Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) back issues from July 2009:
Showing legend just loves horses at home
Jul 01, 2009 ... F resh off the phone to Ireland, Robert Oliver has a contentedsmile on his face. A new arrival at his yard in the shape of showcob is set to be "probably the best we've had for a very long time"says the legendary show producer who has a life-long passion forshowing animals. With ...
Tavy valley riding high at area qualifier ; In a competitive area 19 Horse Trials qualifier, Tavy Valley Riding Club was triumphant in the Senior Novice section, beating 17 teams to pole position at the popular venue of Southcott Farm, Winkleigh, North Devon.
Jul 01, 2009; ... In a competitive area 19 Horse Trials qualifier, Tavy ValleyRiding Club was triumphant in the Senior Novice section, beating 17teams to pole position at the popular venue of Southcott Farm,Winkleigh, North Devon. The small club, which has just 25 members and is based at ...
Appeal of magnificent moorland holdings
Jul 01, 2009 ... S tags Farm Agency is presenting two contrasting farms to themarket, one central to Exmoor and the other on the eastern fringesof Dartmoor. Melcombe, at Exford, lies centrally within the beautiful ExmoorNational Park and, extending to just under 160 acres, has the feelof a ...
Stunning displays on the cards at hoys
Jul 01, 2009 ... A spectacular entertainment line-up is on the cards for thisyear's Horse of the Year Show (October 7-11) at Birmingham's new NECLG Arena. In line with HOYS' very musical theme this year, the exclusivedisplays will include a specially choreographed Phantom of the Operathemed act ...
Students shine in bank's takeover contest ; Students from Bridgwater College's Cannington Centre used their farming knowledge and business acumen to impressive effect when interviewed by David Jones and Lee Baker, agricultural specialists from the Lloyds Banking Group.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Students from Bridgwater College's Cannington Centre used theirfarming knowledge and business acumen to impressive effect wheninterviewed by David Jones and Lee Baker, agricultural specialistsfrom the Lloyds Banking Group. The students' brief had been to prepare plans and budgets ...
Don't hesitate to take advice on slurry storage
Jul 01, 2009 ... W hat a difference a few weeks make to the weather. After morethan a year of what seems like continuous rain we have now mostprobably had our driest spell during the last 12 months. Hopefully I haven't jinxed the good weather, so that by the timeyou read this we are in a period of ...
High prices mean dairy bulls are viable option ; Dairy bull calves have become a valuable asset again, with auction prices reaching averages of up to pounds80 per head through the spring and early summer.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Dairy bull calves have become a valuable asset again, withauction prices reaching averages of up to pounds80 per head throughthe spring and early summer. This is encouraging for producers who, for years, have felt theonly option was to shoot their dairy bulls on ...
SW regional sprayer operator of the year ; Chris Hosking, of Winchester Growers, based near Penzance, has received a prestigious award as one of the UK's top farm sprayer operators.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Chris Hosking, of Winchester Growers, based near Penzance, hasreceived a prestigious award as one of the UK's top farm sprayeroperators. He has been awarded the accolade of South West Regional SyngentaFarm Sprayer Operator of the Year. Mr Hosking is one of two sprayer ...
Three-point plan to beat aphids in potatoes ; The Potato Council is advising Westcountry growers to put their aphid control strategies into practice early this year, beginning with roguing to help keep a tight rein on virus health.
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Potato Council is advising Westcountry growers to put theiraphid control strategies into practice early this year, beginningwith roguing to help keep a tight rein on virus health. This follows the identification of the first peach-potato aphid(Myzus persicae) in a trap in ...
Dairy products deal after 25-year trade
Jul 01, 2009 ... W est Down Dairies, located high on the North Devon coast, arecelebrating a product trial with rural retailer Mole Valley Farmers. For 25 years, Bernie and Alison Worth have been producing qualitydairy products at their Lower Twitchen Farm, Ilfracombe, expandingtheir business in ...
Recession affects risk in quarter of UK farm holdings
Jul 01, 2009 ... A n INCREASING number of farmers believe the credit crunch ishitting their businesses - although the NFU has found the majorbanks are still supporting the industry. According to a new banking survey produced by the NFU, one infour farmer members say they are now at significant ...
European struggle continues against eid tagging ; The fight goes on to scrap - or at least mitigate - EU plans to introduce electronic ear tagging for Britain's sheep.
Jul 01, 2009 ... The fight goes on to scrap - or at least mitigate - EU plans tointroduce electronic ear tagging for Britain's sheep. The National Sheep Association said it was "disappointed" at theoutcome of last week's meeting of the Council of AgricultureMinisters, where Defra Secretary Hilary ...
Duchy's 'first choice college' aim endures
Jul 01, 2009 ... A year of growth and challenge - but also of frustration - wasreported to a packed audience by Andrew Counsell, the principal ofDuchy College at the annual prize-giving ceremony. Changes in government policy had caused problems anddifficulties, with a lack of funding, he ...
New fwag advisory service ; Cornwall Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) is launching an exciting new project working with horse owners and riding stables throughout the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Cornwall Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) is launchingan exciting new project working with horse owners and riding stablesthroughout the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Fwag will provide an advisory service to horse owners, managersof livery yards and riding ...
Cool performance for brake - despite dodging the stable cat ; Martin Brake clinched the KBIS British novice regional showjumping final with a cool and calculated performance on Charlotte Baines' exciting young prospect AB Sport Horses Zippy at Redpost, near Totnes.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Martin Brake clinched the KBIS British novice regionalshowjumping final with a cool and calculated performance onCharlotte Baines' exciting young prospect AB Sport Horses Zippy atRedpost, near Totnes. "It was quite an eventful competition," said Martin, who is basedat ...
Werth suspended after positive dope test on whisper ; Top German dressage rider Isabell Werth has been suspended, following a positive dope test on her small tour horse Whisper, at the CDI Wiesbaden, Germany.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Top German dressage rider Isabell Werth has been suspended,following a positive dope test on her small tour horse Whisper, atthe CDI Wiesbaden, Germany. The 10-year-old chestnut gelding Whisper (by Wolkentanz I xEinstand) tested positive to Fluphenazine, a drug usually applied ...
First win is 'great moment' for rider tristan ; South West riders had some fantastic successes this year at the Cirencester three-day Festival of Endurance.
Jul 01, 2009; ... South West riders had some fantastic successes this year at theCirencester three-day Festival of Endurance. Tristan Bishop, from Altarnun in North Cornwall, scored his firstwin in an endurance ride after competing in them for seven years, bycoming first in the 100km (60 mile) ...
New issue of crops guide released ; Have you ever driven or walked past a field and wondered what was growing in it?
Jul 01, 2009 ... Have you ever driven or walked past a field and wondered what wasgrowing in it? Then here is a guide to help you discover what farmers in Britainare growing today, and what makes our countryside so varied. The second edition of the popular British Field Crops publicationhas ...
Show set to unite top quality growers ; The South West Growers Show - which will take place on October 7 at the Matford Centre in Exeter - has acquired a new management committee following its purchase from previous owners, the Haymarket Media Group.
Jul 01, 2009 ... The South West Growers Show - which will take place on October7 at the Matford Centre in Exeter - has acquired a new managementcommittee following its purchase from previous owners, the HaymarketMedia Group. Show chairman Mark Taylor said: "We have a thorough understandingof ...
Devon riders collect young riders award at tanat challenge trec ; Lucy Thompson and Rebecca Harris, from Devon, travelled more than 200 miles to the Tanat Valley in Wales to compete at Level Three at Phil Weavers' Tanat Challenge Trec.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Lucy Thompson and Rebecca Harris, from Devon, travelled more than200 miles to the Tanat Valley in Wales to compete at Level Three atPhil Weavers' Tanat Challenge Trec. The competition, held at Cefnhirfach Farm near Llanreadr-Ym-Morchnant close to the Berwyn Mountains in Wales, was ...
Microchip derogation for moorland ponies
Jul 01, 2009 ... T he new EU regulations on horse identification which come intoeffect today are designed to harmonise rules across Europe andstrengthen the horse passport scheme introduced in 2004. They require that all foals born after today, or those bornbefore that have not yet been issued with ...
Wiegersma beats class field to take arville title ; Lucy Wiegersma has won her first international title of the 2009 season, leaving French star Nicolas Touzaint and Aussie Olympian Clayton Fredericks among those behind her.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Lucy Wiegersma has won her first international title of the 2009season, leaving French star Nicolas Touzaint and Aussie OlympianClayton Fredericks among those behind her. The Hatherleigh rider had travelled to Belgium to challenge forthe Arville CIC*** title with three horses, led ...
Time to reward grassland farmers for co2 benefits ; It seems to be an appropriate week to be thinking about climate change, with the weather forecasters promising a heatwave and heavy thunderstorms.
Jul 01, 2009 ... It seems to be an appropriate week to be thinking about climatechange, with the weather forecasters promising a heatwave and heavythunderstorms. But then hot sunshine punctuated by heavy downpours is exactlywhat we should expect in early July, and to that extent it isfollowing a ...
Duchy student prizewinners
Jul 01, 2009 ... Equestrian students received awards at the Duchy Collegeprizegiving ceremony at Stoke Climsland. College Certificate in theManagement of Horses: Louise Berry (Redruth), Shauni Cannon(Bideford), Katie Downing (Launceston), Kymberley Green (Torpoint),who also won best student in practical ...
Dymond sisters can shine at hoys ; The Dymond girls from Cornwall claimed three Horse of the Year show tickets in four days.
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Dymond girls from Cornwall claimed three Horse of the Yearshow tickets in four days. Eight-year-old Abigail Dymond, from Lostwithiel, won the HOYSShow pony lead rein with Cosford Bitter Aloe at the East of Englandshow. When she left for school camp, her younger ...
Weather forecast unreliable ; July is upon us and with it the prospect of some much hotter weather to come. June saw the first-cut silage wrapped and stacked and most of
Jul 01, 2009 ... July is upon us and with it the prospect of some much hotterweather to come. June saw the first-cut silage wrapped and stackedand most of Our hay safely baled and under cover. We have two fields of hayleft to make, but after some very misleading predictions in June, Idoubt if ...
Developer seeks permit to alter plans for city site ; Plans by a housing developer to reduce the number of homes on a former Royal Naval Storage Depots have been recommended for refusal.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Plans by a housing developer to reduce the number of homes on aformer Royal Naval Storage Depots have been recommended for refusal. Persimmon Homes has applied to Exeter City Council to alter itsscheme for the site off Topsham Road in Exeter. Due to concerns over the housing ...
Don't make traffic worse ; There have been a number of articles and letters about the Totnes Baltic Wharf development in recent weeks. Some are for but many are against.
Jul 01, 2009 ... There have been a number of articles and letters about the TotnesBaltic Wharf development in recent weeks. Some are for but many areagainst. As a Dartington parish councillor and a member of Totnes Trafficand Transport Working Group, I support those against thisdevelopment. ...
Don't encourage ecological fanatics ; Has New Labour's Ed Miliband taken leave of his senses, or did he not actually incite public street protest in support of his newly acquired role of Climate Change Crusader? I think the "clarion call to arms" is more often utilised by Middle Eastern "democracies" where mobilising the people is concerned.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Has New Labour's Ed Miliband taken leave of his senses, or did henot actually incite public street protest in support of his newlyacquired role of Climate Change Crusader? I think the "clarion callto arms" is more often utilised by Middle Eastern "democracies"where mobilising the people ...
Bid to trace man who flashed girl, 17 ; Police are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Police are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposedhimself to a 17-year-old girl. The incident occurred on the Manadon flyover footbridge inPlymouth at around 6pm on Wednesday, June 10. No words were exchanged when he approached the teenager at theOutland Road ...
Wildlife trust looks for green pledge from council ; A leading wildlife charity has challenged the new Conservative-led Somerset County Council to make a firm commitment to protecting the county's environment.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A leading wildlife charity has challenged the new Conservative-led Somerset County Council to make a firm commitment to protectingthe county's environment. Somerset Wildlife Trust, which has 21,000 members, is concernedthe new authority "does not even have the environment on its ...
Too ghastly to imagine ; Here's a great sense of serenity that comes across when you watch that old video of John Lennon churning out one of his favourites. He sits in an expensive white linen suit thumping away at a pounds30,000 Bechstein Grand singing "Imagine no possessions, it's easy if you try".
Jul 01, 2009 ... Here's a great sense of serenity that comes across when you watchthat old video of John Lennon churning out one of his favourites. Hesits in an expensive white linen suit thumping away at apounds30,000 Bechstein Grand singing "Imagine no possessions, it'seasy if you ...
Changes leave racing on course for success
Jul 01, 2009; ... A bid to make gig racing a more spectator friendly sport forpeople on dry land proved a spectacular success at a Cornish resortthis weekend. Looe Gig Club, with an eye to the popularity of their annual racemeeting, altered the course to make the race easier to watch in ...
Incentives for landowners to shield new power station ; Landowners are being offered cash incentives to plant native woods on their property as part of a campaign to hide the visual impact of a power station.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Landowners are being offered cash incentives to plant nativewoods on their property as part of a campaign to hide the visualimpact of a power station. Part of Plymouth and large areas of South Hams countryside arebeing targeted by South Hams District Council and national ...
Cabinet backs plan for pounds3m investment in market town ; A major pounds3 million investment will provide an economic boost to a Westcountry market town - including a new library.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A major pounds3 million investment will provide an economic boostto a Westcountry market town - including a new library. Devon County Council's cabinet approved proposals for theinvestment in Cullompton, in Mid Devon, on Monday. The library will be four times the size of the ...
Centre hosts advice day for budding bird watchers ; Bird watchers will be flocking to a Devon coastal zoo next Monday for a day dedicated to ornithology.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Bird watchers will be flocking to a Devon coastal zoo next Mondayfor a day dedicated to ornithology. The Birds of the Bay day is being held at Living Coasts inTorquay and will include the chance to try out new opticalequipment, discuss the finer points of bird watching with ...
Roaring '20s to be revived at tea party ; Visitors to a National Trust castle are being invited to step back in time and take tea on the lawn at a 1920s-style party.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Visitors to a National Trust castle are being invited to stepback in time and take tea on the lawn at a 1920s-style party. Castle Drogo, which is just off the A30 between Exeter andOkehampton, will be laying on cucumber sandwiches and scones at theevent on Sunday. Guests can ...
More changes in the pipeline at prominent island ; Welcome, if that's the word, to the only Westcountry island in this series that we've failed to visit. Not that we can be accused of slacking - despite the fact that Drake's Island in Plymouth Sound is one of the city's great icons, it is privately owned and therefore out of bounds to anyone who hasn't permission to step foot on it.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Welcome, if that's the word, to the only Westcountry island inthis series that we've failed to visit. Not that we can be accusedof slacking - despite the fact that Drake's Island in Plymouth Soundis one of the city's great icons, it is privately owned andtherefore out of bounds to anyone ...
Saturdays at hmv Plymouth ; Girl group The Saturdays are to appear at HMV's New George Street store today.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Girl group The Saturdays are to appear at HMV's New George Streetstore today. During the visit ahead of tonight's performance at the PlymouthPavilions, the girls will meet their fans and sign merchandise. They will be at ...
Plenty of help to keep the memories coming ; Second World War veteran and former field gunner Joe Sevieri has eight children, 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Second World War veteran and former field gunner Joe Sevieri haseight children, 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Now that the 86-year-old widower has been diagnosed withdementia, his son John said it is the family's turn to look afterhim. Joe suffers from ...
Bovine TB test puts paid to top herd sale
Jul 01, 2009 ... A major auction of beef cattle in the Westcountry has beenpostponed because one of the animals up for sale has reactedinconclusively to a bovine TB test. News that the sale of the Flete Herd of South Devons had beencalled off came as national figures were released showing a 19 ...
Rascal revels in moth trap night lights ; What better than a day of foxgloves, bee filled, and wood pigeons burbling in the greenery and tits picking tiny looper caterpillars from the underside of oak leaves on a hot summer day? Very little I would say.
Jul 01, 2009 ... What better than a day of foxgloves, bee filled, and wood pigeonsburbling in the greenery and tits picking tiny looper caterpillarsfrom the underside of oak leaves on a hot summer day? Very little Iwould say. And where the leaf cutter bees make their cells in holes in ...
Supermarkets benefit in bid to find bargain ; Yet another programme jumping on the recession bandwagon. Even Sarah Beeny's Property Ladder has had to be renamed Property Snakes and Ladders after the housing market crashed.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Yet another programme jumping on the recession bandwagon. EvenSarah Beeny's Property Ladder has had to be renamed Property Snakesand Ladders after the housing market crashed. In this, the fourth Money Programme (or should that be No MoneyProgramme) special, Greg Wallace looked at ...
Tortoiseshell gives cabinets fine finish ; As if the popularity of tortoiseshell artefacts were not enough to put the animal on the endangered list, the reptile's habit of laying up to 100 eggs at night on beaches around the Persian Gulf has only exacerbated an already precious situation.
Jul 01, 2009 ... As if the popularity of tortoiseshell artefacts were not enoughto put the animal on the endangered list, the reptile's habit oflaying up to 100 eggs at night on beaches around the Persian Gulfhas only exacerbated an already precious situation. For years, such scenes have attracted ...
Varazinskis sets sights on productive stay at Argyle ; Raivo Varazinskis will be a long way from home during the forthcoming season - but he feels the exile will be well worth it if he can launch a productive career in English football.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Raivo Varazinskis will be a long way from home during theforthcoming season - but he feels the exile will be well worth it ifhe can launch a productive career in English football. The 16-year-old goalkeeper from Latvia was one of nine first-year apprentices who were paraded this ...
Peltier leaves Glovers ; Huddersfield Town manager Lee Clark has expressed his delight at signing Lee Peltier from Yeovil Town.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Huddersfield Town manager Lee Clark has expressed his delight atsigning Lee Peltier from Yeovil Town. The 22-year-old has left Huish Park to link up with Yeovil's Coca-Cola League One rivals for an undisclosed fee. He made 76 first-team appearances for the Glovers, scoring one ...
Gabb shows he's one for the future despite narrow defeat ; Rising Westcountry tennis star Richard Gabb came close to springing a major surprise at the All England Club yesterday in his second round junior Wimbledon singles match against the number nine seed, Dominik Schulz of Germany.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Rising Westcountry tennis star Richard Gabb came close tospringing a major surprise at the All England Club yesterday in hissecond round junior Wimbledon singles match against the number nineseed, Dominik Schulz of Germany. Despite being 204 places below his opponent in the ...
Debate vital on defence costs ; With national debt standing at nearly pounds775 billion and the prospects of an early and dramatic return to growth fading fast, only an idiot can seriously believe Britain is not facing some swingeing cuts in public spending.
Jul 01, 2009 ... With national debt standing at nearly pounds775 billion and theprospects of an early and dramatic return to growth fading fast,only an idiot can seriously believe Britain is not facing someswingeing cuts in public spending. Yet neither Labour nor the Conservatives seem ready to ...
Why the UK may not need to keep trident ; Arious figures are thrown up as to the size of the British Government's debt incurred in trying to rescue the economy after the massive failure of the international banking system. The official figures, at once pounced on as being far too low, are, frankly, little more than wild guesses.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Arious figures are thrown up as to the size of the BritishGovernment's debt incurred in trying to rescue the economy after themassive failure of the international banking system. The officialfigures, at once pounced on as being far too low, are, frankly,little more than wild ...
Hewitt relishing his fresh start in Spanish premier league ; Former Cornish Pirates head coach Mark Hewitt admits he is relishing a "new start" after taking charge of Spanish Premier League side Club de Rugby La Vila.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Former Cornish Pirates head coach Mark Hewitt admits he isrelishing a "new start" after taking charge of Spanish PremierLeague side Club de Rugby La Vila. The 49-year-old's three-season stay with the Pirates ended inFebruary, and since then Hewitt has been chasing a number of ...
Rudolph punishes Somerset ; Jacques Rudolph's superb 191 on the opening day at Taunton put winless Yorkshire in control of their LV County Championships clash with Somerset.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Jacques Rudolph's superb 191 on the opening day at Taunton putwinless Yorkshire in control of their LV County Championships clashwith Somerset. The Tykes are bidding to avoid an unwanted record of 18 first-class games without a win - a run that dates back to thecorresponding ...
Starry-eyed Truro boatmen hit the jackpot twice with record smoothounds ; Within the space of a week, members of Truro Angling Club fishing from Dave Trebilcock's Che Sara Sara out of Newquay twice broke the Cornish Federation of Sea Anglers' record for the Starry Smoothound.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Within the space of a week, members of Truro Angling Club fishingfrom Dave Trebilcock's Che Sara Sara out of Newquay twice broke theCornish Federation of Sea Anglers' record for the Starry Smoothound. First to score with a fish of 23lb 12oz was Adrian Hill, thenGraham Browning ...
Life leads the rest at Whiteway ; With two wins and third-placed finish, Totnes all-rounder Nick Life was the leading expert in the South Hams club's ORPA Championship Motocross staged at Whiteway Barton circuit.
Jul 01, 2009; ... With two wins and third-placed finish, Totnes all-rounder NickLife was the leading expert in the South Hams club's ORPAChampionship Motocross staged at Whiteway Barton circuit. Kelvin Townsend was the other race winner, whilst Charlie Layzelland Paul Vallance finished third and ...
Devils await their fate in cup semis ; Holders Plymouth Devils have been drawn to meet Bournemouth Buccaneers or Weymouth Wildcats in the semi-finals of the National League Knock-Out Cup.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Holders Plymouth Devils have been drawn to meet BournemouthBuccaneers or Weymouth Wildcats in the semi-finals of the NationalLeague Knock-Out Cup. The Buccaneers and the Wildcats meet in their quarter-finalsecond-leg clash at Bournemouth tomorrow. Weymouth hold a ...
Berry on course for two in a row ; The Westcountry's reigning No.1 assistant will put his reputation on the line as he bids to reach the final of the Crown Golf English PGA Assistants' Championship for the second successive year.
Jul 01, 2009; ... The Westcountry's reigning No.1 assistant will put his reputationon the line as he bids to reach the final of the Crown Golf EnglishPGA Assistants' Championship for the second successive year. Cleeve Hill's Russ Berry, who topped the region's 2008 Titleist-FootJoy Young ...
Waterfront repairs cost pounds134,000
Jul 01, 2009 ... Plymouth's waterfront is to receive more than pounds134,000 ofrepairs as the city council looks to combat wear and tear caused bywind and waves. One of the landing stages on the foreshore will be gettingsubstantial repairs as part of work to keep Plymouth's waterfrontsafe and ...
Guide launched after tough year ; More than 70 leading players in the South West business community gathered to attend the launch of the Western Morning News Annual Business Guide yesterday.
Jul 01, 2009; ... More than 70 leading players in the South West business communitygathered to attend the launch of the Western Morning News AnnualBusiness Guide yesterday. The 64-page supplement, which comprises a comprehensive list ofthe region's top 150 employers and detailed sector ...
Water bill review 'lacks appetite' to tackle charges ; A government review into the high level of water bills in the South West has been accused of lacking the "appetite" to tackle the unfair charges.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A government review into the high level of water bills in theSouth West has been accused of lacking the "appetite" to tackle theunfair charges. And critics claimed too much emphasis was being put on forcingevery home to have a water meter, while ducking the issue ofreforming the ...
'Priceless' castle wall damaged by vandals ; A "priceless" centuries-old castle wall which formed the foundations for a Westcountry town has been vandalised.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A "priceless" centuries-old castle wall which formed thefoundations for a Westcountry town has been vandalised. Staff at Launceston Castle are furious at the "mindless" natureof the damage to the wall, after a large number of stones werepulled off in the early hours of ...
Affordable homes to be named after popular councillor
Jul 01, 2009 ... A development of 15 affordable homes will be named after apopular councillor, who died last year. Brian Berman, who sat on Teignbridge district and Devon countycouncils, had long campaigned for local people being able to get afooting on the housing ladder. He died of a heart ...
Passenger satisfaction on rise for train firms ; Rail operator First Great Western is hoping to throw off its unenvied nickname of "Worst Great Western" once and for all after increasing numbers of passengers said they were happy with its service.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Rail operator First Great Western is hoping to throw off itsunenvied nickname of "Worst Great Western" once and for all afterincreasing numbers of passengers said they were happy with itsservice. Last year the company was heavily criticised by the Government,which threatened to ...
Man accused of sexual assault and imprisonment ; A man has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a late-night attack.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A man has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting awoman in a late-night attack. Alexander Wilson, 20, of Powderham Crescent, off PennsylvaniaRoad in Exeter, is accused of attacking an 18-year-old woman, whocannot be named for legal reasons, in the street on Sunday, ...
Shame of peace camp protest ; Anti-war protesters hurled abuse at Westcountry troops during a homecoming parade at the Houses of Parliament, accusing them of "genocide and torture".
Jul 01, 2009; ... Anti-war protesters hurled abuse at Westcountry troops during ahomecoming parade at the Houses of Parliament, accusing them of"genocide and torture". Royal Marines from Plymouth-based 3 Commando were in Westminsteryesterday in recognition of their bravery on the front line ...
Region swelters as June becomes flaming again ; A little over an inch of rain fell in Cornwall in June - making it one of the driest summer months on record.
Jul 01, 2009; ... A little over an inch of rain fell in Cornwall in June - makingit one of the driest summer months on record. The Met Office said just 26.5mm of rain was recorded up untilJune 28, exactly 63 per cent lower than the monthly average. It makes it the driest June in Cornwall since ...
Teenager found unconscious after cliff fall
Jul 01, 2009 ... Police have warned revellers about the dangers of the coastlineafter a 16-year-old was found unconscious near the bottom of cliffswhere another teenager died just days ago. The latest casualty was discovered early yesterday, about 70 feetdown a 100ft drop near the Atlantic Hotel in ...