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Granny jailed for drugs smuggling plot
A 63-year-old wheelchair-bound grandmother from Gloucester has been jailed for eight years for masterminding an international plot to smuggle cocaine into the UK. Eileen Cresswell, a grandmother of eight, was found guilty by majority verdict at Bristol
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Police raid Plymouth 'paedophile's' house
Police have seized computer equipment and documents from the home of an alleged British paedophile arrested in the United States for allegedly travelling to the country to molest a six-year-old girl. John David Michael Brewer, from Plymouth, Devon, was
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Rolls dealer faked peers' name
A car dealer who sold a Rolls-Royce to a Plymouth man for £8,500 after falsely claiming it had belonged to Lord Snowdon and Lord Grade has been sentenced to 140 hours' community punishment and ordered to pay £8,500. Alexander Entwistle was warned by the
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Getting the right response
Response has been magnificent to an invitation to everyone in Devon with an interest in access to the county's glorious countryside to play their part in shaping the future of the network of public rights of way. Devon County Council is consulting prior
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Quality of teaching wins praise
A Devon first school with rising standards and good achievement has been given two unusual accolades by independent education inspectors. They said teaching at St Thomas First School in Exeter was 'at least' good in all subjects with some very good and
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Police continue to question suspect
Detectives investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a freezer were continuing to question a 53-year-old woman today. Police found the body in the freezer after they were called to a semi-detached bungalow in Oaklands, in the village of
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Torbay's exam results published
Torbay councillor Jean Cope has paid tribute to the dedication of staff and pupils following publication of the 2003 GCSE and A Level results. Councillor Cope, Executive Member for Learning and Cultural Services, said: "The dedication of staff and pupils
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Getting the right response
Response has been magnificent to an invitation to everyone in Devon with an interest in access to the county's glorious countryside to play their part in shaping the future of the network of public rights of way. Devon County Council is consulting prior
