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• Update following the Murder of Anne Widdecombe

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• Traders collaborate to fight rise in shoplifting in their beloved town

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• Murder enquiry launched following death of Ann Widdecombe, Dartmoor

  A murder investigation has been launched following the suspicious death of former MP Ann Widdecombe at her home on Dartmoor in Devon.

• Firefighters urge safe outdoor fires this summer

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• Commissioner presents 25 ‘incredible individuals’ with awards

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• Check-in granted for flats plan at historic Devon hotel

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• 45-year-old woman remanded over alleged £512k Thai cannabis plot

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• RNLI advice to choose lifeguarded beach as third heatwave hits the south west

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• Dates fixed for showdown over ‘priceless’ Devon nature site

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