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CURFEW:  Albert Maycock

A GRANDFATHER has become one of the oldest people in Plymouth to be electronically "tagged" after being found in possession of £1,440-worth of crack cocaine.

When police searched the Stoke home of 72-year-old Albert Maycock, they found some of the class A drug stashed in a watering can, city magistrates were told.

And in a kitchen...

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Police in appeal for 'flasher' witnesses

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POLICE are urging women who may have been victim of a flasher on a quiet city road to come forward. Investigators say two similar...

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Jobcentres can't cope following Government cutbacks

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CUTBACKS to Jobcentres in Plymouth has left the service struggling to cope in the face of rising unemployment with the credit crunch...

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I fought the Taliban after they shattered my pelvis

I fought the Taliban after they shattered my pelvis

A PLYMOUTH soldier fought his way out of a Taliban ambush after his pelvis had been smashed by a bullet. Serjeant Lee French, 31, came...

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Doctor facing death and porn charges banned by GMC

Doctor facing death and porn charges banned by GMC

A PLYMOUTH doctor facing charges in connection with the death of a biker and charges in connection with child pornography has been...


Psychiatrist keeps his job after attack by freed patient

PSYCHIATRIST KEEPS HIS JOB

A PLYMOUTH consultant psychiatrist who released a patient who launched a frenzied attack on his mother hours later has been allowed to...

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I was unaware of allergy says doctor

ON TRIAL:  Dr Mirta Nikkhah

THE doctor accused of killing a Plymouth pensioner by prescribing him a drug to which he was allergic told police he had not mentioned...


New car park set to boost city's West End

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A NEW car park is set to open next week to bring more shoppers to Plymouth city centre's West End. The short stay car park at the rear...

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Men rescued after two house fires

Men rescued after two house fires

TWO men were saved by smoke alarms after their cookers burst into flames as they slept in Plymouth late last night. The separate but...

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Man 'glassed' in robbery bid

Man 'glassed' in robbery bid

A MAN needed hospital treatment after his face was slashed with a piece of glass in an attempted robbery in Barne Barton. Police are...

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BBC bid for local video rejected

BBC bid for local video rejected

The BBC Trust today rejected the corporation's £65m plans to introduce video to 68 of its local websites. The Trust reached its decisio...

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GALLAGHER BACK FOR CARDIFF CLASH

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STRIKER Paul Gallagher is expected to be recalled when Plymouth Argyle face Cardiff City at Home Park tomorrow (12.45pm) after a one-match suspension.

The loan signing from Blackburn Rovers is the Pilgrims' top scorer with five goals and has been hugely influential for them this season.

It would be a major surprise if manager Paul...

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Hopper and Mathias added to Albion's squad

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CENTRE Matt Hopper will make his debut as Plymouth Albion make a host of changes for tomorrow's National Division One home match agains...

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Striker light City still pose attacking threat

Striker light City still pose attacking threat

CARDIFF City's 2-1 home win against Crystal Palace last Saturday proved a costly one for the South Wales club. Midfield pair Joe Ledley...

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Seip looking forward to the Pilgrims' future

Seip looking forward to the Pilgrims' future

ARGYLE defender Marcel Seip hopes to celebrate signing a two-year contract extension with a win against Cardiff City at Home Park tomor...

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Dawe: We have to be mentally right

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GRAHAM DAWE believes Plymouth Albion must display the right mental approach to tomorrow's National Division One match against Esher or...

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Bridge-congestion-charge-plan Congestion charging could be introduced on the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry as part of a pricing strategy overhaul, bosses have revealed.


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Final clash in Battle of the Bands competition

TOP SPOT:  Last year's winners the Toxic Waste Monkeys

THE FINAL of this year's The Herald South West Under-18s Battle of the Bands on Saturday night promises to be a cracker.

Four amazing young bands will be waging a war of riffs in a bid to follow in the footsteps of last year's winners the Toxic Waste Monkeys.

The final, at The Hub in Bath Street, will see Edge of Reezon, Gon 2 Far,...

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In musical memory of patron St Cecilia

ANNIVERSARY:    St Cecilia, the South West Chamber Choir and tenor Jonathan Ansel

SAINT Cecilia is usually acknowledged as the patron saint of music and musicians, and her feast day is on November 22 each year. Condu...

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Beeb still has a big role to play

ALONG with much of the country, I'm none too happy with the BBC at the moment. It's nothing to do with the overblown Ross/Brand debacle – no, I'm far more bothered at the idiotic...

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Blown away like a bubble

Blown away like a bubble

HOW to categorise this show? The actor Simon Callow said: "This is the single most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a theatre", and...

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Gallery reopens with 'subtle but powerful' show

A PLYMOUTH gallery is reopening with a new show after a two-year gap. New Street Gallery on the Barbican is back with Journey, an exhibition of powerful but subtle abstracts by Diane Nevitt....

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