We've done our homework ahead of big clash – Webster
Yeovil Town enter the weekend well-versed in how to exploit Swindon's weaknesses – but aware they can rely only on their own performance to earn three points.The Glovers travel to the County Ground on...
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Chief constable congratulates winner of Police and Crime Commissioner election
The chief constable of Devon & Cornwall Police, Shaun Sawyer, has offered his congratulations to the winner of the Police and and Crime Commissioner election, the Conservative Tony Hogg."I would...
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Comet poised to close 41 stores
The insolvent electronics retail chain Comet will close 41 stores in the coming weeks unless a buyer can be found, administrators have confirmed. 27 stores began closing down sales today, with a...
View ArticleSt Austell crash out of Vase
St Austell 2, Bemerton Heath Harlequins 3ST AUSTELL surrendered a two-goal lead to go crashing out of the FA Carlsberg Vase at Poltair Park on Saturday.Having led 2-0 at the break, and seemingly on...
View ArticleTruro City pay price for sloppy defending
Eastbourne Borough 1 Truro City 0City boss Lee Hodges blamed a "mad minute" of defending for his side's Blue Square Bet South defeat at Priory Lane.City switched off at free-kick allowing home skipper...
View ArticleSecond cyclist in a week dies in collision
A cyclist has died after a collision with a car in Cornwall. The rider, who has been named locally as Matt Collings, aged 36, suffered serious injuries after colliding with a vehicle near St Austell...
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Multi-car accident in Launceston results in fuel leak
A traffic accident on Tavistock Road in Launceston on Saturday evening resulted in fuel spillage on the road. A Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service vehicle from Launceston was sent to the site and found...
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Chimney fire in Liskeard
Emergency services were called out to a building in the Rosecraddoc area of Liskeard on Saturday evening to deal with a chimnet on fire. A fire engine from Liskeard was sent to the building and used a...
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Spaniel in mine shaft rescued by 20 people
A spaniel was almost spoilt for choice when it came to picking a saviour after falling down a mine shaft in Radnor near Redruth. Several vehicles from the Fire Service were dispatched to the mine. On...
View ArticleCut in crime is top of agenda
Chief ReporterDevon and Cornwall's new police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg pledged yesterday to put cutting crime at the top of his priorities following his comprehensive election victory.The...
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Devon and Cornwall last to declare result
Devon and Cornwall were the last to declare the winner of the police and crime commissioner election – despite the record low turnout – after a series of problems at the count.Officials had forecast...
View ArticleHousing benefit change 'will make thousands homeless'
Cutting young people's housing benefits would leave thousands homeless in the South West, a leading charity has warned.Almost 30,000 young people in Devon and Cornwall would suffer if the Government...
View ArticleHunting for live quarry won't end under current Act
Mr Phelps (November 10) is right to query the purported use of birds of prey such as the South Devon Hunt's eagle 'Artemis' in hunting with hounds.In nearly eight years, no hunt monitor has ever...
View ArticleFarmers and wildlife need support to maintain balance
Without a shadow of doubt, the Westcountry's greatest asset is its land.There are more than 41,000 farm holdings in the greater South West – nearly a quarter of those in the entire country.There are...
View ArticleTributes to 'stunt man' Hadley, 19
Fond tributes have been paid to a teenage "stunt man" and "a true South Hams boy" who died after a motorcycle crash in Devon.Hadley Bishop, aged 19, from Totnes, died while riding his black Triumph...
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Yacht painting set to race into record books
A new world auction record for a work by Cornish artist Jamie Medlin could be set tomorrow if his oil painting of a 1930s yacht sells, as expected, for around £50,000.The current world auction record...
View ArticleCall to ban traffic lights sparks safety concerns
Road safety groups have hit out at calls for traffic lights to be removed.Sir Simon Jenkins, chairman of the National Trust, said nearly all traffic lights should be removed from Britain's roads...
View ArticleWork starts on specialist head and neck ward
Building work has started at Cornwall's main hospital to create a new specialist head and neck and vascular surgery ward.The £325,000 project on Trelawny Wing at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust,...
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West medics take part in US exercises
Coping with the searing heat of the desert was just one of the skills being put to the test by Westcountry-based medics on exercises thousands of miles from home.Members of 42 Commando Royal Marines...
View ArticleDeli shortlisted for prestigious farming awards
A Cornish deli has been short-listed in this year's Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards.This year sees the contest entering its 13th year with winners due to be announced on Friday November 30.Celebrity...
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