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As the first man to win gold for Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, it's not surprising that everyone now knows the name of Adam Peaty. But there may be quite a few things you don't know about him - particularly if his gold-medal swim in the early hours was the first time you'd seen him. Here are a few fun facts about the Uttoxeter swimmer, who trained in Derby, which you may not know: READ MORE: Adam Peaty profile: From the boy scared of water to Olympic champion1) Think Peaty - imagine...

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Hartington Street: Derby City Council needs to take action says...

August 8, 2016, 5:34 am

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Action needs to be taken by Derby City Council to rid Hartington Street of its problems, according to Dame Margaret Beckett. The Derby South MP spoke out after the Derby Telegraph reported residents' concerns about the street, which has had more than £800,000 of taxpayers cash spent on it to try sort problems in the area. Complaints have been made about drug use, fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour with residents describing it as a "hellhole". Dame Margaret said she...

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August 8, 2016, 6:02 am

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Police have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a mobile phone theft from a shop. The incident happened at Discount Food Bargains, in Swadlincote, when a Samsung S6 Edge Plus, which belonged to a member of staff, was stolen from the till area. Officers said a man walked into the shop, in Midland Road, took the phone and then left. It happened at around 1.50pm on July 5.A spokesman for Derbyshire police said: "CCTV from the shop has now been viewed and...

Derby teacher who was hit by train was accused of "touching&...

August 8, 2016, 6:11 am

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A trainee teacher who died when he was hit by a train had had an allegation of "inappropriately touching" a child made against him - but he was never arrested or charged with any offence.Ryan Wilkinson, who was a trainee teacher at Shardlow Primary School, died after being hit by a train at Long Eaton train station on February 4 last year.At a inquest into Mr Wilkinson's death, Senior Coroner Dr Robert Hunter told the jury that, on the evening of February 3, police received an...

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August 8, 2016, 7:00 am

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A party for Derbyshire transgender entertainer Chelsea Attonley – with special cocktails and raffle prizes – will go ahead on Friday to raise money for her funeral.The entertainer from Somercotes was found dead two weeks ago at the Bass Recreation Ground in Derby following birthday drinks out with friends the night before – and a police spokeswoman said there were no suspicious circumstances.The Stay Fabulous event at the Crown Inn pub, in Curzon Street, from 8pm Friday will...

Ilkeston Heritage and Classic Vehicle Show returns on Sunday for...

August 8, 2016, 7:08 am

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Proud vehicle owners are gearing up for the fourth annual classic car show which is set to go ahead in Derbyshire on Sunday.The show is expected to break records as more than 250 vehicles from across the Midlands are expected to bring the sights and sounds of yesteryear to Ilkeston. Entry is free to the Ilkeston Heritage and Classic Vehicle Show, which will go ahead in the Market Square and surrounding areas from 10am to 4pm.Erewash Partnership chief executive Ian Viles said he was proud to...

Derbyshire gym Fit4Less targets "fat and ugly" people

August 8, 2016, 7:16 am

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A Derbyshire gym's latest ad-campaign is targeting prospective new members who are "fat and ugly". Fit4less, a national gym chain, has started a new run of billboard posters featuring a goblin-like character with the tag-line: "Tired of being … Fat & Ugly? Just be ugly at Fit4Less". The company has courted attention in the past for an ad-campaign which some local anti-bullying campaigners said was "fat-shaming". According to the gym's staff, the new...

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August 8, 2016, 7:45 am

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Gold medal winner Adam Peaty will be asked for his ideas on building a state-of-the-art new 50-metre swimming pool in Derby to develop the next crop of Olympic heroes. Derby City Council has put forward plans to knock down the Moorways Swimming Pool and replace it with the new facility by the end of 2018 and swimmers in the city will be consulted on the features they think it should have. City of Derby swimmer Adam capped off an unbelievable weekend – in which he broke two world...

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Cause of Derby city centre sink hole revealed

August 8, 2016, 7:56 am

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Derby's city centre sink hole was caused by a very deep sewer which collapsed. A spokesman for Derby City Council revealed the news about the 4m sinkhole which appeared on the corner of Lodge Lane and Quaker Way, in the Five Lamps area, on Friday. Part of Quaker Way is still blocked as work continues to fix the collapse, but traffic can still travel through. Drivers travelling from Bridge Street onto Lodge Lane will not be able to as that is where the work is taking place. A diversion is...

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August 8, 2016, 8:50 am

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Renaming Derby 'Peaty-land', putting up a statue outside Derby's Queen's Leisure Centre, building a new swimming pool or creating a gold letterbox are some of the ways Derby people think we should honour Adam Peaty. Our junior video producer Cassandra Nelson, together with Derby Telegraph reporter Bethany Knowles, went out to speak to people in Derby city centre to get their thoughts on Peaty's triumph at the Rio Olympics. The 21-year-old City of Derby swimmer won the men's 100m breaststroke in...

How to watch the Perseid meteor shower over Derby this week

August 8, 2016, 9:02 am

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Derby's night sky will be lit up by the Perseid meteor shower on Thursday evening and Friday morning this week - and these are the top tips to watch it.The shower is actually made up of debris falling from the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle as it passes by the Earth's atmosphere.Some of the particles are as small as a grain of sand and will enter the Earth's upper atmosphere at around 130,000mph, lighting up the night sky as fast-moving streaks of light as they burn up.An exciting element of this...

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August 8, 2016, 9:35 am

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It's been an incredible day for City of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty after he took gold at the Rio Olympics – and we've had plenty to write about here at the Derby Telegraph. City of Derby swimmer Adam capped off a fine weekend – in which he had already broken a world record – by collecting Team GB's first gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro early this morning, breaking the world record again.The 21-year-old, from Uttoxeter, came first in the 100m breaststroke,...

Inquest opened into death of motorcyclist Leon Curd in Raynesway...

August 8, 2016, 10:20 am

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An inquest has been opened into the death of a motorcyclist who died following a collision with a pedestrian.Leon Curd suffered fatal injuries during the crash which took place just before 9pm in Raynesway on Monday, August 1. Opening the 23-year-old's inquest, Assistant Coroner Louise Pinder said Leon was born in Derby, lived in London Road, Alvaston, and worked as a factory worker. She said he had been certified dead at the scene.Read more: Mr Curd's family urge witnesses to the accident to...

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August 8, 2016, 10:46 am

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Police are appealing for information after vandals dumped two memorial park benches into the river in a Derbyshire town and damaged others.Parks staff from Derbyshire Dales District Council, which operates Bakewell Recreation Ground, are assessing the damage and fear some of the wooden benches may be beyond repair after they were ripped from their stone bases. Anyone with any information about the damage is asked to contact Derbyshire police on 101, quoting incident 222 of Sunday, August 7.A...

This £895,000 Derbyshire farmhouse for sale comes with its...

August 8, 2016, 11:30 am

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A Derbyshire farmhouse that comes complete with its own caves has come onto the property market for less than £1m.Vergers Farm, a 12th Century farmhouse in Dale Abbey, is priced at £895,000. The four-bedroom property is being marketed as the perfect home for horse riders as it boasts not one but two stable blocks.But more interestingly, the property also comes with land in Hermits Wood and other woodland, which includes a number of caves that have been used in the past as stables and...

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Derbyshire trader given curfew for selling fake Michael Kors,...

August 8, 2016, 11:45 am

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A Derbyshire trader who admitted selling counterfeit handbags and purses carrying designer labels has been handed a curfew and had 140 items seized.Sarah Parker, trading as Bling in High Street, Alfreton, admitted six charges relating to the sale of counterfeit items when appearing at Derby Magistrates Court on Friday, August 5. Derbyshire County Council's trading standards brought the prosecution after seizing around 140 branded items following complaints from buyers. The six charges related...

Thug tackled man to ground in Derbyshire attack

August 8, 2016, 12:20 pm

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Police have launched an investigation after a man was tackled to the ground in Derbyshire. The 55-year-old man was walking along Station Road in Darley Dale when he was approached by another man. This man shouted at the victim before tacking him to the ground and injuring him. The incident happened at around 1.50pm on Saturday, July 23. A spokesman for the police said: "The offender then walked off towards the cricket pitch at Darley Bridge and on towards Winster." The is white, aged...

It's International Cat Day and these are the best tweets from...

August 8, 2016, 1:03 pm

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Cats and social media just seem to go hand in hand – so it's no surprise Twitter has gone bonkers for International Cat Day. The aim of this purr-fect day for cat lovers is to celebrate, for 24 hours, the joys of "humanity's oldest and most beloved pets". According to website Days of the Year, the idea came together for the first time in 2002 courtesy of the International Fund for Animal Welfare and other animal rights groups. READ MORE: Moggy mugshots sent to us on National...

Dog hit on A38 reunited with owner after extensive search

August 8, 2016, 1:30 pm

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A dog that went missing after being clipped by a car on the A38 was found 13 hours later with only minor injuries following an appeal on social media.Skye, a one-year-old English setter, bolted once she had been let off the lead in a park just off Knightsbridge Way, Stretton, on Friday, August 5, and ran across the busy A38, where she was clipped by a car. She then ran off at around 7.30am and was missing for most of the day. After a social media appeal to help find Skye, dozens of people...

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August 8, 2016, 2:00 pm

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The "proud nan" of Olympic breast stroke champion Adam Peaty has become almost as famous as her swimming gold medal winning grandson in the wake of his triumph in Rio. Mavis Williams took to Twitter to boast about City of Derby swimmer Adam's achievements and became a target for national and local media within hours of his record-breaking swim. She threw a tea party with friends from her street – the Hornbeams in Uttoxeter – to celebrate Adam's success.The 74-year-old...