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Rogue builder jailed for fraud

A rogue builder from North Devon has been jailed for two years eight months for defrauding his customers out of approximately £38,000. At Exeter Crown Court on Thursday, March 30, … Continue reading

Farmer banned from keeping cattle

A Somerset farmer has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling £4,642 and banned from keeping cattle for life. Sally Jones, 63, of Brent Knoll in Somerset pleaded guilty … Continue reading

Rogue trader pleads guilty to fraud

A rogue trader from North Devon who took money for landscaping and building work that was either done poorly or not started has pleaded guilty to fraud. At Barnstaple Magistrates … Continue reading

Farmer fined for side-stepping rules to prevent Bovine TB spread

A Somerset farmer who moved cattle without first testing them for TB, a legal requirement to safeguard other herds from infection, has been ordered to pay over £5,000. On Wednesday … Continue reading

Partner of solar-panel fraudster gets suspended sentence

The accomplice and partner of a businessman who headed up a solar panel scam has received a 12-month suspended prison sentence. At Exeter Crown Court today (Thursday 7 April) Paula … Continue reading

Businessman jailed for 30 months in solar panel scam

People across the South West, including Devon, were scammed when buying solar panels – and now a businessman has been sentenced to 30 months in jail and banned from being … Continue reading


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