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Your week in pictures: Street parties, open days and fund-raising
OAK Close, Duffield, seems like the happiest street in the country, if the picture, top right, is anything to go by.The photo shows residents celebrating 40 years of living on the close.All the...
View ArticleJail for woman who failed to pay council tax
A WOMAN who failed to pay more than £4,000 she owed in council tax to Erewash Borough Council has been jailed for 26 days.Michelle Wheatley, 54, of Coronation Road, Stanley, appeared at Southern...
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Author's fourth thriller will feature city road and station
A HECTIC round of book signings and interviews awaits a Derby author as he prepares for his fourth thriller to hit the shops this week.Teacher Steven Dunne's latest book The Unquiet Grave is said to...
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Family's pride as park library is declared open
A FORMER Derby North MP with a "super passion" for books has had a library named after him.The £1.3 million library, in Chaddesden, has been named after Phillip Whitehead, who was a Labour MP between...
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Transformer arrives at new home
A 255-TONNE electricity transformer has made the final leg of its journey to Willington substation.The transformer – which is 58 metres long and five metres high – has travelled 5,500 miles.It started...
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Police appeal after sex assault in alleyway
POLICE in Chesterfield are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted as she walked down an alleyway in Brimington. Between 8am and 8.30am on Saturday, June 29, a 25-year-old woman...
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Picture special: Duffield's colourful carnival parade
IN Duffield on Saturday the carnival parade took to the streets to open this year's event.Visitors were asked to dress in outfits that celebrated Derbyshire – and Natalie Jeffrey embraced it, by opting...
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Police seeking man over burglary bid
POLICE have issued an image of a man seen near the scene of an attempted burglary.Officers investigating the crime are appealing for help to identify the man, who they believe may have information that...
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DRI urban village plans decision due
CITY councillors are set to decide next month whether to approve plans for an "urban village" on the site of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary.An application for a superstore and 400 homes was submitted in...
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Travellers ordered to leave Derby's Racecourse
TRAVELLERS on Derby's Racecourse are still there despite being given a court order to leave on Thursday. At one stage there were more than 30 caravans and vehicles, belonging to the Ross family, on the...
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Murderer and robber abscond from prison
A MURDERER and a robber have absconded from a Derbyshire open prison. David Johnson and Carl Ian Moses both failed to return to HMP Sudbury on Saturday following release on temporary licence. Johnson,...
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CCTV released after bag snatch in Derby
POLICE have released CCTV images of two women they wish to speak to in relation with a bag snatch in Derby. At around 2pm on Tuesday, June 11 a 66-year-old woman had her handbag stolen from her trolley...
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Armed police and helicopter called to house
Armed police were called to a house in Long Eaton yesterday. Specialist units and the police helicopter were sent to Briar Gate shortly after noon. A force spokesman said the operation was "in relation...
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Pervert is jailed for sex with boy
A 62-YEAR-OLD man sent to prison for sexual activity with a teenage boy was also jailed 23 years ago for sex crimes against a girl.James Greenhill has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to...
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Dieting is a slimline tonic for Anthony
MOST people would be happy to have lost nine stone – but for one Derby man it is not enough.Anthony Fox dropped a huge 20 inches from around his waist, four from his neck and went from a hefty 25 stone...
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Sunny smiles all round at Derbyshire events
From comedy and carnivals to poetry and picnics, Sophie Evans got a taste of the action across Derbyshire this weekend.THE sun shone across the county all weekend, with the second-hottest day of the...
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Woman driven to county lane and assaulted
IMAGES of a man officers would like to speak to in relation to a sexual assault near Repton have been released. In the early hours of the morning of Sunday May 5, a 23-year-old Newhall woman was driven...
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Council threatened by cuts creates new chief's role
DERBYSHIRE County Council has created a new assistant chief executive post – but refuses to say what the salary is.The Labour-led authority was already under fire over its refusal to say how much...
View ArticleSuspicious caller prompts police warning
A PENSIONER has received a suspicious visit from a man asking for access to his home's hallway - prompting a police warning for other householders. The 95-year-old man received a visit from a young man...
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Professor Green to perform in Derby
RAP star Professor Green has confirmed he will appear at Derby's Assembly Rooms as part of a UK tour in November. The 29-year-old has just performed on Glastonbury's Main Stage, has had two top three...
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