Mum of Torpoint cliff fall reveller pays tribute to 'superhero'...
THE mother of a man who plunged 20ft down a cliff on a boozy night out has thanked the emergency services who saved his life. Frances Jackson took to The Herald's Facebook page to pay tribute to those...
View ArticleTunisia terror attack victim from Cornwall needs further surgery...
A WOMAN from Cornwall who was seriously injured in a terrorist attack in Tunisia which left her husband dead must have further surgery as she continues her recovery. Cheryl Mellor, who lost her husband...
View ArticleMan airlifted to hospital in Plymouth after falling from cliffs
A MAN in his 50s has been airlifted to hospital in Plymouth after falling from cliffs. The emergency services, coastguard and lifeboat crews were called to Newquay yesterday afternoon. The man had...
View ArticleThieves cover rugby club in rubbish after stealing TVs and sound...
THIEVES left a trail of destruction at a rugby club when they ripped TVs from the wall and tipped ribbish all over the floor. The messy burglars stole around £6,500 worth of electrical items in the...
View ArticleMurderer Lee Dent who killed Plymouth Argyle player Alex...
A MAN jailed for at least 22 years for murdering a young Plymouth Argyle footballer is appealing against his sentence. Drunken father-of-three Lee Dent, aged 42, was jailed for life for deliberately...
View ArticleMan, 29, arrested on suspicion of arson following Plymouth flat...
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a flat fire in Plymouth last night.A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire in...
View ArticlePlymouth man avoids jail following unprovoked attack on sleeping...
A PLYMOUTH man who entered his ex-partner's family home while she slept before launching into an unprovoked attack has avoided jail.Phillip Parnell, aged 33, entered Chantelle Sprasson's home on August...
View ArticleTwo men caught in Plymouth dealing heroin face years in jail
TWO men are facing years in jail after they were caught taking part in a large-scale heroin deal. Robert Harris, aged 27, and 36-year-old Paul Lynch were arrested as police seized almost half a kilo of...
View ArticleMan who stole phones from Plymouth clubbers is jailed
A MAN has been jailed for stealing mobile phones from Plymouth clubbers on a single night. Aizar Benchrman, aged 41, faced city magistrates to plead guilty to stealing a woman's iPhone 4 on February...
View ArticlePlymouth language school backs hate crime awareness week
LANGUAGE schools in Plymouth which deal with hundreds of students from across the globe are helping raise awareness of hate crimes. The English-language provides are supporting Plymouth City Council...
View ArticlePlymouth college 'freshers' get visit from neighbourhood police
A PLYMOUTH college has welcomed a friendly visit from their neighbourhood police during their Fresher's Fair. City College Plymouth saw members of the neighbourhood team, based at Crownhill police...
View ArticlePlymouth police officer awarded prestigious medal by Queen for...
A PLYMOUTH officer has been presented with the prestigious Queen's Police Medal by HRH Queen Elizabeth for his work help young drivers avoid killer crashes. Sergeant Olly Tayler visited Buckingham...
View ArticleNaked knifeman with 100 Plymouth crimes under his belt is locked...
A DRUG crazed naked knifeman who has committed more than 100 crimes in Plymouth has been jailed for seven years for stabbing a fellow resident at a sheltered housing project. Steven Ritchie attacked...
View ArticlePlymouth police officer is honoured by the Queen
A PLYMOUTH police officer has been presented with the Queen's Police Medal by Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace. Sergeant Olly Tayler was honoured with the award when he visited Buckingham Palace with...
View ArticleAronists hunted after crashed car is torched
ARSONISTS are thought to have torched a car which had just been involved in a crash. Police are investigating after emergency services turned up to reports of a car crash to find the vehicle on fire....
View ArticleDopey driver caught speeding nominates DEAD man as offender
A DOPEY driver caught speeding nominated another man as the offender – even though he had been DEAD for months. Sheep farmer Andrew Evans, aged 48, faces a possible prison sentence for lying to the...
View ArticlePlymouth woman is jailed for shopifting spree
A DRUG user has been jailed for going on a shoplifting spree. Heather Anderson, aged 38, faced Plymouth magistrates to plead guilty to six thefts in three months. She admitted taking beer, children's...
View ArticlePlymouth man admits taking TV set during burglary
A MAN is to face a judge for sentence for stealing a wide-screen television set during a burglary. Ryan Smith, aged 22, appeared before city magistrates to admit entering a home as a trespasser. He...
View ArticlePlymouth hate crime detectives warn bigots could lose their homes...
HATE crime comes in all shapes and sizes, because its aimed at all sorts of people. However, what the victims have in common is they didn't ask to be targeted by people who feel they are justified to...
View Article'Man punched stranger unconscious outside Plymouth pub'
A MAN repeatedly punched a drunken stranger to the ground in a revenge attack outside a pub, a court heard. Jack Holder, aged 20, struck the man to the ground three times, a jury was told. He then hit...
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