Lidl fined thousands of pounds by Derbyshire magistrates for selling...
SUPERMARKET chain Lidl has been fined more than £3,000 for selling furniture that failed safety tests.Lidl UK GmbH pleaded guilty to one charge of selling an unsafe chair bed that failed fire tests.The...
View ArticleRugby Union: Derby RFC face injury problems even before first match
DERBY RFC already have injury problems ahead of their Midlands One East season opener this weekend.Last season's runners-up travel to Old Northamptonians tomorrow to get their 2014-15 campaign under...
View ArticleWeather: Weekend frost ahead - but rain-free Friday predicted for Derbyshire
MET Office forecasters have predicted a clear, rain-free Friday.Highs of 20°C are forecast from 4pm until 6pm with sunshine appearing around lunchtime.Tomorrow, rain is predicted at around 10am, with...
View ArticleBurton Albion: Gary Rowett says managerial prize could have been 'distraction'
BURTON Albion boss Gary Rowett quickly contacted Morecambe counterpart Jim Bentley to congratulate him on winning the August manager of the month prize for League Two.Rowett had looked a shoe-in for...
View ArticleBurton Albion: Gary Rowett warns of tough test against Portsmouth
GARY Rowett says Burton Albion will have to be on their game if they are to beat his boyhood club Portsmouth on Sunday.The Brewers boss used to watch Pompey as a lad growing up on the Isle of...
View ArticleBurton Albion deal a 'no-brainer' says striker Stuart Beavon
STUART Beavon says it was a no-brainer to join Burton Albion, despite taking a step down to League Two.The 30-year-old striker signed a three-year deal this week after an outstanding two-month loan...
View ArticleDerby County Under-21s enter Development League Cup
DERBY County have entered a team in this season's Final Third Development League Cup.The Rams' under-21 side will take part in the competition, having accepted an invitation from the Football...
View ArticleDerby County's Jordon Ibe relishing England Under-20 chance
DERBY County new boy Jordon Ibe is relishing the chance to further his international education this evening.Ibe, who joined the Rams on a season-long loan from Liverpool last week, is in the England...
View ArticleDerby County's Richard Keogh 'so proud' to skipper Ireland
RICHARD Keogh says leading out the Republic of Ireland as captain was the proudest moment of his career.The Derby County skipper was handed the armband by national boss Martin O'Neill for Wednesday...
View ArticleHave you been hit by lottery scam? Derbyshire police issue warning
DERBYSHIRE detectives are issuing advice to help protect residents from falling victim to lottery and prize-draw scams. Officers said the scam begins when fraudsters contact a victim through e-mail or...
View ArticlePutting Brian Clough in his place in Derby supermarket queue is highlight for...
MOST would feel honoured to allow their hero to go first in a supermarket queue – but not Edith McGee, whose idol was Brian Clough.When the no-nonsense football manager asked if he could nip in front...
View ArticleExperts to give advice to Derbyshire's vulnerable on how to survive winter...
TOP city health experts are to give elderly and vulnerable people advice on how to survive freezing temperatures this winter.Senior staff from Derby's hospitals and leaders from Derby City Council are...
View ArticleHistorical eccentric 'Belper Joe' to be remembered in puddings and poems
PEOPLE from a historic industrial town are being invited to attend an evening of entertainment at an innovative pudding club.The event will celebrate the life of ' Belper Joe' – a quirky Derby...
View ArticleNeighbour is house-blaze rescue hero for Derbyshire family
A FAMILY of four was rescued from their blazing Derbyshire home after a neighbour burst into the house to raise the alarm and lead them to safety through the smoke and flames.The parents and their two...
View Article'Screaming and utter panic' as passengers fled smoke-filled plane cabin at...
TERRIFIED passengers fearing for their lives climbed over seats in a desperate bid to get out of a plane as its cabin filled with smoke.The Jet2 flight from Ibiza toEast Midlands Airport was forced to...
View ArticleThink of cyclists for the 364 other days in the year too - Derby Telegraph...
YESTERDAY was Cycle To Work Day, though the chances are that you never noticed in Derby.Two reasons for that – one is that anyone not used to cycling in city traffic would take a lot of persuading to...
View ArticleHeather Wheeler: Rotherham case shows we all must remain vigilant over sex abuse
RECENTLY, our newspapers and television have been full of details with regard to the horrific sexual exploitation of children in Rotherham and the failings of the various agencies there. The sheer...
View ArticleVehement responses to expert's view that Derby terrorist Kabir Ahmed cannot...
READERS of the Derby Telegraphs's website have been reacting vehemently to the expert view that a former Derby man fighting as a terrorist in Syria could not be prevented from returning to the city...
View ArticleSex-assault victim filmed Derbyshire attacker on mobile phone as he groped her
THE victim of a sexual assault filmed her attacker on her mobile phone as he groped her while walking home from a nightclub. Luis Silva tried to take the phone from the woman after she revealed she was...
View ArticleDerby County fans pick their Rams team to face arch rivals Nottingham Forest
We asked Derby County fans what Rams team they would pick for the next game, against rivals Nottingham Forest...GRANT, Shotton, Keogh, Buxton, Forsyth, Eustace, Hughes, Bryson, Ward, Russell,...
View Article