Cat shot, burned and tortured before limping back to Derby home

March 26, 2014, 7:15 am

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A PET cat that was shot, burned and tortured by savage thugs dragged itself back to its family's home after going missing for three days. Disabled widow Frances Heappey said she was "horrified" at the state of seven-year-old ginger tom Joey. Vets said he had been held by the tail while being shot with an air gun and burned with a cigarette by cruel tormentors, who then tried to rip out his claws. Mrs Heappey and her son, Richard, of Spondon, rushed Joey to Pride Park Veterinary Centre,...

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March 26, 2014, 2:27 pm

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TONIGHT police have said a 24-year-old man is still in a "serious condition" in hospital after crashing into a road sign. The incident happened on the A61 Sir Frank Whittle Road, in Derby, at about 1.50am on Monday. A Derbyshire police spokesman said: "A dark-coloured Ford Mondeo, which was travelling towards the Pentagon roundabout, appears to have lost control and has collided with a road sign." The driver was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital, where he was receiving...

Derby magistrate and city councillor Ajit Atwal pictured in...

March 26, 2014, 11:30 am

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A MAGISTRATE and Derby city councillor has been pictured in a national newspaper holding an assault rifle. Ajit Atwal's photograph, which was taken seven months ago while he was on holiday in India, has appeared in The Sun. In the piece a speech bubble coming from his mouth says "Vote Lib Dem or else". This morning Mr Atwal, 43, and who represents Abbey ward said he has taken the picture down from his Twitter feed and believes whoever has told the newspaper has done so "for political...

Derby collects two Everyday Heroes St John Ambulance UK awards

March 27, 2014, 9:00 am

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TWO St John Ambulance national awards went to Derby winners last night. A teenager who saved the life of a man who collapsed in the street and was hailed as a first-aid hero by the Derby Telegraph collected one of the Everyday Heroes award. And a fund-raising group set up in memory of a Derby teen who collapsed and died because of an undiagnosed heart condition was similarly acclaimed. It meant two of the eight prizes handed out at last night's annual ceremony – hosted by Strictly...

Groper assaults two women in Derby

March 27, 2014, 9:18 am

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TWO women have reported being groped by a man in Derby. A 46-year-old woman was walking along Amy Street at around 7.45am yesterday when a man approached her from behind and touched her inappropriately. At around 8.10am on the same morning, a 25-year-old woman was walking along Findern Street when a man began to follow her and attempted to grope her before she ran off. The offender in both of the incidents was white, aged in his 20s and around 5ft 8ins to 6ft tall. He wore blue tracksuit...

Enthusiastic response by firms to scheme to help Derby's jobless

March 27, 2014, 9:50 am

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BUSINESSES in Derby have responded positively to a project geared at helping the unemployed find work. The Derby's Working scheme sees 40 people being taken on by employers for six months, with their salaries paid by the Government. Jobseekers are offered roles across a range of sectors and receive training. Under the scheme, employees work for either 20 or 30 hours per week and are paid the living wage – £7.65 an hour. Councillor Sarah Russell, Derby City Council's...

Businesses in Derby look forward to great weekend thanks to sun

March 27, 2014, 10:00 am

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BUSINESSES are preparing for a bumper weekend as temperatures are set to be unseasonably high. The forecast for Mother's Day on Sunday is for a top temperature of 18C, triple the average for the time of year. The Crewe and Harpur pub at Swarkestone said it is fully booked for Sunday lunch and expects its garden to be full. Assistant manager Steph O'Neill said: "I'm sure there will be plenty of people through the doors and wanting to eat outside as Mother's Day is very popular. "We have...

Ukraine should have a referendum on EU membership

March 27, 2014, 12:00 am

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WEREN'T the people of Crimea given a vote on whether they wanted to remain with Ukraine or become a part of Russia? Isn't that what we in the west call democracy?Voting to be part of Russia was what 96% of the Crimean population – most of them of Russian descent – wanted, and that is what President Putin is prepared to give them.How about the Ukraine giving the rest of the population a vote as to whether they want to be part of the EU or Russia?The referendum was organised within...

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March 27, 2014, 12:59 pm

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JOBLESS Samuel Dodsworth has been jailed after delaying almost 100 trains when he threatened to jump from a railway bridge twice in four days. The two delays cost a total of £13,000 and caused traffic disruption on surrounding roads. Dodsworth, 32, was initially given a six-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to do 100 hours unpaid community work. But he twice failed to turn up for work and had 28 extra hours added as punishment, Derby Crown Court heard. Then he was caught...

YouTube sensation Peter Oakley whose tears wooed the stars dies...

March 27, 2014, 12:25 pm

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A DERBYSHIRE grandfather who became an internet sensation after posting YouTube video diaries has died at the age of 86.Peter Oakley first discovered YouTube accidentally after searching on the internet for more information about videos.And his first blog in 2006, called First Try, received more than two million hits.Speaking to the Derby Telegraph in 2007, Mr Oakley said: "It was pretty amateurish, my first try. I don't rehearse or edit anything, I just sit there and talk."The...

Derby parents on scarlet fever alert as number of cases soars

March 27, 2014, 12:47 am

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NEARLY nine times more cases of scarlet fever have been reported in Derby in the past 12 weeks than there were in the same period last year.A total of 44 people in the city have been diagnosed with the infection since the start of January – last year there were five in the same period.In the rest of Derbyshire, the number of patients with scarlet fever has more than quadrupled, with 158 cases so far this year – against 36 in the first 12 weeks of 2013.The figures were revealed as...

Derbyshire police rapped on domestic abuse record

March 27, 2014, 1:45 pm

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DERBYSHIRE police have welcomed a report published today that says its work to tackle domestic abuse "requires further development."Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies made a number of recommendations as to how the county's force deals with the issue. Its report identifies "a significant backlog of incidents waiting review" but also praises Derbyshire for having "good systems and practices in place for identifying victims".It states how domestic violence...

Revolver found in Derby allotment may be Buffalo Bill's gun

March 27, 2014, 4:53 am

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A REVOLVER unearthed at an allotment in Derby may have been used by showman Buffalo Bill more than 100 years ago.The Colt 45 was found in Wilmorton by volunteers who were digging up the site to make way for a community garden.It is believed it may have been used by Buffalo Bill because he hosted his Wild West show in 1903 close to where the gun was found.Jane Carlier, team leader at the Princes Trust, who is now working at the site with a team of Derby College students on a 12-week project,...

Driver flees from scene after crashing into Derby home

March 27, 2014, 2:02 pm

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POLICE are trying to find the driver of a car who fled the scene after crashing into a Chellaston house. The car, which collided with the house in Maple Drive, was left with "extensive damage". Police, fire crews and paramedics attended the scene at around 6.15pm today. The house was left with damage to the outside after the car, a white Vauxhall Astra, skidded into its front garden. A spokesman for Derbyshire police said no-one had been hurt. He added: "The driver had left...

Teachers will be dying on the job, warns Derby union leader

March 27, 2014, 12:27 am

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A LEADING Derby trade unionist has claimed that "teachers will die on the job" if changes to the public-sector pension scheme are allowed to go ahead.Ian Jennison, president of the Derby branch of the National Union of Teachers, spoke during a rally to dozens of supporters of yesterday's national school strike in Derby's Market Place.The day-long action by the NUT led to several schools being closed across the county and dozens more only open to a few year groups.The action is being...

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Councillor Dave Roberts: Budget has not helped anyone in the...

March 27, 2014, 7:00 am

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AS I went through Derwent ward the day after the Chancellor's Budget, the joy was unconfined.Couples were celebrating their newfound freedom to invest their £30,000 in ISAs without having to put £15,000 into a cash ISA and the other £15,000 into a stocks and shares ISA – at last it is their choice.Perhaps the only flaw in this idyllic picture is the fact that very few (if any) of the people in Derwent have that kind of cash available for savings. To have £30,000 to...

Derby's Assembly Rooms car park will 'cost millions' to put right...

March 27, 2014, 12:00 pm

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DAMAGE caused by a huge fire that tore through Derby's Assembly Rooms car park will cost "millions of pounds" to put right.City council leader Paul Bayliss said the total cost was still being totted up but he added he was 100% sure it would be a seven-figure sum.He said: "Fixing the damage will run into millions of pounds. That's the only thing we can say with certainty."Last week, firefighters confirmed that the blaze on March 14 started in an air-conditioning unit on...

Councillor Ajit Atwal claims he is smear campaign target in row...

March 26, 2014, 11:10 pm

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THE Liberal Democrats in Derby have launched an investigation after one of their councillors was pictured holding an assault rifle. Derby City Council leader Paul Bayliss has called for Ajit Atwal to resign his post as both a councillor and a magistrate after he posted the photograph on his Twitter feed. Mr Atwal has apologised for any "offence" the picture might have caused but insists he is the victim of a smear campaign in the run-up to May, when he stands for re-election as...

Michael Howourth: Armed forces without weapons would result in a...

March 27, 2014, 12:00 am

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I WOULD like to reply to Colin Clarke, "No one wanted to do national service but it changed many for the better" (March 13).I do agree with much of what he says.We both agree that the armed forces offer attractive career opportunities. However, in any conflict, those in the forces must be prepared to use weapons.The armed forces without weapons would just be a cosy knitting circle.I also agree that we need to maintain a defence force, and national service fulfilled a purpose, when...

Man lay dead in Derbyshire house for two weeks

March 27, 2014, 12:44 pm

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A MAN in his 80s is believed to have been lying dead in his house for a fortnight. Police forced entry to the house in Queen Elizabeth Way, Ilkeston, at about noon today after being told by a neighbour that the man had not been seen for around two weeks. A spokesman for Derbyshire police said: "We found him deceased at the address. There are no suspicious circumstances expected. "His relatives have been informed."