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Barnstaple man in court after headbutting ex-girlfriend
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...
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Mother and child allegedly verbally and racially abused in...
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...
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North Devon paediatrician Jonathan Walsh pleads guilty to child...
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,...
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How the police brought down North Devon's paedophile doctor...
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...
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POLICE WARNING: Scrap metal thieves at work in North Devon and...
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...
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Around the courts: Criminals convicted in North Devon recently
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...
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Hunting horn & ornamental owl stolen in busy couple of weeks...
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...
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Police seek man after suspected counterfeit money used at...
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...
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Barnstaple drink-driver in court after taking 'suicidal' friend...
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...
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Bideford man in court for assaulting ex after he lost his temper
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...
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'Skint' Bideford shoplifter stole £150 worth of meat from...
"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...
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Drink-driver banned after being at the lowest level that the...
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...
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Barnstaple man jailed after damaging a door at his father's home
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...
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Man 'desperately sorry' after punching two Torrington people at...
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...
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Break-in at 'Haunted' Seafield House in Westward Ho! - owner...
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...
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Stabbing in Barnstaple - man sent to hospital with leg injuries
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...
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Bridie Hopkins, 39, arrested and charged after alleged...
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,...
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Barnstaple woman, Bridie Hopkins, pleads guilty to 'distraction...
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...
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Devon paedophile Owen Hill described as "skilled manipulator...
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...
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Police, Royal Mail and Trading Standards team up to tackle scam...
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...
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