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Festering rubbish clogs up Normanton streets after a week without bin...
A HUGE amount of rubbish, including rotting food, dumped in a Normanton street has prompted more criticism of Derby City Council for cancelling bin collections between Christmas Day and New Year.The...
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Derby given £3.8m to help families with crime, truancy and unemployment problems
MORE than 2,000 Derby families, with problems ranging from crime, truancy, domestic violence and unemployment, are to benefit from £3.8 million from the Government.The city was chosen for the Whitehall...
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TV ghostbuster investigates spooky goings on at Derby building
Spooky goings on in a Derby building have been investigated by a special team. Swadlincote Paranormal Investigations, headed up by Steven Griffiths, who features on TV show Living with the Dead, spent...
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Derbyshire weather: Unusually mild temperatures will be offset by high winds
DESPITE unusually mild temperatures forecast for the end of the week, it could still feel quite chilly because of high winds.Temperatures could rise as high as 13C on Friday and Saturday but rain and...
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Priorities? Derby City Council does not know the meaning of the word –...
IN her letter "Cuts due to the Tories" (January 3), Anne Johns asks whether Mr Hotter has read the newspaper in the last five years, with regard to his previous letter when he had asked: "Why is it...
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Derby Theatre claims a box office record-breaking Christmas
Staff at Derby Theatre are celebrating a box office record-breaking Christmas.A Christmas Carol, which finished on Sunday, January 4, and Hansel and Gretel, which ran until December 29, proved hugely...
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Bus fire at Heanor Market Place causes traffic queues
A BUS fire at Heanor Market Place has closed the A608. The road is closed between Ilkeston Road and High Street, causing long tailbacks in the area. The fire broke out at 7.15am and is now out. A...
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Raynesway tip inundated after the 12 days of Christmas
Raynesway recycling centre was given more than 150 Christmas trees yesterday to be turned into compost. Pictured is duty manager Richard Wildman loading up one of the trees. The traditional date to...
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Derby hospitals have spent £70,000 on funerals over four years in...
HOSPITAL bosses have spent more than £70,000 over the past four years on funerals – because relatives could not be found or were unable to foot the bill.The trust which runs the Royal Derby and London...
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Derbyshire weather: Yellow warnings issued for Derby on Saturday
A yellow weather warning has been issued for Derbyshire this Saturday with wind speeds of 60 to 70mph expected to rip through the city.Despite the strong gusts, it is expected to be a mild day with...
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Derby Arena: Media allowed in to see finished building this morning
THE doors to the newly-finished £27.5 million Derby Arena on Pride Park will be thrown open to the media for the first time this morning. We will be trying out the 250-metre indoor cycle track and...
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'Why am I paying full council tax when I don't get all the services?'
FOLLOWING the ice and snow we had at the end of December, it's made me wonder do people who live off a main road, and on a non bus route, pay the same council tax as those who do?Well I reckon we do,...
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Property: What does 2015 hold for the market in Derby?
LAST year was a good one for the property price market and buyers and sellers. Renting was also a good option, as tenants saw no or small rises in rents over the year, around £5 to £10 per month.The...
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More than 1,000 sign petition to save Derby's Castle Nursery School
MORE than 1,000 signatures have been collected on a petition by campaigning parents who are trying to save a Derby nursery school from closure.Derby City Council is consulting on plans to close Castle...
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Vandals wreck children's play area at Derbyshire village cricket club
VANDALS have targeted a children's play area at Etwall Cricket Club.A wooden post set in concrete was unearthed, netting torn down, play equipment damaged and tipped over and holes smashed in the...
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Property: Couple's dream country house – five minutes from Derby city...
WHEN the Maxfield family embarked on a quest to find their dream home in a peaceful Derbyshire country setting, they never imagined their journey would take them to a leafy enclave… just five minutes...
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Russell Watson's Derby concert: Couple win full refund after wrangle over...
A RUSSELL Watson fan who could not see the top tenor when she went to see him in concert has thanked the Derby Telegraph for helping her get a refund.Diane Carrier said she and her husband, Jack, left...
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Derby's Lees Brook Community School told it 'requires improvement' despite...
A DERBY secondary school has been told it "requires improvement", despite being given top marks for maths and its Skills Academy sixth form.Inspectors visited Lees Brook Community School last month and...
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The Great British Bake Off: Time running out to apply for BBC One show
PRODUCERS of hit show The Great British Bake Off are on the lookout for new contestants. The popular BBC One programme sees Queen of baking Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood seek to find the best amateur...
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Travel chaos: Two crashes in Derby lead to long delays
TWO accidents in Derby are causing traffic problems in the city.A crash between a car and a lorry on the A38, between Palm Court Island and Markeaton Island, has closed one lane on the southbound...
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