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Two men, who pleaded guilty to fraud and consumer protection offences, have received prison sentences for conning elderly and vulnerable people for thousands of pounds.

Rogue traders, James Doran of Quedgely in Gloucester and Patrick Conners of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to a variety of offences committed in the summer of 2012 in Plymouth and Exeter.

Trading as South West Drives and Patios, the two approached an elderly Plympton resident to install a block paved driveway at his home.

Pressure was put on the man who reluctantly agreed a contract for £6...

East Devon District Council (EDDC) housing officers and cleansing operatives moved in this week to clean up a flat vacated by a tenant after a court granted the council possession of the premises.

After a 13-year reign of anti social behaviour, the Exmouth flat has finally passed back into the hands of landlords East Devon District Council – to the relief of council staff and long-suffering neighbours.

EDDC applied to the courts in March this year for a possession order to take back the flat in Cheshire Road, Withycome Raleigh. The order was granted, but the tenant was...

With Exeter Central Library due to re-open to the public in a little over three weeks here’s a quick sneak peak at what to expect. The long-awaited library is expected to open on May 22 following a £4.2m revamp; updating the libraries facilities for a more modern service. The new building holds more than 60,000 books, CDs and DVDs on over a km of shelves while another 150,000 are available on request from the libraries reserve stack. A new suite of 34 computers with printing and copying facilities, available for free for up to 2 hours a day along with free Wi-Fi, also complement the...

A charity worker from Devon has tragically died in South America while raising money with a round the world cycling challenge. Sharon Bridgman, 38, is reported to have been killed instantly after being hit by a motorist in Bolivia on Saturday afternoon. The Evening Standard reports that Mrs Bridgman was about 100m to 200m behind her husband, riding in a remote desert region 270 miles of the Bolivian capital La Paz, when she was hit by the 4X4 Toyota Land Cruiser on Saturday afternoon. Sharon and her husband, Tim, from Zeal Monachorum, near Okehampton had been cycling in an attempt to raise...