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Journalist, @itvwestcountry @itvnews [email protected]

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@itvwestcountry
ITV News West Country
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Volunteers from Plymouth have been delivering Christmas gifts and aid to people in Ukraine Watch full piece on ITVX: https://t.co/aLZmcLicJL
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ITV News West Country
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The patients who've had successful surgery to remove brain tumours who welcome new funding for pioneering research in Plymouth. https://t.co/WJqYZGKzYg
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A world-leading brain tumour research centre in Plymouth has been handed more than £2million to help scientists continue their vital work. | ITV News West Country
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ITV News West Country
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A charity in the South West is warning of a crisis for horses after finding a colt in Cornwall ‘dangerously underweight’ and showing signs of neglect. https://t.co/ppbZnnBmjV
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The new warning follows the discovery of a 'dangerously underweight' two-year-old colt in a Cornish field. | ITV News West Country
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ITV News West Country
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An Army veteran from Bridgwater whose wife lives with dementia is calling for changes to taxes affecting home care services. Michael and Avril Staunton are supported by The Filo Project, a non-for-profit organisation providing group care days. Michael says the help it offers is
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Devon & Cornwall PCC
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Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly PCC Alison Hernandez has said she is "shocked" by today’s announcement but assures she and her office will continue to hold the police to account on the public's behalf for the next two and a half years.
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ITV News West Country
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Plymouth is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of a horrific homophobic attack on two gay men in the city. https://t.co/wtc04nP6gD
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Plymouth is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of a horrific homophobic attack on two gay men in the city. | ITV News West Country
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Sam Blackledge
2 months
For the past few months I've been working on a special report marking 30 years since a horrific homophobic murder which transformed Devon & Cornwall Police's relationship with Plymouth's LGBT community. More on tonight's @itvwestcountry https://t.co/v3p3ohEFo4
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ITV News West Country
2 months
Teeth-whitening salon owner who sexually assaulted women he 'lured' into clinic jailed Watch the full piece here:
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ITV News West Country
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Teeth-whitening salon owner who sexually assaulted women he 'lured' into clinic jailed https://t.co/bYWpQlgJFL
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Ricky Stubberfield, 31, was sentenced to 26 years behind bars for his crimes, which included rape. | ITV News West Country
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@LucyJMcDaid
Lucy McDaid
2 months
Former Conservative MP, Oliver Colvile, has died He served as the MP for Plymouth Sutton & Devonport between 2010 & 2017 Stuart Andrew pays tribute in the Commons, saying he was a 'true gentleman, whose eccentricities always endeared him to many'
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Lucy McDaid
3 months
NEW: Robert Parsonage has stepped down as Cornwall Council’s Reform group leader, days after the deputy quit the party No reason given and no indication he won’t still sit as a Reform councillor..
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Lucy McDaid
3 months
NEW: The Deputy Chair of the Reform group on Cornwall Council, Rowland O’Connor, has quit the party He will now sit as an independent, and says his views on how to help local people ‘increasingly diverged from those of the party’
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Seb Noble
3 months
More shock news this morning - the leader of Reform UK group on @CornwallCouncil has resigned from his position.
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@itvwestcountry
ITV News West Country
4 months
'It was such a surreal experience' A man from Plymouth has spoken of the remarkable moment he underwent brain surgery while playing the guitar. Paul Welsh-Dalton played his favourite song while undergoing an awake craniotomy. Watch more here: https://t.co/PlEltUQ1pm
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ITV News West Country
4 months
As part of the national Pride of Britain Awards this year we met Rhys Wynne-Jones from Cornwall, also known as the mysterious 'Night Church Pianist'. He's raised more than £20,000 for charity over the past year, performing sell-out concerts across the region. Watch the full
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Sam Blackledge
4 months
A surgeon obsessed with amputation who damaged his own legs, lied to insurance companies, bought grotesque videos and was handed a two-year jail term. An extraordinary day at Truro Crown Court. https://t.co/RdfPPxl9ws
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