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Ice causes A38 crash

ONE carriageway of the A38 at Chudleigh was closed on Tuesday morning after ice caused a collision at the Harcombe Bend. Police say one vehicle hit...



Jail for man who attacked police

A DRUNKEN father-of-three who subjected a police woman to 'the most violent attack she had experienced as a police officer' as well as assaulting two of her colleagues has been jailed. Kelvi...


Four firms show interest in centre

FOUR firms are interested in redeveloping Torquay's ageing Riviera International Centre, it has been revealed. Torbay Council is aiming to select a developer by March 2010. It has already...

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Water park to stay shut this summer?

Water park  to stay  shut this summer?

GOODRINGTON'S flagship Quaywest water park complex could be closed for business next summer. But it is hoped to open some parts of the...

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Daughter flies home as couple plea for pardon

Daughter flies home as couple plea for pardon

THE TWO-YEAR-OLD daughter of a former South Devon couple who are in jail in the Gambia has been flown to the UK. Missionaries Fiona,...

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Lifeboatman back after call out nearly cost him his life

Lifeboatman back after call out nearly cost him his life

DARTMOUTH lifeboatman Jerry Gilby is back in life-saving action after he almost died launching the town's lifeboat on an emergency...

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Museum facing closure

BRIXHAM'S heritage museum may be forced to close its doors for good after half a century of bringing the town's history to life. Torbay Council's new budget includes a proposal to axe the...

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Conman homes in on new elderly victims

Conman homes in on new elderly victims

A SWEET-TALKING trickster targeting elderly people in the Torbay area has switched his attention to the frail and vulnerable in Teignmo...

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Business as usual for shop as firm struggles

Business as usual for shop as firm struggles

TORQUAY'S Waterford Crystal Centre was trading as normal today as the china and ceramics firm Waterford Wedgwood called in administrato...

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Survey starts to check speed restrictions

Survey starts to check speed restrictions

A REVIEW of speed limits on the main roads in Torbay is under way, starting with the area from Brixham to the Windy Corner junction at...

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Man caught on camera

CLOSED circuit surveillance cameras captured rare footage of a man actually handling stolen goods which had been taken by another man in a burglary. Exeter Crown Court heard most often it...












 

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A record that Gulls aim to prevent

A record that Gulls aim to prevent

BUOYED by their FA Cup heroics against Blackpool, Torquay United will try to bring leaders Burton Albion's eleven-match winning run in the Blue Square Premier to a shuddering halt at the Pirelli Stadium tonight (7.45pm).

Nigel Clough's Brewers — he's now the odds-on favourite to get the vacant job at nearby Derby County — will...

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Record in sight for junior Cloughie

Record in sight for junior  Cloughie

NOBODY exactly panicked when Burton Albion won only four and lost three of their first ten games this season, but it wasn't exactly the...

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Burton Albion player to watch - Shaun Harrad

Burton Albion player to watch - Shaun Harrad

FOR THE past couple of seasons, most of the headlines at the Pirelli Stadium went to leading scorer Daryl Clare, and this year new...

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Hayman in line to take over as chairman

Hayman in  line to take  over as  chairman

FORMER Newton Abbot Spurs secretary Mark Hayman remains the only candidate to take over from Cornwall-based Bob Bell as chairman of the...

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Pace-setters keep feet to the floor

IT'S still full pelt in the race for the Torbay Sunday League's Division One championship after victories for pace-setters Half Moon, defending champions Applebys and Royal Standard at the...

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Hitting the airwaves

Hitting the airwaves

THE newest community radio station in South Devon hits the airwaves next month — and it is inviting radio 'heads' to take part in its festival launch.

The Dartington-based Soundart Radio will go live covering the Totnes area on Monday, January 26.

To mark the event the radio station is holding a radio festival from January 31...

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Extra cops on call as Bay shivers into 2009

Extra cops on call as Bay shivers into 2009

NEW Year revellers can expect zero temperatures and a heavy police presence tonight when Torbay opens the door to 2009. With temperatur...

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All the ingredients for a wonderful panto

All the ingredients for a wonderful panto

Aladdin Paignton Pantomime Productions, Palace Theatre ✪✪✪✪ WAS there some fun for everyone? Oh yes, there...

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