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Man accused of attempted murders in Westward Ho! is detained

December 7, 2015, 5:42 am
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A JUDGE has authorised the continued detention of a man who is accused of attempting to murder two people during an alleged knife attack.Asher Roche, 28, is due to face trial in May next year accused attempting to murder 65-year-old Barbara Gregory and 40-year-old Mark Corns on June 12 at Westward Ho!.Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, authorised his detention beyond the six month custody time limit and adjourned the case for trial.Richard Crabb, for the defence, said psychiatric reports have been...

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Theft of village defibrillator could have 'cost somebody their...

December 7, 2015, 5:56 am
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A COMMUNITY defibrillator has been stolen from a North Devon village. PCSO Mark James is appealing for information regarding the theft, which occurred between Monday, November 30 and Wednesday December 2. The community defibrillator, worth £800, was stolen from the telephone box in Halwill, Beaworthy. Mark said: "The defibrillator is a vital community asset, obviously available for use in the most dire circumstances, and it's theft could have cost somebody their...

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Thieving North Devon carer facing jail after victim gives...

December 7, 2015, 7:43 am
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A thieving carer is facing jail after a vulnerable customer gave evidence against her from beyond the grave. Melanie Harris was the leader of a team of carers looking after victim Ted Carter at his bungalow in Barnstaple when she took advantage of her position to swindle around £75,000. She was caught after another carer saw Mr Carter's bank statement and found she had used his account to buy Tesco baby showers. The team leader had used Mr Carter's account as her own and spent large...

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Driveway gang were rip off artists and rogue traders, Devon court...

December 7, 2015, 11:53 pm
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A GANG of rogue traders allegedly conned vulnerable elderly customers into paying over inflated prices for shoddy work on their drives or roofs.The itinerant group of workmen demanded to be paid large amounts in cash and even followed one woman to a supermarket cashpoint in their white van, Exeter Crown Court was told.They allegedly charged £250 a hour for shoddy work including hosing moss off a roof so incompetently that most ended up on a neighbour's caravan.Thomas and Terence Maughan,...

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Crack cocaine-selling student spared jail

December 8, 2015, 12:05 am
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A STUDENT who sold crack cocaine on the streets of Exeter has been spared jail after a judge was told how he was bullied into making the trip. Brian Gray was sent down to Exeter by a gang in South London and caught operating from a house near the main police station in Heavitree Road in December last year. A judge showed mercy on him after being told how Gray had struggled hard to improve himself and escape from the drug ridden estate where he had grown up but been drawn into dealing by...

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North Devon NHS employee arrested on suspicion of downloading...

December 8, 2015, 1:37 am
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A NORTH Devon NHS employee has been arrested by police on suspicion of downloading indecent images of children, the Journal can reveal.The 46-year-old man was arrested in September and has been bailed by police until February 3, 2016, pending further inquiries.The man has been suspended by the Northern Devon NHS Healthcare Trust while the police investigation takes place.Alison Diamond, chief executive of the Trust, said: "We are taking this issue very seriously and are fully co-operating...

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Student denies raping 17-year-old at Barnstaple bedsit

December 8, 2015, 4:48 am
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A STUDENT has denied raping a girl who went to his bedsit in Barnstaple after chatting on Facebook. Chase Elliott allegedly had sex with the 17-year-old girl without her consent while they were lying together on his bed. She had visited his flat about 10 times before and they had kissed but she told him she did not want to go any further because they were not in a relationship, Exeter Crown Court was told. Elliott, 22, of Sunflower Road, Barnstaple, denies raping the girl in August...

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Three builders electrocuted at solar farm near Torrington, court...

December 8, 2015, 6:00 am
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One of Britain's largest solar power firms has admitted failing to ensure the safety of building workers after three men suffered electric shocks from an overhead power line.British Solar Renewables were constructing a new solar farm at Knockworthy Farm, near Torrington, when the accident happened in March 2013.The company and electrical contractor Pascon had failed for created a safe route which directed the operators of heavy plant away from live overhead cables.There should have been a set of...

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Teenagers took lamb into woods and stabbed it to death before...

December 9, 2015, 1:49 am
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THREE teenagers took a lamb from a farmers field, bound it, and two stabbed it 20 times, and left the body in a tree. The youths were caught when they showed pictures of the carnage to friends at school, a court heard. The three, who cannot be named for legal reasons, from Torpoint have appeared at Bodmin Youth Court where they admitted their part in the savage attack. A vet who carried out an autopsy on the lamb said it had around 20 stab wounds. The offence came to light after one...

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Student in Barnstaple rape case said he believed teenager had...

December 9, 2015, 4:24 am
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A STUDENT has denied raping a 17-year-old girl and told a jury he believed she had consented to sex in an exchange of Facebook messages.Chase Elliott said the girl had kissed and cuddled on nine previous visits to his bedsit in Barnstaple and told him on Facebook she would probably go further the next time she went there.He said she had said and done nothing to indicate she did not want sex as they lay together on his bed and he took off her leggings.Elliott, 22, said he asked her if she wanted...

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Barnstaple man banned from pubs after admitting violent affray

December 9, 2015, 6:56 am
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A MAN has been banned from going to pubs in the centre of Barnstaple or being drunk in public after admitting taking part in a violent incident. Edward Boulton was also prohibited from any contact with the two victims of his violence after pleading guilty to affray at Exeter Crown Court. A second charge of assaulting David Hill during the same incident was dropped by the prosecution. Recorder Mr David Bartlett ordered a pre-sentence report and warned Boulton he could be sent to prison when...

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French fishermen 'smuggled 200 immigrants' onto beaches around...

December 9, 2015, 10:30 pm
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A GROUP of French fishermen are on trial accused of smuggling illegal immigrants from the continent into beaches around Devon.The 13 fishermen are accused of smuggling 200 immigrants across the Channel and landing them on beaches between Plymouth and Weymouth.A court has heard the men were recruited by Albanian people smugglers and allegedly ferried the immigrants to the UK in their fishing boats.A court in Brittany was told that the fishermen were paid £700 for each passenger, and mostly...

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Ping pong table thieves ordered to volunteer at Devon university

December 9, 2015, 11:54 pm
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DRUNK students who stole a ping pong table while drunk are being made to volunteer at Plymouth University's Student Union. The table was stolen from outside the university's SU between midnight and 7am on Friday, November 13. Devon and Cornwall police confirmed the table had been found and returned. A spokesman for the force said: "It looks like drunk students have done it for banter."They must have already held their hands up and returned the table. Apologies have been...

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Barnstaple student cleared of rape but still facing jail for...

December 10, 2015, 3:11 am
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A STUDENT has been cleared of raping a 17-year-old girl but is still facing jail for having sex with a 15-year-old schoolgirl.Chase Elliott was found not guilty of raping the 17-year-old friend after telling a jury at Exeter Crown Court he believed she had consented to sex during a Facebook conversation.He said she had not told him to stop while they were having sex in his bedsit in Barnstaple and had sat down afterwards to watch two episodes of Scrubs.Elliott, 22, of Sunflower Road, Barnstaple,...

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​Major police crackdown sees 79 suspected paedophiles arrested

December 10, 2015, 8:56 am
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POLICE in Devon and Cornwall have arrested 79 suspected paedophiles as part of a major operation targeting illegal online activity.The nine-month investigation was designed to crack down on people viewing or sharing indecent images of children, in particular those in sensitive occupations such as teachers or coaches. Officers executed 74 warrants across Devon and Cornwall, the third highest nationally, which resulted in 79 arrests, including three registered sex offenders.A total of 16 suspects...

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South Molton taxi customer facing knife charges

December 11, 2015, 6:53 am
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A taxi passenger has appeared at Exeter Crown Court accused of arming himself with two knives in a dispute over a £25.10 fare. Austin Hines allegedly produced the knives from his home in South Molton during a row over the fare with a driver from South Molton Taxis on October 30. Hines, 36, of Oakwood Court, South Molton, is charged with making off without paying the taxi fare, threatening behaviour and having two knives in a public place. Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, adjourned the case...

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Women's shoe fetish lands 18-year-old from South Molton with...

December 11, 2015, 10:01 am
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A TEENAGER from South Molton with a fetish for women's shoes broke into the homes of two neighbours to satisfy his bizarre sexual craving.Robert Seatherton, 18, was caught red-handed by one woman's 13-year-old son as he rifled through a cupboard and was seen by passers-by as he left a second house with three pairs of shoes.The owner of the shoes was so disgusted she told police she never wanted to see them again after they were recovered from Seatherton's bedroom in South Molton.A judge at...

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Ilfracombe man headbutted driver after country lane crash

December 12, 2015, 2:41 am
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A "MEXICAN standoff" led to a man headbutting a driver after they clashed in a narrow country lane. Mathew Barrowcliffe, 27, of The Shields in Ilfracombe, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with assaulting Tim Potters on November 24. Lyndsey Baker, for the prosecution, told magistrates it was around 3.45pm when police were called to an unclassified road between Barnstaple and Prixford. Barrowcliffe and Mr Potter had met in a country lane and, after...

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Fugitive drug user jailed following Barnstaple thefts

December 17, 2015, 7:59 am
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A FUGITIVE drug user has been jailed after being caught shoplifting in Barnstaple. Chloe Sparkes went on the run after being arrested for possessing cannabis and suspected drug driving but was caught eight months later when she stole make up from Boots. The 34-year-old jumped bail because she was already on a suspended sentence for handling stolen goods, Exeter Crown Court was told. Sparkes, of St David's Road, Anfield, Liverpool, and formerly of Barnstaple, admitted shoplifting,...

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Suspected Barnstaple brothel targeted in police operation

December 17, 2015, 8:02 am
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POLICE have made an arrest during an operation to close down a suspected brothel in Barnstaple.During the operation on Friday, December 11, officers arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of running a brothel and in connection to alleged prostitution.The man, who is from Barnstaple, has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

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