Concern over missing sleepwalking Stretton woman, Wendy Richards,

March 23, 2014, 9:07 am

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POLICE are asking for help to find a missing woman who is known to sleep walk. Wendy Richards, aged 43, was reported missing at around 11am today and was last seen at her home in Horton Avenue, Stretton, at around 9.30pm last night. She is described as white, 5ft 4 to 5ft 5ins, slim, has shoulder length brown hair and is believed to be wearing blue flowery long sleeved pyjamas and a brown toweling dressing gown. Wendy is known to sleepwalk as part of a medical condition and has previously...

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The English should fly the flag on St George's Day

March 22, 2014, 12:00 am

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WELL, the Irish have just had St Patrick's Day and in Ireland there is all those flags, parties and parades all over Ireland (and a bank holiday, too).It's a pity there is nothing like this in England on St George's day. It would be nice to see St George's flags on houses and cars.Pity there will be more of it when England's footballers will be playing in the World Cup. I would like to see England do well in the World Cup but the right time to display your St George's flags is on St George's...

Motorcyclist dies in accident between Cromford and Wirksworth

March 23, 2014, 11:08 am

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A 6--YEAR-OLD man has died after a crash on the Cromford Hill this morning. The man, who has not been named, was travelling up the hill towards Wirksworth on a black Kawasaki motorcycle when he collided with a grey Toyota Yaris. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the family have been informed. The accident occurred at the Slinter Mining junction and the road was closed from 10am until 4pm. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Steve Hughes in the Roads Policing Unit...

Sport Relief: Derby folk get their trainers on to raise cash

March 23, 2014, 12:10 pm

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PEOPLE from across Derby and Derbyshire took part in the Sport Relief Mile today. Some of the runners were at Moorways Sport Centre to use the track to raise money for the charity with others heading to Darley Park to do the business.

Hundreds attend the Derby Telegraph's Wedding Spectacular

March 23, 2014, 12:25 pm

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HUNDREDS of people attended the Derby Telegraph's Wedding Spectacular at the Derby County Cricket Club today. Couples from across the region came to sample the wares on offer including this beautiful VW Camper Van.

At last, common sense over cycle track prevails

March 22, 2014, 12:00 am

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THANK goodness that, at last, common sense has prevailed regarding the proposed cycle track through the Sanctuary and well done to all the wildlife organisations who took the council to court to stop the work.It was reported that Martin Repton was "unhappy with this course of events". Perhaps he and his fellow councillors should have looked into the ramifications of their own decision before granting themselves planning permission. It is inconceivable that the judiciary would set a...

Rams fans welcome new stadium set-up

March 22, 2014, 10:12 am

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RAMS supporters have praised the new set-up making the South Stand at the iPro Stadium a home fans only area. There was a test run of the new arrangement, which sees the away fans moved to the South East Corner, at the Derby County v Nottingham Forest game today. There was an allocation of 2,700 tickets – a significant reduction on the figure of around 4,500 the Reds normally receive – for away fans. The set-up will be in place for all games next season. Following today's match...

People power won day in the nature reserve battle

March 22, 2014, 12:00 am

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WITH regard to "Controversial Sanctuary cycle track is abandoned after legal challenge" (March 15), this should never have been voted through and people power got it defeated. Well done! To an angry Martin Repton, cabinet member for leisure and culture, you can put your track in a more suitable place.Mike HotterBelper RoadWest Hallam

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March 23, 2014, 8:12 am

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1. You get up stupidly early to witness the opening of a new Aldi supermarket. 2. You don't indicate at traffic islands. 3. You're stuck behind some old biddy at the Tesco Express buying her weekly shop when all you want is a bottle of milk. 4. You get youths kicking a football about on the road outside your house when there's a perfectly good park just a few yards away. 5. There's people on your street who always park on the road when he/she has a perfectly good drive. 6. You're woken at stupid...

Teachers' strike in Derbyshire: Will your school be affected?

March 24, 2014, 6:45 am

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MEMBERS of the National Union of Teachers will boycott their classes on Wednesday to take part in a one-day strike. They are striking over what they see as "excessive" workloads and "extreme" changes to pensions and in an attempt to bring Secretary of State Michael Gove back to the negotiating table. Not all schools are scheduled to close and many are trying to stay open for year groups due to have exams. Teachers do not have to tell schools if they intend to strike and schools are not...

Man charged with manslaughter after another man dies following...

March 24, 2014, 7:15 am

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A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with manslaughter after another man died following an incident in Tibshelf. Police said a fight took place on land near an industrial estate, in Sawpit Lane, at about 5pm on Friday, March 21 A 39-year-old man suffered serious head injuries and was taken to Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital. Jacek Golubek was pronounced dead on the morning of Saturday, March 22. Grzegorz Betleja, of Alfreton Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, has been charged with...

Police search for man for breach of restraining order

March 24, 2014, 7:30 am

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POLICE have released an image of a man they are trying to trace for breaching a restraining order. Kristopher Keeling, 27, was given a restraining order at Derby Crown Court in August 2013 which prevented him from contacting an ex-partner. He allegedly breached this order in February 2014. Police also want to speak to him in connection with an incident of criminal damage. A car parked on a driveway was damaged overnight between February 14 and 15 in the Ilkeston area. Keeling's last known...

No make-up selfies - send us yours!

March 24, 2014, 7:37 am

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We want to see your no make-up-selfies! The trend of taking a picture of yourself without slap has taken Facebook and Twitter by storm AND it's is helping to raise awareness of cancer at the same time. Send your pictures to us via Twitter using the hash tag #NoMakeUpSelfie or visit our Facebook site here. You can also help Cancer Research UK by texting the word BEAT to 70099 to donate £3. If we get to 100 selfies sent to @DerbyTelegraph using #nomakeupselfie the Derby Telegraph will...

Two charged after arrests made in connection with the Derby...

March 24, 2014, 7:38 am

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TWO people have been charged in connection with incidents at Derby County's thrashing of Nottingham Forest on Saturday. One person has been charged with being drunk and disorderly and another for a public order offence. A police spokesman said three other arrests made on Saturday were not in connection to the 5-0 win at the iPro stadium.

Half of child car seats checked in Derby wrongly fitted

March 24, 2014, 7:54 am

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MORE than half of child car seats checked by Derby City Council were found to be fitted incorrectly. The council's traffic and transport team found 51% of child seats checked needed adjusting and, more seriously, 16% of those had serious faults. The checks took place atSainsbury's Supermarket, on Kingsway Retail Park, with 63 seats looked at. It is the law that children up to the age of 12 years and under 135cm in height must have a correct restraint for their size and weight. The penalty...

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Who's been in Derbyshire courts?

March 24, 2014, 9:00 am

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JOSEF Meszaros, 29, of London Road, Derby, was fined £110 with a victim surcharge of £20, and £35 costs for driving without insurance and with a faulty tyre on May 20. He also had six points put on his licence.SAMANTHA Louise Bull, 26, of Cobden Street, Long Eaton, was given a community order, with £60 victim surcharge, and told to pay £85 costs for stealing two charity bags belonging to Derbyshire Air Ambulance on February 5.DAVID Howard, 46, of Coleridge Street,...

More shows rescheduled at Derby's Assembly Rooms following...

March 24, 2014, 9:07 am

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MORE shows have been rescheduled at the Assembly Rooms after a massive fire in the car park. A major investigation is now taking place into the blaze which wrecked havoc on Friday, March 14. Organisers said they would not be able to say when the venue will open until the investigation was completed on April 14. A spokesman for Derby Live said: "Should any further cancellations be necessary we will either reschedule shows or offer a full refund."All of the services that supply...

Relatives of missing Derbyshire First World War soldier asked to...

March 24, 2014, 6:01 am

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THE relatives of a Derbyshire soldier killed in the First World War are being asked to come forward to help identify his body. Private William Albert Sunderland 7429 was born in Ripley and his remains are believed to have been found in the French village of Beaucamps-Ligny in 2009. But they need living relatives of Private Sunderland to come forward so he can be buried with full military honours. Commodore Ian Bisson, from the Ministry of Defence's joint casualty and compassionate centre,...

Neil White: Sorry, girls, but it's your fault there's so much...

March 24, 2014, 12:17 am

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I HAVE come to the conclusion that women are responsible for the great swathes of rubbish on British television. This epiphany came to me when I came home last week to find Mrs W and Miss W entranced by a programme which amounted to no more than watching people watching the telly.Apparently, it is called Gogglebox and in this particular episode its participants were going ga-ga over the film Titanic.I left the room. I couldn't abide the thought of seeing someone in genuine shock when the ship...

Council tax penalty drives down empty property numbers in Derby

March 24, 2014, 9:53 am

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PENALISING owners of homes that have been empty for more than two years has cut the number of long-term vacant homes in Derby, the city council has said. But one homeowner says the house in which his son lives has incurred the 150% council tax rate by mistake. Roy Allen, 64, of Cowers Lane, near Belper, said the council had been levying the extra charge on the home in Field Lane, Alvaston, despite his son having lived there with his girlfriend throughout this financial year. He said: "At the...