Derby schoolboy Suhaib Saqib urges world unity to thwart terrorist outrages...
DERBY schoolboy Suhaib Saqib has issued a public plea for the world to unite against terrorism after last week's Paris outrages.Suhaib won praise from local and national MPs eleven months ago when,...
View ArticleWhat chance is there of a Chaddesden child reaching Parliament? – Derby...
HOW does Britain get a child from Chaddesden into Parliament?The first step is by moving away from two-party politics.Seven per cent of Britain's pupils attend independent schools, yet the percentage...
View ArticleRicky Hill: Grieving dad's anguish after body found in search for missing...
THE grief-stricken father of missing Derbyshire man Ricky Hill – whose body is believed to have been found – says "cannot come to terms" with the loss of his eldest son.But Steven Hill has thanked...
View ArticleM1 crash: Did you see this incident? Pedestrian killed on motorway
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was killed in a crash on the M1. The collision happened on the southbound carriageway of the motorway just before junction 20 on Saturday at about...
View ArticleAlisha Eaton: Mother makes emotional plea for missing young diabetic Derby...
THE mother of a missing young diabetic Allenton woman has made an emotional public plea for her to return home.Alisha Eaton was last seen on Thursday between 2pm and 3pm but has left with little or no...
View ArticleHow Derby's street scene has transformed over the decades
A FASCINATING "then and now" photographic look at some of Derby's most iconic street scenes is contained within the pages of a new book by historian Maxwell Craven.Derby Through Time takes readers on a...
View ArticleJilted groom John Whitbread receives over 90 eBay bids for honeymoon spot -...
A JILTED boyfriend who decided to put his fiancée's honeymoon holiday ticket on eBay after she left him at Christmas has now had more than 90 bids on the trip. And the last bid has forced the total up...
View ArticleChampionship news: Charlton Athletic sack head coach Bob Peeters
CHARLTON Athletic have sacked head coach Bob Peeters. The 41-year-old Belgian was appointed at the Valley in May, on a 12-month deal. But he has now parted company with the Addicks after only 25...
View ArticleNear-naked Gwen Cooper shocked vicar and his carol singers
Regular Bygones contributor Gwen Cooper, of Walton on Trent, recalls some amusing anecdotes about incidents and accidents in her first marital home.IT'S always exciting looking for your first home. My...
View ArticleDerby solicitors sees 300pc increase in couples wanting a divorce - including...
A DERBY solicitor has seen a 300% increase for people wanting a divorce in just one month.Moody and Woolley Solicitors in St Mary's Gate said January is the time when it sees the biggest increase in...
View ArticleDerby County: Rams set to swoop for former England, Liverpool and Aston Villa...
DERBY County are poised to sign former England left-back Stephen Warnock from Leeds United. The 33-year-old ex-Liverpool defender is out of contract at Elland Road at the end of this season It is...
View ArticleAlmost 90 drivers caught in Derbyshire anti drink-driving campaign
Almost 90 motorists breathalysed during a Derbyshire police crackdown on drink-driving in December gave a positive test, refused to take it or failed to provide a sample.Throughout the month officers...
View ArticleINTU DERBY: Five new restaurants set to open this year
BOSSES at Intu Derby are planning to launch five new restaurants at the centre this year.General manager Dan Murphy said 10,000 sq ft of unused space to the right of the food court was being prepared...
View ArticleDerby County: John Vicars apologises for Twitter comments about Ipswich Town
DERBY County chief operating officer John Vicars has apologised for comments he made on Twitter following the Rams' 1-0 win at Ipswich Town on Saturday.Chris Martin scored the only goal of a tight game...
View ArticleDerby woman Laura Mitchell stole £200 worth of cosmetics from BHS store...
A 21-YEAR-OLD who stole £200 of cosmetics has been jailed for eight weeks, suspended for a year.Laura Mitchell, of Hartington Street, Normanton, who pleaded guilty to committing theft from the BHS...
View ArticlePut WI or WRVS in charge of Derbyshire road gritting – reader's letter
FURTHER to the "Online Comments" section of the letters pages in the Derby Telegraph of December 12, most of us are probably agreed that the failure of the county highways department to act promptly on...
View ArticleBus service linking Derby city centre with Wyvern and Pride Park may be axed
A BUS service that links The Wyvern, Pride Park's park and ride and Derby city centre would be scrapped if city council budget cuts go ahead as proposed.But a director of Littles, the company which...
View ArticleEbola: Patient at Royal Derby Hospital tested for the deadly virus
A patient at the Royal Derby Hospital has been tested for the deadly virus ebola, hospital bosses have revealed.Although the results came back negative for the virus, medics at the hospital were able...
View ArticleAlisha Eaton: Missing Derby woman found safe and well
MISSING Alisha Eaton has been found safe and well.The 25-year-old had been reported as missing from her home in Marlborough Road, Allenton, on Thursday, January 8.But this morning a police spokesman...
View ArticlePolice search: Forensics teams and officers with dogs called to Allestree house
RESIDENTS say police went to an address in Allestree with dogs, vans and forensics teams.A spokesman confirmed that an address was searched by officers carrying out work on behalf of Humberside Police...
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