pleaded not guilty to the single charge. Evans, from Ludlow in Shropshire, was sent a notice of...

Lorry driver killed Plymouth cyclist 'after reaching for phone'

August 3, 2015, 9:51 am

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A LORRY driver reached over to play a sermon on his mobile phone moments before he hit and fatally injured a cyclist on the A38, a court heard. Rider Chris Dennehy, aged 58, was thrown through the air "like a rag doll" following the collision, a jury was told. Driver John Noble later told a boss that he had reached across the cab for his phone just before the crash, Plymouth Crown Court heard. The manager told the jury that the 42-year-old said he looked up and was "on top of" the cyclist. Mr...

Prosecutors shelve prostitution charge against Plymouth woman

August 3, 2015, 9:59 am

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A WOMAN who denies exploiting a prostitute in Plymouth is unlikely to face prosecution. Sunata Swrichai, aged 36, appeared before a judge charged with controlling a woman to act as a prostitute in expectation of gain between June 1 and June 3. Swrichai, of Durnford Street, Stonehouse, pleaded not guilty to the allegation. Deni Mathews, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the case would not go to trial through lack of evidence. He asked for the matter to be ordered to lie on file at the point...

Road rage victim sought by police following attack in Devonport

August 4, 2015, 2:41 am

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A YOUNG victim of a road rage attack in Devonport is being urged to contact the police. They are appealing for information to help trace the victim, who was driving a silver-coloured Ford Focus. Members of the public witnessed the incident in Pasley Street at about 2pm on Tuesday, July 21 and contacted police.A man was seen shouting and screaming through the window of the Ford Focus at a young male driver.The offender then got back into the passenger seat of a silver-coloured Vauxhall Insignia,...

Plymouth woman faces jail for benefit fraud of almost £80,0...

August 4, 2015, 8:32 am

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A WOMAN faces jail for repeatedly lying to pocket almost £80,000 in benefits over a decade. Kay Isaac, aged 48, received different types of payment she did not deserve because she had a secret property in France, a court heard. She also worked part-time as a cleaner without declaring her income. Prosecutors from the Department for Work and Pensions are still trying to calculate the exact sum she was overpaid. But a judge told Plymouth Crown Court it was "approaching...

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Man jailed for carrying knife on busy street

August 4, 2015, 8:54 am

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A PROLIFIC offender has been jailed for nearly four months for having a knife in the street. Tristan Tiernan Locke, aged 26, was led away from the courtroom complaining that he had not done anything wrong and his term was "out of order". But Locke was in breach of a suspended prison sentence imposed six months before for a similar offence. Recorder Nicholas Hall told him: "A suspended prison sentence does what it says on the tin. If you breach it, particularly for an identical offence, there is...

Driver had seconds to react before fatal crash, Plymouth jury...

August 4, 2015, 9:39 am

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A LORRY driver may have only had just over two seconds to react before hitting and fatally injuring a cyclist, a court heard. An expert told a jury that rider Chris Dennehy may have been hidden by a passing van ahead of the heavy goods vehicle. Driver John Noble, aged 43, later told a colleague he had reached over to play a sermon on his mobile phone moments before impact, Plymouth Crown Court heard. The jury heard that he said he looked up and he was "on top of" the cyclist on the eastbound...

Lorry driver will not give evidence in Plymouth fatal crash trial

August 5, 2015, 3:51 am

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A LORRY driver has decided not to explain to a jury what happened in the seconds before he hit and killed a Plymouth cyclist on the A38. Defendant John Noble, aged 43, is not taking to the stand to give evidence in his trial. Cyclist Christopher Dennehy, aged 58, was hit by the nearside of his lorry and thrown from his bicycle on the Exeter-bound carriageway just outside Plymouth. The supermarket worker died from multiple injuries to his head and body close to the Lee Mill turn-off. Noble later...

Criminal couple had sex in front of bystanders in Plymouth park

August 5, 2015, 9:05 am

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A MAN and woman had sex together in a park in front of shocked bystanders, a court heard. Prolific offenders Darren Carter-Moore, aged 27, and 24-year-old Gemma Pinkerton faced magistrates to admit an act outraging public decency. They committed an indecent act by having sex in front of witnesses in Devonport Park on July 30. Carter-Moore, whose address was given as Exeter Prison, was brought before the court in custody two days later. Pinkerton, of Ham Drive, faced the same court separately two...

Man cleared of dangerous driving before Plymouth cyclist's death

August 5, 2015, 9:47 am

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A LORRY driver has been cleared by a jury of killing a cyclist through dangerous driving. But John Noble, aged 43, could still be jailed after he admitted causing the death of 58-year-old rider Christopher Dennehy on the A38 outside Plymouth. Experts told his trial he may have only had two seconds to react after the bicycle came into view. Recorder Donald Tait told the jury after the verdict: "It does demonstrate how life and death can be but seconds apart." Noble's DAF lorry hit Mr Dennehy from...

Plymouth man accused of helping to grow large cannabis crop

August 5, 2015, 9:59 am

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of helping to grow a large cannabis crop. Trevor Jones, aged 45, faced Plymouth magistrates charged in connection with 252 plants. He pleaded not guilty to being concerned in the production of a Class B drug on January 7. Magistrates ruled that his trial should be heard by a judge and jury. Jones, of Kit Hill Crescent, Ernesettle, was released on unconditional bail to appear for a preliminary hearing at Plymouth Crown Court on August 24.

Man accused of affray at pub in Plymouth

August 5, 2015, 10:03 am

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A MAN accused of affray and having a knife in a pub garden is to face a judge and jury. Jon-Paul Collins, aged 36, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead not guilty to threatening or using violence. He also denied having a knife outside the Victualling Office Tavern in Cremyll Street, Stonehouse, on April 11. Collins, of no fixed address, is to stand trial on September 23. He was released on bail on condition he complies with a nightly curfew at his mother's address in Ford.

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Up before Plymouth magistrates

August 5, 2015, 10:27 am

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ASSAULT: GEMMA BAKER, aged 23, of Kestrel Park, Whitchurch, Tavistock: assaulting a woman by beating and causing criminal damage to a car – eight-week curfew, ordered to pay £85 costs and £60 victim surcharge. LUKE MANLEY, aged 18, of Old Laira Road, Plymouth: assaulting a police community support officer in the execution of her duty – fined £100, ordered to pay £85 costs, £50 compensation and £20 victim surcharge. GAVIN RAINS, aged 32, of...

Senior Plymouth firefighter issues warning over 'hazardous'...

August 6, 2015, 6:18 am

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A SENIOR firefighter has issued a stark warning about the danger of derelict buildings, saying vandals and arsonists are putting themselves and the emergency services at risk. In the last week city crews have fought blazes at an old paper factory in Southway and the run-down Quality Hotel on the Hoe, committing huge resources in order to keep the public safe. Steve Hill, station manager for Camels Head and Crownhill, says abandoned buildings can pose several challenges for firefighters. "By...

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August 6, 2015, 9:58 am

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A YOUNGSTER who caused more than £10,000 worth of damage when he slammed into a petrol station has been disqualified from driving and escaped jail time "by a small margin". Yan Viegas was sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court today after admitting dangerous driving on April 2, causing an incident which Recorder Nicholas Hall said was "a miracle" no-one was hurt during. The court heard how Viegas told probation officers, despite causing thousands in damage, that he thought he was a good...

Simple con being used to scam shopkeepers out of hundreds of...

August 6, 2015, 10:10 am

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POLICE are warning shopkeepers about two men who have been using a scam called ringing in the changes to steal hundreds of pounds from people in south Devon. The police received reports yesterday morning of two suspects in Totnes asking shopkeepers to change some money, eventually confusing shopkeepers so much that they end up losing out, sometimes by hundreds of pounds. The suspects are described as of Asian appearance, short and fat, and one of them has a two gold teeth either side of his...

Man faces jail for sexual offences against girl under 13

August 6, 2015, 10:29 am

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A man who admitted a series of sexual offences against a young girl including taking indecent videos and photographs of her, has been told he could be facing a "significant prison sentence". Robert Wilson, 34, of Tregoning Road, pleaded guilty to five counts of sexually assaulting the youngster when she was under 13. Wilson admitted two counts of assaulting the girl by penetration and three of causing or inciting a child aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity. He also pleaded...