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Police launch firework murder probe

Police launch firework murder probe

POLICE have today launched a murder investigation into the firework death of a Cornish mother, writes WMN chief reporter Andy Greenwood. Mary Fox was...



Emma: BNP would love racist Exeter

Emma Thompson and Greg Wise with their  son Tindyebwa Agaba  at his degree ceremony in Exeter. Also shown are Gaia Thompson, the couple's daughter, and Phyllida Law, Ms Thompson's mother

ACTRESS Emma Thompson stunned students at Exeter University by telling them: "Nick Griffin would feel very comfortable here". The Oscar...

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Mother killed in firework blaze

Police outside the house where a mother of five died  in   a blaze after saving her teenage son's life

A DEVASTATING Bonfire Night blaze which ripped through a family home killing a 59-year-old woman may have been started by a firework,...


PCSOs to get new uniforms

South Brent PCSO Vicky Gummow is instructed by Sgt Steve Hopper on how to use a traffic speed gun

THE uniforms of police community support officers in Devon and Cornwall are to be modified – to end being confused with police...

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Tortoise thief spared jail term

Danny Woodley arrives at Bodmin Magistrates Court

A MAN who smuggled a valuable giant tortoise from a Cornish sanctuary in a suitcase while on holiday, before selling it for thousands...


Cornwall ready to talk up culture

County set to talk up culture

EUROPEAN leaders were last night urged to "look beyond the city walls" and recognise the arts in rural areas, writes WMN London Editor...

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Widow's heartache at loss of Oz

Olaf and Christina Schmid on their wedding day.  Left: Olaf and Christina with family at the wedding in December 2007. From left: sister-in-law Debbie, brother Torben, mother Barbra, and from the right, half brother Greg Schmid and his   wife Linzi

THE widow of Westcountry bomb disposal hero Olaf Schmid has spoken of her heartache at losing her "best friend", writes the WMN's Graem...

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Pupil, 10, probed over racial assault

Pupil aged 10 investigated over alleged racial assault

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy is being investigated by police after a fellow primary school pupil was injured in what officers suspect may have...


Air ambulance pilot is jailed

Pilot is jailed for speeding ban lie

AN AIR ambulance pilot who lied to avoid a driving ban has been jailed for four months for attempting to pervert the course of justice....


Hiker missing on Dartmoor

Hiker missing on Dartmoor

​POLICE are searching for a 38-year-old man who has gone missing while hiking on Dartmoor. Dave Butler was last seen leaving&nbs...


Vanessa George: Parents to decide

Parents can choose to know about abuse in George case

PARENTS whose children may have been abused by nursery worker Vanessa George should be able to choose to know if their children were...








 

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​Plymouth Argyle 2 Doncaster 1

PLYMOUTH Argyle climbed out of the relegation zone with a superb 2-1 victory over fellow struggles Doncaster at Home Park. Rory Fallon grabbed the...

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Nuneaton 0 Exeter City 4

Nuneaton 0 Exeter City 4

MATTHEW Taylor propelled Exeter City into the second round of the FA Cup with a two-goal effort as they humbled Nuneaton Town 4-0 at...

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Oxford 1 Yeovil Town 0

​Oxford 1 Yeovil Town 0

YEOVIL Town crashed out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 defeat to Blue Square Premier pace-setters Oxford United at Kassam Stadium. Yeovil...

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Torquay United 3 Cheltenham 1

​Torquay United 3 Cheltenham 1

NICKY Wroe proved to be the hat-trick hero as Torquay United eased through to the second round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 victory over...

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Noone looks for call-up

Craig Noone (above) in action for Exeter City

PLYMOUTH Argyle manager Paul Sturrock is not promising to turn to a like-for- like replacement when he fills the gap in his side left...

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Argyle home form must improve

Yoann Folly has worked himself back into contention at Argyle after a tough start at the club

PLYMOUTH Argyle are eager to find a way of improving their sub-standard home form, after their heroics on their travels last weekend....

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Grecians look to avoid Cup humiliation

Exeter's Dean Moxey is stopped in his tracks during last season's FA Cup defeat to Curzon Ashton

THE ghosts of Curzon Ashton still haunt Exeter City and their manager Paul Tisdale. It was almost 12 months ago to the day that the...

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I'm the one with the rabbit

LOOKEY LIKEYS?  David Fitzgerald – he's on the left – and Rory Bremner

"IT'S you, isn't it?" said the charming young lady at a service station in Saltash.

"Yes," I said, as I couldn't deny it.

"I love you on television. You really make me laugh."

Well, as a newsreader I'm supposed to be pretty serious but – and as I have mentioned before – in one of my bulletins I did manage to...

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Magpie of music is always on lookout

Magpie of music is always on lookout

IT SEEMS inevitable that Steve Hackett will forever be described as the "former Genesis guitarist", even though the 32 years since he...

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California dreaming is rooted in reality

Two Spot Gobi with James Robinson, third from left, play the NoHo Arts Centre, Los Angeles

CHILL winds and blustery showers may be ushering in the British winter, but James Robinson and fellow members of alternative funky soul...

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Emotional journey's a ride worth taking

Multi-instrumentalist Cosmo Jarvis has put heart and soul into his debut album... and now he's on the road

TAKING artistic risks and being frank to the point of outrageous is all in a day's work and play for Cosmo Jarvis. The words "stand"...

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Ash are burning as brightly

Irish trio Ash hit  the Westcountry

IRISH trio Ash are nearing the halfway mark in their unique A-Z tour of the UK which brings their crunching guitar-fuelled sound to...

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