Family pay tribute to 'loving son' and farm contractor after death in collision

Bradley Gidney's family said he adored his work as a farm contractor and he had just returned home from three weeks of harvesting for lifelong farming friends in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

Chris Brayford
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Police said Bradley Gidney, 27, from Launceston, died in a single vehicle collision near the A388 at Treburley on Sunday (August 10) morning.
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Police said Bradley Gidney, 27, from Launceston, died in a single vehicle collision near the A388 at Treburley on Sunday (August 10) morning.

The family of a farm contractor have paid tribute to a 'dependable and loving son' after he died in a collision. Devon and Cornwall Police have named 27-year-old Bradley Gidney, from Launceston, as...

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