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Sick Plymouth man tended cannabis crop to help pay for funeral
A SICK man who tended a large cannabis crop in a flat just yards from a police station was trying to earn money to pay for his funeral, a court heard. Heart attack victim Roy Alderton, aged 45, and his...
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Man in court on murder charge after body of woman, 71, was found...
Charles Robert Broom, 66, from Honiton, Devon, appeared before Exeter Magistrates this morning charged with murdering Hilda Mary Oakland, 71. He was remanded in custody until Monday, December 7, when a...
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Police need help to trace criminal who stole wad of £50...
POLICE have issued an appeal to help find a burglar who stole a quantity of cash in £50 notes.The break-in happened on Monday, November 30 between 9.30am – 11.25am on Church Road, Plymstock. Have you...
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Two men wanted by police in connection with 'nasty assault'...
TWO men are wanted in connection with a "nasty assault" in a Plymouth pub. Police say a 32-year-old male was assaulted in the toilets of the Melbourne Inn, Stonehouse, on Sunday, November 29. An appeal...
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Assault in Plymouth nightclub leaves man, 20, needing surgery
A MAN was left with a broken jaw after he was allegedly punched in the face at a Plymouth nightclub. The assault happened on Sunday, November 29 at about 1.50am in The Ice House bar at Oceana. The...
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Man in hospital and woman arrested after stabbing in Plymouth
A MAN was stabbed near Laira Bridge during a 'domestic' incident yesterday afternoon. A 31-year-old woman has been arrested following the assault, which left the man with a 'serious stab wound'. The...
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Plymouth paedophile caught working in school while on the run...
A PAEDOPHILE ex-teacher from Plymouth who was caught working at a school in Cambodia while on the run from police has appeared in court. As revealed in The Herald earlier this year, former city...
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Stun gun Plymouth pub boss who stood up to the yobs walks free
A PUB manager who used a stun gun to confront a troublemaker has walked free from court after a judge said that sending him to prison would be a victory for the yobs. Stephen Wilson, aged 26, faced a...
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Princess Yachts whistleblower asked for car, Plymouth jury told
A WHISTLE-BLOWER who exposed a fraud plot at Princess Yachts asked for a car from the company as a reward, a court heard. Sub-contractor Steven Crombie alerted the luxury boatmaker – leading to the...
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Up before Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT: KIRSTIE KERSWILL, aged 40, of Taunton Avenue, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – fined £140, ordered to pay £150 compensation, £150 criminal courts charge, £85 costs and £20 victim...
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Cornish man caught performing sex act with campervan towbar
A GRAN has told of how she and her 15-year-old granddaughter caught a man performing a sex act in public - using the towbar of a campervan. The man performed the lewd act while sitting under a street...
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Tanis jury told may consider manslaughter if they cannot find...
THE judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering Tanis Bhandari has begun to sum up the case to the jury, offering them an alternative verdict of manslaughter if they could not agree upon the...
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Police investigation launched after attempted kidnapping of young...
POLICE are investigating an alleged attempted kidnapping outside a Plymouth secondary school.Three girls were reportedly approached by two men in a white transit van on Monday evening shortly after...
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Five people rescued after getting trapped in Plymouth lift cage
FIVE people had to be rescued after getting stuck in a lift cage tonight. Two fire crews came to the rescue at a building on Albert Road, in Stoke, at 7.45pm. It took the firefighters, from Camels Head...
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Have-a-go hero stabbed by street robber in Plymouth
A HAVE-A-GO hero was stabbed twice by a would-be street robber on the Barbican in the early hours of this morning. Police say a man tried to steal mobile phones from two people in separate incidents in...
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Double arson in Looe, police investigate
Arsonists are thought to have started two fires in a Cornish town within a matter of hours. Firefighters from Looe were fire called to Quay Road, Looe, at 10:28pm on Sunday after reports that a wheelie...
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Jail term cut for two who beat Plymouth man for sleeping with one...
A former Royal Marine and a doorman who set a trap to attack a Plymouth man who was sleeping with one of their wives have had their jail terms cut from three to two years. Lee Craven came back from...
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Man wanted by police following theft of wallet from inside...
A MAN is wanted by police following the theft of a member of staff's wallet from inside Home Park.The burglary took place on Monday, November 16, at abound 10.30am.Police say a wallet was stolen from...
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Plymouth man accused of burgling home armed with metal bar
A MAN has appeared in court accused of going into a home armed with a metal bar to attack someone. Jake McTighe, aged 25, faced Plymouth magistrates from the cells accused of aggravated burglary in the...
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Pensioner jailed for starting fire at her home in Plymouth
A PENSIONER has been jailed for two years for starting a fire in her marital home. Jennifer Bullen, aged 67, took a lighter to a quilt in a bedroom after a row with her husband, a court heard. She...
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