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| - DARTMOOR i BLAZE Fire broke out in a workshop at Dartmoor prison just before noon today. The fire

... | - DARTMOOR i BLAZE Fire broke out in a workshop at Dartmoor prison just before noon today. The fire broke out in a large first floor workshop and was confined to a quantity of matting material. The workshop was undamaged and no firemen or prisoners ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1962
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 77 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Whatever Frank Mitchell $ 4 has for his Christmas dinner — and wherever he eats it — the men he left behind in ..

... Whatever Frank Mitchell $ 4 has for his Christmas dinner — and wherever he eats it — the men he left behind in Dartmoor prison will, as far as is known, not find their menu and programme of entertainment changed because of his escape. No extra security ...

Published: Friday 23 December 1966
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 335 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Prisoner jumps train—caught

... Keith Saxton, 28, escaped from an escort of prison officers at Andover (Hampshire) junction today when being taken to Dartmoor prison. But he was recaptured an hour later in an emfpty garage about 75 yards away from where he jumped out of a train. He was ...

Published: Tuesday 08 May 1962
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

Dartmoor escapees caught

... Dartmoor escapees caught _One of the two prisoners who escaped from Dartmoor prison on Wednesday night was recaptured early today. Robert Matterson, aged 28, was held in custody at Bristol and was expected to be returned to the prison later in the day ...

Published: Friday 12 April 1974
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Dartmoor protest threats

... Dartmoor protest threats Dartmoor Prison was operating normally today but by the weekend officers are expected to stage the first of a series of snap 24-hour protests. Yesterday the 150 officers rejected Home Office plans to improve their quarters ...

Published: Wednesday 06 April 1977
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

Jailbreak man hid... near jail

... had been- staying at a guest house in the village. He was taken to Tavistock police station and later transferred to Dartmoor Prison. ...

Published: Monday 21 February 1977
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

HUNT FOR MOOR MEN GOES ON

... HUNT FOR MOOR MEN GOES ON Two prisoners who escaped from a Dartmoor Prison outside working party, on Monday, were still being sought today. They are Cyril Wilkinson (37) and Kenneth George Turley (32). Both men have tattoo marks and both were wearing ...

Published: Wednesday 05 October 1966
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

Accused of aiding the axe man

... eet, Stepney, all of London. They will appear at Bow street. tomorrow. Mitchell escaped from a working party outside Dartmoor Prison. where he was serving a life sentence for robbery with violence. on December 12, 1966. He has not been recaptured. ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1968
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

The Moor “huts up shop-no customers

... The Moor “huts up shop-no customers One of the halls of Dartmoor Prison is to be closed because of a lack of customers. The prison department of the Home Office today confirmed the intention to close D hall in a letter to the prison’s board of visitors ...

Published: Monday 16 September 1974
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

24 EXPRESS AND STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1962 A broken window led to Dartmoor incident

... Commons today about the recent disturbances in Dartmoor Prison. Mr. Henry Brooke, in a written reply, said; *At about 3 p.m. on December 11 a disturbance broke out in the mailbag shop at Dartmoor Prison. There were 88 prisoners in the shop in two separate ...

Published: Friday 14 December 1962
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 460 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

Trouble jail hit by new strike

... Trouble jail hit by new strike Dartmoor prison officers today staged another lightning 24-hour duties strike over living conditions. 3 40 ; They claim their conditions are worse than those of the prisoners, From 7.30 am today the 150 officers were refusing ...

Published: Friday 15 April 1977
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 166 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

AT Boy Other charges

... said that was a matter Mr. Wrightson must take u- with the Director cf Public Prosecutions. Mitchell got away from a Dartmoor prison working party about six miles from the jail on December 12, 1966. He had been serving a life sentence for robbery with ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1968
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 171 | Page: 1 | Tags: none