Derbyshire firm lands deal to build £30m Scottish sports centre
A COMPANY from Derbyshire is limbering up to build a £30 million sports centre in Scotland.Bowmer and Kirkland, of Heage, has been named as contractor for the National Performance Centre for Sport at...
View ArticleFormer Derby County and England man set to be appointed Huddersfield Town boss
FORMER Derby County and England defender Chris Powell is set to be appointed manager of Championship club Huddersfield Town.The Terriers have been searching for a new boss since parting company with...
View ArticleMaggots ordeal for Derby mum to aid the lonely and needy at Christmas
A DERBY mum is to be covered in 12 gallons of maggots to raise money for a Boxing Day meal for lonely old people.Lauren Brown had the idea after meeting an elderly man who had no family and would be...
View ArticleDerbyshire CCC chasing victory in final session of Worcestershire match
DERBYSHIRE still had a chance of a last-day win coming to the final session of their LV County Championship match against Worcestershire at the 3aaa County Ground.Having been set 268 off a minimum of...
View ArticleRacist graffiti sprayed in Dovedale cave
Police are appealing for information after racist graffiti was sprayed in a cave in Dovedale. Offensive slogans and symbols were found written inside Reynards Kitchen Cave, Dovedale, which is located...
View ArticleA38 now clear following three-car crash
The accident on the A38 has now been cleared and the lane reopened.A three-car accident caused severe traffic problems between the Palm Court island and the Markeaton roundabout.The crash, which...
View ArticleOpinion: Derby County will always be an 'in-between' club
I HAD to laugh when I read Ken Miller's letter advocating that Derby County should have been bidding to sign Danny Welbeck.Derby County are not in the same league as the big boys – neither on the pitch...
View ArticleDerby City Council to spend a further £1.2m to resolve pay review saga
DERBY City Council is to spend a further £1.2million on consultancy fees in an effort to end to its controversial pay review saga, which stretches back to 2010. Last year, at least 600 city council...
View ArticleDerbyshire CCC makes it three wins in a row as Durston takes five
CAREER-BEST bowling from Wes Durston took Derbyshire to their third LV County Championship victory in a row against Worcestershire at the 3aaa County Ground.They bowled the Division Two leaders out for...
View ArticleDerby County skipper Richard Keogh named Republic of Ireland captain for Oman...
RICHARD Keogh has been named Republic of Ireland captain for Wednesday night's friendly against Oman in Dublin.The Derby County skipper will wear the armband for Martin O'Neill's side in what is only...
View ArticleMoped rider dies after crash in Derbyshire
A MOPED rider has died following a crash in Derbyshire. Police said a Ford Transit van and a Yamaha moped were in collision at the junction of Tom Lane and Staveley Road, Duckmanton, on Monday at...
View ArticleTravellers move from Chester Green to another Derby site
Travellers have this evening moved from Chester Green and decamped to another area of Derby.About five caravans and five vehicles were on the site when officer attended the incident.A spokesman for...
View ArticleComputer hacker shut down Derbyshire holiday firm website in dispute over...
A COMPUTER hacker shut down the website of a Derbyshire holiday firm with which he was in dispute "in an act of petty revenge".A judge told Glyn Berrington that what he had done to Ashbourne-based...
View ArticleDrunken Derby man broke train window after emotional visit to ex-girlfriend's...
A DRUNK man from Derby caused a window on a moving train to "pop out like butter" while on his way home from visiting his former girlfriend's grave.Ryan Pugh had been "drinking heavily" after an...
View ArticleRoad closed as firefighters tackle barn blaze in Derbyshire village
FIREFIGHTERS are currently fighting a large barn blaze in Smalley.The fire, close to the Smalley crossroads, has forced the closure of the A608 for safety reasons.Crews from Nottingham Road, in Derby,...
View ArticlePlane makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport
A plane has had to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport tonight.Passengers have said that they could smell smoke as they left the plane, which had travelled from Ibiza, by the emergency...
View ArticleDerby County's Richard Keogh captains Republic of Ireland to victory over...
IT was a proud night for Derby County skipper Richard Keogh as he was named Republic of Ireland captain for the international friendly against Oman.The central defender, winning only his fourth cap,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Derbyshire policeman filmed apparently punching a suspect. Is this a...
A DERBYSHIRE police officer lashes out at an arrested man, seemingly punching him in the face, while the prisoner is restrained by two other cops.What the officer did not know is that the shocking...
View ArticleDerby County fans: Who would you pick to face Nottingham Forest?
DERBY County take on arch rivals Nottingham Forest at the City Ground a week on Sunday (September 14).Forest at top of the Championship and unbeaten after five games, while the Rams are five points...
View ArticleDrive-in showing of Grease at Intu Derby really was the one that they wanted
PINK Ladies and T-Birds were out in force as the drive-in showing of Grease pulled in the crowds.Around 100 excited film fans packed the top of the multi-storey car park at the Intu Derby event.Two of...
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