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Woman, 86, left for dead on way to church

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

AN 86-YEAR-OLD lady has described how she was left for dead on a Plymouth pavement after being robbed by a thug on her way to church.

The terrified pensioner, from St Budeaux, was left bloodied and bruised, lying face-down on the floor after the attacker struck from...

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Helicopter used to clear trees from historic site

UP, UP AND AWAY: (above) A helicopter lifts a felled tree. Top left: Safety manager Tony Lane calculates lift weights. Above centre: Helicopter pilot Capt Pete Hodges. Left: Clearance work under way at the fort

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

ONE of the city's historic military sites is being spruced up with the removal of 100 trees which are damaging it. Crownhill Fort is being given a...

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Married couple deny ABH attack on vulnerable man

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

A MARRIED couple accused of standing on the head of a vulnerable man and repeatedly punching him on the ground have denied causing him actual bodily...

Mother's anguish at son's anorexia

RAISING AWARENESS: Ollie Roche, aged 17, of St Judes who, with his mother Debbie, has launched a campaign for a dedicated eating disorder unit based in Plymouth

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

A 17-YEAR-old anorexic boy who almost died after starving himself has spoken out to raise awareness of the dangerous disorder. When Ollie Roche...

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Football fan hit with match ban

Monday, February 08, 2010

A FOOTBALL fan with a long list of previous convictions has been banned from matches for three years by a judge. Wayne Brownlow, aged 38, who has...

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Work starts on major building schemes across Plymouth

WORK IN PROGRESS: (from left) Work under way at Warleigh Village, Southway; the High View Primary School scheme in Efford and the site of the old TSW studios at Derry's Cross

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Creativity is driving confidence in Plymouth's construction industry and helping to haul the city out of recession, say planning chiefs.

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Plymouth to drop below freezing tonight

Monday, February 08, 2010

PLYMOTHIANS are urged to wrap up warm as night time temperatures are set to drop below freezing tonight. Advisors at the Met Office warned that people...

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Man's arms cut; woman held

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

A STONEHOUSE man had to be rushed to hospital after both his arms were slashed with a knife, say police. The 23-year-old needed eight stitches after...

Residents blast 'cheap and nasty' incineration

PROPOSALS: Paul Carey, managing director of MVV Environment talks with resident Sharon Lambert about the proposals. Right, site option one, Ernesettle, and (far right) option two, Devonport

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

SCORES of people went to a public exhibition on proposals for an incinerator in Ernesettle last night – with many of them voicing their...

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Man admits two charges of theft

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

A HEROIN user who stole a wallet and other valuables from two cars in the middle of the night has been given a court order to tackle his habit. Lee...

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