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Tamar tolls will rise by 50 per cent

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DRIVERS will have to pay an extra 50 per cent to cross the Tamar from Friday.

There was fierce opposition to price hikes on the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry when they were first proposed last year.

But the long-running dispute was finally resolved yesterday when the Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis, approved...

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Is it last orders for the traditional pub?

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FOLLOWING the latest shock pub closure in Plymouth, Herald Reporter Edd Moore visited city pubs to find out if regulars fear their...

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Facebook pulls plug on witness report site

FRONT PAGE:  How The Herald revealed the incident last Friday

POLICE are continuing to investigate how a teenage girl's witness statement appeared on Facebook. The offending article has since been...


Man 'outraged public decency' with girl at bus stop

Man 'outraged public decency' with girl at bus stop

​POLICE are hunting a man who spent 30 minutes with his hands down his trousers while staring at a girl at Plymouth bus stop.&nbs...

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Taxi driver accused of using drain cover to look into woman's shower

Voyeurism case to be heard by judge

A CZECH taxi driver who is accused of spying on a woman taking a shower at a city health club has been sent to Crown court for trial....


Concern for Plymouth man missing for a month

Concern for Plymouth man missing for a month

CONCERNS are growing for a Plymouth man who has now been missing for more than a month. John Thomson has not been seen since the beginn...

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Lorry drivers cut from cabs after crash

Lorry drivers cut from cabs after crash

TWO lorry drivers had to be cut from their cabs when the two vehicles collided near a city shooting ground. Paramedics treated both...

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Family members enter pleas on benefits charges

COURT APPEARANCE:  Graham Mepstead, left, and Peter Mepstead

THREE members of a family accused of cheating the taxpayer out of almost £30,000 have entered pleas at Plymouth Crown Court. Leah...


Man accused of grooming children for sex

Man accused of grooming children for sex

A MAN has appeared in court for allegedly grooming boys for sex. Stephen Fogg (pictured left), aged 50, appeared in custody at Plymouth...


Commander crashed submarine after failing to spot pinnacle on charts

Commander crashed submarine after failing to spot pinnacle on charts

​A ROYAL Navy commander crashed his nuclear-powered submarine into a shallow pinnacle he failed to spot on navigation charts, a...

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Nicky wows the judges at Crufts in 'first' for owner

TOP DOG:  Nancey 
 Walker with her American cocker spaniel Nicky</B>

THEY say every dog has his day – and for one Plymouth spaniel that moment came when he was awarded the title of Top Dog at Crufts...

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Plymouth Argyle 3 Bristol City 2

Carl Fletcher netted a late winner as struggling Plymouth claimed only their fifth home league victory of the season against 10-man Bristol City.
The Pilgrims looked on course for a straightforward three points when Chris Clark netted his first league goal for the club before Bradley Wright-Phillips doubled the advantage before the...

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N'Gala completes move to Argyle

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​ARGYLE have completed the loan signing of West Ham United Bondz N’Gala in time to join his new team-mates for tonight̵...

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Further delay in signing of pair

FURTHER DELAY IN SIGNING OF PAIR

THERE has been a further delay in Plymouth Argyle's attempts to sign defender Bondz N'Gala on a one-month loan from West Ham United....

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Albion chairman has been delighted with squad ethos

Albion chairman has been delighted with squad ethos

PLYMOUTH Albion chairman Graham Stirling has praised the squad Graham Dawe has put together this season. Albion had a limited budget...

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Greens facing another reorganisation at back

Greens facing another reorganisation at back

ARGYLE will be forced into yet another defensive reshuffle when they take on Bristol City at Home Park tonight. Richard Eckersley, the...

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Mariner tight-lipped on starting role for Bolasie

Mariner tight-lipped on starting role for Bolasie

ARGYLE head coach Paul Mariner is keeping his cards close to his chest about whether winger Yannick Bolasie will start against Bristol...

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University of Plymouth win men's Varsity rugby

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THE University of Plymouth claimed victory for a second year running in the men's Varsity rugby match held at Plymouth Albion's Brickfi...

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Albion offer special ticket deal

Albion offer special ticket deal

TICKETS for Plymouth Albion's play-off games go on sale at the club today. Albion will kick-off their Pool A fixtures with a home match...

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Marjon edging closer to drop

Marjon edging closer to drop

PLYMOUTH Marjon have edged closer to a regional league return following their 8-2 England Hockey League loss at Men's Conference West...

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Darts round-up with Steve Chapman

BULLSEYEDarts round-up with  Steve Chapman

PLYMOUTH CITY SUPER LEAGUE HILL Park B were the biggest winners on the opening night of the new season and inflicted on Compton Inn a...

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Getting in

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GETTING IN All seats (except the Mayflower Enclosure): adults £24, over 65s and under 23s £16, under 18s £7. The Mayflow...

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Match was not a dress rehearsal

Match was not a dress rehearsal

A FUNDRAISING appeal got a kick out of seeing grown men dressed as women – to the tune of several thousand pounds. Nearly 40 people signed up to...

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Clock from the past GUINNESS CLOCK

Clock from the past GUINNESS CLOCK

REPLACING a large advertisement for Bovril on April Fool's Day 1937, the illuminated Guinness Clock went on to become a much loved...

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Picture Puzzle

Picture Puzzle

WITH this mystery picture it's not so much the fact that it is uncertain where it is – clearly this is the edge of the Octagon in...

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Construction of road bridge claimed lives

ABOVE:  A head for heights was essential &#8211; a close-up of  men on the middle cross-member of the bridge, with Bob Macmillan in the middle sporting what may have been the first hard hat to be worn on a Plymouth building site.BELOW:  No suspension cables yet, but plenty of suspense!

FOLLOWING our most recent Looking Back piece on the construction of the Tamar Road Bridge, I had a couple of visitors to New Street....

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A fitting celebration of 10 successful years

A fitting celebration of 10 successful years

PAIGNTON'S splendid Oldway Mansion provided the perfect visual setting for Devon Baroque's Tenth Anniversary Concert, even if the rathe...

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Active ingredients for a relaxing break

Active ingredients for a relaxing break

A HOLIDAY at Center Parcs offers a beautiful paradox. Shut the door to your lodge, pour a glass of wine and sit in front of the fire...

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Exploring new answers to environmental challenges

VENUE:  Two views of the Duchy Square Centre for Creativity at Princetown, where the forum is taking place

ART and business meet to provide a green boost to the creative sector at Dartmoor on Thursday. The Duchy Square Centre for Creativity...

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Evocative shots win award

FOCUSED:  Louise Sumner with her award, above, and, left, the picture which earned her the award for the most creative image

EVOCATIVE shots of newlyweds in Sorrento and a girl in a red tutu in Venice have helped a Plymouth photographer scoop a top prize....

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Hair and beauty contest

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:  Kellie Landricombe is made up by Haley Mannion; Toni Rooney works on Perri Slater;  Katie Davies concentrates on the job; Courtney-Leigh Lazarus' hair is styled by Katherine Hanna; Nicole Craven gets her make-up attended to

CITY pupils have shown off their hair-raising creative skills with a beauty competition. About 25 hair and beauty students at Tamarside...

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Record-lovers hunting the exotic

IN A SPIN:  Aimee Clarke   and Eva Jakobsen

ELVIS singles priced at £120 and 'award discs' belonging to Tim Rice, Robert Plant and Dido were among sought-after items on displ...

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Trade-in deal on your old computer

DISCOUNT:  Louis King, of Stormfront, which is offering &#163;100 off a new Apple Mac

A PLYMOUTH computer outlet is running a scheme to encourage people to recycle their old PCs. The Stormfront shop, in Drake Circus mall,...

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