Suspected drink driver leads police on 30-mile chase through...
A SUSPECTED drink driver led police on a 30-mile chase through Derbyshire. At 11.40pm last night, police received reports of a car speeding along the A6 at Darley Dale. Officers searched the area and...
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Music chain HMV sold to Hilco in rescue deal
THE future of Derby's HMV music and DVD store looks to have been secured following a deal to buy the chain. Restructuring specialist Hilco, which already owns HMV Canada, this morning confirmed it had...
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Distraught officers wept in 'shock and sadness' in aftermath of...
Police chaplain the Rev Jo Whitehead supported officers who helped try to save the six Philpott children. Martin Naylor reports."EVERYONE was in shock. It was just so quiet; I had never seen the police...
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How killer planned to celebrate his freedom
IN a letter to a friend, while awaiting trial, Mick Philpott wrote about how he and wife Mairead would celebrate upon their release from prisonBut the pair, along with family friend Paul Mosley, have...
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Derby North MP backs campaign on Grand National
DERBY North MP Chris Williamson has backed a League Against Cruel Sports campaign for changes to improve the welfare of horses in...
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Punch Taverns reports fall in half-year profits
BURTON pub company Punch Taverns has reported a fall in half-yearly pre-tax profits which it has blamed on the severe winter weather. The firm, which has several pubs in Derbyshire, this morning said...
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Peregrine falcons lay first egg of the year after 'worrying time'
DERBY'S peregrine falcons have laid their first egg of the year – despite "alarming" levels of snow which built up in their nest.The Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project started in 2006 when a nest...
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Best of the rest in our photography contest shows a huge crop of...
On the final day of the Derby Telegraph's Photography Week, we showcase some more of the best entries from our competition.THE judges in our contest faced a very difficult job to whittle down...
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Sculpture described as a 'rusty eyesore' by Mickleover...
A SCULPTURE unveiled at a new Derby housing development has been slated for looking rusty and unfinished.People on Mickleover Varsity Grange estate say they want the piece, by acclaimed Ilkeston artist...
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Cash-strapped council rejects campaigner's recycling proposals
MEASURES to increase recycling, suggested by an environmentalist, have been rejected by Derby City Council on the basis that it needs to save cash.Simon Bacon, chairman of Sinfin and Spondon Against...
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Philpott case prompts Osborne to call for debate about welfare...
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has said that a debate needs to be held on how Mick Philpott was able to fund his lifestyle living on benefits.Speaking during a visit to Royal Crown Derby's factory...
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Accused neighbour: "Mick Philpott deserves to die in...
As the Philpotts and Paul Mosley were jailed yesterday, their neighbours in Allenton followed proceedings closely. Sophie Evans and Isaac Crowson spoke to the community about the sentences."IS that...
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Judge's final say on 'dangerous' Philpott
SHAMELESS Mick Philpott campaigned loudly and publicly for a new home paid for by the state and now he has got his wish.But the comforts at Her Majesty's Prison will be a far cry from the bigger...
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Widdecombe: Let's hope Philpott won't be 'bone idle' in jail
FORMER Prisons Minister Ann Widdecombe has said she fears Mick Philpott could enjoy the long extension to his "bone-idle lifestyle" by serving time in jail.Ms Widdecombe, a former Conservative MP,...
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Is your new home big enough for you, Mick?
IN the end, after so many words delivered in court, it was the public who gave the final, damning verdict on the three convicted killers.As the prison vans pulled out of the car park at the rear of...
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Church will be offering help to jailed couple and their family,...
THE Philpotts' priest has told how he thought Mairead's sentence would not be as heavy as 17 years because she did not seem to have been a "free" person.Father Alan Burbidge, of St George's Catholic...
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Bust cracks open to reveal Mozart's 'brainchild'
HE may have been one of the greatest musicians who ever lived but not even Mozart himself could have composed a mystery like this.After accidentally smashing a porcelain bust of the Austrian maestro,...
View ArticleRaiders raid Ripley café
THE back door of a café was forced by raiders who stole cash from the till in an overnight burglary.Thieves broke into Café Delight, Oxford Street, Ripley, between 4.30pm on Thursday and 7.10am...
View ArticleRaiders take gold rings from Sandiacre house
RAIDERS took sentimental jewellery, including an engagement ring and pearl necklace, from a home in Sandiacre.Thieves broke into the property in Orchard Way through a rear door and searched rooms.They...
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Fight to save old rail building from Muslim school scheme
HERITAGE experts have hit out at plans to demolish a former railway research building in Derby so the city's first Muslim school can be extended.The Al-Madinah Trust has applied to Derby City Council...
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