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Paedophile nursery teacher Vanessa George is eligible for parole...
Nursery paedophile Vanessa George is eligible for parole from today if she can convince a parole board she is no longer a danger to the public. George, now aged 45, worked at Little Teds nursery in...
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Watch police car race through red light and heavy traffic in...
This video shows the drama first hand as a police car races through heavy traffic - and a red light - in Plymouth.The Herald was on board with city roads police as part of a force-wide crackdown on...
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Looe 'Elvis' filmed women in toilet and hid video in shrine to...
An Elvis impersonator from South East Cornwall recorded three women doing private acts and stored the footage in his 'Elvis Room', a court has heard.Derrel Weaver told the court he would freeze-frame...
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Deer killers feared to be on the loose after four found dead
A number of deer have been found dead in Plymouth woods over the past month and it is thought the animals were killed deliberately- possibly by people with guns. The police are now appealing for help...
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Armed police close major Plymouth road as 'man with machete...
Armed police were forced to close a busy Plymouth road during rush hour after reports of a man wielding a machete and threatening members of the public. Shocked onlookers called 999 at 9.13am after...
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Hero neighbour risks his life in fire - to save a kitten called...
A brave neighbour has spoken of the moment he raced into a burning flat - to save a cute six-week old kitten.Heroic Pernod Greenford, 51, even tackled the fire himself – managing to put out the blaze...
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Scallop skipper fined record sum for illegal fishing in...
The Devon skipper and owner of a trawler has been fined a record £30,000 for illegally fishing in a conservation area. Dominic Welsh, master of the Exmouth-based J Sea, put at risk the...
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Gran devastated after heartless burglar plunders jewellery
A heartless burglar has been jailed for ransacking a grandmother's home and plundering irreplaceable jewellery.Career thief Nigel Gale, aged 42, took dozens of items worth about £5,000, a court...
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Drugged-up burglar chased empty-handed from Plymouth home
A drugged-up burglar who smashed into a house was forced to flee empty-handed when a couple returned, a court heard. Career criminal Lee Fox, aged 32, ran away with just a door key as the man gave...
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Man accused of rape says sex was consensual at home - and in the...
A MAN accused of raping a woman has told a jury they had consensual sex – first in a park and later in her bedroom.Father-of-four Daniel Hawkins, aged 30, said he stopped with the complainant in the...
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Plymouth drug addict who took out blade to protect trainers is...
A drug addict who took a knife from a bag so that he did not damage his new trainers has been jailed after a slew of new offences.David Dugdale, aged 34, was handed a suspended prison sentence for...
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Cases which have been heard by Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT:IBRAHIM AHMAD, aged 35, of King Street, Plymouth: assaulting a man by beating – jailed for 16 weeks.MARTYN BLAND, aged 61,of Cecil Street, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – ordered to...
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Plymouth rape jury to go out on Monday
The jury in the trial of a man accused of raping a woman in her bed is expected to go out to consider its verdict on Monday.The panel in the case of 30-year-old Daniel Hawkins today heard prosecution...
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Plymouth landlord put lives of tenants at risk of deadly gas...
A landlord put the lives of a young family at risk by carrying out gas work at their home – resulting in a leak which could have caused a deadly explosion.Paul Perry, aged 65, carried out repairs to a...
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Plymouth mum lied to police by saying she crashed car into wall
A single mum perverted the course of justice by claiming she was the driver of a car which crashed into a wall.Charlie Brazil, aged 20, lied to police by saying she was behind the wheel of a Ford Focus...
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Police keen to hear from witnesses after A38 crash in Plymouth
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A38 earlier this month.Investigators say they are making inquiries regarding a road traffic collision on the A38 Manadon and Leigham on the...
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Illegal tattoo studio with out of date needles and unsterile...
An illegal tattoo studio has been shut down after out of date needles and unsterile equipment were found at a residential property. P olice and Trading Standards officers seized a large amount of...
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Man summonsed to court more than a year after police find...
A man arrested at a Whitleigh house where police found a large quantity of herbal cannabis, a knuckle duster, a pepper spray and a hand-held stun gun has been summonsed to court – more than a year...
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Police hope Christmas revellers will show goodwill to *all*...
Revellers who offer up less-than Christmas cheer to taxi drivers, restaurant and takeaway workers this festive season may face some unappealing presents – like a fine or jail.Plymouth police have...
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Watch brave shopkeeper see off masked raider with 'gun' by...
This is the terrifying moment a brave shop worker saw off a masked raider waving a gun – by telling him not to be "silly". Dawn Harris held her nerve when the dark-clad robber demanded cash and he left...
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