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Large blaze at Ripley house
EMERGENCY services were called to a large fire at a house in Ripley. The whole of the first floor and 50% of the roof of the two-storey home in Orchard Close was on fire when they arrived at about...
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VIDEO: Chaddesden school teachers perform in spoof video
TEACHERS at a Derby school have created a music video to pay tribute to their premises ahead of a move to their new building. Staff at Lees Brook Community School, in Chaddesden, have put together the...
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'Explosive device' discovered at flat in Newhall, South Derbyshire, sparking...
A 55-YEAR-OLD man was arrested and up to 200 people evacuated from their homes after a "home-made explosive device" was found in a Derbyshire flat.Police made the disturbing discovery during a search...
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Arson attack severely damages Derbyshire leisure centre
AN arson attack on a Derbyshire leisure centre could see it closed for some time after it was left severely smoke-damaged. Fire crews from Ashbourne and Wirksworth were called to Ashbourne Leisure...
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Great ways to dip into our countryside and keep the kids entertained
Sally Granger, visitor officer at RSPB Coombes Valley, says summer is a great time to discover wildlife and some great British traditions.IT'S the summer holidays and you've got an empty Sunday...
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Wine, by Tim Worth: Why the road to the perfect pinot is strewn with challenges
THIS hot, hot summer, I recommend escaping into the shade and indulging in a glass of the most alluring of all red wines – pinot noir – but only if you know what you're getting into!Of all the grape...
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Jeremy Kyle goes on call with East Midlands Ambulance Service
Jeremy Kyle has been filming with East Midlands Ambulance Service for a ITV documentary. The daytime TV talkshow host spent 12 hours this weekend working on a first responder vehicle. During the shift...
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Gardening: Sowing the sun to bring cheer
SOME may consider them gaudy, others associate them with children's gardening but sunflowers do cheer up the summer garden with their huge yellow flowers above fantastically tall stems.The sunflower...
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Commonwealth Games: City of Derby's Adam Peaty books place in 50m...
CITY of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty will be going for Commonwealth Games glory again on Monday night.The 19-year-old from Uttoxeter, who won the men's 100m breaststroke gold medal on Saturday night,...
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VIDEO: Controlled explosions carried out after 'explosive device' found in...
MOST people living in a Derbyshire village who were evacuated after the discovery of a "home-made explosive device" in a flat have been told they can return home. Six controlled explosions were carried...
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Commonwealth Games: City of Derby head coach Mel Marshall's pride as Adam...
ADAM Peaty, Britain's fastest ever 100m breaststroke swimmer, has repaid the faith invested in him by coach Mel Marshall.And he could pay a double dividend tonight when he is one of the favourites for...
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Commonwealth Games: City of Derby star Adam Peaty eyes another gold medal
ADAM Peaty says his near-perfect week in the pool could land him yet another Commonwealth Games gold after he blasted through to the 50m breaststroke final – setting a new personal best in the...
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Derby County coach Eric Steele happy with Rams goalkeepers
ERIC Steele is happy with how the goalkeeping department has developed at  Derby County in the past 10 months.Lee Grant, signed on a free by former Rams boss Nigel Clough 12 months ago, is established...
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Man attacked with stick after falling for sex booby trap
A 48-YEAR-OLD attacked an Iranian man with a walking stick in a planned assault after his girlfriend lured the victim to her home on the pretence they would have sex. Martin Clayton followed his...
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Derby pride: First public park in the country flies the flag for excellence
A PUBLIC park in Derby famed for being the first in England has been awarded an honour for excellence for the sixth year running. The Arboretum is one of three places in Derby and 19 in Derbyshire to...
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Rolls-Royce worker condemned by judge for 'outrageous' road rage behaviour
A MOTORIST who struck a man with the front of his car when he drove off from a road-rage incident on his way to work at Rolls-Royce has been banned from driving. The incident started when Marcus Dolman...
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Neil White: How I discovered the story is not just black and white
A FEW months ago I was asked by the good folk who run Derbyshire YMCA if I would consider joining a mentoring scheme.And I have to say it has led to two of the most eye-opening months of my life.Many...
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Derby takeaway shows it's the king of the orient - According To You!
DERBY Telegraph readers have been telling us their favourite Chinese takeaways and we have put together a list of the top ten recommendations.King Do in Stenson Road received the highest number of...
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Ilkeston man fined after lorry was too heavy for Swarkestone Bridge
A LORRY driver has been fined for driving his overweight truck across Swarkestone Bridge in South Derbyshire.John Shaw, of Wirksworth Road, Ilkeston, was convicted in his absence of driving his Mans...
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Drunk woman admits using racist terms to taxi driver
A 31-YEAR-OLD woman who racially abused a taxi driver before throwing her shopping onto the road has been given a suspended sentence.Emma Lowe, who was drunk, was arguing with her partner when the taxi...
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