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Barnstaple fire deaths: Police issue picture as husband quizzed

Police have issued the first picture of a mother-of-two who died with her friend in what officers believe was a double murder at a house in Devon. The...

Lawyer killed herself and daughter in drink-drive crash on A30

A lawyer killed herself and one of her daughters in a crash on a Devon road while more than three times the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard...

Daring 'Spider-Man' thief makes off with £26,000 of jewellery

A DARING burglar scaled the front wall of a Barbican antiques shop and made off with more than £26,000 worth of jewellery, police have revealed....

Dartmoor Zoo's 'uncertain future' while film money arrives

DARTMOOR Zoological Park is facing an "uncertain future" while it waits for a "substantial" amount of Hollywood movie cash to arrive. The Sparkwell...

Twister looms large over fishing port in this reader's ominous photograph

This is the moment a twister formed in the skies off the coast. The water spout formed over Brixham in South Devon - watched by crowds of onlookers....

Devon County Council's pension deficit is £894m

A shortfall in Devon County Council’s final salary pension scheme has soared to £894million – an annual increase of 53 per cent. The...

Controversial Government 'Devonwall' plans could be avoided, hints Nick Clegg

Westcountry MPs are to lobby Nick Clegg directly after the Deputy Prime Minister hinted that the creation of a constituency straddling the Devon and...

Mum, aged 14, on the run with baby and ex-boyfriend

A 14-year-old girl has gone on the run with her ex-boyfriend and their daughter. Tinishya Marshall disappeared with 11-month-old Sophie and they are...

Bins hotline fails after 8,000 angry Torbay residents phone in

A BINS telephone hotline 'crashed' yesterday as calls from angry Torbay residents topped the 8,000 mark. Torbay mayor Nick Bye, who had joined dust...

Teenager seriously hurt after collision with car

A TEENAGER is in hospital with "serious injuries" after being involved in a collision with a car in Plymouth. The youngster, who was walking along a...

Rover towed away from home and dumped in B&Q by clampers

MOTORIST Kay Readman had her car towed away from her home by a parking firm which then charged her £358 — and told her it had been left...

Sport

Baxter: Exeter Chiefs will not hold back against Tigers

Rob Baxter says he will not be resting any of his Exeter Chiefs players against Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership this weekend – as his...

Arnason hoping for recall to Argyle side in time for testing trip to Colchester

Kari Arnason is looking forward to returning to action and, he hopes, helping Plymouth Argyle end their recent lean spell away to Colchester United on...

Tully urges Grecians to find way to win away from home

Steve Tully has insisted that it is about time Exeter City find a cure for their Football League travel sickness. The Grecians, who make the long trek...

Alex Davies is desperate to end wait for victory

Alex Davies will be a man on a mission at Meadow Lane on Sunday, when Plymouth Albion take on Nottingham. The 24-year-old fly-half is not only...

Former Gulls star says the door is open to Premiership football

FORMER Torquay United starlet Mike Williamson believes that plenty of other League Two players can follow him from football's 'basement' to the riches...

Michaela Breeze to end career as Welsh Commonwealth team captain

Two-time Olympian Michaela Breeze is to end her international weightlifting career by captaining Wales at next month’s Commonwealth Games, it...

Wilsmore keen to build on promising first season

WORK in progress is how Plymouth's up-and-coming middle-distance runner Mike Wilsmore summed up his first full athletics season. Wilsmore has burst on...

South Devon's top rowers take on South Coast's best at Wimbleball

THIS SATURDAY'S 54th South Coast Championship Regatta and 5th South Coast Junior Regatta has attracted a large entry for the one-day event over a 2000...

Buckle grateful to two bosses who have gone all the way

THEY MAY be among the biggest names in the game, but Harry Redknapp and Neil Warnock haven't forgotten where and how they cut their teeth in...

Saints stumble as Riley's open up eight-point lead

RILEY'S Q increased their lead to eight points as they pasted Mid Devon Cons A 6-0. Alan Tunney compiled a 79 clearance - and a break of 39 - whilst...

Kath Endacott warms up for Delhi with club run out

INTERNATIONAL sprinter Katherine Endacott returned to her roots for her last competitive action ahead of next month's Commonwealth Games in India....

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