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Police chief vows to investigate Stephen Lawrence 'smear' claims
DERBYSHIRE'S top cop has promised his team will investigate claims that police tried to smear the family of Stephen Lawrence. National newspaper The Guardian has confirmed Mick Creedon offered a "100%"...
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Two people in hospital after separate collisions
TWO people have been taken to hospital following two separate collisions between a car and a lorry. The first happened on the southbound carriageway of the M1 - between junction 26, near Nottingham,...
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Sultan statue removed from pub
A PUB manager who was threatened with legal action over a giant Sultan bust put on the building's roof has had the statue taken down. The statue, spray-painted gold, had been on The Woodlands ,...
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'Peter Kay' fraud jailed for two years
A FRAUDSTER who posed as comedian Peter Kay's brother in order to scam pub landlords has been jailed for two years. Peter Stead, 50, claimed he was the popular comic's brother Danny Kay and was raising...
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Commissioner's 'alcohol summit' to tackle abuse
AN "alcohol summit" has been organised by Derbyshire's police and crime commissioner to discuss related crime.Public fears over drink-related crime will be discussed in an effort to identify fresh ways...
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Emily's dream prom after cancer fight
WHEN a Derby schoolgirl attended her prom night, it was an occasion her family thought she would never see.Emily Wheldon, 16, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of three.Now, after years of...
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Zanzibar sultan bust removal threat
A PUB manager has accused people living nearby of not having a head for fun after they demanded a giant sultan bust on its roof be taken down.But Derby City Council has taken the complaints on board...
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71-year-old beaten as he fights raiders
A 71-YEAR-OLD shopkeeper bravely tried to fend off attackers who left him with two black eyes and needing stitches.Bhajan Singh grabbed the baseball bat he keeps for opening his shutters to ward off...
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Hungry dogs fed spaghetti hoops
TWO hungry dogs were fed human food including spaghetti hoops for breakfast and a cooked meal on Sundays, a court heard. Their owners said they ran short of cash and could not afford dog food so let...
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Man threatened to petrol-bomb house of neighbour, court told
A NEIGHBOUR must pay £500 compensation after pestering a woman and threatening to "petrol-bomb" the home she shared with two children. Magistrates heard that it was one of a series of problems caused...
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No garden gigs, so it's back to 'great music and real ale'
THE owner of a live music pub which was refused a licence to hold outside gigs has said the pub will instead "concentrate on real ales and music."The Flowerpot, in King Street, is well known in Derby...
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A JOBLESS man was given 12 weeks' jail for throwing punches and goading passers-by when violence erupted in Derby city centre.Steven Blackham, 19, became involved in the trouble only three weeks after...
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Residents call for the removal of speed humps
RESIDENTS in a Derbyshire village have started a petition to get rid of speed bumps installed for safety – because they believe they are dangerous.Anger against the Willington humps began when John...
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VIDEO: Workmen arrive at Philpott fire home
WORKERS have started to clear the former home of Mick and Mairead Philpott. Two large lorries from Derby City Council were parked on Monday morning outside 18 Victory Road, where a fire claimed the...
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Spit on driveway puts robber in jail for eight years
A BURGLAR who left his DNA at the crime scene by spitting on the victim's driveway has been jailed for more than eight years.Karl Deakin was sentenced to six years for robbery and two years four months...
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Kids Eat Free* at the Half Moon Inn with Telegraph Tuesday
With your exclusive Derby Telegraph coupon (below) kids can eat for FREE with a paying adult. There's a great selection on offer; from burgers to fish fingers, chips to mash potato, and a healthy...
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11-year-old boy attacked and racially abused
AN 11-year-old boy was racially abused and then punched in Derby.The youngster was walking through the car park at the Foresters Leisure Park, Sinfin, when he was approached by a youth aged about 17,...
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Consultation over Philpott house
CONSULTATION on what should happen to the infamous Philpott house will begin tomorrow, 48 hours after work began to empty the fire-damaged home.Letters will go to households in the vicinity of the...
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Tennis crazy couple bring the fun of Wimbledon into their own...
A COUPLE from Woodville have taken their Wimbledon obsession to a new level by turning their living room floor into an astroturf tennis court. Married couple Gemma and Johnny Hitchcock, 24 and 26 from...
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Jaime's disgust at two-year sentence
THE mother of Derby youngster Lewis Mighty has condemned the two-year jail sentence imposed on a fraudster who claimed he was Peter Kay's brother to cash in on her son's illness.Jaime Mighty said Peter...
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