Man taken to hospital after assault in Normanton
A 37-YEAR-OLD man has been taken to hospital following an assault on Normanton Road. The incident occurred at 1.40pm and police are now searching for one person in connection with the assault. The area...
View ArticleHoax warning over doorstep 'charity' clothes bags
PEOPLE are being warned not to fill "charity" bags that are being delivered to homes across Derbyshire – as they could be a hoax.People in Belper, Etwall and Repton have received bags from a company...
View ArticleFaith Files - Alasdair Kay: Demand has trebled this year at...
I LOVE my job as chief executive of Derby City Mission. Please don't tell my trustees but I would do it even if they didn't pay me.I have the enormous privilege of waking up most mornings knowing that...
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Chris Jones: Guilt by association in minutes in this age of...
IF you work in an office at the moment, there's a good chance you might have a sweepstake open right now on Operation Yewtree.It might run along the lines of "Who's Next?" and contain a list of names...
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School officially reopens after £20m rebuilding work...
A PARTIALLY rebuilt Derby school will be officially reopened next month after a few finishing touches.Work began on the £20 million project at Derby Moor Community Sports College in Littleover as part...
View ArticlePolice in Belper looking for tools' owners
POLICE in Belper are asking residents who may have had tools stolen to contact them after a number of items were recovered.More than 20 items were found in Chestnut Avenue on April 19. Although a...
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Pupil,17, dies after collapse at school
THE death of a 17-year-old JCB Academy pupil is not being treated as suspicious, according to police.Emergency services were called after a report of an unconscious boy at JCB Academy in Rocester, just...
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City's mayor and children's MP urge families to visit Philpott...
SIX white doves will today be released in memory of the Philpott children on the first anniversary of their deaths.The birds will be set free during a fun family day organised by extended family...
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Hungry dogs fed through letterbox
RSPCA inspectors helped two hungry dogs by posting food through the letterbox of a house where they had been left, a court heard.The charity had been tipped off about Staffordshire bull terriers Rosy...
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Investigation into Belper explosion
PEOPLE in Belper have been reassured that there is not believed to be a health hazard from any debris that has come from yesterday's explosion in the town. Belper's new county councillor, John Owen,...
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Olympian Zara stars at Chatsworth
THREE OLYMPIC medal-winning riders will be wowing over ten thousand visitors at this weekend's Chatsworth International Horse Trials.Zara Phillips, Nicola Wilson and William Fox-Pitt are all competing...
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Well, well, well – villages saying it with flowers
FLORAL pictures in bright splashes of colour will be popping up across the county's villages during well-dressing season.The tradition, which started in Derbyshire, dates back many hundreds of years –...
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Man in hospital after floor collapses
A MAN was taken to hospital after falling through a floor into a basement of an electrical shop in Normanton.The incident happened at 1.10pm yesterday just inside the entrance of the Dani Electrical...
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Jonny's 13-mile run in friends' memory
HIS fondest memories of his friends are of how happy and "full of life" they were – and Jonny Sixsmith will be thinking of them when he runs just over 13 miles in their memory.Linda Dodds and Michael...
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VIDEO: Frances is celebrating a century of happiness at house of...
A SPONDON woman who has lived in the same house since she was born will celebrate her 100th birthday today. Frances Wilson's family have flown over from California and Texas to celebrate the happy...
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VIDEO: Man faces jail for brothel arson
A JURY has found a man who set fire to a Derby brothel guilty of recklessly endangering life.Jan Koperdak posted a burning piece of paper inside a plastic bottle through the letterbox of the house in...
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Derby mayor opens markets campaign
THE Mayor of Derby has arrived at today's wedding fete at Derby Market Hall by horse and carriage and wearing a wedding dress. Her spectacular arrival was made as part of her support for the national...
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Court told how dad killed baby son
A FATHER who killed his seven-month-old son has admitted for the first time to striking him in a moment of frustration when the baby would not stop crying.Nathan Pick was yesterday jailed for seven...
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Mayor's charity ball cancelled after poor ticket sales
THE Mayor of Derby is appealing for people to come forward after her annual charity ball was forced to be cancelled due to an "insufficient" number of tables being booked.The event was scheduled to...
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Sponsorship for county's fire service
A FIRM of estate agents has become the first company to provide sponsorship to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.Hannells Estate Agents has sponsored a new smoke house which will be taken to events...
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