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Driver who was twice over limit on A39 avoids disqualification

August 23, 2015, 12:50 am
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A DRIVER who had "no idea" how he came to be in a lay by on the A39 has escaped court without being disqualified.Timothy Andrews, 34, of Dale View in Nantyglow in Gwent, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to being in charge of a motor vehicle while twice over the drink drive alcohol limit.The court heard it was June 8 just before midnight when police saw a car in a lay-by on the A39 near Bideford with its headlights and interior lights on. Officers...

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Son pulls husband off mum as he punches her in chest in attack...

August 24, 2015, 3:31 am
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A HUSBAND has admitted attacking his wife after a night out drinking.Paul Matthews, age 52, punched his wife in the chest area and pulled at her clothes before her adult son split them up.He appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 21, and pleaded guilty to the assault on July 19, in Barnstaple. The court heard from Lyndsey Baker, for the prosecution, who said the couple returned home after a night out. Both had been drinking and an argument ensued.The adult son and a younger...

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Homeless man brings his offending to Barnstaple despite facing...

August 24, 2015, 3:39 am
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A HOMELESS man stole a car in Barnstaple despite facing 130 hours of unpaid work in Derbyshire and a charge of assault and threatening a man with a piece of glass in Milton Keynes.Martin McClelland, 35, was described as "a puzzle" by solicitor Tony Dart, who represented him at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 21.The court heard McClelland, who claimed to be a former soldier suffering with PTSD and bipolar disorder, stole keys to a woman's Honda Jazz from a locker at...

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Addict spared jail after court hears his friend jumped from a...

August 24, 2015, 3:54 am
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A DRUG-ADDICTED prolific offender has been spared jail for thefts carried out while subject to a court order, after magistrates heard his friend had jumped to his death from a Bideford Bridge.Geoffrey Winston, 31, of Capern Road, Bideford, stole whisky, meat and bread in four thefts from supermarkets in Barnstaple, Bideford and Westward Ho! in March, February and April.He did this while subject to a conditional discharge of 12 months, previously handed to him for handling stolen goods.He...

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Bude man charged with attempted murder as victim regains...

August 24, 2015, 6:53 am
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A 30-YEAR-OLD Bude man has been charged with attempted murder after a man was left in a serious condition in hospital.Thirty-year-old John O'Sullivan, from Catherine Close, Bude, was arrested after an incident in the town on Thursday, August 20. Police said the male victim is at Derriford Hospital where he has regained consciousness, but remains in a serious condition.O'Sullivan appeared before Truro Magistrates Court on Saturday, August 22, and was remanded in custody to appear again at Truro...

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Man arrested for murder following suspicious church death in...

August 24, 2015, 8:46 am
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POLICE have begun a murder investigation following the suspicious death of a 48-year-old man in Dartmouth on Saturday.Police and ambulance crews were called at 6.10pm after a man was discovered unconscious at St Barnabas Church in Newcomen Road.A 48-year-old man from Dartmouth has been arrested on suspicion of murder and a 43-year-old man, also from Dartmouth, has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Both remain in custody in Torquay police station.Paramedics performed CPR but...

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Man allegedly sexually assaulted a horse

August 24, 2015, 11:47 pm
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A MAN allegedly carried out sex attacks against a horse and has been remanded in custody.Alan Blackman, 31, of no fixed address, has been charged with sex assaults involving a living animal, Norfolk Police said.The animal was found injured in farms stables in Redenhall, Norfolk, on August 6 and required veterinary treatment.He will appear in court at a later date.

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Man swung 11-year-old child round 'like a rag doll' at Hartland...

August 25, 2015, 12:52 am
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A MAN swung a boy round "like a rag doll" after assaulting a woman at a campsite.Lance Tinker, of Ayres Close in Bideford, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates last week where he pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by beating in Hartland.The court heard Tinker was staying at a campsite and had been out for the evening and was drinking.He ended up getting in an argument with a woman and assaulted her by pushing her and catching her in the face with a caravan door.An 11-year-old boy...

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Prolific offender punched monitor screen at Barnstaple Police...

August 25, 2015, 12:55 am
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A PROLIFIC offender who was released from prison last summer punched a monitor screen while in custody at Barnstaple Police Station. Neil Metters, of Regency Court in Ilfracombe, was arrested in relation to an incident on July 14 and taken into custody. While there he struck the screen with his right fist, causing the screen to come away from the housing. The damage was estimated at £50. Metters pleaded guilty to criminal damage at North Devon Magistrates' Court last Friday. The court...

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​Man forces himself into young woman's car in Bude and police...

August 25, 2015, 4:37 am
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A HOLSWORTHY man was arrested after a man forced himself into 19-year-old woman's car around 3.30am in Bude on Saturday.In what was described as a "scary incident for the victim", the lone teenager was stopped by a man who began talking to her and followed her back to her car. He then took hold of the victim, entered the car, sat in the passenger seat and made her drive him home. She was not harmed.This occurred between 3:30am and 3:45am. The teenager was stopped by the man on Golf...

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North Devon businessman denies defrauding pensioners out of...

August 25, 2015, 7:40 am
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A former 'Man from the Pru' has denied swindling three of his ex customers who invested in his company and told a jury he thought the business was destined to succeed.Lee Chapman encouraged the investors to plough up to £50,000 into the company which claimed to have marketing rights to use the names and logos of the MCC and Lords Cricket Ground on a range of whiskies and gins.He said he worked without pay for a year setting up the company but had no input into its overall financial...

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South West Water fined £45K for breaching environmental...

August 25, 2015, 10:26 am
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SOUTH West Water has been fined £45,000 for breaking environmental controls at a waste plant where a broken screening device caused a series of break downs.The treatment plant at Dunkeswell, near Honiton, was already scheduled for improvement works when discharges breached agreed limits during the summer of 2013.The Environment Agency calculated there had been 13 occasions when waste with too much sludge residue entered the stream which runs past the plant, although South West Water (SWW)...

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Man punches woman in chest in attack

August 24, 2015, 3:31 am
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A HUSBAND has admitted attacking a woman after a night out drinking.Paul Matthews, age 52, punched her in the chest area and pulled at her clothes before they were split up.He appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 21, and pleaded guilty to the assault on July 19, in Barnstaple. The court heard from Lyndsey Baker, for the prosecution, who said the incident occurred after a night out. Both had been drinking and an argument ensued.The woman's son witness her fall over and be...

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Dog bites man in Barnstaple, police appeal for witnesses

August 26, 2015, 1:12 am
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A MAN was bitten by a dog in Trinity Street in Barnstaple earlier this month, prompting a police appeal for witnesses. The incident happened on Tuesday, August 11 between 5.45pm and 6pm. Police said the man was walking along the pavement and as the owner of the dog was stood talking to someone the man walked in the road, giving them all space, in order to get by. The dog was on a lead and as the man went past the dog lunged at him biting his left arm causing injuries. The owner pulled the...

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Drug dealer and fraudster face longer sentences for not paying...

August 26, 2015, 6:36 am
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"MORE proof that crime doesn't pay" – that is how Devon police described the increased sentences handed to a drug offender and a fraudster who failed to pay back what they were ordered to by a judge.Tiverton's Paul Cartmell and Torquay's Christopher Webster were both given confiscation orders as part of their sentences, ordering them to pay back thousands of pounds.Cartmell, a 50-year-old man convicted of possession with intent to supply heroin and Webster, a 56-year-old...

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Tom Coe still in critical condition after alleged attack that saw...

August 26, 2015, 8:16 am
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TOM Coe remains in a critical condition this week following an alleged assault earlier this month that a Barnstaple woman was arrested in connection with.A Barnstaple woman and a man from Newton Abbot have been arrested in connection with the alleged attack on Tom on Saturday, August 8, and police are continuing their appeal.A representative of the force said the police investigation is still very much ongoing.Tom spent his 23rd birthday in hospital after being found unconscious with severe head...

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Paedophile boarding school teacher used hidden camera to make...

August 27, 2015, 3:46 am
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A "MANIPULATIVE and devious" paedophile and ex teacher at one of the South West's top schools has been jailed for three years nine months after admitting using covert cameras to make indecent images of children.With 120 alleged victims over 16 years, a total of 36 counts were admitted by 53-year-old Jonathan Thomson-Glover, from Wadebridge in Cornwall.He pleaded guilty at Taunton Crown Court this morning to making, taking and possessing indecent images of children, some of which were...

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Police release images from hidden cameras used by paedophile...

August 27, 2015, 5:22 am
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POLICE have now released still images taken from the covert cameras former teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover used to film children.As the images show, paedophile Thomson-Glover set up cameras in bathrooms and toilets and made stacks of tapes of students over 16 years.The 53-year-old former Clifton College teacher, from Wadebridge in Cornwall, was this morning jailed for three years and nine months after admitting 36 charges of making, taking and possessing indecent images of children.More than 130...

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Man sent 'disgusting' picture of his penis to a 13-year-old girl...

August 28, 2015, 12:49 am
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A teenager has been sent on a sex offenders' course after he persuaded a 13-year-old Facebook friend to send pictures of her naked breasts to his phone.George Dean knew the girl was under age because he had seen her walking around in school uniform but sent her an image of his genitals and told her he was fantasising about her.Dean, aged 19, was caught after the girl's mother became alarmed about her use of social media and checked her Facebook account and smartphone, Exeter Crown Court was...

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65-year-old flashed her breasts, bared her bottom and slapped...

August 28, 2015, 12:56 am
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A 65-YEAR-OLD was caught on camera slapping her genitalia and baring her bottom during a rant in a Devon street.Margorie Barasic also flashed her breasts to her neighbours during the incident in her back garden.She appeared in court and was given a nine-month community order by magistrates who said it was "not a very nice thing" for her neighbours to have witnessed.The offence took place in Luscombe Road, Paignton, on July 11 following ongoing difficulties between Barasic and her...

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