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Police are investigating whether two smash-and-grab shop raids within minutes of each other were connected.The Premier Store in Mount Gould Road, Plymouth had its window smashed and cigarettes and alcohol were taken five minutes after a window was removed from the Co-op in Beaumont Road where a radio was stolen.Officers were sent to the Co-op at 6.40am on Thursday. A police spokesman said: "We were called to Beaumont Road at 6.40am. A window had been removed, a store radio was removed and...

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Neil_Shaw published Car pushed over roundabout in van crash

August 11, 2017, 12:24 am

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A car was pushed over a roundabout after slowing for the driver in front and being rear-ended by a van.The driver of the BMW says the van hit him from behind and pushed his car across Millbay roundabout in Plymouth.The man, who has asked not to be named, said his wife is suffering neck and back pain after the crash near Plymouth School of Creative Arts on Millbay Road.He told plymouthherald : "He slowed down and I slowed down and all of a sudden I just saw this big van was on the...

AbbieBray published A HUGE prosecco festival is coming to Torquay

August 11, 2017, 12:36 am

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A huge prosecco festival is heading to Torquay - and they are bringing over 40 types of prosecco with them.Prosecco Festival Ltd will be bringing the first EVER prosecco festival to the Riviera Centre in Torquay, although we will have to wait until next year for it.The two-day festival will be held on Friday, May 18, between 6.30pm and 11pm and on Saturday, May 19, between 12.30pm and 5pm and 6.30pm and 11pm.How does it work?Upon arrival you will be given your branded Prosecco flute ready to...

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August 11, 2017, 12:40 am

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Meat and vegetarian pasties sold by ASDA and LIDL have been taken off the shelves and anyone who bought one is asked to return it amid fears they could contain glass.Peter's Food Service Ltd has recalled several baked meat and vegetarian pasty products because they may contain glass fragments.Products include ASDA, LIDL and Peter's brand products.Product: ASDA 2 Peppered Steak Slices Pack size: 2 x 150 grams Use By date: 19 August 2017 Batch code: L6 220Product: ASDA 2 Peppered Steak Slices Pack...

Devon Live published Flowers for Wayne Fenton at scene of stabbing

August 11, 2017, 1:04 am

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Flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal stabbing that has seen a man arrested and charged with murder.Wayne Fenton, 49, was stabbed to death at Plymouth Railway Station on Tuesday, leading to the concourse being sealed off for hours and extra police being deployed.The floral tribute reads: "RIP Wayne/dad. Forever in our hearts, taken too soon. Missed by all, fly high."Love you lots, Jade, Billy, Ashley, Matthew and rest of family."Further moving tributes were paid to the...

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August 11, 2017, 1:09 am

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Police need witnesses to a major, and apparently head-on, crash near Axminster yesterday afternoon which left four men injured.Emergency services were called to the A35 at Kilmington at 2pm following the collision between a blue VW Passat and a red Chevrolet Corvette.The Corvette driver, a 57-year-old man from Wellington, and a male passenger both sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to hospital where they remain in a stable condition.Return to Devon Live home page or read next: Two...

Devon Live published Man who made £300k supplying cannabis will be sent home

August 11, 2017, 1:20 am

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A man who made more than £300,000 supplying Devon gangs with cannabis has been ordered to pay the courts £54,000 - before he is sent home to Albania.Laver Sakaj, 31, has also been jailed for four years and six months for running part of an operation to supply 50kilos of cannabis from Birmingham to Devon.Operation Madras saw eight men convicted of bringing the drug to Devon – after the last one was caught hiding in Rome.Sakaj, an Albanian living illegally in the UK, was in...

DanielClark published South Hams Lib Dems to campaign against proposed councils merger

August 11, 2017, 1:28 am

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Liberal Democrats are leading a campaign against plans to merge two Devon councils.Councillors from South Hams District and West Devon Borough councils agreed at meetings last month to put a proposal to create single new council to a public consultation.The merger would take effect from 2020, and if the move goes ahead, it will mean council tax rates will rise for residents in the South Hams.But Lib Dems in the South Hams say the merger would result in a "massive" increase in council...

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Patrick Phelvin published Rosemoor hosts the first RHS Flower Show in the South West

August 11, 2017, 1:29 am

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The first RHS Flower Show in the South West is being hosted at Rosemoor, from the 18 - 20 August. This three-day floral extravaganza is set in the wonderful surroundings of RHS Garden Rosemoor in Great Torrington, Devon.Jon Webster, Curator, RHS Garden Rosemoor, says: "Unlike traditional RHS flower shows like Chelsea and Hampton Court, visitors will get a very different experience. The Rosemoor Garden Flower Show will be a much more relaxed affair. Set within the 65 acres of gardens, it...

AbbieBray published Exeter's new Lush store is looking for more staff - and here's...

August 11, 2017, 1:33 am

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This week Devon Live exclusively announced that Exeter's Lush store would be moving to a bigger location - and now we can reveal that they will be recruiting even more staff.The store, currently on the High Street opposite Marks & Spencer, will move to the Princesshay shopping centre. It will open its new premises in September.Workmen are currently refurbishing the former Nike Sweatshop sports store, which has been standing empty, to become the new Lush store.The new shop premises stand...

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August 11, 2017, 10:04 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following the collision on the North Devon Link Road in which a nine-year-old girl lost her life.The two-vehicle collision happened on the A361 near to West Buckland on Sunday, July 30.Police were called at 11.30am to reports that a Vauxhall Vectra car travelling towards Barnstaple was involved in a collision with a green Ford Ranger 4x4 towing a cattle trailer in the Swimbridge area.The Vauxhall driver, Loanna Ball, was airlifted to...

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August 11, 2017, 11:06 am

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Can you believe it's been ten years since the Tivoli closed, Bill Bailey shocked Tiverton Comedy Club visitors and a St John's hut and of course the bizarre theft of a floodgate from the River Lowman? No? We can't either!We recall all the big news from ten years ago, in our list of six things that happened in Mid Devon, you won't believe happened ten years ago - do you remember where you were when Tiverton Hotel opened its lift?The Tivoli ClosedIt was a sad day for cinema goers in Tiverton as...

RomPEllis published Driver caught doing 110mph was 'going to Trago to buy a carpet'

August 11, 2017, 11:10 am

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A driver who was stopped on a main road speeding at 110mph told police that they were on their way 'to buy a carpet'.The road user was caught by the police on the Cornish side of the A30 while they were driving to Trago Mills, near Liskeard, reports Cornwall Live.Read more: Exeter is getting a Harry Potter inspired bar over four floors with a magic twistOfficers, who explained that the incident happened on Thursday, said that the driver was speeding 'just to get to Trago to buy a carpet'.They...

Devon Live commented Exeter flood defence scheme hit by eight-month delay

August 11, 2017, 11:13 am

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A major civil engineering project designed to protect thousands of Exeter residents from flooding is running eight months behind schedule, DevonLive.com can reveal.The Environment Agency is conducting the £32m works alongside the river Exe but has hit problems alongside Bonhay Road.A new 120 metre flood wall being built alongside the road was originally expected to be completed by April, however the Environment Agency say "unavoidable ground conditions" mean the work won't now be...

Devon Live published Babysitter did 'untold harm' to girl he abused

August 11, 2017, 11:19 am

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Child welfare campaigners have welcomed a 10-year sentence passed on a babysitter whose sexual abuse has left his victim with severe psychological damage.Michael Ganney was told by a judge he had caused 'untold harm' to the girl who he sexually assaulted when she was a child.The abuse took place more than a decade ago but the girl is still suffering from what happened to her and has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.Ganney took advantage of the girl by going into her bedroom and...

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RomPEllis published Women admit attempting to rob convenience store

August 11, 2017, 11:25 am

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Two women have admitted attempting to rob a convenience store in Plymouth. Nikki Blank, 34, from Biggin Hill, and Stefanie Lake, 31, from Flora Court, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court via video link where they both pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery of the Premier Store, in Marlborough Street, on Thursday, July 29. Sitting side by side they listened intently as Judge Ian Lawrie told their advocates in court it was inevitable their clients faced a "significant period of...

RomPEllis commented Man to face trial after claiming gun is unusable antique

August 11, 2017, 11:30 am

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A Devon man will face trial after insisting that a gun he was given was an unusable antique. Neil Roots, aged 45, has denied possession of a prohibited firearm, reports the Plymouth Herald. Plasterer Roots allegedly had a Colt 38 revolver in Plymouth on December 31 last year. He has previously pleaded not guilty when he appeared at the city's Crown Court. Ali Rafati, for the defendant, said the weapon was an antique, made some time between 1877 and 1909 and had been given to him by a...

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August 11, 2017, 11:41 am

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A popular Plymouth pub has reopened as a shiny new sports bar. The King's Head, on Bretonside, opened its doors to the public for the first time in just under a year, reports the Plymouth Herald. The new-look pub will now be run by Craft Union – a subsidiary of the pub's former owners, Enterprise Inn's - whose main aim is to make the pub a key part of the community and pull in sports fans. Becky Johnson, Craft Union area manager, said: "We're part of picking out these kind of...

RomPEllis published Railways in South West hit by doubling of cable thefts

August 11, 2017, 12:09 pm

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New figures indicate that cable theft is still causing major delays to the rail network with a doubling of incidents in the South West. A study of the data by VPS Site Security shows that cable theft is occurring five times a week an averages across the UK. The British Transport Police Authority, who oversee the transport police force, also records the subsequent delays and disruptions to passengers was 23,670. This is half the previous year, but still equivalent of cable theft causing network...

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August 11, 2017, 10:10 pm

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