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Boy, nine, and two 18-year-olds killed in crash

Boy, nine, and two teenagers killed in crash

A NINE-year-old boy and two teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene of a crash at 11pm on Saturday night.Emergency services were sent to the A379...

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Ten former Plymouth mayors attack council leader

HANDS OFF OUR MAYORALTY

TEN former Lord Mayors of Plymouth have attacked council leader Vivien Pengelly for "trying to control the mayoralty". In a letter...

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Full-scale coast search after tourist gets on wrong coach

Full-scale coast search after tourist gets on wrong coach

A FULL-SCALE coastal search was launched on Saturday evenning after a tourist visiting the area got on the wrong coach home. A rescue...

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Woman rescued as crews tackle two fires

Woman rescued as crews tackle two fires

FIREFIGHTERS in Plymouth had to deal with two domestic fires within minutes of each other in the early hours of Saturday, rescuing one...

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Josh Hammond: 'He made the ultimate sacrifice. We are just so proud of him'

A PROUD SOLDIER:  Joshua Hammond in dress uniform and, above left, with comrades

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

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Gang member jailed for breaching Asbo

Jailed for hanging out with city thug

AN ALLEGED gang member has been jailed for breaching a tough anti-social behaviour order by hanging out with a violent thug. Jonathan...

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Accused: Stun-gun 'for self defence'

Accused: Stun-gun 'for self defence'

A MAN stopped by police had a stun-gun in his flat 13 times more powerful than a police Taser, Plymouth Crown Court heard. When officer...

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Council tax may go up to pay for water change

Council tax may go up to pay for water change

COUNCIL Tax bills for Plymouth householders would increase under a switchover of levying road drainage costs, writes Nick Lester. But...

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Jail for man who stabbed attacker

Jail for man who stabbed attacker

A MAN head-butted twice and chased from a pub stabbed his assailant five times in self-defence with a kitchen knife he found lying on...

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Skinny enough to give husband a kidney

LIFESAVING MISSION:  Sam Lamb, pictured with daughter Beatrice, has been given the green light to donate a kidney to husband Andy, but still has half a stone to lose

AN IVYBRIDGE super slimmer has been told by doctors her kidneys are fit enough to donate to her husband in the hope of saving his life....

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Brothers' break-in terrified neighbours

TWO homeless, formerly drug-addicted brothers have been sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court after a terrifying break-in. Residents at a flat in Haddington Road in Stoke woke up around 5.50am...

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LUGGY: IT'S MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY

LUGGY: IT'S MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY

MANAGER Paul Sturrock has warned his Plymouth Argyle players it's his way or the highway from now on.

There's only one commandment to follow, he said – and that's Luggy's Law.

Sturrock (pictured right) insisted no-one should underestimate the seriousness of his threat ahead of his second full Championship season at Home...

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Devils up to second after hammering Scunthorpe

Devils up to second after hammering Scunthorpe

Plymouth Devils...60 Scunthorpe Saints...35 PLYMOUTH Devils are up to second in the National League following Friday night's comfortabl...

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Synan set to be the face of KK Shonan at Argyle – not Kagami

Synan set to  be the   face of KK Shonan  at  Argyle – not Kagami

YASUAKI KAGAMI was a notable absentee from the Press conference when it was announced a Japanese-UK consortium had become the new major...

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Pilgrims entertain SPL club Hearts in only home friendly

ARGYLE are to host Scottish Premier League side Hearts in their only home pre-season friendly on Wednesday, July 29 (7.45pm). The fixture has yet to be officially confirmed by either...

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Griffiths keen for recruits to invest in team's spirit

Griffiths keen for recruits to invest in team's spirit

GEOFF GRIFFITHS believes Plymouth Albion's chances of success in the Championship next season rely heavily on whether the club's new...

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Albion to face two top Welsh sides in pre-season

PLYMOUTH Albion will play two Welsh Premiership sides, Newport and Neath, as part of their pre-season schedule. Albion will host Newport – who they play away in this term's British and...

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Devils set to stage Saturday cup clash

Devils set to stage Saturday cup clash

HOLDERS Plymouth Devils are aiming to serve up a rare Saturday treat for their fans after learning Bournemouth Buccaneers will be their...

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Gregory and Burke miss Shropshire test

Gregory and Burke miss Shropshire test

QUICK bowler Ian Bishop believes Devon are in good shape ahead of their must-win Minor Counties Championship game against Shropshire...

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Reunion tees off fundraising drive

Reunion tees off fundraising drive

FORMER members of Yelverton's junior section have raised money for the current juniors by staging the inaugural Junior Reunion event....

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Leaders Civil make class tell in late rally against Down

PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT SATURDAY LEAGUE FOR three-quarters of the game between North Down and Division One leaders CSBC at Unity Park it looked as if CSBC were about to lose their first game...

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GOLF TIPS WITH IAN MARSHALL

GOLF TIPS WITH   IAN MARSHALL

THIS week, Ian Marshall continues his series of tips by looking at the downswing and follow through of a bunker shot. "A LOT of golfers...

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First two through Plymouth Battle of the Bands Heat One

Battle of the Bands week one - First four through

THIS year’s The Herald South  West Battle of the Bands competition has kicked off in rockin’  style.It is, quite simply, going...

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Peter Stedman – an example to all

Peter  Stedman – an example to all

IT WAS with great sadness that I learned last Saturday of the death of Peter Stedman. Only a week or two earlier we had featured one of...

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God's gift of dance

HAPPY FEET:   Above,  Pat, aged 15 and (right) with her daughter, city councillor Gloria Bragg. Bottom left, the Pat Flint dancing school at Woodland Fort, 1942 – Pat is standing near the end of the middle row

PAT PROUT always had a day job working with her hands but her skill with her feet provided the stand-out happy memories in a second,...

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Weekend news quiz

Weekend news quiz

1.    Which newly reformed band brought the curtain down on this year’s Glastonbury Festival?2.    ...

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Phil has found fulfilment

INNOVATION:  Pupil Matt Short and Suzanne Haley at the official opening of the school's Hannahwood learning centre. Right: Phil with Matt and Tom Smith, left</B>

HOW wrong can you be? A late middle-aged man with silver hair is moving across the pub towards me to introduce himself. He doesn't need...

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It's all downhill from here for Laura

ADVOCATE:  Laura wants skaters to be more widely accepted

IF I WEREN'T TALKING TO YOU, RIGHT NOW I'D BE… Going into town to pick up the wheels for my skateboard which have come from Ameri...

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Then and Now

Then and Now

ALTHOUGH the street scene this side of the Thistle Park Tavern has changed dramatically, on the south side of the tracks everything...

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Cow Pat ice cream, anyone...?

AUCTION:  One lucky bidder got to name a cow after his wife

EVERY so often I am called upon to act as an auctioneer for charity events. Especially in theses times, my heart sinks when I survey...

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Fab four tribute recreate Cavern

THE Ship's Tavern in Elburton is opening its doors to live music on a fairly regular basis, catering for 'recycled teenagers', as mine host likes to call the majority of his punters. ...

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Castle and garden opened to public

Castle and garden   opened to public

A FASCINATING maritime- themed garden created from an abandoned 1920s mussel purification station site is open tomorrow in aid of cance...

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Feline in the mood for fun?

THE Wranglers Children's Group plan to set the Athenaeum stage into a furry frenzy when they perform the kids' version of Walt Disney's 1970 film The Aristocats today. This fun-filled tale...

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