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Boy left with eight-inch shard in side after being thrown into window

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A TEENAGER pulled an eight-inch shard of glass from his side after allegedly being pushed against a shop window which shattered.

The...

Some Plymouth primary schools to boycott Sats exams for 11-year-olds

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

SOME primary schools in Plymouth will boycott Sats tests for 11-year-olds next month, according to the chairman of the Plymouth Association of...

Gas cannisters, children's toys and rubbish left at illegal travellers' site in Plymouth

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

PILES of rubbish have been left scattered in hedgerows at the site of an illegal camp in Woolwell.

Cannisters of compressed gas, petrol...

Police launch five-month crackdown on speeding motorists near Plymouth

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

SPEEDING motorists are being targeted in a five-month clampdown by police.

Operation Slowdown, which was due to be launched today in...

Plymouth couple are in line for a share of Chinese toxic sofa millions

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A PLYMOUTH couple who claim they are victims of a 'toxic sofa' could be in line for a slice of £20million in compensation.

Barry Green...

Driver haunted by tragic death

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A VAN driver who denies causing the death of a woman pedestrian by careless driving has told a jury he is haunted by the incident.

Asked by...

Pupil injured in road accident

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A SCHOOLBOY was rushed to hospital after a collision with a car outside a Plymouth school.

The accident happened on Trevithick Road outside...

Tories meet Southway residents

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

IMMIGRATION, fixed taxes and European powers were the issues that concerned Southway residents, according to Conservative representatives visiting...

Former head sent to crown court on sex assault charges

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A FORMER Plymouth head teacher accused of 29 indecent assaults on former pupils has been sent to the crown court to face trial.

Neil Dyer,...

Man left dangling from window

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A MAN has appeared in court accused of kicking a ladder away from a wall, leaving a man dangling from a window three storeys from the ground.

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Witness appeal after man hits woman in face

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault in the city centre which saw a man verbally abuse then punch a young woman in the face.

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Police renew witness appeal over Plymouth park sex attack

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

POLICE are still appealing for people who used a Lipson park on the night of a serious sexual assault on a young woman to come forward.

The...

Views on drink issue

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

THE School's Herald asked three young people in Torpoint what they thought about underage drinking in the town.

Anna Powell, 15, said:...

Is teen boozing taintIng town?

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

UNDERAGE drinking in Torpoint is not being seen as a problem by some young people in the town — despite police attention on illegal...

Scouts' celebrations right on target

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A GROUP of Plymouth Scouts is celebrating after getting £825 to spend on archery equipment.

Children at the 1st Keyham Scouts...

Pair's sunrise viewing turns into a disaster

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Two young men had to be lifted to safety when their early- hours plan to witness the sunrise ended in disaster.

Rescuers said the pair had...

Man denies order breach

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A CALLINGTON man is to face trial after denying breaching a restraining order.

The prosecution claims that Sean Marsden, from Sevenstones,...

Man with history of violence hit former girlfriend in face

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A MAN who hit his ex-girlfriend in the face while holding a mobile phone in his hand has been jailed for eight weeks.

Danny Gould, 26,...

Drink-driver never had licence

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A MAN who crashed a car into a lamppost while nearly three times the legal drink-driving limit has never held a licence, a court was told.

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Teacher who lied about surgery to get time off work is banned for a year

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

A TEACHER who lied about needing surgery to take time off work at Plymouth College has been hit with a year-long ban from the classroom.

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