STRIKER Chris Martin was voted Derby County man of the match against Reading in our online poll.
Martin, who scored twice in the Rams' 3-0 win at the Madejski Stadium, collected 57% of the vote.
Goalkeeper Lee Grant was second in the poll, with 17%, with midfielder Will Hughes third on 10%.
Right-back Cyrus Christie picked up 5%, with goalscorer Jordon Ibe and holding midfielder John Eustace each getting 3% of the vote.
DERBY COUNTY: Chris Martin voted Rams man of the match at Reading
BOSS WINS APPEAL: Ripley businessman Tim Godkin spared road ban to help his struggling firms
A BUSINESSMAN has been excused a driving ban after a court heard that it could hamper his two struggling firms.
Tim Godkin owns property worth £3 million in Amber Valley and also hires out part of his Butterley home for weddings and conferences.
But Derby Crown Court heard he had been hit by the recession and owed £2 million to Santander Bank.
The 53-year-old's barrister, Mark Achurch, argued that a 12-month driving ban, previously imposed by magistrates, would impact on his businesses.
He said that in his role running Godkin Holdings, his client needed to drive to premises if a burglar alarm went off at night.
And that driving was necessary to "source wine and food and move furniture about" for his second firm, BGM Predecessors, which hires out part of his home – Butterley Grange, Derby Road, Butterley, near Ripley – for weddings and conferences.
The court heard if the wedding venue venture failed, it could damage a catering firm which Godkin uses. Mr Achurch said they employed "a large number of temporary staff who would otherwise be unable to work".
He said: "He is trying as a sole trader to keep the two businesses alive. The businesses are run on very tight margins."
The court heard Godkin was given a 12-month driving ban by magistrates for failing to say who was driving one of his cars, which was clocked for speeding while he was abroad on March 23. Several people were allowed to use the vehicle.
He already had nine points on his licence for previous motoring offences.
Judge Stuart Rafferty QC, sitting with two JPs, upheld Godkin's appeal. He said that at the earlier hearing, magistrates had failed to pay enough attention to problems caused by a disqualification, which also included difficulties in getting two of his children to school.
He said: "His financial circumstances appear attractive at first sight but are straitened.
"We are satisfied the bench fell into error in not concluding this appellant would face exceptional hardship."
He pointed out that Godkin still had nine points on his driving licence – and could not use the same explanation again to avoid a ban.
HOUSE PRICES: Are you living in one of the most expensive streets in Derbyshire? Check out our postcode guide to where you live
House prices in Derby and Derbyshire are continuing to rise - but what's the situation like in your street?
Last month the Nationwide House Price Index revealed that in the last three months the average cost of a property had risen to £181,679 - an increase of 3.2% compared to the previous three months.
The research also said that prices in Derby were 8% higher than they were a year ago while in the rest of the county, the average cost of a home now stands at £181,689 – 9% higher than a year ago.
We checked Mouseprice to find the most expensive streets in Derbyshire. Are you living on one of them?
DE1
1. Vernon Street, Derby (£290,000) 2.Friar Gate, Derby (£260,000) 3. York Street, Derby (£236,000)
DE3
1.Orchard Street, Mickleover (£700,000) 2. Staker Lane, Mickleover (£600,000) 3. The Green, Mickleover (£442,000)
DE4
1. Uppertown, Chesterfield (£885,000) 2. The Park, Two Dales (£675,000) 3. Elton Road, Winster (£580,000)
DE5
1. Fletchers Row, Ripley (£300,000) 2. Nottingham Road, Ripley (£285,000) 3. Lyncroft Avenue, Ripley (£267,000)
DE6
1. Church Street, Ashbourne (£700,000) 2. Belper Road, Ashbourne (£590,000) 3. Belle Vue Road, Ashbourne (499,000)
DE7
1. Longfield Lane, Ilkeston (353,000) 2.Quarry Hill Road, Ilkeston (£295,000) 3.Garden Avenue, Ilkeston (£270,000)
DE11
1. Burton Road, Swadlincote (£475,000) 2. Newhall Road, Swadlincote (£375,000) 3.Springfield Road, Swadlincote (£375,000)
DE12
1.Newfields, Moira (£425,000) 2.Measham Road, Moira (£425,000) 3.Donisthorpe Lane, Moira (£320,000)
DE13
1.Dovecliff Road, Stretton (£625,000) 2.Field Lane, Stretton (£460,000) 3.Craythorne Road, Stretton (£400,000)
DE14
1. Station Street, Burton (£410,000) 2. Bramling Cross Road, Burton (£224,000) 3.Whyllie Mews, Burton (£215,000)
DE15
1. Mill House Lane, Burton (£645,000) 2.Wheatley Lane, Burton (£259,000) 3.Dalebrook Road, Burton (£240,000)
DE21
1. Rochley Close, Oakwood (£325,000) 2. Farncombe Lane, Oakwood (£320,000) 3.Nottingham Road, Chaddesden (£300,000)
DE22
1. West Bank Avenue, Derby (£545,000) 2. Penny Long Lane, Derby (£520,000) 3.Duffield Road, Derby (£500,000)
DE23
1.Blagreaves Lane, Littleover (£495,000) 2.Field Rise, Littleover (£453,000) 3.Normanton Road, Littleover (£380,000)
DE24
1. Chellaston Road, Shelton Lock, (£221,000) 2.Brackens Lane (£225,000) 3. Osmaston Road (£185,000)
DE45
1.Baslow Road (£905,000) 2. Coombs Road (£900,000) 3.Wyebank Grove (£850,000)
DE55
1.Church Street, Alfreton (£500,000) 2. The Delves (£435,000) 3. Hickton Road (£375,000)
DE56
1. Belper Road (£367,000) 2. Hob Hill (£345,000) 3. High Grove (£250,000)
DE65
1. Main Street, Church Broughton (£785,000) 2. Well Lane, Repton (£567,000) 3. Sutton Road, Sutton-on-the-Hill (£555,000)
DE72
1. Shardlow Road, Aston-on-Trent (£882,000) 2. Weston Road, Weston-on-Trent (£650,000) 3. Trent Lane, Weston-on-Trent (£632,000)
DE73
1. Cordelia Road, Chellaston (£519,915) 2.Montague Way (£519,915) 3. Sinfin Moor Lane (£495,000)
DE74
1. Main Street. Lockington (£620,000) 2.Ashby Road, Kegworth (£574,000) 3. London Road, Kegworth (£485,000)
VIDEO: Do you want to get arrested? Russell Brand is challenged outside Fox News headquarters in New York
Russell Brand was threatened with arrest as he tried to get into the Fox News building in New York, as shown in the latest post on his The Trews video channel.
As he tries to film, the comedian-turned-political campaigner is told to leave by a security official who comes out onto the pavement and asks him: "Do you want to get arrested?"
Russell Brand, who has been open about his criticisms about Fox News in the past, decided to take his issues right up to the headquarters.
Watch it here:
WEATHER: Threat of Hurricane Gonzalo to Derbyshire is downgraded
Ladybirds are invading the UK - and they're carrying a sexually transmitted disease!
Ladybirds are invading the UK after a long, warm summer.
Experts say there has been an increase in the number of harlequin ladybirds which threaten UK native species and has already invaded much of north-western Europe.
Most harlequins are carriers of the sexually transmitted disease Laboulbeniales fungal infection and they're described as the most invasive ladybird on earth.
If you see one you are asked to contact the Harlequin ladybird survey which aims to record the spread of the insects. Basic description of a harlequin ladybird:• Size and shape : large (7-8 mm or about 1/4 inch), round• Elytra (wing case) ground colour: pale yellow-orange, orange-red, red or black; highly variable.• Elytra pattern: 0-21 orange-red or black spots, or grid pattern; highly variable.• Most common forms in UK : orange with 15-21 black spots: black with two or four orange or red spots.• Pronotum pattern: white or cream with up to 5 spots or fused lateral spots forming 2 curved lines, M-shaped mark or solid trapezoid.• Other characteristics: elytra with wide keel at base; legs almost always brown.
Also, if you have any great ladybird pictures please send them to photographers@derbytelegraph.co.uk
DERBY COUNTY: Rams forward Jamie Ward facing up to six weeks out
DERBY County forward Jamie Ward could be out for up to six weeks through injury.
Ward suffered a thigh strain during the Rams' 3-0 win at Reading on Saturday.
And the Northern Ireland international is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks as a result.
Ward has scored five goals in 12 league appearances for Derby so far this season.
Civic society chairman attacks £1m spend to revamp Derby city centre streets
A DECISION to spend £1 million of taxpayers' money on revamping a junction of shopping streets in Derby's centre has been called "very disappointing" by the chairman of the city's civic society.
But Derby City Council maintains it was worth spending the cash on the point where East Street, St Peter's Street and St Peter's Churchyard meet, putting in new paving, lighting and benches.
This is because, a leading cabinet member said, "if St Peter's Street dies, the city centre will go with it".
Society chairman and former Tory councillor Alan Grimadell's comments came after it was revealed that the spending included £35,000 on four granite benches outside St Peter's Church.
There was also £170,000 spent on improving the lighting of St Peter's Church and cleaning it, with no financial input from the church.
The church says it makes significant contributions to the city centre in other ways, helping people in debt, families and asylum seekers at their own cost.
The cost of supplying, installing and "aftercare" for three hornbeam trees in large planters was £16,000.
The money for the work came from the council's capital fund, which is for one-off projects for new buildings or improving assets, as opposed to the revenue fund, which is for the day-to-day running of the council.
And the authority says that the spending on St PetersCOR Cross, the new brand name for the junction, has unlocked £3 million for a refurbishment of the whole of St Peter's Street. It says details of that work are yet to be agreed.
Mr Grimadell said that, cosmetically, the junction looked better but that: "£170,000 seems an extraordinary amount of money for saying the church and the Diocese haven't contributed to that cost.
"And the cash for the benches seems incredible. It looks better, but at what cost?"
Andy Smart, council programme and projects manager, said the new lighting of the church, costing £120,000, "subtly lights key elements of the building's architecture".
Vicar at St Peter's Church, Canon Paul Morris, said that when he came to the church in 2009 it had been running a deficit for five years which took two years to turn around.
Canon Morris said the changes had made the church look spectacular and that the St Peters Cross work had "made a significant difference for the better of the whole city of Derby".
He said: "I would say that one of the reasons we have benefited from the work is that we significantly contribute to the city centre .
"We run, at our own cost, weekly sessions that help troubled families, weekly debt centres for people with financial problems, a centre to help young people into business and an asylum seekers clinic.
"I hope the return will be seen in greater investment in this area of the city centre."
Canon Morris said any spending on the church is the responsibility of the individual church itself, although the Diocese did approve the work.
There is one bench that is about 15ft by 2ft, and three that are 6ft by 2ft. Mr Smart said they were cleaned everyday or when there was a need to do so.
Councillor Martin Rawson, cabinet member responsible for regeneration, said that the benches needed to be long-lasting and fit in with the look of the overall scheme.
Mr Rawson said: "If the St Peter's Street area dies then the city centre will go with it."
DERBY COUNTY: Rams duo both train ahead of Blackpool clash
DERBY County skipper Richard Keogh and midfielder Craig Bryson both trained on Monday ahead of Tuesday night's Championship clash at Blackpool.
Defender Keogh was forced off at half-time in the Rams' 3-0 win at Reading on Saturday due to a head injury.
Bryson, meanwhile, came off after 75 minutes, having been struggling with illness.
DERBY COUNTY: Rams set to sign England international goalkeeper Jack Butland on emergency loan from Premier League club Stoke City
DERBY County are set to sign England international goalkeeper Jack Butland on an emergency loan as cover for the injured Lee Grant.
Grant picked up a knock during Saturday's 3-0 win at Reading.
And the Rams have moved to bring in Butland from Premier League side Stoke City ahead of Tuesday night's Championship fixture at Blackpool.
The 22-year-old has made two appearances for the Potters this season - both in the Capital One Cup.
The £4m signing from Birmingham City has one senior England cap to his name and was part of the England Under-21 side that qualified for the European Championships last week, along with Derby midfielder Will Hughes.
Butland has previously had loan spells at Cheltenham Town, Birmingham, Barnsley and Leeds United.
Grant's regular deputy Kelle Roos was back on the bench against Reading, having previously been out with a dead leg.
CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTLIGHT: Birmingham City sack manager Lee Clark
BIRMINGHAM City have sacked manager Lee Clark as well as his assistant Steve Watson.
First team coach Richard Beale and head of recruitment Malcolm Crosby have been put in charge of the Blues side on a caretaker basis.
Clark#s reign came to an end after Saturday's defeat at Fulham edged Blues closer to the Championship relegation zone.
And a third straight defeat at home extended a dreadful sequence at St Andrew's, where Blues have only won once - in August - in more than 12 months.
Clark and Watson were both on one-year rolling contracts.
VIDEO: Check out keeper Jack Butland in action as Derby County look to land keeper on emergency loan
CHECK out a video of Jack Butland in action, with the keeper set to join Derby County on an emergency loan.
The England international goalkeeper is being brought in as cover for the injured Lee Grant.
Grant picked up a knock during Saturday's 3-0 win at Reading.
And the Rams have moved to bring in Butland from Premier League side Stoke City ahead of Tuesday night's Championship fixture at Blackpool.
The 22-year-old has made two appearances for the Potters this season - both in the Capital One Cup.
BURTON ALBION: Brewers manager Gary Rowett is bookies' favourite to succeed Lee Clark as Birmingham City boss
BURTON Albion manager Gary Rowett has been made the 3/1 favourite to succeed Lee Clark as manager of Birmingham City by Football League sponsor Sky Bet.
Clark was sacked by the Blues today after their third consecutive home defeat, which left them one point above the relegation zone.
Rowett played for Birmingham for two years but has since impressed at the Brewers, where he has moved through the ranks as assistant manager and caretaker before landing the role permanently in 2012.
Burton are currently third in Sky Bet League Two, but Owen Coyle (8/1), Chris Hughton and Paolo Di Canio (16/1) are all thought to be on Birmingham's radar
Sky Bet trader Jamie Munro said: "It's early days but Rowett is a good young manager with a history at Birmingham and we reckon he'll get a chance in a higher division sooner or later.
"We've already taken a few bets on some of the outsiders though, including Billy Davies at 20/1 and even Trevor Francis at 50/1."
DERBY COUNTY: England keeper will join Rams as Lee Grant is ruled out for up to six weeks
DERBY County goalkeeper Lee Grant is facing at least a month out of action due to injury.
Grant took a knock just above his ankle during Saturday's 3-0 win at Reading.
He managed to finish the game but is now expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks.
Head coach Steve McClaren says the full extent of the injury will be known in the next day or two as they look to rule out a possible fracture.
"Granty too a kick on his shin, quite severe, and we hoping there is no fracture. The minimum assessment is four to six weeks at the present moment," said McClaren
England and Stoke City keeper Jack Butland is set to join the club on a one-month emergency loan deal as cover for Grant.
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GWEN TAYLOR: Derby actress reveals her cancer battle and mourns friend Lynda Bellingham
DERBY actress Gwen Taylor says she "feels guilty" as she is winning her fight with cancer.
The 75-year-old's revelation that she is battling the disease came on the day she learned her Calendar Girls co-star, Lynda Bellingham, had died from cancer.
The pair were part of the stage play's touring cast in 2011.
Speaking exclusively to the Derby Telegraph, Gwen said: "I was in the bathroom listening to the radio when it came on that she had passed away. It was just so shocking and deeply upsetting. She was such a nice person.
"It made me think how lucky I am. I had breast cancer and underwent surgery in August. I also had radiotherapy but I haven't needed chemotherapy.
"I'm lucky because the lump was quite tiny and we managed to catch it early. Of course, it was nowhere near as serious as what we've seen happen with Lynda.
"I feel like there's a future for me and I'm really pleased. But I feel guilty – I'm one of the lucky ones."
Gwen – best known for playing the title role in ITV sitcom Barbara, as well as Ann Foster in Coronation Street – said her cancer ordeal was not over yet.
She said: "The thing we have to remember is you don't get cured, you become a cancer survivor. There's always the chance it might come back.
"It's that kind of horrible disease and you live with that. I've got to go and see a specialist in December to make sure everything is fine."
Last month, Lynda, latterly a panelist on daytime TV chat show Loose Women, revealed she had only weeks to live after deciding to end her chemotherapy. She had hoped to survive until January so that she could spend one final Christmas with her family.
Her agent, Sue Latimer, said the 66-year-old – who was best known for her role as the mother in long-running Oxo advertisements – died "in her husband's arms" on Sunday. She had been suffering cancer of the colon since July 2013.
Gwen, who was born in Crich before moving to Alvaston, where she lived until she was 25, now lives in London and is married to playwright Graham Reid.
She said she was deeply saddened by the news of Lynda's death.
She said: "Bernie Nolan (another star of the Calendar Girls stage tour) of course died and now Lynda has, too. It's very sad. I was shocked when I heard how bad Lynda's situation was a few weeks ago.
"When I heard her talk on the radio, I thought it was one of the bravest things I've heard. The way she spoke about it really got me.
"She was a wonderful person. She worked so hard and tirelessly and did so much for charity.
"Off the screen and stage, she was exactly the same smashing woman.
"She was very stylish. I would arrive at the stage door looking like a tramp and she would look like a million dollars with her clothes. She always looked smart and was a very nice person to be around."
Gwen, who has also starred in TV hits Heartbeat, A Bit Of A Do and Duty Free, said she hoped a cure for all cancers could be found soon.
She said: "It's such a cruel disease. It doesn't have any pity for anyone. It seems to hit everybody – the good, bad and ugly.
"I wish we could do something to rid the earth of this disease. One gives money to the Cancer Research charity and I just hope they can come up with the answers.
"It's frightening – one in three will get cancer at some time in their life. I just can't believe that."
Alexandra Sitwell, owner of Renishaw Hall, where Lynda spent a week filming for an ITV documentary last year said: "She was a special woman.
"We all enjoyed her company whilst she was at Renishaw and she made the whole experience such fun.
"She was very cosy, warm and great company, a real life-enhancer. Tragic for her lovely husband and family as well as for all of us."
Lynda's husband, Michael Pattemore, told Yours magazine, for which his late wife was a columnist: "I just want her to be remembered as an actress more than anything, not as a celebrity or one of the Loose Women."
MEDICAL ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS
BREAST CANCER – the most common type of cancer in the UK – can be treated before it spreads to other parts of the body, if it is spotted early enough.
Health experts say there is "no right or wrong way" for a woman to check her breasts – it is just important for her to know how they normally look and feel.
They say, this way, women can spot any changes quickly and report them to their GP.
Experts from NHS Choices say breast cancer can have a number of symptoms but the first noticeable sign is usually a lump on the breast, or area of thickened breast tissue.
They say women should also see their GP if they notice: a change in the size or shape of one or both breasts; discharge from either nipple, which may be streaked with blood; a lump or swelling in either armpit; dimpling on the skin of the breasts; a rash on or around the nipple; or a change in the appearance of your nipple.
An NHS Choices spokeswoman said: "Most breast lumps aren't cancerous but it's always best to have them checked by your doctor."
She said, as the risk of breast cancer increases with age, all women who are aged between 50 and 70 years old are invited for breast cancer screening every three years.
COLON CANCER is a form of bowel cancer – one of the most common types of the disease diagnosed in the UK.
BOWEL CANCER affects one in every 20 people in the country during their lifetime and almost nine in every 10 cases occur in people aged 60 or over.
Health experts say the three main symptoms of this cancer are blood in the stools, changes in bowel habit and abdominal pain – but they said these symptoms are common and most people with them do not have bowel cancer.
A spokesman for NHS Choices said: "These symptoms are more important as people get older. They are also more significant when they persist, despite simple treatments.
"But the symptoms of bowel cancer can be subtle and don't necessarily make you feel ill."
Treatments for bowel cancer include surgery to remove the cancerous section of bowel, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Deborah Alsina, chief executive of Bowel Cancer UK, said: "We were all saddened to hear of the news of Lynda Bellingham's death from advanced bowel cancer.
"But, unfortunately, it's all too common. Bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer.
"Every year, 41,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer – which equates to a diagnosis every 15 minutes – and around 16,000 people die of the disease.
"Access to best treatment and care is critical and currently, in the UK, this can be patchy. Some people are dying early because of late diagnosis and variations in treatment and care. This must be addressed urgently."
CRASH: Biker suffers fractured skull in Derby collision
A 21-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist suffered a fractured skull in a crash in Derby.
The rider, who is from Mickleover, was initially taken to the Royal Derby Hospital following the accident at 10.50pm last night.
But he was later transferred to the Queen's Medical Centre, in Nottingham, where was treated for the fractured skull and a severely fractured wrist.
The accident involved a Honda motorbike and a Mercedes SLK and happened at the junction of Ashbourne Road and Uttoxeter Old Road, close to The Mile pub.
Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene at 10.50pm and the road remained closed until 4.30am this morning.
A police spokesman said: "As a result of the collision the rider of the motorcycle was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital and later transferred to Nottingham's Queens Medical Centre with serious injuries.
"He suffered a fractured skull and a severely fractured wrist and has been treated for his injuries which are not believed to be life threatening or life changing.
"The driver of the Mercedes, who is 28 and from Hertfordshire, has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and remains in custody being questioned about the accident."
Witnesses are asked to contact the Collision Investigation Unit at Derbyshire police on 101.
LADYBIRD FEARS: Bugs will not transmit deadly sex disease, say Derbyshire wildlife experts
DERBYSHIRE wildlife experts have allayed fears that ladybirds with a potentially deadly sexually transmitted disease are invading the UK.
Reports have announced that there has been an increase in the number of harlequin ladybirds, also know as Harmonia axyridis, which threaten UK native species and has already invaded much of north-western Europe.
They also say harlequins are carriers of the sexually transmitted disease Laboulbeniales fungal infection.
But Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has said it had not yet been certified.
Kieron Huston, senior local wildlife sites officer at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, said: "There is a concern that the harlequin might pass on a fungal infection to native species, but I'm not aware that this has been proved as yet."
According to the Harlequin Ladybird Survey, the species arrived in Britain in 2004 but, due to the long warm summer, numbers of the ladybird have increased.
The survey said there were 46 species of ladybird resident in Britain but the recent arrival of the harlequin ladybird had the "potential to jeopardise many of these".
However, it has been claimed that the infection can only be spread to other ladybirds, not humans.
Wildlife experts say the fungal infection is transmitted between ladybirds during mating and can sometimes spread between insects which rub against each other when they cluster together in groups.
Mr Huston said it was "very difficult" to establish the percentage of harlequins to native ladybirds.
He said: "In some years, the number of harlequin ladybirds has been very high, but they tend to aggregate at certain times of the year and can be quite noticeable.
"I would say that in some years harlequins are among our most common ladybird based on sightings. However, this year I have seen very few. I note that a recent report has said they are the second most populous ladybird species."
He added: "The larvae of the harlequin ladybird is carnivorous and will eat the larvae of other ladybirds especially when these are much smaller. Both harlequin larvae and adults may compete with native species over food resources such as aphids."
People who see any harlequin ladybirds are being asked to contact the Harlequin Ladybird Survey, which aims to record the spread of the insects at www.harlequin-survey.org.
How to spot a harlequin ladybird:
Size and shape: large (7-8mm or about ¼ inch), round
Wing case ground colour: pale yellow-orange, orange-red, red or black; highly variable.
Wing pattern: 0-21 orange-red or black spots, or grid pattern; highly variable.
Most common forms in UK: orange with 15-21 black spots: black with two or four orange or red spots.
Pronotum (the first segment of the thorax) pattern: white or cream with up to 5 spots or fused lateral spots forming 2 curved lines, M-shaped mark or solid trapezoid.
Other characteristics: wing case with wide keel at base; legs almost always brown.
If it's less than 5 mm (1/5 inch) in length, it is definitely not a harlequin ladybird.