'I'll build a great future for Royal Crown Derby', says boss
ROYAL Crown Derby has started recruiting again – and more people could be taken on in the future if a strategy to boost sales pays off.It is the first time the Osmaston Road firm has taken on new staff...
View Article'Disappointing' loss of £40m for flight operator at EMA
AN airline which flies out of East Midlands Airport has reported deepening losses after seeing passenger numbers fall and fuel costs rise.Flybe, which operates six routes from the Castle Donington...
View Article40 years living as neighbours... could this be the county's...
NEIGHBOURS who have lived in a Duffield cul-de-sac since it first was built 40 years ago are holding a party to celebrate.Residents in Oak Close say they have the "best neighbours" who would be willing...
View ArticleEngineers Club closing for final time after 94 years
A SOCIAL club which has been open for 94 years is to close.The Derby Engineers Club in Osmaston Road opened in 1919 but is today set to shut its doors for the final time and go into receivership.A sign...
View ArticleView the old garage which time forgot
THEY are covered in dust and not the latest models but these cars have been kept garaged and are definitely low mileage for the year.In fact, the five vehicles, which date from the early 1990s, have...
View ArticleFears over council funding cuts report
REPORTS of plans for a further 10% cut to the grant councils get from Government would be "cataclysmic" for local authorities, a leading Derby politician has claimed.Councillor Sarah Russell joined the...
View ArticleDerby's recycling rates 'bincredible'
RECYCLING rates in Derby have risen sharply after the council switched to bigger recycling bins.The authority says that the change brought in two weeks ago, on June 4, has meant a 17% increase in...
View ArticleRams fan's abuse conviction quashed
A DERBY County supporter who has had his conviction for shouting racist abuse at a football match overturned says the last seven months have been "a nightmare".Adam Smith, 34, had denied abusing...
View ArticleOne treated for smoke inhalation in flat fire
A FIRE in a cooker at a flat in Derby resulted in the occupant being treated for smoke inhalation. Fire crews from Nottingham Road, Ascot Drive and Kingsway stations were called to the blaze in...
View ArticleRoyal Crown Derby to recruit again
ROYAL Crown Derby has started recruiting again – and more people could be taken on in the future if a strategy to boost sales pays off.It is the first time the Osmaston Road firm has taken on new staff...
View ArticleVIDEO: Boys and girls march in Derby for Girls' Brigade 120th...
SCORES of youngsters turned out for a parade in Derby city centre to celebrate 120 years of the Girls' Brigade. Members of the Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade started the march at the Silk Mill museum...
View ArticleMan jailed for breaking jaw of former partner's boyfriend
A FATHER broke the jaw of his ex-partner's boyfriend in a frenzied attack in the street.Tabrez Khan went to his ex-partner's home in Littleover after exchanging argumentative texts with her new...
View ArticleWoman assaulted in robbery at Alvaston house
A WOMAN has been assaulted in Alvaston as three men stole cash and a car from a house. The incident happened at around 2.30pm on Saturday,when the three men burst into a house in Crayford Road. They...
View ArticleFire breaks at Castle Gresley warehouse
NEIGHBOURS were told to keep their doors and windows closed after a fire broke out at a warehouse in Castle Gresley. Plans had been in place to evacuate people in homes near to the Toons Furnishings...
View ArticleVIDEO: Derbyshire County Show gets off to a damp start
THE 134th annual Derbyshire County Show had a wet start with rain falling much of Sunday morning. But it did not deter a large number of people arriving from when the event started at 7.30am, together...
View ArticleShopkeeper robbed and injured
A SHOPKEEPER has been badly beaten by two men who robbed his store on Saturday night. Shortly before 11pm, the men entered Lalria Store, at the junction of St Thomas Road and Portland Street, Derby....
View ArticleFinancial ruin fears over pitch fees
BOSSES of Derby's Sunday football leagues say the way that the city council charges clubs for pitch rental is pushing some towards financial ruin.They say charging clubs for several games in advance...
View Article£7m backing for Denby Pottery to break into new foreign...
A DERBYSHIRE pottery business has been handed a multi-million-pound boost to help it take on new markets overseas.The Denby Pottery Company, based at Denby, has secured £7 million of funding to help...
View ArticleVIDEO: Derby shows it is united against extremism
AROUND 300 people showed they were united against extremism in Derby when they marched from the The Spot to the The Market Place on Sunday lunchtime, where a wreath was laid at the war memorial. The...
View ArticleWalkers step out under the moonlit sky
HUNDREDS of women who walked several miles under the night sky in Derby have raised a record £43,000 for Treetops Hospice.It is the fourth year running the Risley charity has held its Moonlight Walk,...
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