Sultan is full of eastern promise in his new role
WHO'S been the best-known celebrity in Derby for the past few weeks?Well, it's nobody from Derby County, it being the close season, and the Assembly Rooms and Derby Theatre have not had anybody to...
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Making a cuppa kills Allenton OAP
A PENSIONER has died after he was injured when his dressing gown caught light as he reached across a gas hob at his home.The 80-year-old man's wife tried desperately to help him after the freak...
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Sister-in-law murder trial latest
A 22-YEAR-OLD accused of murdering his sister-in-law said it was possible that someone else had attacked her while he was at his mosque.Raja Rajani told police this while he was being questioned on...
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Mum 'terrified' after six brick attacks
A MOTHER whose 11-year-old daughter was the victim of a race crime has been left "terrified" after bricks were thrown through the windows of her home on six occasions.The victim, who is too afraid to...
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Anger on wait for fly-tipping action
FURIOUS campaigners working to clear a fly-tipping hotspot have blasted Derby City Council for failing to take action in four months.It was back in March when complaints were first made to the council...
View ArticleCyclist arrested for not getting off bike
A CYCLIST has been arrested after allegedly becoming abusive to two police community support officers who stopped him riding through Derby city centre.Police say the 20-year-old was riding in East...
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Telegraph helps driver win his wrangle over car damage
A HOMEOWNER whose car was badly damaged when a council pest control worker fell into it will be compensated by the authority – after the Derby Telegraph stepped in.Makhan Bains, of Moorside Crescent,...
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Did your radio go Dutch today?
HIGH pressure in the air has meant that local radio stations have been picking up Dutch radio channels! Instead of finding BBC Radio Derby and other stations with an FM frequency – radio listeners were...
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Unravel murals of city's history – and win a free pint
THE history of Derby has been captured in a series of murals on the outside of a city pub.A series of artworks, illustrating famous people, events and scenes from the city's lifetime, feature on the...
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Ambitious plans to run HS2 rail route through Derby
CITY leaders have unveiled ambitious plans to run a High Speed 2 rail route straight through the centre of Derby.Derby City Council leader Paul Bayliss says the alternative path for the HS2 – which...
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Footballer Kanouté helps Muslim man
FORMER Tottenham Hotspur striker Frédéric Kanouté has donated nearly £1,000 to help a Muslim man with cerebral palsy observe Ramadan after he was denied an extension of his care.Imraan Adam, who has...
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Drunken rich girl who wrecked three homes
A COUPLE who came home to find a car had crashed into, and wrecked, their house were astonished to be told the driver was a girl with whom they had been drinking a few hours earlier.Laura Binch, 19,...
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Bishop of Derby on migrants
THE Bishop of Derby has posted on a website that "keeps tabs" on Parliament asking what support is available for the increasing numbers of migrants. Bishop of Derby, Dr Alastair Redfern has written on...
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Firefighters tackle house blaze in Littleover
FIREFIGHTERS from three city stations were called to tackle a blaze in an upstairs bedroom at a house in Littleover. The incident happened at about 5pm on Wednesday when the crews from Nottingham Road,...
View ArticleMeet the police in city's day of action
BUSINESSES in Derby city centre will be able to meet their local policing team during a day of action.Members of the local safer neighbourhood policing team will be dropping in to see shop owners and...
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We're cleaning all 33,000 Rams' seats
THERE'S no time for sitting down on the job for the team charged with cleaning the seats – all 33,000 of them – at Pride Park Stadium.A team of about 20 people started the mammoth task in the blazing...
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'Thieves took cash after I collapsed'
A GRANDMOTHER who collapsed in the street fears she had money stolen from her purse while she was suffering an epileptic fit.Louise Warman was found by staff from a nearby chemist after collapsing in...
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More Roman ruins are discovered
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a previously undiscovered Roman settlement in Derby. The dig, being carried out as part of the Our City Our River flood defence works in the Chester Green area of Derby,...
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New website just gets better – all thanks to you
HAVE you checked out the Derby Telegraph's new all-singing, all-dancing website?The new-look Derby Telegraph site – now available at www.derbytelegraph.co.uk – offers everything you could want from a...
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Derby victim in fatal crash named
A DERBY man who died in a road crash on Saturday has been named.David Robert Manship, 51, died at the scene of the accident which occurred on the A50 at Markfield in Leicestershire.The incident...
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