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Landlords in Hartington Street in Derby urged to 'pull their...

August 9, 2016, 12:34 am
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A Derby anti-fly-tipping campaigner has urged landlords on troubled Hartington Street to get "their act together". Dawn Gee, who is a landlord herself, has spoken out after the Derby Telegraph reported on residents' concerns with fly-tipping, drugs and anti-social behaviour in the infamous street. Mrs Gee, who is also a member of Normanton Empowerment Team, which works to clear the area of fly-tipping, said landlords on the street should "pull their finger out". Mrs...

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Help to Buy scheme puts 1,500 Derbyshire people on property...

August 9, 2016, 12:56 am
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More than 1,500 Derbyshire people have bought new homes using the Government's Help to Buy scheme, launched three years ago. The Homes and Communities Agency said that within the county, South Derbyshire had the highest number of buyers at 539, followed by Derby with 354, Bolsover with 220 and Amber Valley with 162. More than three quarters of those using the scheme have been first-time buyers, with 1,220 homes being bought by first timers in Derbyshire using Help to Buy. Read more: First...

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Watch this abused puppy's amazing recovery after weeks of abuse -...

August 9, 2016, 1:06 am
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The RSPCA is appealing for a dog lover to re-home a pup which had his leg amputated after being neglected by his previous owners. Ralph, an 11-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross, was rescued from a house in Sutton-in-Ashfield by an RSPCA inspector in February this year. He had a fractured left back leg, three broken ribs and a fractured pelvis which had gone untreated for at least 10 days. It is not known for certain how he sustained the injuries. His leg injury was so severe that he...

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Teacher killed by train after "touching" claim was...

August 9, 2016, 2:56 am
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A trainee teacher who died after being hit by a train has been described by the head teacher at the school where he worked as "friendly, hardworking and liked by the pupils".Sarah Houseman, head of Shardlow Primary School, was giving evidence at the inquest into the death of Ryan Wilkinson, who had been on a placement at her school at the time of his death.On the morning of his death, on February 4 last year, she had told Mr Wilkinson that an allegation had been made against him and...

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Derby RAF veteran says Roger Helmer's call for return of...

August 9, 2016, 3:30 am
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UKIP MEP Roger Helmer has said "young people would benefit" from the return of National Service following a letter from one of our readers backing the same move. Now a Derby RAF veteran has written to counter the argument. SO, UKIP politician Roger Helmer agrees with reader Colin Murphy's opinion that the return of national service would be a good idea. I disagree. Although I was a RAF national serviceman in the mid-1950s and felt it was a great experience meeting and shaking down...

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Watch: Batman and Robin (aka a former Derby mayor and a top...

August 9, 2016, 3:33 am
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Holy costume party, Batman! Check out these two people who have dressed up as Batman and Robin to launch a project aimed at cheering up the people of Derby! Friends Lisa Higginbottom and author Andy Cope have joined forces again to try to break a world record for the most random acts of kindness in one day. It will take place in Derby's Market Place on September 20, where people from across the city will be invited to attend and exchange flowers, cards and smiles. They will then be asked...

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Derby's £50k public art at The Spot set to be installed as...

August 9, 2016, 4:59 am
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A date has been set for the installation of a £50,000 piece of public art to revamp an area of Derby. A set of stainless steel rings is set to form the centrepiece of the £1.2 million revamp of The Spot, in Derby's St Peter's Quarter. The aim of the project, which is being backed by Derby City Council, is to "modernise and refresh" this part of the city and turn it into a "vibrant" location for street theatre, live music and traders. The design features a...

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Memories and photographs of Woolworths in Derby- take a trip down...

August 9, 2016, 5:21 am
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Readers of the Derby Telegraph have taken to social media to share their memories and experiences working at Woolworths when it traded in the city centre.They have come forward after we posted a nostalgic photograph on Facebook of the popular high street store, taken in 1987 when it was based in The Eagle Centre and features shoppers walking by.Lynda Morris remembered working in the shop on a Saturday in 1979 and 1980. She said: "It was fabulous, albeit it was many years ago, I felt it...

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Police hunt intruders after man injured in Derbyshire home

August 9, 2016, 7:42 am
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A man needed hospital treatment after intruders allegedly entered his home, demanded money and cut him on the hand with a knife. Derbyshire police are appealing for witnesses following the alleged incident at a house in Derby Road, Ripley, at around 11.55pm on Sunday, July 24.A police spokesman said that, once inside the house, one of the men demanded money from the victim who was sitting on the sofa. They said:"As the man stood up, the offender cut him on his hand with a knife which...

Police hunt intruders after man injured in Derbyshire home

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Watch as Derby Midland Hotel starts a £100k FOUR-day...

August 9, 2016, 9:00 am
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Staff at Derby's Midland Hotel a confident a quick-fire £100,000 refurbishment will be finished in just FOUR days – in time for a wedding ceremony.The makeover has been in the pipeline for two years but the money has only just come through – meaning work had to start only yesterday. But bosses at the prestigious hotel are cool as cucumbers and say they are well on their way to restoring Britain's earliest surviving purpose-built railway hotel to its historic glory.Midland Hotel...

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Derby 'neighbour from hell' Aislin Mellon could be jailed unless...

August 9, 2016, 9:09 am
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A WOMAN branded Derby's 'neighbour from hell' has been ordered to improve behaviour at her house – or she could face jail. Aislin Mellon has been given a 28-month county court injunction telling her to end the "reign of terror" associated with the house where she lives – 46 Pacific Way at City Point in Derby. Ms Mellon appeared at Derby County Court to be given the new injunction by District Judge Bond. Derwent Living, which owns the home, took the case to court. The hearing...

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Another three weeks of A38 delays for drivers

August 9, 2016, 10:00 am
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Motorists have been told they can expect more delays on their commute to and from Burton as roadworks continue on the A38. One lane is closed southbound between the Branston Interchange A5121 and the B5016 Barton under Needwood turn-off due to gas mains work and it is expected to be closed until Thursday, September 25. Meanwhile, roadworks are affecting drivers in a number of locations across Derbyshire. In Bretton Avenue, Littleover, Severn Trent Water is carrying out emergency sewer...

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Man hurt in van collision at Derby petrol station

August 9, 2016, 11:05 am
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was left needing surgery when he was in collision with a van at a Derby petrol station. The incident happened at the Texaco garage on the island between Raynesway and London Road on Saturday, August 6. Police say a 23-year-old man was in collision with a white van just after 1am. A police spokesman said: "The 23-year-old man was in the forecourt of the Texaco garage when he was knocked over by a white van. This resulted in the man having to...

Man hurt in van collision at Derby petrol station

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5 Derby Telegraph jobs listings for people who LOVE food

August 9, 2016, 11:40 am
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Find yourself scrolling through countless Tasty videos on Facebook? Longing to work with food? We've found five jobs which could be perfect for Derbyshire foodies. Working in the food industry can be an interesting challenge – but, if you're interested, it can offer lots of great opportunities, whether you work directly with the food or not. So, we've decided to showcase some of the jobs on offer on the Derby Telegraph jobs website to give you some inspiration when you're...

5 Derby Telegraph jobs listings for people who LOVE food

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Derby mum too scared of Chellaston dirt bike yobs to take...

August 9, 2016, 12:15 pm
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A Derby mum has said she is too scared to take her disabled son to a play area because yobs on dirt bikes are speeding through a city park at 40 miles per hour. Angry residents have said riders with unlicensed bikes and quads are terrorising Chellaston by using the whole suburb as a racetrack – including driving through a children's play area. Now residents have called on authorities to do more to tackle the problem after Chellaston police highlighted the nuisance youths as a priority...

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Derbyshire homes evacuated after gas cylinders discovered in...

August 9, 2016, 12:30 pm
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People were asked to leave their homes after an outbuilding containing what are believed to be oxyacetylene gas cylinders caught fire.Firefighters from Alfreton, Heanor and Ripley attended the blaze at the rear of a property in Pit Lane, Waingroves, just before 3pm on Tuesday afternoon. A Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said that the blaze involved three cars and a quantity of oil, which were in and around the building. There will now be a fire investigation carried out on Wednesday...

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City of Derby swimming club hopes to build on Adam Peaty's...

August 9, 2016, 12:45 pm
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Adam Peaty's quest for Olympic glory finished in Rio – but much of the journey took place at the City of Derby Swimming Club, which is in search of a new sponsor.The City of Derby star became the first British man to win Olympic gold in the pool since 1988, blitzing clear of his nearest challenger and rival, Cameron van der Burgh, down the final 50m to win by more than a second-and-a-half.Video: See how Adam Peaty won gold Of course, for every second Peaty has spent in the Olympic pool at...

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TV comedy legends Jasper Carrott and Alistair McGowan coming to...

August 9, 2016, 1:30 pm
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Two comedy legends are joining forces for a double bill of laughter at Derby Theatre. Jasper Carrott and Alistair McGowan will be in the city for two nights of comedy stand-up and impressions. The comedy pair first teamed up last year for a one-off festival appearance and the move proved popular with the audience. They felt working together again was simply too good a chance to miss and now they are undertaking a nationwide tour starting in October and ending next March. They will be in Derby...

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Derbyshire Celebrity Big Brother housemate Saira Khan is evicted...

August 9, 2016, 2:00 pm
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Derbyshire Loose Women panellist Saira Khan has been evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house during the second live eviction on Channel 5. She was up against Heavy D from Storage Hunters, TOWIE's Lewis Bloor and reality television personality Stephen Bear. The reality TV star from Long Eaton – who rose to fame as runner-up in the first ever UK series of The Apprentice – who was caught in a series of rows since she entered the house, expressed her relief at leaving after 12...

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Named and shamed: See who's been in Derbyshire's courts

August 9, 2016, 2:10 pm
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The following people have recently had their cases dealt with in Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court:CARL Rogers, 36, of no fixed address, was jailed for 24 weeks and was ordered to pay £250 compensation for stealing £30 of meat from Iceland in Derby on June 3, stealing furniture from Nacro Housing between April 28 and May 12 and failing to surrender to custody on June 21.MICHAEL Shelton, 31, of Chaddesden Park Road, Chaddesden, was jailed for 14 weeks, suspended for a year, and...

Named and shamed: See who's been in Derbyshire's courts

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