Two lanes of M1 closed after car fire

August 12, 2016, 4:45 am

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Two lanes of the M1 near the junction for the A52 to Derby have been closed after a car fire. The fire happened at about 11.30am south of the Trowell services on the southbound carriageway.A spokeswoman for Derbyshire police said that the fire involved a Vauxhall Insignia. She said: "It happened towards the junction for Long Eaton, the fire service attended the incident."Also today, Derbyshire police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to an assault in Derby city centre which left...

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When and how to spot the International Space Station above Derby...

August 12, 2016, 5:46 am

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The International Space Station will be flying over Derby tonight and on Sunday night - here is when and how you can watch it.As big as a football pitch and flying at an altitude of around 248 miles high, it is big enough to be seen from earth with the naked eye.And if you're in the mood for watching the sky, you can also see the Perseid meteor shower too.When is the International Space Station visible above Derby?Tonight: The ISS will fly above Derby for five minutes tonight (Friday) at 9.21pm....

Derby stabbing victim Stephen Burton was no angel but he loved...

August 12, 2016, 6:25 am

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The sister of Chaddesden man Stephen Burton says her brother was "no angel" but he made people smile and laugh.Minutes before Julie Titheridge was jailed for nine years for the manslaughter of Mr Burton, a victim impact statement from Susan Burton was read out to the court.Ms Burton began by saying that growing up with her brother had been "eventful".She said: "He was a joker, a person who made people laugh. School did not interest him and I remember one occasion when my...

Dangerous driver absconds from Derbyshire prison

August 12, 2016, 7:09 am

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A 35-year-old man who was jailed for dangerous driving has absconded from HMP Sudbury.Christopher Henshaw left the open prison on the evening of Thursday, August 11. He was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court in September last year to two years and eight months for dangerous driving.Derbyshire police said Henshaw had links to Kirkby-in-Ashfield, in Nottinghamshire, and may have returned to the area. A spokesman said: "He is white, about 6ft, of medium build, with brown hair and blue eyes....

Jeremy Corbyn to speak in Derby on Tuesday

August 12, 2016, 7:24 am

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Jeremy Corbyn will speak in Derby and Matlock on Tuesday as part of his campaign to retain the Labour leadership.Mr Corbyn is up against Owen Smith in the contest. He will speak at a free event on Cathedral Green, Derby, starting at midday.After that's finished, he will travel to Matlock, where he will speak in Hall Leys Park. Ex-Derby North MP Chris Williamson, organising the events, said it was unclear how many people would come to the Derby event but that previous rallies on the tour had...

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August 12, 2016, 7:53 am

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Thousands of people are expected to head to Donington Park on Sunday, September 4 to take part in the first-ever Donington Live open-air concert event. Hosted by Welsh singer and television celebrity Aled Jones, the event also features Britian's Got Talent winners Collabro, mezzo soprano Laura Wright, chart-topping Military Wives Choir and Midlands-based orchestra Sinfonia Viva. The event is organised by Donington Park and Music Plus Sport and was devised as a solution to the cancellation...

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August 12, 2016, 8:44 am

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Three illegal immigrants have been jailed after police caught them tending to plants inside a "professionally-installed" £600,000 cannabis factory. A court heard how the three Vietnamese nationals were found working as gardeners when police raided a unit at Castle Donington's Trent Lane Industrial Estate. Jonathan Fountain, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court that they were arrested on the site. He said: "Inside the unit, a large structure had been erected consisting of...

Canoeist drowned when currents trapped capsized boat under...

August 12, 2016, 9:20 am

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An "experienced and competent" canoeist drowned when his capsized boat was trapped under a bridge on a canoeing club trip in Derbyshire.Fast-flowing water caught Mark Barfield under Matlock Bridge and pushed him against one of the pillars. Medical teams tried to resuscitate Mr Barfield after he was dragged from the water but he died two hours later in hospital.Mr Barfield, 31, a kennel worker, was on a boating trip with Leicester's PaddlePlus Canoe Club with 15 other members on January...

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Schoolgirl, 13, 'touched inappropriately' by man in Alvaston

August 12, 2016, 9:22 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man touched a schoolgirl inappropriately in Derby.The 13-year-old girl was walking along a former canal path near to London Road, in Alvaston, on Friday, July 1, at 3.45pm. A group of about 10 men were on the path and one of them approached the girl and allegedly slapped her bottom and made inappropriate comments towards her.The man was described as mixed race, about 20 years old, 6ft tall and skinny. He was wearing a black-hooded top with the hood worn...

Hedgehog hero's death sees Derby charity inundated with calls

August 12, 2016, 9:53 am

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A HEDGEHOG rescue centre in Sinfin has been inundated with calls after another charity which helped the animals was forced to close due to the death of its owner.Heather Leggat, has run The Prickly Ball Lodge, in Hebrides Close, for nine years after she came across some orphaned baby hedgehogs while walking her dog.She said her dog found two baby hedgehogs near their dead mother so she took them in to care for after getting information from a vet's on how to care for them. The following day she...

Our beerhunter checks out the latest Derby area micropub

August 12, 2016, 10:35 am

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They held an opening this week for the Town Street Tap, the Derby area's latest micropub, even though it has been up and running for eight weeks. Why wait so long? It has to do with meticulous attention to detail and a determination to get everything just right before revealing it to a wider audience. I couldn't get to the opening but I popped in to see manager Jamie Traynor and the man behind the business, Kevin Elliott, just ahead of it. The Town Street Tap is very impressive indeed,...

Watch as first happy couple enjoy wedding after £100k...

August 12, 2016, 11:08 am

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Here comes the bride - and she is the first to get married in Derby's newly-refurbished Midland Hotel's ceremony room after a £100,000 makeover.Staff at the historic hotel had just FOUR days to turn the old-fashioned Edale room into a modern and inviting venue.They managed to pull it off just in time to welcome Mr Ryan Gittens and Miss Kaija Charles-Roe, who left the room as a proud married couple with their wedding guests.IN OTHER NEWS: This £895,000 Derbyshire farmhouse for sale...

Derby's Zanzibar nightclub - old photos which will bring back...

August 12, 2016, 12:00 pm

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Nothing beats a bit of nostalgia and we have no doubt that these old photos of Derby's Zanzibar nightclub will bring back memories! The London Road venue was opened in November 1999 by Springfield Leisure Company, with £4 million spent on turning the building into a nightclub. When it opened, it boasted seven bars and an 80-seater restaurant and, within months of those first days, it was extended to increase capacity to 3,000 people. It attracted crowds from all over the Midlands and...

Outrage as Derbyshire family cat dies after being "strung...

August 12, 2016, 12:39 pm

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The news that a family cat died after being strung up and beaten has sparked an angry response from Derby Telegraph readers. Police and the RSPCA are appealing for witnesses after the three-year-old tom, called Leo, was found in Riddings Park, Riddings, at 3.40pm yesterday. Mum of the family, Katie Dowler-Chell, said the shocking incident had left her family devastated, especially her sons Lucas, six, and Elijah, four. Since the Derby Telegraph published its original story earlier...

Police issue CCTV appeal as they investigate theft of baby food...

August 12, 2016, 1:09 pm

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Police have issued CCTV images of a woman they want to speak to following the theft of baby food and medicine from a Derby shop.The incident happened at One Stop in Sinfin Lane, Derby, at about 10.50pm on July 3. Police said a woman walked into the shop, picked a box of Aptamil powder and a bottle of Calpol off the shelf and placed them in her bag. She was challenged by staff but left the store without paying for the items.A spokesman for Derbyshire police said officers had now obtained CCTV...

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'Drink destroyed loving relationship' of Derby stabbing victim...

August 12, 2016, 1:19 pm

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The "undoubted affection and love" between Julie Titheridge and Stephen Burton was destroyed by drink, a court has heard.Titheridge was found guilty in June of the manslaughter of Stephen Burton and was sentenced on Friday at Nottingham Crown Court.She stabbed him to death during a drunken argument in June 2014. However, the jury cleared her of the more serious charge of murder following a trial that lasted almost two weeks.Peter Joyce QC, for Titheridge, said: "When they were in drink, it...

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August 12, 2016, 1:52 pm

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Four men who were arrested in connection with an alleged serious assault have been released on bail. The arrests took place after the discovery of man with serious head injuries in Sainsbury's car park off Union Street, Burton, on Thursday at 6am. The man was taken to hospital for treatment while forensic officers searched the car park. A section of the car park in front of the Brewhouse was cordoned off along with the main Brewhouse car park and Shannon Approach. The car park was closed...

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August 12, 2016, 1:54 pm

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Witnesses in a murder trial, in which an 18-year-old from Derby is one of the defendants, have described how masked men came into their office pointing guns.Businessman Akhtar Javeed was shot dead in a botched robbery by a gang which included ex-employees, claims the prosecution at Birmingham Crown Court.The jury has been shown CCTV footage from the alleged attack at Direct Source 3 in Rea Street South, Digbeth, on February 3.READ MORE: Watch dramatic video from trial of Derby man accused of...

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August 12, 2016, 1:55 pm

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Adam Peaty's dream maiden Olympic Games continued on Friday evening as he wrote his name into the record books once again - but the City of Derby swimmer insists there is still plenty more to come.Peaty will go for gold again today with the GB 100m medley relay squad after swimming the fastest breaststroke split in history in the heats.He has already set Rio alight during these Games, twice breaking the world record en route to collecting the 100m breaststroke crown.But the 21-year-old showed...

Derby teenager who had skull cracked in city centre attack was...

August 12, 2016, 2:28 pm

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The mother of a teenager who suffered a cracked skull in a Derby city centre attack said he was trying to step in and help a girl who felt threatened by a group of revellers. Tom Meehan is recovering in hospital after he was found lying on the floor with serious injuries in Becketwell Lane at about 3.50am on Thursday. The 19-year-old's mum, Kirby, said her son was attacked after defending a female friend, who she said had been hassled by a group in Fever nightclub. The pair left the club to...