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Firefighters were last night ( Saturday 5th April) called to a property in Whipton Village Road after a cardboard egg box, that had been left on a hob, caught on fire.

One fire appliance from Middlemoor was initially sent to reports of an automatic fire alarm activating at this premises.

Crews arrived at 8.14pm and confirmed that there had been a small fire involving a cardboard egg box that had been left on top of a hob.

The fire was out on arrival, crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to ventilate the property.

The cause was accidental.

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Free wills are on offer in May as part of Hospiscare’s Will Writing Fortnight. Thirty local solicitors are taking part in Will Writing Fortnight, which runs from May 12 to 23, they are giving up their time to write up new Wills and update old ones. Local solicitors offering this service are giving people the chance to make a donation to Hospiscare instead of paying the normal fee.

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Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has ‘listened to the voices of our communities’ to set new priorities for Devon and Cornwall Police.

In his revised Police and Crime Plan, published today (3 April), Mr Hogg sets out six priorities. These focus the efforts of the commissioner, the police and other organisations onto cutting crime, keeping people safe and encouraging people to work together to make communities stronger and safer.

The priorities are:

• Cutting crime, keeping Devon and Cornwall safe; • Reducing the harm caused by alcohol related crime; •...