http://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/default.aspxen-gbMon, 8 Sep 2008 16:09:05 GMThttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.ukThe family of two boys killed in a car crash must wait weeks to hear how an ex Plymouth Argyle footballer charged with causing their deaths will plead.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386783830" height="1" width="1"/>
Luke McCormick is charged over a crash on the M6 in Staffordshire which killed Arron and Ben Peak, from Manchester.

The 25-year-old, from Coventry, was to plead at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court but the case has been delayed for a month.

]]>4d966d17119fcac6a486eb13595797bchttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386783830/Death+crash+family+face+wait.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/4d966d17119fcac6a486eb13595797bc/Death+crash+family+face+wait.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/4d966d17119fcac6a486eb13595797bc/Death+crash+family+face+wait.aspxA "seriously dangerous" schizophrenic man who was arrested at a Yeovil hospital carrying two large knives has been sent to a secure mental unit.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386783836" height="1" width="1"/>
Jonathan Foley, 24, was recognised by staff after he held a nurse hostage at the same hospital five years earlier.

He pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing a bladed article at Southwark Crown Court.

]]>735f8b42572b8135e293dc14b892d9d1http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386783836/Schizophrenic+sent+to+unit.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/735f8b42572b8135e293dc14b892d9d1/Schizophrenic+sent+to+unit.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/735f8b42572b8135e293dc14b892d9d1/Schizophrenic+sent+to+unit.aspxA shoplifter has attacked a security guard after being chased along a street in Barnstaple.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386608022" height="1" width="1"/>
The man pushed a woman over as he tried to escape, before assaulting the 43-year-old guard when he was caught.

The security guard suffered a cut lip in the incident. A 29-year-old man from Southampton was arrested and bailed until October 13.

]]>1be0e67ed084c300f9dfa695c7ecd90dhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386608022/Thief+attacks+security+guard.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/1be0e67ed084c300f9dfa695c7ecd90d/Thief+attacks+security+guard.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/1be0e67ed084c300f9dfa695c7ecd90d/Thief+attacks+security+guard.aspxMore than 100 people are rescued by firefighters in the South West every month, figures have revealed.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386725703" height="1" width="1"/>
More than 3,500 people were saved from fires and vehicle crashes between 1997 and 2006, the Fire Brigades Union said.

Some 10,691 people involved in crashes were rescued in the South West in the 10 years to 2005/6. In 2005/6 crews rescued 1,214 people, up 47% on 1996/7.

]]>6bc92c25fc06e247faff16b45a0b0d5dhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386725703/100+rescued+every+month+-+FBU.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/6bc92c25fc06e247faff16b45a0b0d5d/100+rescued+every+month+-+FBU.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/6bc92c25fc06e247faff16b45a0b0d5d/100+rescued+every+month+-+FBU.aspxA plumber has a bill of nearly &#163;5,000 to pay after he admitted misleading his customers in Wiltshire by pretending he was a registered gas engineer.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386783837" height="1" width="1"/>
The county council's trading standards took 60-year-old Peter Norton to court.

Norton admitted six offences before Wimborne magistrates. He must pay £4,385 to two former customers as well as the council's court costs of £535.

]]>1fcd0b05f6cde24631321d93de46e9f3http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386783837/Plumber+handed+5,000+bill.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/1fcd0b05f6cde24631321d93de46e9f3/Plumber+handed+5,000+bill.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/1fcd0b05f6cde24631321d93de46e9f3/Plumber+handed+5,000+bill.aspxA motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following an accident on the A38 in Cornwall.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386667052" height="1" width="1"/>
The rider suffered serious injuries after a collision with a car between Menhenoitt and Liskeard. The driver suffered minor injuries.

The westbound later was closed while police carried out an investigation, and was later reopened.

]]>c85dfe61db4daef44cfd020b34bbf1afhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386667052/Motorcyclist+injured+in+crash.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/c85dfe61db4daef44cfd020b34bbf1af/Motorcyclist+injured+in+crash.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/c85dfe61db4daef44cfd020b34bbf1af/Motorcyclist+injured+in+crash.aspxAn Axminster driver had a "lucky escape" after crashing through a fence onto a railway line, police have said.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386667053" height="1" width="1"/>
The man ran towards the signal box after the crash near Wool level crossing in Devon on Sunday.

The man was uninjured and the railway lines were checked by Network Rail before services resumed. Dorset Police said the man had a "lucky escape."

]]>a78f5cbd1cd9a8fe9d29ca5b698bfbaehttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386667053/Driver+unhurt+after+crash.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/a78f5cbd1cd9a8fe9d29ca5b698bfbae/Driver+unhurt+after+crash.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/a78f5cbd1cd9a8fe9d29ca5b698bfbae/Driver+unhurt+after+crash.aspxA summer of heavy rain and fluctuating temperature has caused spring flowers to bloom at the same time as autumn fungi, experts in Devon have said.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386783838" height="1" width="1"/>
At the Garden House on Dartmoor, workers are coping with spring-flowering rhododendrons and magnolias suddenly bursting into bloom.

Experts said the double flowering is becoming more prevalent in wet summers.

]]>11e05b09fe8ab88d13792e843bc99babhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386783838/Autumn+blooming+for+flowers.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/11e05b09fe8ab88d13792e843bc99bab/Autumn+blooming+for+flowers.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/11e05b09fe8ab88d13792e843bc99bab/Autumn+blooming+for+flowers.aspxA parade of more than 300 children will march to open a primary school in Plymouth as part of a &#163;6.5m scheme.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/386608023" height="1" width="1"/>
The pupils, including toddlers from the nursery, will parade with banners from Ernesettle Green up to the new school.

It will be the third new school that has opened in Plymouth this year, as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme.

]]>c03f0fec9fe62e4ca6349aebf14d86aehttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~3/386608023/Children+march+to+open+school.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/c03f0fec9fe62e4ca6349aebf14d86ae/Children+march+to+open+school.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/west-country/c03f0fec9fe62e4ca6349aebf14d86ae/Children+march+to+open+school.aspxPolice have had to break into a smoke-filled house to rescue a woman and three children in Cullompton.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-country/~4/385720893" height="1" width="1"/>
Food left cooking on the hob caught fire at the house on St Andrews Estate in the early hours of Saturday.

Devon Fire and Rescue alerted police who broke in to find a woman in the lounge and three children including a seven-month-old girl asleep upstairs.

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