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Vandal attack plea
POLICE are appealing for information after vandals attacked a builder's workshop in Wellington. More than £100 worth of damage was caused when the door of the workshop was targeted. Nine panes of glass were smashed at the premises, just off the High Street
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Exeter tried to sign Jackson
Exeter City boss Eamonn Dolan has revealed that he tried to sign Yeovil striker Kurt Jackson on loan earlier in the season - but had the move blocked by the Nationawide Conference. Jackson, who has since joined Dagenham and Redbridge on loan and who played
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Gulls put four past Dawlish
The Gulls beat Dawlish Town 4-0 at Sandy Lane on Tuesday night - with Martin Gritton the star of the show. The fit-again striker set up Kain Bond's eighth-minute opener after a powerful run down the left before crossing in with a low drive which the first
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charity shop theft
SHOPLIFTERS in Chard stooped to a new low last week, stealing a clock which had been loaned to a charity shop. The cream and gold timepiece was part of a window display, promoting CATS' forthcoming pantomime, Cinderella, at Help the Aged's shop in Fore
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POLICE ISSUE DRINK ALERT
Police have warned that people who buy alcohol for drunks in Truro could face prosecution as part of fresh efforts to control drinking in the city centre. An initiative by police to control the problem by advising retailers against selling to people who
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Pupils set up a walking bus
Pupils at Newton St Cyres Primary School are finding their own solutions to vehicle congestion at the school gate. From Monday, February 2, they will walk to a collection point in the Parish Hall car park to get their lifts home instead of being picked
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Vandals attack car aerials
VANDALS attacked 15 parked cars in the quiet residential areas of Siddalls Gardens, Lime Road, Cedar Road and Queensway, Tiverton in the early hours of Sunday morning. The cars all had their aerials torn away, between the hours of 2am and 8am. Police
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Be on guard for rare crab
Environmentalists in the Westcountry are urging residents to be on guard for a rare crab which can devastate river banks. An angler contacted the Environment Agency after finding the Chinese mitten crab in the Taw-Torridge estuary in north Devon. The
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Gulls put four past Dawlish
The Gulls beat Dawlish Town 4-0 at Sandy Lane on Tuesday night - with Martin Gritton the star of the show. The fit-again striker set up Kain Bond's eighth-minute opener after a powerful run down the left before crossing in with a low drive which the first
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Cancer findings awaited
PARENTS and health officials in West Cornwall are this morning expected to receive results of an investigation into a suspected cancer cluster. At the request of local concerns, a team of public health experts from the South West Cancer Intelligence Service
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Final donation to be made from Memorial Fund
A FINAL donation of £14,300 will be made to the St Margaret's Yeovil Hospice next week from the Jonathan Hope Memorial Fund. The Fund was set up in memory of Jonathan who tragically died of skin cancer at the age of just 24. The donation to be presented
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Talks underway over council houses
A SERIES of meetings has been set up so Taunton Deane's council house tenants can have their say on the future of local council housing. Taunton Deane Council is considering what to do with its existing council house stocks and is embarking on a consultation
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Girlfriend offers reward for information to free lover
The girlfriend of a Somerset man jailed for killing his estranged wife is offering a £5,000 reward to anyone who can prove she is still alive. Glyn Razzell, 44, is serving a life sentence for the murder of mother-of-four Linda Razzell, who disappeared
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Pirate DVD business uncovered
A huge counterfeiting business responsible for making thousands of pirate DVD copies of the latest movie blockbusters has been discovered during two raids in Bristol. Bristol East police officers, from Central District, believe the fake DVDs and CDs,
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depleted Robins push promotion chances all the way
DESPITE fielding a below strength side Chard town came close to securing a great win against Bitton in Division One of the Screwfix League. Following a midweek fixture mix-up the Robins were forced to draft five Colts players into the squad, but they
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relegation scrap looms
A WOEFUL first half display dominated by their opponents put paid to any hope of victory in a crucial Somerset Premier Division match for Chard. A seven try defeat at the hands of Wiveliscombe puts Chard firmly in the relegation zone and unless they can
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POLICE CRACKDOWN
POLICE in Burnham are cracking down on anti-social behaviour thanks to £5,000 of new equipment. Next week a new CCTV recording equipment will be installed into a patrol car, which will be used to patrol Burnham, Brean and Berrow. Police will receive training
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Community college makes the grade
Improving rapidly as a result of the hard work and dedication of the staff - that s the official verdict on Torquay Community College following the latest visit by inspectors. A 13-strong team of inspectors who spent a week at the 1,092-pupil college
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Be on guard for rare crab
Environmentalists in the Westcountry are urging residents to be on guard for a rare crab which can devastate river banks. An angler contacted the Environment Agency after finding the Chinese mitten crab in the Taw-Torridge estuary in north Devon. The
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poison fear over chemical canisters
THE Environment Agency says it may have to force officials at church allotments in Ilminster to remove a row of empty chemical canisters after allegations that gardeners have been poisoned. Allotment holders have been complaining about dizziness, fatigue
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Johnson asks about Rochdale striker
YEOVIL Town manager Gary Johnson confirmed today (Wednesday) that he had made an 'enquiry' about Rochdale striker Paul Connor. But Rochdale boss Steve Parkin chose to turn down the offer although Connor is not out of contract until the end of the season
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Education on the agenda
WEST Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has been taking the Government to task over further education problems in the county. Having successfully arranged a debate in the House of Commons, Mr Liddell-Grainger said further education colleges in Somerset
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Reformed car thief now helps police fight crime
A reformed car thief who broke in to some 40 or 50 cars a night has now joined the police in their fight against crime. Shaun Jefferies has been helping officers in the Camborne and Redruth area understand how a car thief thinks. The 21-year-old, who
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FIRE AT EXPRESS PARK
A FIRE broke out at a property in Bridgwater's Express Business Park yesterday (Tuesday). A fault in an air conditioning unit in the plant room of a property in Mallard Court caused the blaze. Fire crews from Bridgwater and Street were called out at 5.34pm
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Be on guard for rare crab
Environmentalists in the Westcountry are urging residents to be on guard for a rare crab which can devastate river banks. An angler contacted the Environment Agency after finding the Chinese mitten crab in the Taw-Torridge estuary in north Devon. The
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Pupils set up a walking bus
Pupils at Newton St Cyres Primary School are finding their own solutions to vehicle congestion at the school gate. From Monday, February 2, they will walk to a collection point in the Parish Hall car park to get their lifts home instead of being picked
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Exeter tried to sign Jackson
Exeter City boss Eamonn Dolan has revealed that he tried to sign Yeovil striker Kurt Jackson on loan earlier in the season - but had the move blocked by the Nationawide Conference. Jackson, who has since joined Dagenham and Redbridge on loan and who played
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GP's prison sentence increased
A 12-month prison sentence on a Somerset GP for indecently assaulting three women patients has been increased to 18 months by the court of appeal. Two judges in London upheld argument by the Attorney General that the original jail term on Dr Philip Carman
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Expansion plans drafted
TESCO bosses are putting the final touches to an application to extend the firm's Taunton store and to increase the number of customer parking spaces. Consultants are drawing up two proposals before approaching Taunton Deane Council planners next month
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Half term fun for sports fans
Sports mad youngsters will be able to brush up their football, hockey and rugby skills during half term. A huge range of activities have been organised by staff at Plymouth City Council's Mayflower Centre which will keep active 8 to 14 year-olds on their
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Be on guard for rare crab
Environmentalists in the Westcountry are urging residents to be on guard for a rare crab which can devastate river banks. An angler contacted the Environment Agency after finding the Chinese mitten crab in the Taw-Torridge estuary in north Devon. The
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MAGICAL SHOW IS FULL OF SUPRISES
"THERE is so much magic in this show," say the producers of the Porthtowan Players' Sleeping Beauty, "that we need six fairies to keep the audience spelling-bound." That's the proud boast for their annual panto, being staged at Porthtowan Village Hall
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SOLOMON'S STORY WILL BE MAJOR SPRING PRODUCTION
AUDITIONS for one of the most exciting new works of indigenous drama to come out of Cornwall take place next month. Hell Fire Corner - the first play be internationally-acclaimed Cornish novelist D M Thomas - is being staged this spring in a joint production
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DANCE COMPANY TO PERFORM AT HALL FOR CORNWALL
RAMBERT Dance Company returns to Hall for Cornwall in Truro on February 26 and 27 with a dynamic mixed bill, featuring a range of works from some of Britain's finest choreographers, both past and present and a Dutch master of dance. Artistic director
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Leaders prove too streetwise for blues
ILMINSTER'S five match league winning run was halted when they were comprehensively beaten by Somerset County League Division One leaders Cheddar. It was the Blues' first league defeat since October 25, when they lost 1-0 at Shirehampton and sees them
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Here comes the sun
Chasing the Sun TAUNTON Town midfielder Derek Fields has played his last game for the Dr Martens league club. Fields leaves for Tenerife today before going on to Australia. Fields joined Taunton four seasons ago but was out of action for nearly a year
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Chasing the sun
TAUNTON Town midfielder Derek Fields has played his last game for the Dr Martens league club. Fields leaves for Tenerife today before going on to Australia. Fields joined Taunton four seasons ago but was out of action for nearly a year with a serious
