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Cheese, ice cream and a sip of cider on PM's menu at food and...
PRIME Minister David Cameron said he "thoroughly enjoyed" sampling Derbyshire's best food and drink at a fair held at the House of Commons.And Geoff Brown, director of Derby's Bluebells Dairy, joked at...
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I trust spaniel Sam with my life, says Army dog-handler on duty...
THEY say dogs are a man's best friend and soldier Natasha Ward said she would certainly trust this one with her life.The 20-year-old, of Ilkeston, has been deployed to Afghanistan to provide security –...
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Teenager robbed of his phone – then helped by his...
A TEENAGER had his nose broken while being robbed of his mobile phone.But he was then taken to hospital by his attacker's cousin, who also recovered his stolen phone, Derby Crown Court was told.The...
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Two men steal keys from woman driver
TWO men robbed a woman of her car keys in Littleover.The 43-year-old victim was parked in Blagreaves Avenue when a man opened the driver's door and another the passenger door. One took her keys from...
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Derbyshire criminals forced to hand back £1.3m of their...
MORE than £1.3 million has been stripped from criminals in Derbyshire during the last year under the Proceeds of Crime Act.The latest police figures show that between April 1, 2012, and the end of...
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Killer's motive may never be known for 'brutal' rock attack
THE reason why a man killed his friend by smashing his skull with a rock may never be uncovered, a senior police officer has said.Michael Wayne Carroll, known as Wayne, was convicted of bludgeoning...
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Banker 'pressured by ex-Rams investor to overvalue company'
A WITNESS in the US fraud trial of a former Derby County investor has told how he felt pressured to overvalue the share price of a solar panel firm in order to generate greater returns.The Virginia...
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Gun fired at terrified bookmaker staff in Ilkeston
A SHOTGUN was fired during a robbery at a bookmaker's in Ilkeston on Wednesday night. Two masked offenders burst into Coral Bookmakers, in Nottingham Road, at about 9.30pm. They threated members of...
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48-year-old man critical after heart attack in street
A 48-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a heart attack in the street. Police say they were called to the incident, in Charnwood Street, Derby, by an ambulance crew...
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Thousands pay their respects to Lady Thatcher
THE Queen led mourners at the funeral of Baroness Margaret Thatcher in St Paul's Cathedral as thousands lined the streets of London to pay their respects to Britain's first female Prime Minister.At St...
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Outrage at councillor's remarks on 'choice of last resort' wards
NORMANTON, Arboretum, and Derwent are wards which, for most people, are the "choice of last resort", Derby City Council's Conservative opposition leader claimed on Wednesday night.Councillor Philip...
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OAPs catch intruder but police say: We're "too busy"...
A PENSIONER whose husband caught an intruder in a neighbourhood plagued by thefts was stunned to be told by police they were busy and could not send an officer straight away.Mick Fletcher, 71, found...
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Extra hands needed to help birds and beasts thrive at city nature...
NATURE lovers in a Derby suburb are being invited to find out how they can help wildlife to thrive at a city secondary school's nature reserve at a meeting being held tomorrow.The Friends of da Vinci...
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LIVE TRAFFIC: Delays around Derby city centre
5pm: TRAFFIC is slow on the A38 northbound in Derby between the A516 junction and Markeaton Island. 4.55pm: THERE are delays on the A38 northbound in Derby between the Palm Court island and Little...
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TV legend Rolf Harris questioned over 'historical allegations' of...
Rolf Harris has been questioned by police over historical allegations of sexual offences. Police have confirmed the veteran Australian entertainer, 83, was interviewed under caution in November after...
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Little Tyler's back on his feet in time for an extra-special...
A YOUNGSTER from Chaddesden who is recovering from leukaemia will celebrate his fourth birthday today – a day his parents thought they might never see.Tyler Stackhouse was diagnosed with acute...
View ArticleMargaret Beckett: Thatcher changed country but made so many...
AS the reaction to her death and funeral demonstrated, few politicians have sparked such strength of feeling as Margaret Thatcher.In life, she was either reviled or revered. There was little middle...
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Anti-nuclear campaigner urges R-R to stop building reactors for...
ONE of the UK's leading campaigners for nuclear disarmament has called for Rolls-Royce to stop building submarine reactors and move into green energy instead.Bruce Kent, 84, the honorary vice-president...
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Resident 'disgusted' that rubbish bags are left to pile up
AN ANGRY Derby woman says bins at the block of flats where she lives have sometimes not been emptied for three months.Mary Dixon, who lives at the flats in King Street, said the problem had been...
View ArticleDrunken woman found asleep behind bar
A PUB landlord found a young drunken woman asleep behind the bar after she allegedly broke in and drank booze. A worker at the Cotes Park Inn said the landlord found the woman surrounded by empty...
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