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Justice secretary axes tax branded 'ridiculous' by Plymouth judge
A TAX on criminals branded "ridiculous" by a Plymouth judge has been scrapped. Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced the end of the Criminal Courts Charge after only eight months. It comes after...
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Thieves target Plymouth charity leaving £2,000 trail of...
Thieves have targeted a Plymouth charity shop, making off with £500 cash and leaving a trail of destruction which will cost £2,000 to fix.The St Luke's Hospice Plymouth charity shop at Sugar Mill,...
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Lights out for man who stole disco illuminations in Plymouth
A HEROIN addict who stole disco illuminations is facing lights out after being sent to prison. Nathan Hosking, aged 32, burgled a home and took items including disco lights, Plymouth Crown Court heard....
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Captured thief tells police in Plymouth: 'It was a good chase'
A SHOPLIFTER who struggled with a security guard outside a store told police on arrest that it had been a "good chase", a court heard. Homeless Jack Hampshire, aged 22, was challenged when he stole...
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Judge expected to ask Tanis murder trial jury to consider...
THE judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering Tanis Bhandari is expected to conclude his summing up and send the jury out to deliberate tomorrow. Mr Justice Nigel Teare began his summation on...
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Volunteers needed to help victims fleeing domestic abuse in...
A FORMER volunteer who has helped women fleeing domestic violence is urging Plymouth people to get involved in volunteering. International Volunteer Day, which took place on December 5, highlighted the...
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Woods near Plymouth sealed off after dog attacks sheep
Woodlands near Plymouth are being sealed off after a sheep was attacked by a dog and left badly injured. Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident at Harford, near Ivybridge, on Wednesday....
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Tanis Bhandari murder: Who are Donald Pemberton and Ryan Williams...
JURORS were made aware of both men's criminal past and their use of weapons before they were asked to return a verdict.Usually, a jury is kept ignorant of past misdemeanours of those in the dock. They...
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Tanis murder: Plymouth killer showed 'absolute cowardice'
RYAN WILLIAMS showed "absolute cowardice" in attacking unarmed strangers, his barrister told the court. Paul Dunkels QC said that Williams and Pemberton never set out to kill but their violence...
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Tanis murder: Killer wrote to victim's mum but tore up letters
KILLER Donald Pemberton suffered "significant mental health difficulties", his barrister told the court. Martin Meeke QC said that a psychiatrist who has assessed Pemberton suspected developing...
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Tanis murderers to serve minimum of 23 years of life sentence
TWO men have been jailed for life – with a minimum term of 23 years – for the murder of Tanis Bhandari on New Year's Day. Donald Pemberton was found guilty of jointly murdering the 27-year-old builder...
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Tanis Bhandari killer tried to take his own life weeks before...
DONALD Pemberton, who has jointly been found guilty of murdering Tanis Bhandari and injuring four others, attempted to take his own life just a few weeks before the incident in Tamerton Foliot. The...
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Cold blooded killers will spend 46 years in jail for the murder...
TWO men have been jailed for life – with a minimum term of 23 years – for the murder of Tanis Bhandari on New Year's Day. Donald Pemberton was found guilty of jointly murdering the 27-year-old builder...
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after double...
A MAN remains in custody this morning after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an alleged double stabbing in Plymstock in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police were called...
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Driver who got out to talk to man was attacked from behind by...
A driver who got out of his car after suffering verbal abuse was attacked from behind by three men who took him to the ground and kicked him in the head. The local man, aged in his early 40's was...
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Herr Flick disarms knifeman in south Devon street
A man who had gone to a fancy dress party dressed as Herr Flick from Allo Allo ending up disarming a knife-wielding teenager. Drunken Ryan Gooding was waving a large kitchen knife around in the street...
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Plymouth drug dealer sold cocaine twice in a week
A DRUG dealer faces years in prison after he was caught selling cocaine twice within a week. Frederick Boachie-Yiadom, aged 25, was arrested with the drug but released on bail as police launched an...
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Neighbours rally round to help Phillip, 89, after thief took his...
AN elderly man who was robbed of £139 pension money as he waited for a bus after collecting it has been helped by neighbours - who have been bringing him food and groceries since the attack. Phillip...
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Woman wanted in connection with assault on McDonald's staff...
A WOMAN allegedly slapped a McDonald's worker while shouting 'You can have him' in her face.Police are looking to speak to a woman, captured on the fast-food chain's CCTV, in connection with the...
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'Amorous' bare-chested thug provoked mass Plymouth brawl
A BARE-CHESTED thug provoked a mass drunken street brawl after he became "amorous" with another man's girlfriend, a court heard. Alan Turner, aged 25, took part in a fight between 15 and 20 people in...
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