Drink-driver who ran over Ruby-Tuesday on Christmas Eve told...
WATCH ABOVE: The first footage from the scene of the crash This is the man who has admitted ploughing into a teenage girl on Christmas Eve while more than double the drink-drive limit. Ashley Godber...
View ArticleWhat are the rules for cyclists? What clothes must they wear, can...
The days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer, which means there are quite a few cyclist on the roads around Plymouth at the moment. Many of use just two wheels to get to work and many...
View ArticleWitness describes sound of 'explosion' when drink-driver smashed...
A delivery driver has described how a drink-driver smashing into a helpless teenager "sounded like an explosion". The driver, who was sat in the delivery entrance of Drake's Circus, saw the headlights...
View ArticleMum shouted and swore at paramedics as they tried to save life of...
A woman shouted and swore at passers-by and paramedics as they fought to save the life of a fatally-injured cyclist after a horrific road accident. Nicola Fry, aged 38, also abused police in the...
View ArticleJury out in trial of Plymouth man accused of stabbing neighbour...
The jury in the trial of a man accused of stabbing his neighbour in the stomach with a knife has been sent home for the night after failing to agree verdicts at Plymouth Crown Court.The panel deciding...
View ArticleMan complained of being touched by Boys' Brigade leader after...
A man told a jury that he only complained of being touched indecently by a Boys' Brigade leader 20 years later – after seeing footballers open up about the abuse they had suffered.The complainant told...
View Article'I am Prince Harry's girlfriend': Top excuses for not having a TV...
Some of the weakest, lamest and most stupid excuses for not paying for a TV licence have been revealed. Prince Harry's girlfriend, a poorly goldfish and a "smart" TV are some of the excuses used across...
View ArticleFour fraudsters jailed for total of 29 years after eagle-eyed...
Four men convicted of investment fraud at a London court have been jailed for a total of 29 years.Christopher Sabin, age 44 of Shoreham in Kent and Tobias Ridpath, age 52 of Battle in Sussex were both...
View ArticleVanessa George set to move to open jail after parole is rejected
Plymouth nursery paedophile Vanessa George is set to move to a cushy jail despite being turned down for parole. George, 47, thought she would walk free after serving her minimum sentence of seven years...
View ArticleAngry Plymouth clubber traumatised bouncer by stabbing him with a...
AN angry clubber stabbed a bouncer with a comb after he was refused entry into a bar.Homeless Keiron Kelly, aged 22, tore the man's jacket with a jab from the sharply-pointed fish tail comb.The doorman...
View ArticlePlymouth man avoids jail for stabbing neighbour in row over WKD...
A man has avoided jail after being convicted of stabbing a neighbour in the stomach after a row over missing cat food and litter.Laurence Marrison, aged 46, plunged a large chef's knife into the man as...
View ArticlePlymouth pet shop owner caught dealing drugs twice in a month
A pet shop owner was caught supplying amphetamine twice within a month, a court head.Nadine Clark, aged 32, warehoused the drugs for dealers who took advantage of her own habit.She has since lost her...
View ArticlePolice discover ALL the illegally imported cigarettes in car...
Police officers found this huge haul of cigarettes, suspected to have been imported illegally.The find was made following the search of a vehicle on the A30 near Clyst Honiton on Thursday.Mihail...
View ArticleInquiry into sexual abuse of children calls for victims in South...
A wide-ranging inquiry into the sexual abuse of children in the South West needs victims and survivors to come forward and tell of their experiences.A number of organisations attended a workshop...
View ArticleOn-the-run drug dealer took over Plymouth flat to sell cocaine
An on-the-run drug dealer who took over a man's Plymouth flat to sell cocaine has been jailed.Londoner Dharnell Depeazer, aged 18, forced the resident out of his own home so he could peddle hard drugs,...
View ArticleAll these people have been in trouble with Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT:DEAN CLARKE, aged 31, of Woodstock Gardens, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – four-month curfew, ordered to pay £100 compensation, £85 victim surcharge and £75 costs.WAYNE ALLAN DAN,...
View ArticleCriminal gang target homes of restaurant owners
Police are hunting well-organised burglars who they believe may even be tailing restaurant owners and workers home then lying in wait for them to leave their properties.The Herald first reported on the...
View ArticleCrime-fighting charity getting more tip-offs than ever before
More people than ever are ringing crime-fighting hotline to pass on anonymous tips about drug-dealing crooks.Calls to Crimestoppers in Devon and Cornwall have increased by more than 25 per cent over...
View ArticleProlific thief faces jail for attacking man and taking car
A prolific thief faces jail for seriously injuring a man and taking a car without consent.Chronic heroin addict Lee Pope, aged 27, also drive the Ford Focus while disqualified during a spree of...
View ArticleDerriford Hospital reveals full impact of cyber-attack on...
Cancer treatments have had to be delayed and staff have been working overtime to clear a backlog at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital, bosses have revealed. A number of NHS hospitals across the country...
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