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Teenage driver killed in crash

Monday, February 08, 2010

THE teenage boy killed in a road accident in Devon has today been named by police.

Daylin David Brown, aged 16 and from Torrington, North Devon, died following a crash involving a Land-Rover on Friday.

Daylin was fatally injured when the Land-Rover he was...

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Council accused over Sita links

Monday, February 08, 2010

CORNWALL Council has been accused of harbouring a "culture of collusion" over the controversial strategy for a £117 million waste incinerator....

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Met Office scientist in climate report row

Met Office professor in climate report furore

Monday, February 08, 2010

THE MET Office has become embroiled in the outcry over manipulation of climate change data, after it was accused of failing to release details of the...

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Council boss takes pay cut

Monday, February 08, 2010

DEVON'S top civil servant is to take a 5 per cent pay cut – putting his salary a fraction under a £150,000-a-year limit that would require...

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Going green with the Blue Mile

Promoting green issues through the Blue Mile

Monday, February 08, 2010

Triple round-the world sailor Conrad Humphreys has launched the Blue Mile, which will share his passions for the water and the environment with...

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'Dumping ground' fears for surf spot

A planning application has been made to install a surface water outfall pipe overlooking Booby's Bay

Monday, February 08, 2010

MORE than 1,000 people have supported an Internet campaign opposing plans which they say could ruin a coastal beauty spot. Campaigners say Booby's Bay...

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Man hurt escaping from blazing flats

Firefighters tackle the blaze at the converted farmhouse in Paignton and, inset, charred remains

Monday, February 08, 2010

A MAN has been left with a broken ankle and serious burns after a house fire in which five dogs were killed. The 29-year-old had been asleep in his...

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Unitary plans face further challenge

Last-ditch county effort to stop Exeter forming break-away authority

Monday, February 08, 2010

LAST-DITCH efforts from Devon County Council to stop Exeter forming a break-away local authority has seen a senior officer approach the House of Lords...

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Man accused of rape and murder

Belgian accused of rape and murder of pensioner

Monday, February 08, 2010

A YOUNG Belgian man accused of brutally raping and murdering a Cornish pensioner while her bed-ridden husband lay helpless in the next room goes on...

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Monks' wine faces Scottish ban

Monday, February 08, 2010

A TONIC wine brewed by monks in Devon could be banned from shops in Scotland where its consumption has been linked to violent crime. Buckfast Tonic...

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