Derby Telegraph comment: University of Derby Students' Union must...

March 19, 2014, 12:00 am

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YOU might imagine that, based on the evidence of several decades, students would be the last group of people to ban speakers of a political persuasion from addressing them.Going back to the 1950s and 1960s, there have been plenty of examples of universities inviting speakers whose views were unpalatable and unable to gain an airing on other platforms.So we await with interest the University of Derby Students' Union deliberations on whether to allow a UKIP member to address them ahead of the...

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Fall-out from scrapping of Derby cycle track scheme on Sanctuary...

March 18, 2014, 12:00 am

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The fall-out from the scrapping of Derby City Council's controversial cycle track scheme looks like it could be a bitter one.IT had been lauded as a big step towards making Derby the country's "second city" for cycling.But now Derby City Council's plans to create a cycle track and mountain bike skills area on Pride Park lie in tatters.The track was controversial as it involved building on part of the Sanctuary nature reserve – a haven for birds that was opened in 2004 and created...

Gang of girls attack and rob victim in Normanton, Derby

March 19, 2014, 7:50 am

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A "COWARDLY and callous" gang of girls attacked and robbed a 20-year-old as she walked in Normanton. The victim and her friend were followed by the group as they were making their way home, walking up Normanton Road. The group approached the girls in Louden Street and asked the victim for a cigarette. She offered the group cigarettes and was then asked for her mobile phone. The victim refused and an argument took place between the girls, which saw the girl kicked and punched by some of the...

Burglaries in Allenton, Alvaston, Mickleover and Chellaston being...

March 20, 2014, 5:04 am

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POLICE are investigating a number of separate burglaries in Derby on the same day. One saw a house in Osmaston Park Road targeted between 11.30am and 7.30pm on Tuesday. The offender kicked through a panel on a rear door and searched inside. Items taken include two laptops and an iPad. A burglary occurred in Brisbane Road, Mickleover, between 9.30am and 2.45pm. The offender smashed the glass in the rear door to gain access. A search was made but nothing is thought to have been taken. A...

Soapbox, John Hyde: EU referendum could prove a real 'wife-beatin...

March 20, 2014, 12:00 am

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THERE is a famous legal question to which there is no "right" answer. That question is "Have you stopped beating your wife?" If you answer "Yes" it admits that you once did, if "No", then you are still doing it.Perhaps the planned referendum on our voting to leave or stay in the EU projected for 2017 is of a similar nature. The actual vote is so far into the future it may well not happen. There is no certainty that David Camerwill be in a position to...

Illicit cigarettes seized in raids on shops in Normanton and Pear...

March 20, 2014, 12:45 pm

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RAIDS on shops in Derby have uncovered "a substantial amount" of illicit cigarettes. Bottles of counterfeit booze were also seized after police, trading standards and HM Revenue and Customs swooped on the stores. The coordinated raids took place on more than a dozen shops in Normanton and Pear Tree , with illegal stock taken from three of them. The operation was headed by Detective Inspector Hayley Barnett. She said: "It came about due to information we received from members of the...

Pothole cash not enough, says Derbyshire County Council

March 20, 2014, 9:19 am

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DERBYSHIRE County Council has welcomed extra Government cash to fix potholes - but says it is not enough. Ministers announced Derbyshire will receive £2.946 million to fix potholes, caused by the severe wet winter weather. Responding to the news, Councillor Dean Collins, deputy cabinet member for Jobs, Economy and Transport, said: "Any extra money is of course to be welcomed, but it is unlikely to be enough to mend all the roads that have been damaged by the weather this...

Budget is on the ball for Derby bingo fans and drinkers but...

March 20, 2014, 3:55 am

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It was described by Chancellor George Osborne as a Budget for ''the makers, the doers and the savers''. But was it more a Budget for the older, beer-drinking, bingo player?WITH a General Election on the horizon in 2015, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne may have felt under pressure to announce something in his Budget to sweeten the electorate.With positive announcements on alcohol, bingo, savings and pensions, it could be argued that the more mature voter was in Mr Osborne's...

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Bogus parking fines reported in Derbyshire

March 20, 2014, 3:45 pm

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DERBYSHIRE police are urging motorists to remain vigilant following reports of bogus parking fines. Fraudsters are contacting victims by e-mail claiming that they have to pay a parking fine when they have not been in the area at the time of the incident. The e-mail contains a suspicious attachment where victims are asked to download a form for making a payment and photographic evidence of the parking incident. The emails originate from justice.alerts@public.gov.delivery.com and have been...

Teaching union warns that strike will hit Derby schools

March 20, 2014, 1:52 am

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FEW secondary schools in Derby will be open when a national teachers' strike happens on March 26, the National Union of Teachers has predicted.The strike is set to hit England and Wales because of a dispute over pay, pensions and conditions.It will be the third national strike since the NUT balloted members in 2011.Previously the other big teaching union, the NASUWT, had walked out alongside the NUT.Sue Arguile, Derby secretary of the NUT, said her union "would be out on strike" this...

Nationwide announces plan to close or rebrand remaining...

March 20, 2014, 4:15 pm

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THE parent company of Derbyshire Building Society has announced plans to close 10 more branches. As part of its plans to integrate the Derbyshire brand into its estate, Nationwide Building Society intends to shut outlets in Asbourne, Bakewell, Belper, Clay Cross, Glossop, Littleover, Oakwood, Shirebrook, Sinfin and Staveley. A further 10 Derbyshire branches will be re-branded as Nationwide. These are: Allenton, Beeston, Borrowash, Burton, Derby, Mansfield, Mickleover, Nottingham, Sutton in...

Council leader Paul Bayliss wants fewer betting shops in Derby

March 20, 2014, 12:25 pm

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MORE needs to be done to halt the growing number of betting shops in Derby, according to the leader of the city council. Labour's Paul Bayliss also said he also wants to see less high-stakes gambling machines inside the stores. His call for action follows the approval of another betting shop – this time along Normanton Road, in Normanton, where there are already two such premises. Derby currently has 40 licensed betting shops and Mr Bayliss said that was far too many. He said:...

Cyclist tried to grab walker's phone in Osmaston Road, Derby

March 20, 2014, 9:42 am

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A CYCLIST tried to grab a young woman's phone as she walked along a Derby street. Police said the cyclist rode up to the 21-year-old victim in Osmaston Road at about 9.45pm on Tuesday. The cyclist tried to grab her phone but pedalled off empty-handed after she began shouting for help. A police spokesman said several people approached to help before the would-be thief cycled away. Officers investigating the incident want the good Samaritans to come forward. They also want to speak to a...

More than 200 Derby parents fined for parking outside schools

March 20, 2014, 8:18 am

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MORE than 200 motorists have been handed £70 fines for parking outside Derby schools. They were caught in the act by a patrolling car rigged with up with CCTV camera kit. A campaign was launched in November to crackdown on people parking on "keep clear" markings at schools in the city. Now new figures released by Derby City Council reveal a total of 217 motorists have been fined. The highest number of culprits were caught in Darley – with 44 people collared in Bromley Street...

UKIP: We plan to reduce number of Derby councillors by a third

March 20, 2014, 1:01 pm

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UKIP has said it would reduce the number of Derby councillors by a third to save Derby City Council £250,000 a year. The pledge was made in its manifesto for the city council elections in May, which has been heavily criticised by current Labour leader of the authority, Paul Bayliss . The party also said it would put pressure on the Government to "stop mass immigration" and for a law change "to withhold all state benefits from immigrants" for their first five years in the...

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Westfield Derby shopping centre sold to Intu for £390m

March 20, 2014, 1:49 am

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THE Westfield Derby shopping centre has been sold to property group Intu for £390 million. It is part of a £867.8 million deal, which also includes the takeover of Sprucefield retail park in Northern Ireland and a 50% stake in the Merry Hill Shopping Centre, near Dudley. The shopping centre group is funding the acquisition through new debt facilities totalling £423.8 million and a rights issue, which is intended to raise gross proceeds of approximately £500 million and...

It is called going into labour for a reason!

March 20, 2014, 3:00 pm

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I HAD to raise an eyebrow when I read the article by Caroline Jones about the new birth centre at the Royal Derby Hospital. It said that mums could expect to have "a really nice day". I presumed it was a man who had said that but, no, it was a woman who had given birth and enjoyed the experience. Lucky old her. Yes, it is the most rewarding achievement of any parent's life (I do know, I have two sons) but don't let anyone be under the misapprehension that it is a doddle of a day...

Ten-fold increase in scarlet fever cases in Derby

March 21, 2014, 5:15 am

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A TEN-FOLD increase in scarlet fever has been found across Derby in the last 11 weeks. Twenty nine incidents were found in the city compared to three in 2013. Derbyshire saw a four-fold increase in the numbers of scarlet fever from 29 last year to 117 this year. Across the East Midlands 350 cases were discovered compared with 75 in the first two-and-a-half months of 2013. Dr Theresa Lamagni, PHE's head of streptococcal infection surveillance, said: "The first symptoms of scarlet fever often...

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March 21, 2014, 12:12 am

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A DERBY magistrate has won the title of Miss Photogenic at an international beauty pageant. Bishamber Das entered the Miss India Europe UK contest in a bid to break down social barriers about overweight women. She said: "I am so proud. Any achievement coming away from this is massive. "For me, it was about creating a platform for plus-size women like me." Bishamber, 27, of Derby, decided to enter the contest after seeing an advert. She said: "I thought that there would be a restriction of...

First ever tweets of 10 Derbyshire celebrities - what was yours?

March 21, 2014, 6:25 am

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Twitter is marking its eighth birthday today. But have you been part of the phenomenal success story since the beginning - and do you remember your first tweet? Here are 10 first tweets from the great and good of Derbyshire. Havin steaks with @ScottAllan_ and @barrydouglas17 then to the pics for a little bit of transformers I think:)!!— Johnny Russell (@johnnyrussell27) July 5, 2011 My son urged me to start this today, what have I done?— Robert Lindsay (@RobertLindsay) June...