Derby City Council faces criticism over £18,000 sculpture...

December 2, 2013, 3:50 am

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A SCULPTURE of 14 faces has come in for criticism after it emerged that the city council spent £18,000 on it during a time of cuts. The artwork was put up at Derby's Speakers' Corner in the Market Place in a bid to draw more people "to exercise their democratic right for freedom of speech". Each of the faces has a code underneath it that people can scan using their smartphones. When this happens, the people on whom the heads are based appear on screen and give short talks entitled...

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Traffic fears for Etwall as land is set aside for 100 homes

December 2, 2013, 3:30 am

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RESIDENTS of a Derbyshire village have expressed dismay after a site was earmarked for 100 new homes.South Derbyshire District Council says the homes could be built in Willington Road, Etwall.The development features in the authority's draft local plan, which sets out areas for possible development over the next 20 years.But villagers are concerned about the effect on traffic, services and schools.Mike Berry, a Willington Road resident, said: "My biggest concern is the impact it...

Temporary footbridge and road closures in Derby

December 2, 2013, 4:30 am

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A TEMPORARY footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists will open on Friday to allow the existing 135-year-old London Road Bridge to be demolished and replaced with a modern single-span bridge. The pre-fabricated footbridge, which was installed in two 25-tonne sections by a 400-tonne crane positioned at the top of Litchurch Lane, sits alongside the old bridge and will be open for pedestrians and cyclists to use to travel along London Road from 1pm on Friday. From next Monday, December 9, the...

Jail for Derby driver who sped down coned-off A52 to flee police

December 2, 2013, 10:00 pm

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A DRIVER fleeing police who steered into a coned-off part of the A52, jumped a red traffic light and circled a roundabout the wrong way could have "maimed or killed" someone, a judge said. Ryan Brocklesby had friends inside his black Audi who tried to persuade him to stop – but he continued for five minutes and a bus had to swerve to avoid a crash, a court heard. A 16-month prison term was imposed on Brocklesby, 28, of Max Road, Chaddesden who admitted dangerous driving on April 23....

At last, some joy for Stenson Fields pair in cancer battle

December 2, 2013, 10:00 pm

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A COUPLE who were both fighting cancer have been given heartening news – one of them has been given the all-clear. Karen Roberts, 54, of Stenson Fields, found out she had high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in June, weeks after husband Gary was diagnosed with lung cancer. However, Gary has now been given life-changing news. The 55-year-old said: "I went to the doctors not knowing what to expect. "I was amazed when they told me everything was ok and all the scan results are ok. I...

Dismay at empty fire HQ in Castle Donington costing public...

December 2, 2013, 10:59 pm

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AN abandoned 999 control centre is costing taxpayers more than £100,000 a month – at a time when 16 Derbyshire fire stations are facing closure due to massive Government budget cuts. The high-tech building, in Castle Donington, was intended to become the regional control centre for the fire service but the project was scrapped in 2010. Now the rent for the site stands at £100,849 a month – meaning the scheme has cost taxpayers about £7,664,524 since it was...

'Immoral' bedroom tax penalises my disabled son, says Derby mum

December 2, 2013, 11:05 pm

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LOOKING at the spare room in Hayley Sims' Mickleover home, you could easily mistake it for a hospital storage cupboard. Shelves of nappies, medicines, paper towels, swabs, ventilator parts and special liquid food – all of it vital for the care of her son, Reuben. The five-year-old has a serious medical condition which means he needs 24-hour care and is in one of the home's four bedrooms which looks like a small medical ward. He has little use of his muscles, heart trouble and...

Natwest bank problems leave Derby folk unable to withdraw cash or...

December 2, 2013, 11:05 pm

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NATWEST, RBS and Ulster Bank customers have been left high and dry after a major technological glitch has left them unable to use debit or credit cards. The problems began at about 6.30pm this evening with social media buzzing with reports of cards being declined en masse across the country. One of those affected was Mick Plunkett from Derby. He was in the Cosmo restaurant when his card was declined. He said: "It was so embarrassing. There were about eight people behind me."My...

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Derby drug dealer told: Be a better example to your kids

December 2, 2013, 11:05 pm

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A DRUG dealer was told by a crown court recorder to set a good example to his children and stop "smoking himself silly on cannabis". Stephen Linehan QC said 25-year-old Ben Astle even turned up for a meeting with probation officers "reeking of it." Astle of Radnor Street, Chaddesden, was given a one-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, after he admitted having cannabis with intent to supply others and making an offer to supply cannabis. Sitting at Derby Crown Court, the recorder...

Water bills set to rise £50 by 2020 for Severn Trent...

December 2, 2013, 11:06 pm

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WATER bills for Severn Trent customers will rise by £50 over the next six years if its latest business plan is approved by the industry regulator. The firm, which supplies the majority of homes and businesses in Derbyshire with water and sewerage services, submitted its final business plan to Ofwat yesterday. It covers the period from April 2015 to March 2020. The average bill for 2013-14 stands at £332. For 2014-15, it would go up £4 to £336, where it would stay...

'Gang launched savage racist attack' on three in Derby street

December 2, 2013, 11:06 pm

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THREE men wearing traditional Islamic clothes were allegedly taunted as "terrorists" and attacked by a racist gang as they walked through a Derby street. One of the victims was knocked unconscious while another suffered injuries to his eye and ear after having his head stamped on. Qasim Ahmed, 18, was one of those injured in the attack. He said he and his brother, Fahiem, and friends had been walking to their takeaway Mamma Mia's in London Road when they were confronted by an aggressive...

Raiders target pub machines at the Woodlark Inn, in Bridge...

December 3, 2013, 11:00 pm

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BURGLARS broke into a pub cellar by forcing open a hatch and stole cash from two fruit machines.The raiders entered the Woodlark Inn, in Bridge Street, Derby, between midnight on Sunday and 8am on Monday. They broke into the machines and took money from a petty cash box.Anyone with information should call 101.

Police plea over damaged tyres in Ironville

December 3, 2013, 11:00 pm

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POLICE are appealing for information after two tyres were damaged on a car in Ironville.The incident happened on the night of November 12 in Meadow Street.Police Community Support Officer Meikel Miller has been carrying out inquiries in the area.She said: "Tyres can be costly to replace and cause the owner inconvenience while their car is off the road."Anyone who can help police should call 101.

Traffic updates for Derby and Derbyshire

December 3, 2013, 11:00 pm

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THERE are no major problems on the main routes in and out of Derby this morning. Caldwell Road in Cladwell, close to Swadlincote, is closed however at the Rosliston Road South junction due to a vehicle fire. There is also a broken down vehicle on the roundabout of the A38 where the road meets junction 28 of the M1 and this is causing some problems.

Cost of empty 999 hub in Castle Donington is unacceptable, says...

December 3, 2013, 11:01 pm

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A CONSERVATIVE member of the Derbyshire Fire Authority says it is "not acceptable" that an abandoned 999 control centre is costing taxpayers more than £100,000 a month – at a time when fire stations are facing closure due to massive Government budget cuts.The high-tech building, in Castle Donington, was intended to become the regional control centre for the fire service but the project was scrapped in 2010.Now the rent for the site stands at £100,849 a month –...

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Cameron's China pledge over controversial HS2

December 3, 2013, 11:02 pm

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DAVID Cameron has promised China's leadership there will be "very open competition" for investments in Britain's HS2 high-speed rail link.The Prime Minister said he made the pledge during talks in Beijing with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang – who expressed an interest in putting Chinese money behind the controversial project.His comments came during a question session at Shanghai's Jiao Tong university, where he assured students – who raised concerns about...

Motorist robbed while he sits in his car in Derby

December 3, 2013, 1:00 am

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TWO men robbed a man while he was sitting in his car in Derby. The victim had been driving down Chaddesden Lane when he came to a stop by some traffic-calming chicanes. As he did so, his driver's door was opened, a man leaned in and across him and stole his mobile phone which was on the passenger seat. , The incident happened at 10pm on Friday and the pair ran off across Chaddesden Park. Both men are white, slim and in their late teens or early 20s. One is 5ft 7ins tall, had short, ginger...

Derby City Council in bid to create new supermarket tax

December 3, 2013, 11:05 pm

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BIG supermarkets could be charged a "levy" to top up local authority coffers, if "trailblazing" plans from Derby City Council come to fruition. The authority is taking the lead on pushing for a new law that would allow councils to charge supermarkets a new tax on large sites. If it was successful, the authority says the move could raise up to £1.64 million a year in Derby which could be used to protect services currently at threat from cuts. It already appears to have 63 other councils...

Santastic! Jingle Joggers to bring festive cheer to Derby...

December 3, 2013, 11:05 pm

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READERS could be forgiven for thinking this group of high-flying Santas had opened their Christmas presents early. But the team of physiotherapists from the London Road Community Hospital are actually warming up ahead of an event designed to bring a bit of festive cheer to the hospital. They have donned the big red suits for this year's Jingle Jog, run by the Derby Hospitals Charity. Participants are invited to do a 5k run, walk or jog around Markeaton Park on Sunday. During the past...

Nurse struck off over sick pay fiddle at Royal Derby Hospital

December 3, 2013, 11:09 pm

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A HOSPITAL nurse who took paid sick leave while moonlighting at a nearby care home has been struck off. Buyiswa Kedama began signing herself off sick while working on ward 402 of the Royal Derby Hospital, a panel was told. During the whole of October and November 2010, Kedama reported she was too unwell to work at the hospital – quickly racking up 61 days absence from work. She then took off a further 18 days in December 2010 and, by the end of January 2011, took a career break from...