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Heroes return for brave troops

HEROES RETURN

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THEY have been fêted as heroes and it was a hero's welcome for Westcountry troops as they took to the streets for their homecoming parade yesterday.

In front of the Duke of Edinburgh and large crowds cheering and waving flags, hundreds of servicemen and women proudly...

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Bradshaw: Reject 'homophobic' Tories

Bradshaw: Tories can't be trusted on gay rights

Saturday, July 04, 2009

A "DEEP strain of homophobia" still exists within Conservative Party ranks, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has claimed. The Exeter MP said the...

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Troops given warm welcome home

Some of the 700 troops march along the city's main street

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THOUSANDS of friends, family and well-wishers lined the streets of Exeter yesterday to cheer on troops who recently returned from a gruelling...

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Soldier said he would 'come home safe'

Soldier said he would 'come home safe'

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THE heartbroken fiancée of a Westcountry soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan has revealed he promised her he would "come home safe"....

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Agency fears summer wildfires

Agency warns over summer wildfires danger

Saturday, July 04, 2009

WESTCOUNTRY homes, beauty spots and parks could be under threat from wildfires if soaring temperatures continue to put dry ground at risk,...

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Booming summer for holiday homes

Booming summer for holiday homes

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THE Westcountry holiday cottage industry is reporting a bumper year with rocketing bookings and visitors already looking ahead to 2010. Aspects...

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Pasty comes into its own

The pasty comes into its own in recession

Saturday, July 04, 2009

IT IS the iconic foodstuff of the Westcountry and the ultimate in recession-busting, portable meals. Now, after weeks of warm weather, pasties...

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Funeral flowers targeted by thief

Funeral flowers targeted by thief

Saturday, July 04, 2009

POLICE are hunting a "despicable" thief who has been stealing flowers from a graveyard – often within minutes of a funeral taking place....



Royal rest on school bean bags

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall try out the bean bags at Penair School in Truro

Saturday, July 04, 2009

HUNDREDS of cheering people greeted the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall as they arrived in the Westcountry for a day visit...

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Father's plea over son's coma

Father appeals for help solving mystery of son's coma

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THE distraught father of a man who suffered a serious head injury in Torquay leaving him in a coma has appealed for information. Hotel waiter...



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