Vote for your Derby County man of the match against Carlisle United
WHO was your Derby County man of the match against Carlisle United? Vote by clicking next to the player's name from the list on the right of the page. The Rams won 2-0 at Brunton Park to book their...
View ArticleTrial date set for man accused of explosive offences after 200 evacuated from...
A DATE has been set for the trial of a man who was charged with two explosive offences after 200 people were evacuated from their homes.Glenn Robinson, of Belvoir Crescent, Newhall, appeared at Derby...
View ArticleFirst World War: Red light at University of Derby to mark centenary
THE University of Derby will bathe the staircase between the north and east towers at the Kedleston Road campus in red light from now until November 11.It is in support of graduate Paul Cummins, who...
View ArticleNormanton drug-users and fly-tippers mean I can't even let my kids play outside
THREE years of fly-tipping and drug use in a residential car park has left a mother too frightened to let her children go outside.Mum-of-three Charlene Stephenson is tired of calling the city council...
View ArticleDerby paedophile David Jackson jailed for 20 years for historic abuse of six...
A PAEDOPHILE who raped and abused six young girls three decades ago has been jailed for 20 years.David Jackson, 59, of Sandringham Road, Chaddesden, was convicted by a Derby Crown Court jury of 14...
View ArticleWorkers owed thousands of pounds as Derby engineering firm Hydra-Valve goes...
AN engineering firm in Derby which owed creditors – including dozens of employees – almost £4m is being forced into liquidation.The action has been taken against Hydra-Valve, which specialised in...
View ArticleHead coach Steve McClaren calls on his Derby County team to be more ruthless
STEVE McClaren wants his Derby County team to be more ruthless in front of goal.Derby have won both games this season.They needed a late winner from midfielder Jeff Hendrick to see off Rotherham United...
View ArticleCAMRA: New laws needed to save our pubs
New laws should be introduced to make it harder for pubs to be demolished or converted into shops, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) says.On average around 31 pubs are closing every week this year - a...
View ArticlePublic should not meet cost of gun licences, says Derbyshire police commissioner
DERBYSHIRE'S police and crime commissioner has said the public should not be funding those who choose to shoot as a hobby.Alan Charles' comments come as figures show the number of people applying for...
View ArticleFewer than 80 parking spaces at new Derby Arena during Rams games
AT times when the Rams play at home, there will be just 79 parking spaces at Derby's new Arena, a report has revealed.This is 21 fewer than the authority believes there would be a demand for.But Derby...
View ArticleNew uniform for Guides is revealed - what do you think?
A BRAND new uniform for Guides has been unveiled. Young women studying fashion at Arts University Bournemouth have designed a fresh range of clothing for girls in guiding aged 10 to 14. Girls now have...
View ArticleExpansion plans for Derby Lidl store
WORK has started on a project to extend and refurbish a Derby supermarket.It follows a successful planning application by Lidl to increase the size of its existing store at Southgate Retail Park,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch six weeks of work on Derby Arena cycle track - in just a few...
A NEW video has been released, showing the construction of the cycle track at the new £27.5 million Derby Arena, Pride Park. Some 265,000 nails were hand-driven into the 250 metre track, over a six...
View ArticleThieves steal engagement ring from devastated Derby woman whose fiancé died...
Thieves have stolen an engagement ring from a devastated woman whose fiancé died a week after proposing.Burglars entered the victim's unoccupied home in Powell Street, Derby, and took the ring, plus a...
View ArticlePolice appeal for owners of recovered silverware found in Chaddesden to come...
Police are appealing for the owners of a number of items of silverware recovered at a property in Chaddesden to come forward.The recovered items include silver teapots, a silver tray and a tankard...
View ArticleRobin Williams death: your tributes and favourite films
MOVIE fans across Derby are today mourning the loss of one of their favourite actors, the "wonderful" Robin Williams. News of the star's death broke late last night but most found out after waking up...
View ArticleNeil Dalton's parents pay tribute to 'caring and witty' Derbyshire student...
Neil Dalton's parents and brother today paid tribute to the 22-year-old trainee doctor murdered in Borneo, describing him as a "caring, thoughtful and witty young man".Neil, described as a "brilliant...
View ArticleMore women training to become bus drivers in Derbyshire
THERE has been an increase in the number of women wanting to drive buses following the introduction of a new apprenticeship by bus operator Trent Barton.The passenger carrying vehicle driving...
View ArticleDerby County striker Mason Bennett joins Bradford City on loan
DERBY County's Mason Bennett has joined League One club Bradford City on a youth loan until January and defender Mark O'Brien is set to complete a loan move to Scottish club Motherwell this...
View ArticleSomething old, something new, a borrowed police car from the boys in blue
A COUPLE have thanked Derbyshire Police for rescuing their big day after the car carrying their bridesmaids broke down.Callan Fowler and her group of six bridesmaids were due to travel to Makeney Hall,...
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