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2 weeks ago | 
devonlive.com | Carl Eve |Shannon Brown
A homeless man spat on a baby boy after a woman asked him to move for her pram. Aaron Richards, 43, has been ordered to pay compensation to the baby's mother following the incident in Plymouth. Prosecutor Alistair Verheijen told Deputy District Judge David Bolton at Plymouth Magistrates' Court that the mother was pushing her baby in a pram along Union Street at around 12.30pm on November 1, 2024. She then came across Richards laying with his legs in the path.
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2 weeks ago | 
devonlive.com | Katie Timms |Shannon Brown
A road in Plymouth has been closed due to a police incident this afternoon. Plymouth Citybus has warned passenger of travel disruption, as Devon and Cornwall Police have closed Taunton Avenue in Whitleigh. As a result, because the company's buses cannot serve the road. Posting to X, Citybus said: "Police have closed Taunton Ave due to incident and our buses can not serve it, we are sorry for any inconvenience it may cause." We will keep you updated with our live blog below.
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1 month ago | 
devonlive.com | Daniel Mumby |Shannon Brown
Detailed blueprints for Somerset's latest motorway services have been unveiled, with a key decision expected later this year. Sedgemoor District Council's development committee gave the green light to S. Notaro Land Ltd in August 2020 to establish a new motorway services area off Huntworth Lane, just east of junction 24 on the M5.
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1 month ago | 
devonlive.com | Rod Minchin |Shannon Brown
A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a university lecturer. Paul Antony Butler, 53, admitted murdering Claire Chick, 48, during an incident in Plymouth in January. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a bladed article. Butler, of Stangray Avenue, Plymouth, spoke only to confirm his name and enter his pleas during the hearing at Plymouth Crown Court. The defendant, who appeared on video link from prison, appeared to wipe a tear away from his face as he entered his pleas.
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1 month ago | 
somersetlive.co.uk | Phil Norris |Shannon Brown
An exciting retail development is on the horizon just off the M5, as The Cotswolds Designer Outlet teases shoppers with another esteemed addition to its growing list of stores. Set to become a main rival of Bicester Village, the outlet has hinted at an anticipated opening timeframe through a recent employment posting.
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1 month ago | 
devonlive.com | Phil Norris |Shannon Brown
An outlet shopping centre situated just off the M5 has announced another high-profile name set to join its roster of retailers. The Cotswolds Designer Outlet, which is poised to become a formidable competitor to Bicester Village, hinted at an opening date in a recent job advertisement.
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1 month ago | 
devonlive.com | Callum Parke |Shannon Brown
A YouTuber from Devon has lost a High Court libel case to the brother of woman murdered with her two children in the United States. Alan Vinnicombe was accused of promoting “wholly unfounded conspiracy theories” on the video sharing site about the murder of Shannan Watts by her brother, Franklin Rzucek.
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1 month ago | 
devonlive.com | Zahra Khaliq |Shannon Brown
Britons are being alerted to the possibility of another storm next week which could result in snowfall rates of three inches per hour, according to advanced weather modelling maps. WXCharts predicts that no region will escape either snow or rain when the storm hits on Sunday, March 9. The charts, utilising data from Met Desk, also forecast that Scotland and the northeast will experience the most intense snowfall, with temperatures in these regions expected to linger around a frosty 0C to 1C.
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2 months ago | 
devonlive.com | Bethany Whittingham Showbiz |Bethany Whittingham |Shannon Brown
Fiona Bruce was momentarily rendered speechless when a daring guest criticised politicians during last Thursday's episode (February 13) of Question Time, host. Broadcasting from Northwich, Cheshire, the 60-year-old presenter led the show that featured guests such as education minister Jacqui Smith representing the government, Danny Kruger MP for the Conservatives handling shadow work and pensions, Lisa Smart MP from the Liberal Democrats speaking on home affairs.
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2 months ago | 
devonlive.com | Mia O'Hare |Shannon Brown
A man found dead in a Devon river was a paedophile and former BBC Radio 1 DJ, it has emerged. Michael Willis, who changed his name to David Evans after being freed from prison, went missing in December 2024 after he was last seen heading towards his yacht moored in Dartmouth. Police said he disappeared after taking a water taxi to the pontoon where his vessel was moored. In 2020, Willis was jailed for possessing indecent images of children after police raided his private yacht.
