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  • Police chief calls for tougher sentences for pet theft

    Devon and Cornwall's police and crime commissioner is calling for tougher sentences for pet thieves. Alison Hernandez is calling for reform at a time when pet theft is at its highest ever rate. She said: "Pet theft is not treated with the seriousness

  • Salad and brassica machinery goes under the hammer

    An extensive collection of salad and brassica machinery is going under the hammer. Cheffins is hosting the online timed auction of salad and brassica growing equipment on behalf of major grower, Huntapac Produce Ltd. The auction takes place between

  • 'Very distressed' horse trapped upside down is rescued

    A horse had to be rescued yesterday morning (Wednesday, February 24) as it was trapped upside down against a wall. Belle had broken through a fence at Pleasant Valley Farm, Dartmouth, and ended up upside down, wedged against a concrete wall and

  • Tractor catches fire in field near Landkey

    A tractor caught fire in a field at Harford Barton near Landkey in Devon on Saturday (February 20). Arriving on the scene at 4.30pm, two crews from Barnstaple found the tractor to be well alight. Crews got to work with breathing apparatus and

  • Calf rescued after being trapped in underground slurry pit

    A calf was safely rescued after falling into an underground slurry pit and becoming trapped. The calf was found in the slurry pit off the Talaton Road in Whimple in central Devon on Sunday evening (February 21). Crew from Ottery St Mary ensured