
Ben Woolvin
Home Affairs Correspondent at BBC Radio Cornwall
Home Affairs Correspondent at BBC Radio Devon
Home Affairs Correspondent at Spotlight
Home Affairs Correspondent at BBC South West. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Ben Woolvin
Fire chief defends plan to phase out co-respondersBen WoolvinHome Affairs CorrespondentBBCJohn Martin says volunteer community first responders were now able to provide at least as much if not more cover than fire co-respondersThe chief executive of South Western Ambulance Service has defended the decision to end the use of medically-trained firefighters to respond to emergency calls.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Ben Woolvin
Plan to phase out co-responder service criticisedBen WoolvinBBC South West home affairs correspondentPA MediaThe Fire and Rescue Services Association said the viability of some fire stations depended on the paymentsA union has warned some rural fire stations are at risk of closure due to a decision to phase out a role which sees firefighters be first responders in some medical emergencies in the south-west of England.
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3 weeks ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Ben Woolvin |Chloe Parkman
Danny Calahane was attacked with acid at his home on Lipson Road in Plymouth [BBC]Nine people have appeared in Plymouth Crown Court in connection with the murder of a 38-year-old man from Plymouth. Danny Cahalane was taken to hospital on 21 February following a serious assault involving acid on Lipson Road. He died in hospital three months later on 3 May. All nine defendants have been charged with involvement in an organised crime group which was supplying drugs or storing drugs.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Ben Woolvin
Nine in court after fatal acid attackBen WoolvinHome Affairs CorrespondentChloe ParkmanBBCDanny Calahane was attacked with acid at his home on Lipson Road in PlymouthNine people have appeared in Plymouth Crown Court in connection with the murder of a 38-year-old man from Plymouth. Danny Cahalane was taken to hospital on 21 February following a serious assault involving acid on Lipson Road. He died in hospital three months later on 3 May.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Ben Woolvin
Six appear in court charged with acid murderBen WoolvinHome Affairs CorrespondentChloe ParkmanDevon and Cornwall PoliceSix people have been charged with murder after an alleged acid attackDanny Cahalane, 38, was taken to hospital on 21 February following a serious assault involving acid on Lipson Road. He died in hospital three months later on 3 May.
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