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FORMER Liverton United manager Tony Bowker has claimed the recent walkout by first-team players was due to the club withdrawing from a gentleman's agreement to fund players' expenses.Bowker (pictured below) has claimed that around £5,000 in total is owed to the squad, covering expenses for the second half of the season, from Christmas onwards.The double-winning boss said he himself had arranged sponsorship which had covered players' expenses for the first half of the season.He claims that...

THE FUTURE of leading scorer Rene Howe is one of the top priorities for new Torquay United manager Alan Knill when he tackles his retained list over the next two days.Knill, who became a self-confessed 'fan' of the Gulls' centre-forward during his 14 games in charge at the end of last season, wants Howe to decide on a new contract offer to aid his own team-building plans."There are some big decisions to make," said Knill, 48, about a squad which currently has only eight senior players...

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THE Herald Express has a new website, and we'd like to invite you to head on over and take a look. Thisissouthdevon has provided you with news, sport, entertainment and breaking news for the past eight years. ​But now we've got something new to show you, and we know you'll like it. The new website heraldexpress.co.uk will bring you all of the features you have enjoyed up to now with a completely different feel. While we will still deliver the very latest breaking news and sport from South Devon,...

A FRAUDSTER who made millions selling fake bomb detectors to armies around the world used the proceeds to buy a luxury yacht in Torquay. The £630,000 Sunseeker portofino Blue Crystal belonging to jailed Somerset conman James McCormick, 57, has been seized by police as part of proceeds of crime confiscation proceedings. It is still moored at Torquay marina but police will be removing it. McCormick was photographed enjoying his lavish lifestyle on board the boat in Tor Bay. The cruiser,...

A NEWLY published report by health inspectors has revealed that patients' basic care needs were not met at a £5million Dartmouth care home.Police launched an investigation into the standards of care at River View Care Home last month - only six weeks after it opened. Five elderly residents out of the 13 residing at the home were moved into community hospitals as a result of the investigation.Now a report produced by the Care Quality Commission, which inspected the care home, has found that...

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A WELCOMING committee gathered on Torquay harbourside on Wednesday morning as the cruise ship Artania dropped anchor in Tor Bay. Council chairman Roger Stringer and Torbay tourism chief Carolyn Custerson led the VIP line-up as passengers began to come ashore. The liner rounded Berry Head spot on time at 8am and made her way across Torbay in the company of a pilot boat. Early morning mist and drizzle lifted just as the Artania anchored. Coaches stood...

A WELCOMING committee gathered on Torquay harbourside on Wednesday morning as the cruise ship Artania dropped anchor in Tor Bay. Council chairman Roger Stringer and Torbay tourism chief Carolyn Custerson led the VIP line-up as passengers began to come ashore. The liner rounded Berry Head spot on time at 8am and made her way across Torbay in the company of a pilot boat. Early morning mist and drizzle lifted just as the Artania anchored. Coaches stood...

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SEVENTY firefighters were at the scene of a blaze in the Teign Valley on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was in the roof space of a wooden-framed extension at the Teign Valley golf course. Ten fire appliances were at the scene and a high-volume pump was also being sent. Firefighters confirmed that the roof of the building had been destroyed by the blaze. The club's Ladies' golf Secretary Carole Phillips said: "As the ladies were out on the course,...

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