• Cars damaged with stripper

  By spottyginger

  How on earth can Police expect to get a response to their Decoy appeal when this is one of the few...

            

   

  By Herald Express at 08:00 on 02/02/12

  

  TWO cars parked in a quiet Newton Abbot road have been damaged after a paint stripper-type liquid was poured over them. Police have appealed for witnesses after a silver Alpha Romeo and a black Jaguar saloon had fluid splashed over them in Decoy Road. The incident happened overnight on Thursday, January 26. It is the second time the cars have been hit, the first happened in December, police said. PCSO Charlotte Perkin said:...

• Freak wave causes fishing boat to capsize as crew attempts harbour entrance

  By sessysperks

  Well done to all those involved in the rescue of the fishermen. And doesn't this show, after all the...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 08:00 on 31/01/12

  

  Five fishermen were plucked to safety yesterday from the hull of their boat after it was capsized by a large wave off the Westcountry coast. The Girl Rona was returning to her home port of Teignmouth when she was swamped close to the harbour entrance. Despite the impact, which rolled the vessel on to a well-known shingle bar, the crew were able to scramble clear and cling on to the hull of the 15-metre (49ft) vessel. Brixham...

• Judge reduces Trago Mills fine for illegal tips

  By Jane_Toms

  by Pelagian "Aah, the mist clears. How kind of you for clarifying ." An that has what to do...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:00 on 27/01/12

  

  Superstore group Trago Mills has had its fine for dumping waste at two of its stores slashed after telling a judge the clean-up has already cost them almost half a million pounds. Illegal tips and bonfires were found by Environment Agency inspectors close to the shops at both Newton Abbot and Liskeard in which unsold stock, old displays, and other rubbish had been dumped. The tips dumped and burned toxic waste including asbestos and...

• Export drive for Westcountry's top food

  By MrMeMeMe

  This idea will create food price inflation here at home ... Nice to see local food producers...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 08:00 on 27/01/12

  

  Ministers have launched a campaign to get the growing middle classes in China and India consuming quality Westcountry food and drink. The Government is eyeing the untapped economic potential of exporting to large and increasingly well-off populations, particularly in so-called "BRIC" nations: Brazil, Russia, India and China. A successful push could be highly lucrative for the region's vital food and drink sector as the UK...

• Schools performance tables give cause for concern

  By thinbird12

  Mighten it have been in the local public interest to publish the scores of Torbay's schools rather...

            

   

  By This is SouthDevon at 09:36 on 26/01/12

  

  THOUSANDS of teenagers are still failing to get good GCSE results, according to new league tables published today which say they are being let down by under-performing schools. Today's statistics show that 107 secondaries in England did not reach tough Government targets which ministers say are intended to raise standards. Schools that fail to meet the strict thresholds have been warned they at risk of closure or being taken over if...

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