TWO wickets shortly before lunch gave Derbyshire their deserved reward at the start of their LV County Championship match against Glamorgan at the Swalec Stadium.

Chasing their fourth successive victory in the competition, Derbyshire lost the toss in ideal batting conditions but held the home side to 81-3 at lunch.

They bowled well through most of the morning but only picked up the wicket of Jacques Rudolph for nine at the end of the 10^th over. He was lbw to the nagging Tony Palladino at 25-1.

Palladino and Mark Footitt passed the edge several times but it was not until the 26^th over that Derbyshire had their second breakthrough, Wayne White switching to around the wicket and getting Will Bragg lbw for 22 at 68-2.

Wes Durston, having taken five wickets to close out the win against Worcestershire last week, was into the action after an hour and caused problems. He followed White's wicket with one of his own in the next over when Gavin Rees pushed forward and was bowled for 28 at 76-3.

Chris Cooke (4) and Jim Allenby (5) took Glamorgan through to lunch.

Cheteshwar Pujara came in for his Derbyshire debut, replacing Chesney Hughes in the only change to the side that beat Worcestershire.

A Derby man has been handed a two-year community order for "committing an act outraging public decency".

James Kenneth Warner, 39, of Onslow Road, Mickleover, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court.

The hearing heard how he committed the act in the boot of his car on a driveway in Onslow Road on July 16.

He was fined £50, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge and told to take part in a Community Sex Offender Group for 110 days.

JAMIE Ward will have a scan this afternoon to determine the extent of the hamstring injury he suffered playing for Northern Ireland at the weekend.

The Derby County forward was replaced after 66 minutes of Ireland's victory in Hungary.

Derby are hoping the problem is not too serious and the player will be available to face Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday.

"We are hoping it is more of a nerve issue with the hamstring than a strain," said first-team coach Paul Simpson.

"He is having a scan this afternoon and we will know more after that.

"If it is just a nerve issue there is a possibility he could be fit for the weekend but until we get the results we cannot make any assumptions on whether or not he will be fit for the Forest game."

A DEVOTED father will follow in the footsteps of his daughter by taking on a 200-mile trek in the Himalayas which she completed the year before her sudden death.

John Holmes' daughter, Philippa, died in June 2009, aged 24, from a condition related to her heart.

He will be attempting the mammoth trek for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), which raises money for research into the sort of condition which killed his daughter.

His 21-day hike will also support the Steve Sinnott Foundation, set up in memory of the former general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, who died in similar circumstances to Philippa. It helps with education projects in Nepal and other impoverished areas.

Mr Holmes, 63, of Duffield, said he remembered when his daughter returned from the same trek in 2008. He said: "She came back and said 'you could do that. I'll come with you and do it a bit slower'.

"She'll be doing it with us this time but sadly not in person."

Mr Holmes will be taking part in the expedition with his two brothers-in-law, Howard Beedle, 69, of Horsley Woodhouse, and Paul Deasy, 62, of Lincolnshire, friend Stuart Rees, 62, and his friend, Pauline Smith, both of Castleton, North Yorkshire.

They even have the same guide as Philippa had.

Other members of the group will be doing the trek for different charities, including the British Heart Foundation.

Philippa, a former Ecclesbourne School pupil, had graduated with first-class honours from Cambridge, completed a masters degree, travelled the world and was due to begin a PhD when she died.

Mr Holmes said: "She died of a heart condition that was undiagnosed. No one knew about it. We found her collapsed at home. We were able to revive her partially but we were not able to save her life because there was too much brain damage.

"We found out that at least 12 young people a week die in these circumstances and we obviously had no idea of this before what happened to Philippa.

"CRY provide a lot of money for research into the issue."

The hike will be through the Annapurna Himal region of Nepal, rising to 5,400 metres at its highest point, Thorung La. Mr Holmes said: "It was my ambition to tread in Philippa's footsteps, originally with her at my side, but now I have four stalwart friends to accompany me."

The retired teacher's training has involved doing Britain's Coast to Coast walk with his wife, Madeleine.

During their visit to Nepal, the group hope to visit the Steve Sinnott Foundation's project at Pipal Danda, where it is creating a new school building and providing midday meals to pupils.

Mr Holmes is aiming to raise £5,000 and has £1,500 so far. To sponsor him, visit uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ and search for John Holmes.

THE Derbyshire bowlers did well to keep Glamorgan's batsmen under pressure on the opening day of their LV County Championship match at the Swalec Stadium.

But Chris Cooke, who made his maiden first-class century the previous week, held them up with 62 not out in a total of 191-6 at tea.

Chasing their fourth successive victory in the competition, Derbyshire lost the toss but bowled well and took three wickets each of the first two sessions.

But they only had the wicket of Jacques Rudolph for nine at the end of the 10^th over to show for their efforts until shortly before lunch. He was lbw to the nagging Tony Palladino at 25-1.

Palladino and Mark Footitt passed the edge several times but it was not until the 26^th over that Derbyshire had their second breakthrough, Wayne White switching to around the wicket and getting Will Bragg lbw for 22 at 68-2.

Wes Durston, having taken five wickets to close out the win against Worcestershire last week, was into the action after an hour and caused problems. He followed White's wicket with one of his own in the next over when Gavin Rees pushed forward and was bowled for 28 at 76-3.

Jim Allenby was caught at first slip off Footitt in the third over after lunch for six at 82-4 and David Lloyd gave David Wainwright a first wicket, caught at slip for 23, to make it 126-5.

Footitt returned to remove skipper Mark Wallace, who left a ball that bowled him for seven at 158-6, but Cooke and Graham Wagg looked to strike back before tea.

Cheteshwar Pujara came in for his Derbyshire debut, replacing Chesney Hughes in the only change to the side that beat Worcestershire.

A MASKED, armed gang forced their way into a supermarket and stole cash from the tills.

The offenders forced open a fire exit at the Sainsbury's store off Civic Way, Swadlincote, at about 3.10am this morning.

The store was closed to customers at the time but night workers were inside.

The men, who were armed with crowbars, threatened staff before targeting self-service tills in the supermarket and taking cash from inside. They then fled the store through the fire exit.

No one was injured in the robbery. Two of the offenders wore grey balaclavas, jeans and dark tops, while the third wore a black balaclava, jeans and a black t-shirt.

Detectives investigating the offence want to hear from anyone who saw three men, a vehicle or other suspicious activity in the area around the time.

Witnesses or anyone with information should call Derbyshire police on 101, quoting incident 84 of September 10.

THE councillors on Derby City Council ought to be very ashamed of themselves.

It is not often I venture into Derby city – in fact it must be about three years since I have done so – but I had the misfortune to go into the St James's Street and St Peter's Street area and I was amazed at how awful it all was.

The whole area looks like the pictures you would see of a Third World country.

And who is to blame? Derby City Council, which has allowed the city to deteriorate to such an appalling degree.

I would suggest people bombard the council with letters, e-mails and phone calls and demand that something is done to revive the centre.

S Hill

Mickleover

AN elderly woman has been in collision with a car in Derby.

The incident on Freehold Street, near Uttoxeter New Road, occurred at around 12.20pm and she is believed to have suffered cuts to her hand and head.

The 87-year-old was hit by a Ford Focus.

DERBYSHIRE were made to struggle as Glamorgan's seamers found plenty of help with the ball on the morning of day two in their LV County Championship match at the Swalec Stadium.

Swing, which was not really much of a factor the previous day, reduced Derbyshire to 86-5 at lunch in reply to the home side's 282 with four of the batsmen falling to lbw decisions – including debutant Cheteshwar Pujara.

Former Derbyshire all-rounder Graham Wagg, who did so much to salvage Glamorgan's innings with his swift 62, gave his side their first two wickets when he had Billy Godleman lbw for eight and then had Ben Slater caught at gully off a rising ball for 18 at 45-2.

That brought in Pujara but the India batsman lasted only 26 balls and scored seven before he was lbw to Jim Allenby at 58-3.

Michael Hogan knocked Wayne Madsen off his feet to earn another lbw decision – the captain made 16 – and Wes Durston was trapped on the crease by Allenby for 10 to make it 78-5.

That left Alex Hughes (2) and Gareth Cross (7) to go into lunch with much work to do.

MORE than 600 people against the building of up to 400 homes on Allestree's outskirts have objected to proposals to officially earmark the land for housing.

Developer Catesby Estates says it has plans for a "high-quality development which will help meet Derby's needs in a sustainable way", off Kedleston Road.

Amber Valley Borough Council, responsible for the fields, is proposing the site is among those earmarked for homes in its strategy for housing until 2028.

No final decision has been made but Catesby would have a better chance of getting planning permission for the site if it was included.

Protest group Kedleston Voice is against the site's inclusion, along with 630 objections it has handed to the council. The group has about 800 members and support from Mid Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham. It believes building on the land will cause flooding and traffic problems and that it is more useful as farmland.

David Anderson, Kedleston Voice chairman, said he did not believe the council had been "transparent" enough over including the site in its strategy. He said: "It hasn't consulted properly. Historically the site wasn't ever going to be developed because Derby City Council and Amber Valley Borough Council had a protection zone around Kedleston Hall. It was not until very recently that they included the site in the strategy. There was an exhibition about it and, after that, people had six weeks to respond but the [council's] website was down more than it was up.

"It was also when a lot of people were on holiday. We asked for a six-week extension on that period but that was denied."

The group has created large yellow signs calling for people to object. There are 20 outside homes in Allestree, Quarndon and Weston Underwood. Mr Anderson, 58, of Askerfield Avenue, said: "We recognise the need for housing. But there's a lot of brownfield sites in and around Amber Valley and Derby.

"Why not build there instead of on fields needed for food production?"

Derek Stafford, the council's assistant director for planning and regeneration, said the six-week consultation on the change to the strategy was "in line with the regulations to which the council has to work".

He said a decision will be made on what sites to include in the strategy at a council meeting on October 15 and that the 630 objections will be "carefully considered".

He said that the amount a planning application would benefit from being in the core strategy would depend on the stage of completion it had reached.

A Catesby spokeswoman said including the site in the strategy was "fully justified". She said: "We are analysing studies and technical assessments as well as considering feedback received during our consultation with the community, and hope to submit a planning application in the near future."

A DERBY lecturer says her life was saved by a friend who nominated her to take a selfie without make-up – which led to her being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Jackie Nicholas, 35, posed for a no-make-up selfie on Facebook as part of a trend aimed at raising money to fight cancer.

After posting the photo, a curious Jackie, of Osmaston, visited a link to a cancer website which advises women how to check their breasts.

To her horror, she found a lump, which was later confirmed as cancer.

Derby College lecturer Jackie has had treatment and is now in remission. She said: "If it was not for the no-make-up selfie then I might not be here now. It has definitely saved my life. I did think, am I going to die?

"Whoever came up with the idea of the no-make-up selfie is an absolute genius and a life-saver."

She was nominated by her Facebook friend, Nicola Aldred. Jackie said: I've given her a huge thank-you for what she has done – it's amazing.

"I couldn't believe it when I found a lump. I really didn't know what to do.

"I never really thought it would happen to me at my age. It was a totally surreal situation."

She vividly remembers discovering the lump. She said: "I'd read the online story and had looked at the signs and symptoms and it told you how to check.

"When I found it I thought I was imagining it. It is much more common in people who are 45 and above."

But then Jackie was too frightened to do anything about it and went ahead with a planned holiday to Paris with husband Tom, a teacher.

She told him about the lump on holiday and they went to a clinic as soon as they could on their return.

Jackie said: "I went to the doctor who referred me to the breast unit. You should have seen the number of women in there who were waiting.

"The tests showed there was no doubt I had a tumour. I was told by a consultant that I had cancer.

"Nothing can ever prepare you for hearing those words.

"Straight away I wanted to know what were the chances of me dying? My life was completely out of control."

Jackie is grateful that the no-make-up selfie prompted her to check herself. She said: "It is the power of social media which has saved my life.

"I have done well to catch this and find it early."

After the diagnosis in May, she had to have a breast removed and is facing months of chemotherapy. She said: "There is a chance it could return in the future and I will have to be tested for the next five years to make sure."

She now wants to raise awareness that the disease can hit younger women.

She said: "I have so much faith in the NHS and we are so lucky to have it.

"The staff and everybody at Royal Derby Hospital were absolutely fantastic."

Tom, 31, said: " It's all come about through social media and it is something we can be thankful for."

Dr Nick Peel, science information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the #nomakeupselfie trend raised £8 million in just one week, which resulted in us being able to fund ten clinical trials.

"When it comes to spotting breast cancer early, it's important to get to know what's normal for you, so you're more likely to notice any unusual or persistent changes."

The no-make-up selfie craze was started by teenage mum Fiona Cunningham, of Stoke-on-Trent, who was inspired after seeing actress Kim Novak attend the Oscars without any make-up.

A 30-YEAR-OLD Derby woman was caught having sex in the doorway of a city centre Catholic church.

A week before Navina Spring was also seen having intercourse by a mother with her child at 1.30pm in the afternoon.

Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court was told how a St Mary's Catholic Church volunteer who came across Spring and the man told police he felt "disgusted and angered by what he saw" when he found the couple in the foyer of a fire exit door at the Bridgegate church at 8.30pm on July 27.

And just eight days previously, in broad daylight, Spring and the man were caught by a mother and daughter and a security guard having sex in the car park that links Friar Gate and Friary Street, that is used by Derby City Council staff working at Roman House.

The hearing was told that Spring, of Cavendish Street, Derby, was "very drunk" on both occasions and was "unaware what she was doing could be seen by the public".

Stephen Cooper, for Spring, said: "The volunteer at St Mary's Church reported the incident to the police after coming across the defendant and a man in the foyer of the fire exit at the church.

"He reports that he was disgusted and angered by what he saw.

"Miss Spring was just lying there letting the man do what he wanted to her.

"At the time of both offences she was homeless and in a very vulnerable position and put her trust in the man.

"She has limited emotional strength but accepts by her guilty plea that she was equally culpable for what happened.

"It is clear that alcohol is something she uses as a crutch to lean upon."

George Speed, prosecuting, said the first offence took place at 1.30pm on July 19 in the car park.

He said: "A security guard came across the defendant lying on her back with a man on top of her.

"Both were naked from the waist down, there was no clothing on their bottom halves and the security guard said there were a number of members of the public in the area at the time.

"The incident was witnessed by a mother and her young daughter who also reported it to the police who arrived and told the pair to get dressed."

Spring and the man, who has already been prosecuted and dealt with by the courts for both offences, were both on bail for the first offence when the second on took place at St Mary's Church.

Spring pleaded guilty to two counts of committing an act of outraging public decency and a separate count of being drunk and disorderly.

The hearing was told how she had previous offences for being drunk and disorderly this year in Derby and in 2012 in Sheffield, but is now in a stable relationship with a new partner.

Magistrates handed her a 12-month community order with an alcohol treatment requirement.

She must also pay £85 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge.

A BIKE the same as this one has been stolen during a burglary in Spondon.

Raiders entered a private community complex in Courtyard Place, Moor Street, between 6pm on Friday, August 29 and 8am on Saturday, August 30.

Offenders cut through a bike lock in order to remove the pedal cycle from the communal area.

The stolen bike is a black and white Merida Big Nine mountain bike with 29-inch wheels, black mud guards and handle grips and 27 Shimano gears.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PCSO Kate Hodnett on 101 quoting crime reference 36421/14.

A YOUTH in a Halloween mask tried to rob a 21-year-old woman in a Derbyshire park.

At 9.25pm yesterday, the victim was walking across Riddings Park from Somercotes towards Riddings when she was approached by the youth.

He demanded her phone but she refused to hand it over and he ran off towards Parkside in Somercotes.

He was thought to be in his mid-teens, of skinny build and wearing a light red hoody with the hood up and dark track suit bottoms.

Anyone with information should contact the police on 101.

A CAR crashed into the central reservation on the A38 near Kilburn this afternoon.

The incident occurred on the stretch of road between Little Eaton and Coxbench at about 12.40pm.

Nobody was injured in the crash but there was some damage to the barrier in the middle of the road.

A police spokesman said: "The vehicle had a blowout and the driver lost control before hitting the central reservation of the road."

The road was clear by 1.40pm.

MYSTERY surrounds a giant object shaped like an ashtray in Derby city centre.

The stone sculpture has appeared on the corner of St Peter's Street and East Street and is bemusing passers-by.

It is at least four feet tall and about five feet wide.

Were you there to see it put up?Do you know it is?

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