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South West Water hit with £214,000 fine after polluting...
A MAJOR water company has been slapped with a £214,000 fine after it failed to stop an excessive amount of sewage pouring into the River Plym.South West Water has a permit to discharge pollutants,...
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Phil Mitchell is missing in Plymouth and police want to find him
POLICE in Plymouth are searching for a missing man with a shaved head called Phil Mitchell. Mr Mitchell, aged 27, was reported missing from his city home yesterday and has not been seen since. Police...
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Plymouth 'legal highs' shop must remain closed until full...
A SHOP suspected of selling 'legal highs' must stay closed for the next two weeks ahead of a full hearing to determine its future. On Wednesday the Dam Good Head Shop in Ebrington Street was...
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Fire breaks out next to Plymouth's old Millennium nighclub on...
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a blaze behind the former Millennium nightclub on Plymouth's Union Street. Thick black smoke could be seen issuing from the rear of the building, which religious...
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Plymouth mum's shocking discovery about her secret 'gangster'...
A PLYMOUTH pilates instructor did not know she was part of Birmingham's most powerful family until she began studying English Literature with Drama at university. Having opted to take a module in crime...
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Plymouth bomb squad called to 'petrol bomb factory' house
A 'PETROL bomb factory' was found in a man's home, sparking an emergency response from Plymouth explosives experts. Police also discovered nails, a balaclava, a map of the railway and an escape...
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'Bomb' washed up on Devon beach is taken away by Plymouth experts
A CORRODED bomb washed up on a Devon beach has been taken away by explosives experts from Plymouth. The 'suspicious device' was found on Teignmouth beach in South Devon yesterday. Police and coastguard...
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'Hello, police? Yeah, there's a werewolf in my bath'
A SPOOKED member of the public dialled 999 to report a werewolf in her bath - while another called to report a goblin at his front door, new figures reveal. Police have received dozens of calls in...
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Person dies after being hit by train on Plymouth railway line
PART of the Plymouth railway link has been closed following a death on the line. British Transport Police said one person had died after being hit by a train near the Dawlish station. The incident took...
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Plymouth family fear 'lion cub' cat has been stolen after having...
A HEARTBROKEN family fear their cat has been stolen – hours after they shaved its fur so it looked like a lion.Father-of-two John Hajiyianni says the family's five-year-old cat, Mr Frodo, went missing...
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Serial cherry knockers repeatedly target the same house near...
CHERRY knockers who are repeatedly targeting the same house have left their victim feeling intimidated, say police. PCSOs have visited the victim in Saltash following a string of incidents in the town....
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Plymouth PCSOs face the chop as Devon and Cornwall Police...
THE PLYMOUTH region's police force could be set to axe more than 700 officers and all of its PCSOs, it is feared. As previously reported in The Herald, Devon and Cornwall Police is being forced to make...
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Plymouth officers 'gutted' at plans to axe 1,300 police jobs amid...
FRONTLINE police officers and PCSOs say they are "gutted" at the news that the force looks set to axe 1,300 posts amid devastating budget cuts. Confirming the numbers, Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said...
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Missing woman found safe and well after Plymouth police search
A WOMAN from Manchester who was believed to be missing near Plymouth has been found safe and well, say police. Police had appealed to the public to help trace Eileen Walton, 48, who was last seen...
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Convicted Plymouth paedophile caught teaching children in...
A CONVICTED child sex offender and former teacher who was on Plymouth's most wanted list for five years after he fled the country to Spain and Cambodia, has appeared at a Bodmin court. Paul Prestidge...
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Plymouth's thin blue line will become a dotted one - and only the...
AS a crime reporter for a decade and a half, I'm keenly aware police officers like a healthy moan. But for the last few years I've heard rank and file officers talk with increasing cynicism and...
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Police want to hear from anyone who saw this man enter Plymouth...
POLICE are keen to hear from this man after he was spotted in Mutley store. The man entered the Co-operative store in Mutley Plain at around 7.30am on October 14. After he left staff noticed two...
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Pizza delivery rider and car in collision in north Plymouth
A DOMINO'S Pizza delivery rider was taken to hospital after his scooter was involved in a collision with a BMW. Police said they were called to the scene in Powisland Drive near the junction with...
View ArticlePolice hunting flasher who may have targeted women in two...
POLICE say they are investigating two incidents of indecent exposure in city parks believed to be the same man. The first incident took place around 5.30pm on Monday October 19 where a woman in her 50s...
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Police need witnesses after dangerously driven car caused havoc...
POLICE are in need of witnesses after an incident which saw a person attacked, a cyclist nearly knocked off their bike and a car hit by another vehicle. Officers are investigating the report of assault...
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