Derby to get £1.6 billion invested in rail network - thanks to public pressure
FROM today, an unprecedented £1.6 billion will be pumped into our local rail network to help ensure passengers in Derby are served by a train service befitting its status as a global railway city. And...
View ArticleDerby Telegraph comment: Public should refuse to buy absurdly-priced World...
YOU might be excused looking at today's date and deciding this story is an April fool. But it's not. The Football Association's commercial deal with manufacturer Nike will result in fans being charged...
View ArticleDerby Telegraph comment: That really was a payment in loo
Even taking into account the recruitment of Brian Clough, Roy McFarland, Raich Carter et al, it is luridly fascinating to learn that the most crucial bit of business in the history of Derby County was...
View ArticleChampionship news: Charlton keeper refuses to travel to Leeds United
CHARLTON Athletic goalkeeper Yohann Thuram-Ulien has refused to travel for their crucial Championship encounter tonight with Leeds United. The Frenchman, who was on the bench for the Addick's 3-0...
View ArticleMan attacked and robbed in Nuns Street, Derby
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in Derby. At 10pm last night, a man walked up an alleyway opposite the Maypole public house on Nuns Street, he then walked through another...
View ArticlePOLL: How much fruit and veg do you eat each day?
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day may help you to live longer, researchers say. A study of 65,226 men and women showed that the more fruit and vegetables people ate, the less...
View ArticleUnion blames sickness rates at Derby City Council on cash cuts and stress
THE number of sick days taken by Derby City Council non-school staff is expected to average nearly 10 per person for 2013-14. This would be an increase from 7.6 in the previous 12 months when the...
View ArticleDerbyshire CCC bowlers tear through Durham MCCU for 67 on opening day of season
THE Derbyshire bowlers wasted no time getting into the swing of the new season as they bowled Durham MCCU out for 67 before lunch on the opening day of their first-class fixture at the 3aaa County...
View ArticleDerby County: Will Hughes back in training for Rams
Derby County midfielder Will Hughes returned to training today following a hip injury. Hughes has missed two games but the 18-year-old could be back in the squad for Saturday's Championship clash...
View ArticleMohican haircut leads to trouble for Derby pupil
A WAR of words has broken out after a Derby boy flouted school rules by having his hair cut too short. Callum Freeman, 11, had his hair cut in a Mohican style and close-shaved on the sides of his head,...
View ArticleVintage cars to pass through Derbyshire this week
MORE than 100 vintage cars will be passing through a section of Derbyshire this week as part of an endurance rally. The cars will be taking part in the Flying Scotsman Rally, a three-day event starting...
View ArticleDerbyshire CCC openers cash in after Durham MCCU are bowled out for 67
DERBYSHIRE County Cricket Clubmade an almost faultless start to the new season on the opening day of their first-class fixture at the 3aaa County Ground. They bowled Durham MCCU out for 67 before lunch...
View ArticleDerby County: Football League release play-off dates
THE Football League have released the dates for the play-offs - which look likely to involve both Derby County and Burton Albion. The two legs of the SkyBet Championship play-off semi-final between the...
View ArticleQPR and Hull City stars charged by FA
The Football Association have charged on-loan Queens Park Rangers defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Hull City's Yannick Sagbo in relation to content they posted on social media. The improper conduct...
View ArticleFaultless start for Derbyshire CCC to begin new first-class season
DERBYSHIRE County Cricket Club made an almost faultless start to the new season on the opening day of their first-class fixture at the 3aaa County Ground. They bowled Durham MCCU out for 67 before...
View ArticleRugby union: Double celebration for Amber Valley after Derbyshire Shield...
THERE was a double celebration for Amber Valley over the weekend.Valley booked their place in the Derbyshire Shield final with a 12-5 win over Belper.And they also clinched promotion from Midlands Four...
View ArticleRugby union: Good effort from Melbourne but high-flying Spalding come out on top
HIGH-FLYING Spalding kept their Midlands Two East (North) automatic promotion hopes alive with victory over battling Melbourne.The Derbyshire side produced a fine team display against strong opposition...
View ArticleRugby union: Castle Donington see off Buxton to reach Derbyshire Presidents'...
CASTLE Donington booked their place in the Derbyshire Presidents' Trophy final with a 48-5 victory over Buxton seconds at Spital Park.Donington led 19-5 at half-time and pulled away further after the...
View ArticleRevealed: People having an affair in Derby and Derbyshire
More than 11,000 people in Derby are currently having an extra-marital affair. Illicit Encounters, a dating website specialising in extra-marital affairs, claims that 11,446 people in the city are...
View ArticleRugby union: Matlock still fighting for survival after beating fellow...
MATLOCK have given themselves a fighting chance of avoiding relegation from Midlands One East by beating fellow strugglers Huntingdon & District.The Derbyshire outfit remain in the drop zone but...
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