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Defendants often leave court with a suspended sentence, a chance to change their ways. Judges must balance sending someone straight to prison against allowing them to rehabilitate in the community....

The summer months have been busy for judges across Devon and Cornwall, who have dealt with a number of rapists and sex offenders. The courts, including Truro, Plymouth and Exeter...

A MAN from St Austell pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers on two separate occasions at Truro Crown Court.

CORNWALL's MPs were among the minority today (September 11) when they voted to approve a bill seeking to legalise assisted dying in England...

A man who strangled and assaulted women in hotel rooms has been jailed for more than seven years. Tobias King, 36, who previously lived in Devon and Somerset, carried out...

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She pleaded guilty to driving her Mini Clubman Cooper S Sport at 36mph in a 30mph zone in Plymouth.

A Bideford man has been jailed after repeatedly causing anti-social behaviour in the town. Last month, Robert Tellem, from Bideford, was originally sentenced to 52 weeks in prison at a...

A court heard that a 42-year-old man beat his wife in a terrifying attack on a dark country lane. Thomas Walker pursued his wife for more than a mile along...

More than 400 people across Devon and Cornwall have been fitted with electronic monitoring 'tags' according to the latest figures.

A controversial movement has made its presence known in Devon after footage from Ilfracombe appears to show people associated with an online group deliberately causing damage to a traffic light...

Murat Dogantekin fraudulently secured £100,000 in Bounce Back Loans by inflating his taxi business turnover by more than £350,000...

A 42-year-old driver who was involved in a crash in Devon died from pre-existing health problems, an inquest has heard. Mark Casely was taken to hospital after a single-vehicle collision...

Plans for a major shake-up of local government have been put on hold after the government launched a review following new legal advice. Proposals to merge smaller councils into larger...

A man was left with serious head injuries after being attacked near a pub in Ottery St Mary. Samuel Whitcombe's victim was walking along Brook Street and was approaching the...

A care home manager with gambling and alcohol addictions stole £30,000 from two residents. Paul Blinkhorn used their debit cards to help himself to their funds. He later handed himself...

A 48-year-old Exeter man was arrested after being doorstepped by a paedophile hunter group, a court heard. Article continues below.

A pensioner who was caught with images of children as young as six being anally raped and bound has avoided jail. James Sharratt was found in possession of four category...

A 20-year-old man has been banned from Devon and ordered to pay £3,000 in compensation after trashing a room and subjecting a letting agent to vile racist abuse. A judge...

A man's face was slashed open from eye to mouth after being attacked by a drunk woman with a wine glass during a pub altercation.

Devon and Cornwall Police would like to see the introduction of community safety zones in four Cornish areas where there is a concentration...

Police have banned a Bideford man from drinking alcohol in any public space after concerns about his alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour. On August 27, Robert Tellem, aged 29, pleaded guilty to...

POLICE have banned a Bideford man from drinking alcohol in any public space after concerns around his alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour.

A 32-year-old Exeter man carried out a violent attack on his partner on her birthday, a court has heard. Michael Lockhart began arguing with the woman before pushing her and...

Nightmare neighbours have been banned from entering their home after relentless anti-social behaviour in Truro.

More than 6,000 people have signed petitions urging the government to reverse its plans for local government reorganisation across the county. The petitions, started by Devon MPs Rebecca Smith (Conservative,...

Warning: This story contains graphic content which some readers might find distressing. A woman who was raped by her then husband is urging other victims of sexual assault to report...

Concerns are raised over an application for a pop-up licence in an area where a strict legal order was imposed to crack down.

Another Devon council is planning to challenge the government in the courts over its plans for a complete transformation of the way the...

An Exmouth man who was two and a half times over the drink-drive limit has been banned from driving after he drove into a motorist's leg. Jeremy Wassall, 61, of...

Two live-in carers fleeced a wheelchair-bound pensioner as she grieved the loss of her husband. ‌. Sharon Kasuto and Uaepa Mbunga defrauded...

A 71-year-old woman has been accused of working while claiming benefits. Delia Clarke, of Dickens Drive, Exeter, has been charged with...

A paedophile pensioner busted with only a handful of indecent images of children had used a programme to completely erase his search history...

A jury has been told that a teenager accused of murder lured his victim to a marina, beat and kicked him, then pushed him into icy waters. Layton Randle, 19,...

An inquest has opened into the death of an 87-year-old retired teacher who passed away in the sea in East Devon.

A drug-addicted thug attacked a man in his home after accusing him of cutting off the internet, weeks before he threatened to burn a woman's retina with a lit cigarette....

A woman made a desperate call for help after her partner slashed her neck and stamped on her, leaving her battered and bleeding. Martyn Boyns and his now ex-partner were...

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car and a coach collided in Cornwall. Article continues below.

She admitted she used it 'as a weapon' out of 'anger and spite'

A 65-year-old convicted sex offender has been jailed for breaching a sexual harm prevention order. James Defalco, from Paignton, was first given the order at Exeter Crown Court in 2005....

Among those jailed in Devon in August were a sex pest who terrified women in Exeter city centre, a racist thief, and a man who bit a one-legged wheelchair user...

Several rapists, a woman who defrauded her own mother, a drug-using violent burglar, and a racist knife attacker are among those sent to prison this month. The Crown Court handles...

A former Royal Marine is demanding answers from the Ministry of Defence after a high-profile settlement involving Marines and soldiers who say they were exposed to dangerous asbestos during military...

Problems with England and Wales' firearms licensing system are putting "public safety at risk", a report has said.

Money seized from self-proclaimed 'misogynist' Andrew Tate is being used to help pioneer a new initiative in Cornwall to engage men and boys...

A rogue trader who took tens of thousands of pounds from customers for work he never completed has been prosecuted for fraud. Matthew Cole, of Chesterfield Road, Plymouth, appeared at...

The victim was hit by a van from behind without warning, dragged towards the vehicle and strangled.