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Former Bodmin Town footballer Glynn Hobbs jailed for savage...

December 20, 2013, 12:43 pm
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A former Bodmin Town footballer has been jailed for three years and two months for savagely attacking and breaking the jaw of a war hero in the toilets of a Plymouth nightclub. Glynn Hobbs, who played for Bodmin earlier this season, grabbed the commando between the legs and urinated upon him in an attack which ended his combat career, a court heard. Friend Brian Gunningham and an unknown man joined Hobbs in punching the defenceless Afghanistan veteran at the Venue in Union Street. Gunner Tony...

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Kieran Pedlar in court after pursuit

December 22, 2013, 10:00 pm
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BIRTHDAY celebrations ended with a police chase, arrest and a night in custody for a Bodmin man who took his friend's car without permission and drove it in the town while over the limit.Kieran Pedlar, 26, of Carpenter's Court, was on police bail at the time for being drunk and disorderly in the town on a separate occasion.Pedlar, a provisional licence holder, appeared in custody before Bodmin magistrates on Monday when he pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without consent, driving it with...

Kieran Pedlar in court after pursuit

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Father Darren Bown of Perranporth punched ex's new boyfriend at...

December 23, 2013, 10:00 pm
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A PERRANPORTH father who punched his wife's new partner at a children's birthday party came "perilously" close to going to jail.Darren Bown, 31, was in a relationship with Sophie Harris for four years and the couple had a two-year-old son together but they had broken up when she took their son to a birthday party at Springfields Fun Park and Pony Centre, St Columb, on September 14.Ramsay Quaife, for the prosecution, said Ms Harris was with her boyfriend Neil Bolton.Mr Quaife said:...

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Why was my son's killer released without me being told?

December 23, 2013, 10:00 pm
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THE mother of a man who died after a stabbing incident in Penzance three years ago says she is disgusted that not only is his killer out walking the streets of Penzance but also that she was not informed of his release from prison.Stuart Graham, aged 40 at the time and living in Penzance, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Peter Walsh at Truro Crown Court in July 2011.XheadMr Walsh was stabbed four times in the chest with a 20cm kitchen knife by Graham during an incident involving residents...

Why was my son's killer released without me being told?

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Police appeal for information following alleged assault at St...

December 23, 2013, 1:27 am
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Police are appealing for information following an alleged attack at St Austell railway station earlier this month. Officers at British Transport Police said the assault took place on Saturday December 7 between 2.30am and 3am. Detective Constable David Bailey, investigating, said: "The victim of this attack, a 22-year-old man from Cornwall, was at the station when he was assaulted by a group of men following an argument. "He was struck from behind and the attack left him with a small cut on...

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Thieves stole sentimental watches from Mevagissey pensioner

December 24, 2013, 1:47 am
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Thieves broke into a Mevagissey home and stole two highly sentimental watches belonging to an elderly gentleman, police have said. Officers are appealing for anyone with information regarding the burglary, which took place at an isolated property in Mevagissey between September 10 and 14. One of the items stolen was a gunmetal watch with the words 'HS5' and 'Broad Arrow' engraved on the back. The other was a gold plated pocket watch with the engraving 'P.J.Brooke'. Anyone with information...

Thieves stole sentimental watches from Mevagissey pensioner

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Police appeal after man mugged in Bodmin

December 24, 2013, 1:49 am
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Detectives are appealing to businesses in Bodmin with CCTV cameras to contact them after a man was mugged in the town in the early hours of Sunday morning. The man was returning home from the Garland Ox pub when he was approached by another male in Robartes Road when he was attacked. Detective Constable Sarah Northcott said: " The male first befriended the victim before taking about £15 from his wallet. They were joined by a further two men before the victim managed to get away in the...

Police appeal after man mugged in Bodmin

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Holiday find identified as rare reckoning coin

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A RARE Medieval coin – believed to be the first of its kind to be discovered in the South West – was uncovered when a car mechanic stumbled upon it while on holiday in North Cornwall.But it wasn't until Tony Hadland showed the item to one of his customers, who was an expert on Medieval coinage, back in Gloucestershire, that he realised the true value of his find.The piedfort, a non-functional coin most likely used as a reckoning counter, is a striking example of a coin-type issued by...

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Driving ban

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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COLIN LANE, 54, of Royston Farm, Treligga, Delabole, pleaded guilty to driving a Chevrolet truck with 53 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath at Pipers Pool, Launceston, on November 17, when he appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday and was fined £350 with a £35 victim surcharge and £85 costs. He was banned from driving for 12 months, to be reduced by three if he completes an approved course.
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Sentence suspended

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A LISKEARD man has been handed a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to a public order offence.Richard Sebire, 34, of Church Street, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour to cause a fear of violence at Liskeard on October 9.He was sentenced to an eight-week jail term, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay an £80 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
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Possession of drugs

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A TRURO man who admitted drugs offences committed in St Austell in February was sentenced to a community order by magistrates last week.Casey Smith, 22, of Falmouth Road, appeared before Bodmin court on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to possession of 106.72g of cannabis, 625 Diazepam tablets and 11.48mg of cocaine on February 23.He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with probation supervision and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
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Teenager curfewed

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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THREE assaults have led to a community order and curfew for a Bude teenager.Kate Watts, 18, of Broadclose Hill, Bude, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday when she pleaded guilty to assaulting Rebecca Townsend, Miriam Westaway and Luke Goacher by beating at Bude on October 20.She was curfewed for eight weeks on Fridays and Saturdays from 8pm to 6am and told she would be under probation supervision for 12 months.She was also ordered to pay compensation totalling £200.
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Jail for woman

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A DRUNKEN woman patient who hit a hospital nurse has been jailed for 16 weeks by magistrates.Senior Staff Nurse Anthony Smith was left with a bloody nose after being hit in the face by 39-year-old Bodmin woman Susan Griffiths at the Accident and Emergency department at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske.Griffiths, of Berrycombe Hill, Bodmin, who pleaded guilty on November 28 to assaulting Mr Smith by beating on November 13, was sentenced to custody by Bodmin magistrates on Wednesday.
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Men deny assault

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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TWO men from Par who deny assaulting another male causing him actual bodily harm at St Blazey on July 6, have been sent to Truro Crown Court on unconditional bail for a hearing on January 10.Zachary Surgey, 20, of Snowland Caravan Leisure Park, Par Farm, and Simon Wood, 28, of Trenovissick Road, are charged separately with assaulting Benjamin Vick.Both appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday when the court directed trial by jury. They are due at the Crown Court on January 10.
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Motorist fined £125

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A LISKEARD man has pleaded guilty to driving a VW Golf without due care and attention on April 24 on the A38 near the Liskeard Tavern.Charges that Stuart Pillar, 26, of Huddys Court, Fore Street, had driven on that date while unfit through drugs and failed to provide a preliminary breath test – which he had denied – were dismissed.During a hearing at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Pillar was fined £125 with £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge and his...
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GBH is alleged

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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FOUR people have been sent to Truro Crown Court on unconditional bail charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent at Looe on July 13.Jack Brooks Dunphy, 22, of Pendrim Road, Looe; Brett Lourens, 21, of Kibbiscombe Terrace, Tredinnick, Duloe; Chantelle McMillan, 23, of Salisbury Road, St Judes, Plymouth; and Valena McMillan, 29, of Stonebank, Liskeard, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Jamie Skinner.Dunphy, Chantelle...
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Car struck over cat

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A PAR woman hit her neighbour's car windscreen with a vacuum cleaner pipe because she believed he was responsible for killing her cat, a court was told.Susan Vercoe was involved in a neighbourhood dispute which her solicitor David Harvey described as being "like War And Peace – but primarily war".Vercoe, 52, of Wilson Way, Biscovey, appeared before Bodmin magistrates in custody on Thursday, December, 12, when she pleaded guilty to criminal damage.Stuart Mollett's Ford Mondeo had...
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Drunk and disorderly charge

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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PAUL HYETT, 53, of Silverdale Court, Mount Wise, Newquay, has been fined £70 with £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge after pleading guilty at Bodmin Magistrates' Court to being drunk and disorderly at Berry Road, Newquay, on November 23.
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Care home nurse turned off residents' bed alarms

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A NURSE has been struck off after he unplugged pensioners' night-time alarms – so he could have a snooze.Nigel Ellis was supposed to be caring for frail and disabled residents during a night shift at Caprera House care home in St Austell.But instead the senior nurse disconnected alarms which sound when residents get out of bed so he could have an undisturbed nap, a hearing heard.Appalled colleagues told bosses, prompting Ellis to accuse one care assistant of reporting him to the boss and...
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Fined and banned

December 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
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DAMEN FROST, 25, of Moor View, Bodmin, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to driving a Ford Fiesta on the A30 at Penhale on November 19 with 61 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg. He was fined £110 with a £20 surcharge and banned from driving for 17 months, to be reduced by 17 weeks if he completes an approved course.
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