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New CCTV image of missing Paignton woman

Magdalena Krawiec on Marine Drive near the Redcliffe Hotel. Credit: Devon and Cornwall Police

Police in Devon have released a new CCTV image of a missing Polish woman from the night she disappeared. The picture shows Magdalena Krawiec walking along Marine Drive in Paignton on Monday 13 May at 8.17pm.

This was the last-known sighting of the 20 year-old. Police are appealing for any information or sightings of Magdalena after this time.

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Polish woman missing from Paignton

Magdalena Krawiec has been missing since Tuesday evening Credit: Devon & Cornwall Police

Police are searching for a Polish woman from Paignton after arriving in the UK two days before she went missing.

20-year-old Magdalena Krawiec, who arrived in the UK on Sunday, was last seen on CCTV leaving the place she was staying in Paignton at 8pm on Tuesday 14th May.

Police and family members are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare after she didn’t turn up for work.

Police say Magdalena is new to the area.

Magdalena is described as 5ft 10, white European, slim build with short brown hair. She was last seen wearing a black coat and dark trousers.

Anyone who sees her or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call police on 101, quoting log 232 of 15 May 2013.

Paignton Zoo celebrates its 90th anniversary

Paignton Zoo is 90 years old. Credit: Barry Batchelor/PA Archive/

Paignton Zoo in Devon is celebrating its 90th birthday.

It's the biggest zoo in the South West. 450,000 people come every year to look at 2,000 animals.

To mark the anniversary, a trail of painted gorilla statues will appear in Exeter and Torbay this summer.

Paignton care home gives residents just days' notice of closure

The Manor Cottage Hotel is soon to close Credit: ITV WESTCOUNTRY

A group of elderly residents are due to move out of a care home in Paignton today [Friday] after only being given a few days' notice.

The owner of Manor Cottage in Paignton blames ill health for his sudden decision, which affects around a dozen residents.

Torbay Care Trust is helping to find an alternative place to live for those affected.

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British Transport Police appeal for information

British Transport Police are looking to speak to a man who became abusive and threatening towards the train manager on the 8.34pm Paignton-Exmouth service when asked to leave the train.

BTP would like to speak to this man Credit: British Transport Police

The man did not have a valid ticket and when he left the train he began banging on the windows and continued threatening the train manager as the service left the station. The man is described as a white man in his thirties and was travelling with a Doberman-type dog.

BTP have now issued a photograph of a man they would like to speak to who may have information which could help the investigation.

Investigation into Paignton body

Detectives in Paignton are probing links between a pub fracas and the discovery of a man dead in a nearby house. The body of the 49 year-old was found in a shared house in Winner Street yesterday morning.

Police say they're treating the death as unexplained. They're looking for witnesses to a fight outside a nearby pub, The Globe, also on Winner Street. Officers have been making house-to-house inquiries in the area.

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