Derby County's Zak Whitbread determined to battle for place in Rams defence
ZAK Whitbread knows he facing a tough battle to keep his place in the Derby County side.Whitbread and Ryan Shotton have each played two of the past four matches at centre-half, alongside skipper...
View ArticleBurton Albion match analysis: Alex MacDonald's thunderbolt sets Brewers back...
ALEX MacDonald's thunderbolt to beat Northampton Town will live long in the memory of Burton Albion fans.The winger struck one of the best Brewers goals seen since the club got into the Football...
View ArticleAlfreton Town end goal drought in style with 4-2 win for the TV cameras
ALFRETON Town reserved their best performance of the season for the television cameras as they ended a four-match goalless losing streak in style against Torquay United. Paul Clayton stole the...
View ArticleParents of truant pupil are being failed by lack of support services - Derby...
HOW easy it is to be judgmental – how easy and yet, sometimes, unfair too.Truancy from school has always been a problem and the tendency for many of those whose children have never been guilty of this...
View ArticleNew Mercia Marina can be a big Derbyshire tourist draw, predicts manager...
THE manager of a new £1.7 million leisure and shopping centre at Mercia Marina hopes the development will attract tourists to the area.The Boardwalk, which includes a farm shop, fashion stores, beauty...
View ArticleDerby 'hard man' jailed for leading gang of 20 in attack on 'wholly innocent'...
A 22-YEAR "Normanton hard man" who led a 20-strong gang in an attack on a "wholly innocent man" has been jailed for 18 months.Jamil Hamza threatened the man with a telescopic cosh while a 17-year-old...
View ArticleUkip MEP Roger Helmer 'visits sleazy massage parlour'
UKIP'S Roger Helmer today insisted politicians are entitled to a private life after a newspaper claimed he visited a sleazy massage parlour. The married East Midlands MEP was photographed in The Sun...
View ArticleMickleover's roads, schools and surgeries 'can't cope' with 300 more homes
PROTESTERS battling against plans for up to 300 homes on the edge of Mickleover say the area's roads, schools and doctors' surgeries will not be able to handle so many newcomers.Commercial Estates...
View ArticleDerby father jailed for violent three-hour assault on his two daughters
A VIOLENT father who assaulted two teenage daughters by hitting them with a screwdriver and a wooden spoon and punching them over a three-hour period has been jailed for 18 months.The 43-year-old man,...
View ArticleWin a Wedding: meet this year's couples
In today's Derby Telegraph you will meet this year's Win a Wedding couples, all of whom will be hoping to win our fantastic £15,000 wedding at the beautiful Cathedral Quarter Hotel in August 2015.In...
View Article'The Brian Clough of the budgie world' – Derby breeder Bill Bancroft...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Rolls-Royce worker and champion budgerigar breeder described as the "Brian Clough" of the budgie world.William Bancroft, known as Bill, was born in Peel Street, in...
View ArticleDerby's Market Hall could be converted into a theatre - reader's letter
CONSULTANTS for the Market Hall, what next?Why not move traders to empty stalls in the Eagle Centre and convert the Market Hall into a much-needed theatre? Bulldoze the Assembly Rooms and create a new...
View Article'I sense my late wife with me on the water' says disabled Derby sailor Chris...
YOU know when disabled Chris Molesworth is sailing solo because his empty wheelchair is parked on the jetty.But while the 49-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, enjoys the open water his thoughts turn to...
View ArticleNHS STRIKE: Staff at Derby hospitals stage walk-out in pay dispute
STAFF at the Royal Derby Hospital are staging a four-hour walkout strike over pay today. Unison members working for the NHS are carrying out a four-hour stoppage between 7am and 11am – for the first...
View ArticleThe Fappening and The Snappening: Derby model Maria Fowler calls for craze to...
Derby celebrity model Maria Fowler has called for the celebrity sex scandal The Fappening to be made illegal. The former Only Way is Essex star insists she will not become a victim herself because she...
View ArticleOpinion: Surely insurance will cover the cost of Derby Assembly Rooms fire...
THE article "We'll replace Assembly Rooms... if others help us pay £100 million bill" (October 3) is the first time I have seen accurate information about the fire damage.Damage has been described as...
View ArticleAncient domes above Derby ballroom are restored to let in the light after 40...
THE ballroom of one of Derbyshire's oldest coaching inns has seen daylight for the first time in 40 years – after being restored as part of a £1 million project.A major refurbishment is being carried...
View ArticleEnthusiasts steam into Midland Railway to celebrate Derby's 175 years of...
TRAIN-LOVERS were going loco this weekend after seeing old locomotives and engines built in Derby at a special rail event.Midland Railway, in Butterley, held the two-day event to celebrate 175 years of...
View ArticleDerby couple: 'Wrong that we could be jailed because our son won't go to school'
IF a 14-year-old decides he does not want to go to school, how do you make him?This is the problem that faces two Derby parents, John and Pam (not their real names) almost daily.And it led to them...
View ArticleWEATHER: Motorists to be plagued by heavy rain in rush hour traffic
HEAVY rain is expected to plague motorists in rush hour traffic today and tomorrow, according to forecasters. The Met Office has said we can expect heavy rain for much of this week until a brighter...
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