Derby would-be suicide bomber: Community leader insists city is no hot bed of...
SHOKAT Lal, the chairman of the Pakistani Community Centre in Derby, said he could not understand what "possesses" British people to become involved in a war in a country that "is nothing to do with"...
View ArticleDerby would-be suicide bomber: Kabir Ahmed was jailed for sickening abuse of...
KABIR Ahmed told his trial, the first of its kind in the UK, that leaflets he was distributing outside Jamia Mosque in Normantonand putting through letterboxes "carried quotes from religious texts and...
View ArticleToyota silent on reports that new Auris is planned for 2017
TOYOTA is staying silent on speculation that it is planning to build a new version of the Derbyshire-built Auris.According to reports in some sections of the motoring press, the Japanese manufacturer...
View ArticleDerbyshire squash star Nick Matthew proudly carries England flag into...
DUFFIELD squash star Nick Matthew led Team England into the Commonwealth Games last night.The 33-year-old multiple world champion, who plays for Benz-Bavarian Duffield, was named as the squad's flag...
View ArticleDerby County: George Thorne injured - fans react on Twitter
Derby County: George Thorne injured - fans react on Twitter@GeorgeThorne15 Get well soon George. Don't deserve something like that! All the best from a baggies fan #boingboing— Leigh Harris...
View ArticleCommonwealth Games: Derbyshire swimmer Molly Renshaw qualifies for semi-final...
DERBYSHIRE swimmer Molly Renshaw has qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 50m breaststroke on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Renshaw finished fifth in her heat but her...
View ArticleCommonwealth Games: City of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty qualifies fifth fastest...
CITY of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty has qualified for the final of the men's 200m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.The Uttoxeter ace finished second in his heat behind compatriot Andrew...
View ArticleCommonwealth Games: Injury to former Repton School hockey star mars England...
AN injury to former Repton School pupil Georgie Twigg took some of the shine off the England women's hockey team's 2-0 victory over Wales in their Commonwealth Games opener in Glasgow.Twigg appeared to...
View ArticleA38 northbound in Derbyshire closed after collision
A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital with pelvic injuries after a collision involving a car. The incident has closed the A38 northbound between Coxbench and Ripley.Police and paramedics are at the...
View ArticleDerby County: Injured George Thorne ruled out for up to nine months
DERBY County have been dealt a huge injury blow ahead of the new Championship campaign.The Rams' big signing of the summer, George Thorne, has been ruled out for up to nine months.Thorne was undergoing...
View ArticleDerby County talking point: Steve Nicholson assesses the impact of George...
MANAGERS and head coaches can make all the plans possible as they prepare for a new season, but they cannot legislate for injuries.News that Derby County's major signing of the summer, George Thorne,...
View ArticleDerbyshire granny's first-aid skills save life of young Sienna in kitchen drama
A GRANDMOTHER has urged people to take first-aid classes after she saved her granddaughter's life.Beverley Fox was baking with four-year-old Sienna when she noticed she had swallowed part of her...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch Derby County training at SV Stegersbach in Austria
WATCH video of Derby County players training at the SV Stegersbach stadium on Thursday as part of their pre-season training camp in Austria.The Rams were preparing for Friday's friendly against Slavija...
View ArticleEx-weightlifting ace Louis Martin backs Derby project to get more people into...
A PROJECT to encourage more people in Derby to take part in sport has kicked off.Derby City Council and Derby City Sports Partnership have teamed up to run the 25-day Game On scheme alongside the...
View ArticleDerby's Al-Madinah School 'making progress' but still in special measures
A SECOND monitoring visit by inspectors has praised Derby's controversial Al-Madinah School - but they failed to remove it from special measures.But feedback in a letter to the school's trustees said...
View ArticlePolice called as too many housing protesters try to attend meeting in Ripley
POLICE were called to Ripley Town Hall after dozens of people wanting to have their say on plans for housing tried to enter a borough council meeting "against advice".Amber Valley borough councillors...
View ArticleCommonwealth Games: Danielle Lowe finishes eighth in 400m IM final
CITY of Derby swimmer Danielle Lowe finished eighth in the 400m IM final tonight after clocking 4:48.95.Scotland's Hannah Miley earned the first gold medal in the pool after breaking her own...
View ArticleA38 northbound reopened after collision
THE A38 northbound has reopened after a collision involving a motorbike and a car closed it, leading to traffic delays. The incident closed the road. between Coxbench and Ripley.A Derbyshire police...
View ArticleDerby County: George Thorne blow must spur us on, says Steve McClaren
STEVE McClaren has challenged his Derby County players to respond to the body-blow of losing new signing George Thorne for up to nine months.Thorne underwent surgery yesterday to repair Anterior...
View ArticleCommonwealth Games: Adam Peaty will be spurred on by medal near-miss
ADAM Peaty said the disappointment of failing to produce his best on day one of Glasgow 2014 will only motivate him further with his preferred event still to come.The 19-year-old, appearing in his...
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