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Barnstaple man in court after headbutting ex-girlfriend

February 11, 2017, 5:00 am
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HEADBUTTING his former girlfriend has landed a Barnstaple man in court.Scott Wylie, 23, of Higher Maudlin Street, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. Wylie had previously appeared before the court in December and had pleaded not guilty to one count of assault.The same charge was put before him on Friday where he pleaded guilty.The incident took place on November 16 in Barnstaple. Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court that both the defendant and the victim had...

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Mother and child allegedly verbally and racially abused in...

February 11, 2017, 5:20 am
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A MOTHER and her child were allegedly verbally and racially abused in an Ilfracombe pub, according to police.Ilfracombe Police issued a statement on their Facebook page this afternoon to say that the incident happened at the The Admiral Collingwood on Monday, January 30 at around 1.30pm. The post stated: "A mother and her infant child were verbally and racially abused by another male within the pub."We are confident we have identified the offender in this incident but I am looking for...

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North Devon paediatrician Jonathan Walsh pleads guilty to child...

February 14, 2017, 4:04 am
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A North Devon children's doctor has today pleaded guilty to a number of child porn offences.Paediatrician Dr Jonathan Walsh, 47, of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, and formerly of Wordsworth Avenue, Barnstaple will be sentenced following a hearing which is due to be held on March 20.In October last year the Journal reported that Walsh had denied the charges put to him.However, this morning Walsh (pictured below) pleaded guilty to 17 charges which included 9 counts of distributing indecent images of...

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How the police brought down North Devon's paedophile doctor...

February 14, 2017, 4:33 am
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A consultant paediatrician's career is in tatters after he admitted sharing vile child rape movies with fellow paedophiles all around the world.Dr Jonathan Walsh was treating young children at North Devon District Hospital by day but then going home and looking at movies which showed the most extreme abuse.He was also sharing the material with fellow paedophiles using peer to peer software which enabled complete strangers to look at the movies.Walsh was a senior consultant paediatrician at the...

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POLICE WARNING: Scrap metal thieves at work in North Devon and...

February 16, 2017, 1:42 am
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SCRAP metal thieves are at work in North Devon and Torridge police have warned.Two men using a white Mercedes Sprinter van are thought to be carrying out the thefts, primarily from gardens.The advice from the police is to secure any scrap metal in a locked shed or garage, or dispose of it yourself.If you have any way of making the metal identifiable to you or your business the police advise you to do so.If you see any suspicious activity please email 101@dc.police.uk, or phone 101, please take a...

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Around the courts: Criminals convicted in North Devon recently

February 16, 2017, 2:21 am
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A rundown of the concluded cases at North Devon Magistrates' Court, allowing you to see justice served in your community.This week we summarise court activity between February 10 and February 14. The defendant's age follows his name and a G or NG denotes a guilty or not guilty plea. Not guilty pleas mean the conviction followed a trial.NP indicates no plea was taken and the charge was proved in the defendant's absence. NG/G denotes a change of plea.February 10Nicholas Brown, 60, of Willshere...

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Hunting horn & ornamental owl stolen in busy couple of weeks...

February 16, 2017, 3:10 am
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A HUNTING horn and an ornamental owl were both stolen in an interesting couple of weeks for police in Torridge. In two weekly reports sent to the Torridge District Neighbourhood Watch by the neighbourhood policing teams all the cases of criminal damage, burglary and theft between Thursday, January 26 and Wednesday, February 8 have been outlined. In that period 24 crimes were committed in Torridge, 13 of which were in the Bideford area. There were four reported incidents in Holsworthy and...

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Police seek man after suspected counterfeit money used at...

February 17, 2017, 5:09 am
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POLICE are looking for a man suspected of using counterfeit money at a North Devon petrol station. The incident took place on Tuesday, January 31, at Bideford Service Station on Kingsley Road at around 6.10pm. A man entered the service station and requested a £5 phone top-up. The man paid with a suspected counterfeit £50 Scottish bank note and received £45 cash back. Police are keen to identify the man in the CCTV images as they believe he may be able to help them with...

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Barnstaple drink-driver in court after taking 'suicidal' friend...

February 18, 2017, 2:45 am
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A MOTORIST has been convicted of drink-driving after taking his friend home when she was in an "emotional and suicidal state".Martin Bruce Ashby,71, of Gould Road, Barnstaple, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of drink-driving. The court heard that the incident took place on January 22 in Barnstaple.Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court that police had received a 999 call from a woman.Ashby had then driven the woman...

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Bideford man in court for assaulting ex after he lost his temper

February 18, 2017, 3:24 am
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A MAN who "lost his temper very briefly" has appeared in court after assaulting a former partner.David Ashley Gilbert, 51, of Meddon Street, Bideford, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of assault which took place following an argument with a former partner on February 4. Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court that the pair had gone for "a nice day out" and had returned to a house in Westward Ho!A discussion...

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'Skint' Bideford shoplifter stole £150 worth of meat from...

February 18, 2017, 4:22 am
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"I WAS skint and Christmas was coming up". This is what a Bideford shoplifter told magistrates after he stole £150 worth of meat from Aldi.Lee John Cudmore, 35, of Charis House, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of theft from a shop. The incident took place on November 18 at the Aldi store at Atlantic Park Way in Bideford.Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court that CCTV picked up Cudmore as he went into the shop.He...

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Drink-driver banned after being at the lowest level that the...

February 18, 2017, 5:49 am
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A MOTORIST has appeared in court after being on the cusp of the drink-drive level that police will prosecute.Mark Anthony Holloway, 51, of Four Ways Drive, Chulmleigh, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of drink-driving. The court heard that the incident took place on February 4.Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court that police had been called by a member of staff at a hotel who was concerned that Holloway had driven while under...

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Barnstaple man jailed after damaging a door at his father's home

February 18, 2017, 6:58 am
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A MAN was handcuffed at North Devon Magistrates' Court and sent straight to jail after damaging a door at his father's home. James Michael Gooderham, 26, of St Georges Road, Barnstaple appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage. However, this offence put him in breach of a suspended sentence which was imposed by the court last September.On September 19 Gooderham was given eight weeks in prison, suspended for 24 months.On Friday...

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Man 'desperately sorry' after punching two Torrington people at...

February 18, 2017, 7:27 am
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A MAN is "desperately sorry" after punching two people during an assault, a court has heard. Kurt Luke Taylor, 20, of no fixed abode, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and one count of criminal damage.These three offences took place in Torrington on January 3.Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, said it appeared that the defendant was in a flat and had argued with his girlfriend.The girlfriend had left the flat and had...

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Break-in at 'Haunted' Seafield House in Westward Ho! - owner...

February 20, 2017, 12:53 am
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A "HAUNTED" house on the North Devon coast has been broken into.Seafield House in Westward Ho!, owned by local business man Robert Braddick, was broken into on Saturday night.Mr Braddick took to the Facebook group Westward Ho! Community to warn locals."Someone broke into Seafield House last night," said Mr Braddick."Not kids, big boot marks... climbed the old scaffolding and kicked in a boarded up window, then later let themselves out the front door!""Just be...

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Stabbing in Barnstaple - man sent to hospital with leg injuries

February 20, 2017, 1:39 am
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A MAN has been left with leg wounds after a stabbing in Barnstaple. Police were called to Sunflower Road and Bear Street at around 3pm on Sunday, February 19, after reports of a stabbing. A 24-year-old man sustained wounds to his leg and was taken to North Devon District Hospital, he has since been released. Police enquiries are continuing and anyone with any information is asked to contact the police on 101 or 101@dc.police.uk quoting crime reference CR/012433/17. READ...

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Bridie Hopkins, 39, arrested and charged after alleged...

February 20, 2017, 5:23 am
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A BARNSTAPLE woman has been arrested after an alleged distraction burglary in the town. According to the police a burglary took place in Rhododendron Avenue in Barnstaple at around 8.30pm on Saturday, February 2017. Barnstaple Police tweeted about the incident earlier today. Sad to hear about a distraction burglary in Barnstaple but happy to read offender caught! @thevoicefm @VictimCare @ndgazette @NDJournal pic.twitter.com/ocSvw0mtN6 — Barnstaple Police (@PCSODenton) February 20,...

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Barnstaple woman, Bridie Hopkins, pleads guilty to 'distraction...

February 20, 2017, 6:12 am
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A drug addict distracted a disabled pensioner with a cry for help then stole a handbag from her home, a court heard.Bridie Hopkins, 38, from Rackfield, Barnstaple, called at the home of 69-year old Elaine Knapp on Saturday evening, asking to use a telephone.She told Mrs Knapp, who suffers from severe arthritis and walks with a crutch, she had been having a "really bad day".While Mrs Knapp hobbled off to fetch her mobile, Hopkins stepped inside and snatched a red handbag containing...

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Devon paedophile Owen Hill described as "skilled manipulator...

February 20, 2017, 7:30 am
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A Devon man resident has today been convicted of a string of historic sexual offences and sent to prison for 16 years.Tiverton man Owen Hill, 54, has been on trial at Exeter Crown Court and was today found guilty of 13 counts on offences ranging from indecent assault to rape of a child, on both boys and girls, during the late 1970s and early 1980s in North Devon.Detective constable Dave Browne, who led the investigation, said: "Owen Hill is a skilled manipulator who sexually abused and...

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Police, Royal Mail and Trading Standards team up to tackle scam...

February 21, 2017, 4:37 am
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POLICE, Trading Standards and Royal Mail are joining forces to tackle scam letters.The three organisations held a day long workshop at Barnstaple's Royal Mail Delivery Office to show staff how to recognise scam mail.A total of 20 residents in the Barnstaple area have been identified as having been potentially targeted by scams.Some of the residents were particularly vulnerable and have had difficulty coping with large amounts of post.Each person has been visited by police and trading standards...

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