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Heartbreaking: Lonely hearts note on village notice board gets no replies after 6 months
An 82-year-old former firefighter who posted a lonely hearts note on his village notice board looking for companionship has had NO replies -- after SIX MONTHS. Lonely Dave Vallance lost his wife Doreen just over a year ago and has been alone ever since. In a bid to find female companionship he asked a friend to post a note on the community board in Ivybridge, Devon. Dave's note read: "Gent in good order. Looking for companionship with a lady, 70...
A police officer once hailed a hero was sacked on the spot for sharing racist posts on Facebook including one describing gypsies as “f****** scumbags”
A police officer once hailed a hero was sacked on the spot for sharing racist posts on Facebook including one describing gypsies as “f****** scumbags.” PC Jeanette Cadden received a commendation in 2015 for her actions in saving a suicidal woman who was about to jump from the Avon Gorge, but at a tribunal it was decided she could not remain a police officer. One post she shared read "Ex-serviceman living in a car. Share if you think he should...
Serving police officer admits sexually grooming a 15-year-old boy
A serving police officer has today (tue) admitted sexually grooming a 15-year-old boy. Detective Constable Jonathan Davies-Brewin, 50, was snared by a vigilante paedophile hunter posing as the teenager. A court heard the senior cop arranged to meet the 'boy' following a conversation on social media. However, when he arrived for the meeting in Colchester, Essex, the boy turned out to be a vigilante adult. Today (tue), Davies-Brewin admitted one count of attempting to meet a boy under 16 years...
Animal welfare officers left in tears after rescuing a Shetland pony
Animal welfare officers were left in tears after a distressed pony was found dumped and neglected on New Year's Eve. Saroo, a 15-year-old Shetland pony was discovered abandoned in a field starving and thirsty and had about 3,000 burrs across her body leaving her unable to go to the toilet. Animal welfare officers were left in tears after a distressed pony was found dumped and neglected on New Year's Eve. The pony, who is now on her road to recovery,...
Pilot on cloud nine when he drew giant smiley face in the sky – using vapour from the plane’s exhaust
A pilot was on cloud nine when he drew this giant smiley face in the sky - using vapour from his plane's exhaust. Mark Lloyd spotted the huge grin floating above Cambridge after the skilled sky-writing pilot flew overhead. He posted pictures of the huge grin online, describing it as a "nice start to 2018". A pilot was on cloud nine when he drew this giant smiley face in the sky - using vapour from his plane's exhaust. Mark...
Save some hens for a quid – 12,000 Free-range hens destined for slaughter house are £1-each
A whopping 12,000 free-range hens destined for the slaughter house are up for grabs at just £1-EACH. Despite helping to provide a banquet across Britain's breakfast tables thousands of the healthy egg-laying birds face being killed. Every year Babthorpe Hall Farm, near Selby, North Yorks., offer up 'their ladies' to members of the public for just a quid. The idea is to ship in 12,000 new hens to the farm every 13 months to avoid 'deteriorating shell quality' - so...
Mum of a baby born with a hole in her heart has hit out at the Government after a life-saving op was cancelled FIVE times
The mum of a baby born with a hole in her heart has hit out at the Government after a life-saving op was cancelled FIVE times due to unprecedented hospital pressures. Adorable one-year-old Evelyn Johnston-Smith was in desperate need of major surgery to correct the heart defect which was spotted at the 20-week scan. She was successfully treated with a pulmonary band to fix her heart on September 19, 2016, but doctors said she would need a larger band within...
Dad who was found with more than 100 indecent images on his computer spared jail
A dad has been spared jail after more than 100 indecent images were seized from his computer. A judge told Adrian Hughes, 48, his viewing of sickening child pornography involving girls as young as three ‘is not curiosity, it’s perversion.’ Hughes was asked to think how he would feel if he had come across an image of his own son being abused. Police went to Hughes’s home in April last year, after indications he had been accessing indecent images online....
Mum pictured playing chicken with young children in 30ft waves
This shocking photo shows a mother playing 'chicken' with her two children as huge waves crash into a sea wall. The image was taken at Sidmouth seafront in Devon this morning (Friday) as the 20ft waves soar over their heads onto the promenade. It was taken and posted on Twitter by the account @survivingsixty with the caption: "This young mother playing chicken with her two children doesn't show much common sense or respect for the power of the ocean." This...