MP behind bars . .

... bars . .. CONSERVATIVE MP Emma Nicholson was staging her most unusual constituency surgery today . . . behind bars at Dartmoor Prison. The MP for Torridge and Vest Devon is thought to be the first to hold a surgcry in a British jail. ...

Published: Tuesday 05 January 1988
Newspaper: Shields Daily Gazette
County: Durham, England
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‘Danger’ prisoners on run

... ‘Danger’ prisoners on run Police set up roadblocks today in their hunt for two men who escaped from Dartmoor Prison during the night. They said both could be dangerous and warned the public not to approach them although details of their offences were ...

RECAPTURED

... RECAPTURED A PRISONER who was on the run for a year has been captured. Paul Hillman, 31, failed to return to Dartmoor Prison, Devon, after home leave in June, 1993. He was arrested in Teignmouth, Devon, after a tip-off, and is now back at Dartmoor. ...

Escaped at

... at footbhall match POLICE: motor and foot patrols intensified their search for Norman Ellis, aged 25, who esca?ed from Dartmoor prison shortly before 9 p.m. last night 4 Ellis, when he lnt awaywas taking part in football Hatch—was wearing prison ue, -~ ...

DARTMOOR “TUNNEL” DENIAL

... DARTMOOR “TUNNEL” DENIAL A Home Office spokesman in London today denied regorts that officers checking buildings at Dartmoor Prison had discovered the start of an escape tunnel in the mailbag shop. “These reports are quite untrue ” the spokesman said ...

Published: Friday 24 August 1962
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 75 | Page: 1 | 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

2Q-00 Prisoners recaptured

... way today into how two prisoners were able to cut their way through window bars with an acetylene torch and escape from Dartmoor Prison using a 17ft ladder made in the jail’s workshops. David Meads, 44, serving four years for burglary, hurt an ankle on landing ...

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

Prison staff hurt

... Prison staff hurt Five Dartmoor prison officers were injured in two separate incidents, governor John May said today. - e Two were off work, one with broken ribs, after being attacked by an inmate drunk on illicit aficohol. A day earlier, three officers ...

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
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