Author: George Thorpe

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Warning over dumped batteries after Devon bin lorry fire

Warning over dumped batteries after Devon bin lorry fire

Devon and Somerset Fire ServiceSeveral firefighting crews were called out to the incident in AxminsterResidents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin lorry.Devon and Somerset Fire Service crews were called to Millwey Rise Industrial Estate in Axminster at about 07:40 BST after reports of a "small waste fire" from the vehicle's driver.Firefighters from Chard, along with crews from Charmouth and Bridport in Dorset, extinguished a blaze after the contents of…

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Woman’s £8k theft from Plymouth charity ‘a betrayal’

Woman’s £8k theft from Plymouth charity ‘a betrayal’

Ian S/GeographGeorgina Mary Thompson, 40, was handed a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for a yearA woman stole almost £8,000 from a charity she worked for, a court has heard.Georgina Mary Thompson was handed a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, a 24-month supervision order and ordered to pay compensation of £3,600 after admitting charges of fraud by abuse of position and theft from the person of another.Plymouth Magistrates' Court heard the 40-year-old took £7,877.87 from Friends and…

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Ashburton House care home fined over resident’s death

Ashburton House care home fined over resident’s death

GoogleThe Care Quality Commission took Ashburton House to court following a resident's death in 2022A care home has been fined after one of its residents died following a fall at the property.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it took Devon-based Ashburton House Care Home Limited to court over its treatment of Robin Lee, who sustained serious injuries when he fell down steps in another resident's bathroom in May 2022.The care home's bosses pleaded guilty at Plymouth Magistrates' Court…

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