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Devon falconer 'illegally' sold bird of prey for £1,200

Thursday, September 09, 2010

A renowned falconer illegally sold a £1,200 bird of prey, magistrates have been told. Torbay Falconers Club organiser Paul Hill, 41, sold the...

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Bus shelter collapses after accident

Thursday, September 09, 2010

Shoppers were lucky to escape injury when the roof of a bus shelter collapsed after the structure was hit by a bus. Highways engineers were called to...

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Rubbish collectors flooded with phonecalls on first day

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

TORBAY Council was flooded with 6,000 calls on the first day of the new rubbish collection system. Some people were unable to get through to the...

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Rubbish collectors flooded with phonecalls on first day

Pensioner with Alzheimer's is found stuck in brambles

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

A PENSIONER with Alzheimer's disease was found injured and distressed in a remote beauty spot by coastguards in Dawlish Warren on Monday night. The...

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Pensioner is found stuck   in brambles

Attacker told the police: They hurt me, so I hurt them

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

A MAN who stabbed two others in a Paignton street has been sentenced to five and half years behind bars. Paul Spurling (above), 35, admitted wounding...

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Knifeman, 35, gets jail for street attackAttacker told the police: They hurt me, so I hurt them

Victim treated in hospital after music discussion turns nasty

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

TWO men were attacked in Torquay town centre by a gang of six after an argument over music. One of the victims, a local man aged 25, underwent surgery...

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Victim treated in hospital after music discussion turns nasty

Major junction improvements due to start in 12 days

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

WORK on the first phase of £4.1million improvements at Tweenaway Cross, Paignton, is due to start a week on Monday. Torbay Council says that it...

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Major junction improvements due to start in 12 days

Meg to walk across fire to raise money for brave Francesca

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

A GRANDMOTHER is proving she is hot stuff by walking across fire for charity. Meg Jolliffe, 69, is joining members of the Lions Club of Babbacombe and...

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Judge criticises ex-waste firm boss for not providing 'satisfactory' answers

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

THE former boss of a troubled waste firm has been criticised by a Crown court judge for not providing 'satisfactory' answers to questions around his...

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Electrical goods stolen in Dawlish burglary on Stockton Hill

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

POLICE are appealing for information after a Dawlish burglary in which electrical goods were stolen. Computers, mobile phones and a digital camera...

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