A yearlong cold calling scam has resulted in an 88 year old pensioner losing almost £350,000 of his life savings and investments.
Reginald Daniel was persuaded to invest money in businesses and companies that didn’t exist.
And when the conmen realised Mr Daniel had no more cash to invest – they cut him off.
Police have admitted that it is unlikely Mr Daniel will get the money back from what is known as ‘a boiler room scam’, as the conmen could be based anywhere in the world.
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Police have confirmed a 26 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The incident occured on Tuesday evening in Alexandra Road, Ellacombe, when a 32 year old man suffered a collapsed lung after being stabbed in the back.
He was given first aid in the street by both local residents and ambulance crews.
Police have confirmed the woman is believed to be known to the victim, and has been arrested as an investigation is launched.
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Services for the most vulnerable children in Torbay are being scrutinised by Ofsted inspectors.
The inspection of Torbay Council’s safeguarding and looked-after children’s services takes place every three years.
Findings will be presented to Torbay Council on October 4th.
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The local economy has been given a boost thanks in no small part Dame Agatha Christie’s holiday home.
Visitors to Agatha’s ‘Greenway’ house and garden have pumped over nine million pounds into the local economy.
Around 170,000 people have visited the home since it opened its doors to the public last year, with 63% of visitors coming from outside the local area.
The findings were released as the Agatha Christie Festival celebrating the Dame’s 120th birthday came to an end last week.
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A Newton Abbot teenager should be so lucky after working with Kylie Minougue’s producer.
17 year old ‘music mill’ student Alice Jemina spent two days in the recording studio with Grammy-nominated Nerina Pallot.
The big break came after she won Exeter’s heat of teenage Rampage.
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Torbay bowls stars Sam Tolchard and Natalie Melmore are due to fly out to Delhi today for the Commonwealth Games.
Devon based cyclist Jeremy Thomas is also due to ride – he recently competed in the ‘Tour of Britain’ event in Teignmouth.
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Weather now, and showers are likely during the morning, becoming frequent and heavy during the afternoon, with a slight risk of thunder. However, there will be some sunny intervals as well, and it should be a little cooler than Wednesday too. Temperatures will rise to a maximum of 17 degrees celsius.
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