Philip Hammond as Foreign Secretary is bad for Derbyshire, says Derby MP...
DERBY North Labour MP Chris Williamson said the appointment of Euro-sceptic Philip Hammond as Foreign Secretary in yesterday's reshuffle was "bad news for British business".He said this was because...
View ArticleDerby rescue dog is back home after residents join forces to find her
A PET owner has thanked residents in Allenton after her rescue dog, Rosie, was found after four days of searching.Numerous sightings of the Yorkshire Terrier were phoned in to her owner, Margaret...
View ArticleMidnight patrols will seek out Derby fly-tippers
A NIGHT-TIME "enforcement team" is set to be introduced as part of a swathe of new plans to tackle the scourge of fly-tipping.The move would see Derby City Council bring in, for the first time, a...
View ArticleTV show will focus on Derby's gruesome historical role in death and torture
DERBY ghost hunter Richard Felix will tonight host a new four-part TV series about one of the most gruesome and horrific periods of British and European history.Inquisition, which will be on the...
View ArticleDerby Telegraph Comment: Mind-boggling stupidity by teacher in knife 'joke'
ONE question, above all others, just screams out concerning the knife incident involving teacher John Holmes at Landau Forte College:What on earth was he thinking about?He, the pupil directly affected...
View ArticleSoapbox, Anne Johns: A good education is not simply about getting a degree
IT'S hard to know where to begin to respond to David Culm's Soapbox, ''There is a ready solution which will help create employable school-leavers" (July 9).I'm intrigued that he knows why I married my...
View ArticleAllestree estate agent Michelle Lerner celebrates 30 years in the business
An estate agent has celebrated 30 years in the business. Michelle Lerner, right, a director of Lewis Adam Estate Agents, in Allestree, was presented with champagne and flowers by interior designer Kay...
View ArticleCars are the shining stars of Derby Telegraph Motor Show in the Market Place
Summer's here and tomorrow the Derby Telegraph Motor Show returns to the Cathedral Quarter. Here we preview a little of what visitors can expect.THE Derby Telegraph Motor Show will roar on to the...
View ArticleCouple all fired up over their new Airsoft game business in Derby and Brailsford
A COUPLE who are keen players of shooting game Airsoft have launched a business to help other people to play. Julie and Joe Craft have started Crafty's Airsoft Store in Abbey Street, Derby, and the...
View ArticleOakwood's Treetops Nursery hold mini graduation
A mini graduation ceremony took place for the tiny tots of Treetops Nursery in Bishops Drive, Oakwood. The event takes place each year at the Church on Oakwood. Pictured from left, are nursery manager...
View ArticleDerbyshire CCC's Wes Durston glad to be back in the thick of it against...
A BIGGER score would have been nicer but Wes Durston was happy to finally put any lingering fears to bed with his half-century for Derbyshire yesterday at Cheltenham.Tight Gloucestershire bowling made...
View ArticleDerby teacher banned in UK after pulling knife on pupil in classroom
A TEACHER at a Derby school, who grabbed a pupil round the neck and jokingly threatened to kill him with a knife if he got an answer wrong, has been banned from the country's classrooms.The ban – for a...
View ArticleDerby County coach Paul Simpson says Rams' trip to Austria is vital
DERBY County's pre-season trip to Austria will provide a vital learning exercise both for the players and backroom staff, says coach Paul Simpson.The Rams fly out for a six-day training camp on Sunday,...
View ArticleDerby Museum has sights on ancient gold ring found in Derbyshire field
A 15th-CENTURY ring found by a metal detector user in a field in Derbyshire is wanted by Derby Museum.The gold band, which weighs 1.9gm, was unearthed by the enthusiast on land at Barton Blount, near...
View ArticleDerby Falklands veteran tries to rid his demons by seeking family of soldier...
GORDON Hoggan will never forget the day he killed an enemy soldier in the Falklands. The moment he stabbed him in the neck has had a profound effect on the way he has lived his life since.It was 1982...
View ArticleFive homes left empty in Derby for years may be taken over by city council
FIVE homes in Derby with a combined market value of £690,000 could be taken over by the city council as they have been empty for a long time.At a cabinet meeting last night, the city council's Labour...
View ArticleBritain's Got Talent star Joe Oakley brings his show to Derby's Big Cycle Day...
PEOPLE in Derby are being invited to take part in The Big Cycle Day Out this weekend.The event, by Cycle Derby and Connected, is on Saturday at the Cathedral Green from 10am until 4pm to celebrate and...
View ArticleNo hiding place from police, Derbyshire web child abuse perverts are warned
DERBYSHIRE people who look at child porn on the internet have been warned by police: "We're certain to track you down and prosecute you".The warning has come from a senior officer in the force and also...
View ArticleIntu Derby: Topless man sought over alleged sex assaults in shopping centre
THIS man is being sought in connection with two sexual assaults that took place in a Derby shopping centre.Police in Derby have issued CCTV images the man to whom they would like to speak in connection...
View ArticleLittleover house fire leaves three people needing treatment
An electrical fault is believed to have caused a house fire in Littleover last night in which three people were treated with the effects of the blaze.Crews attended the scene in Meadow Brook Close at...
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