University of Derby graduation ceremonies: Thousands set to descend on Derby...
AN estimated 10,000 people will descend on Derby's newest entertainment centre over the next three days to take part in the annual University of Derby graduation ceremonies. The three-day event,...
View ArticleStrictly Come Dancing: Pregnant Frankie Bridge pulls out of UK tour ahead of...
SATURDAYS star Frankie Bridge has reluctantly had to step down from performing in the 2015 Strictly Come Dancing UK tour, on the advice of her doctor.The singer is pregnant with her second child, but...
View ArticleDerby County: Ticket details for Rams' FA Cup tie with Chesterfield
DERBY County have released ticket details for their FA Cup fourth round tie with Chesterfield.The Spireites beat Scunthorpe United in their third round replay on Tuesday night and will head to the iPro...
View ArticleRicky Hill: Distraught dad says police stopped family searching Derby woods...
PEOPLE living near the spot where a body believed to be that of Ricky Hill was found say police should have searched the area more thoroughly.A body of a man was found in a wooded area off Balmoral...
View ArticleLittleover Community School pupil dies aged 12
A Derby school girl has died aged just 12. The Littleover Community School pupil, who lives in Derby, died on Monday, according to the school's head teacher Ash Venkatesh. He said he did not want to...
View ArticleSuspended jail terms for four defendants in latest cases dealt with by...
ELLIS Carroll, 19, of Portia Court, Spondon, was jailed for 16 weeks, suspended for 12 months, be under curfew for two months, and was ordered to pay £85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge for using...
View ArticleMorrisons announces closure of 10 stores but which ones remain secret
Ten Morrisons stores will closed but the supermarket giant is keeping tight-lipped about which will face the axe.The supermarket, which is about to open a new store in Ilkeston on Monday, has also seen...
View ArticleDerby City Council has spent £10m on temporary workers while axing...
A UNION has condemnedDerby City Council for making hundreds of employees redundant while spending £10 million on hiring temporary workers.The huge sum has been spent on temporary workers since January...
View ArticleDerby County: Rams beat off 12 clubs to land Raul Albentosa, according to...
DERBY County have beaten off around a dozen other clubs to land Eibar defender Raul Albentosa. According to reports, Spanish journalist Guillem Balague told Sky Sports' show Revista de la Liga how...
View ArticleFootball: Ex-Derby County boss Paul Jewell considers legal action after...
FORMER Derby County manager Paul Jewell is to take legal advice following his shock departure from West Bromwich Albion – after only a week with the West Midlands outfit.After joining new head coach...
View ArticleGrandad found guilty of voyeurism in men's toilets in Derby city centre
A Derbyshire pensioner has been found guilty of voyeurism in men's toilets in Derby city centre.A trial was told how Geoffrey Beighton was spotted by one security guard in the Eagle Market adjacent to...
View ArticleWeather: Severe warning for strong winds for Derbyshire extended
FOLLOWING an icy and clear start to the morning, the Met Office has warned people that gale force winds are on their way to Derbyshire - and they are here to stay longer than anticipated.The strong...
View ArticleDerby County: Leeds United legend Peter Lorimer says Stephen Warnock and Rams...
LEEDS United legend Peter Lorimer says Stephen Warnock and Derby County are a good match. Lorimer played more than 700 games and scored over 200 goals for Leeds in the Sixties and Seventies. He told...
View ArticleCommunity bus hits car and fuel pump as it pulls into Ilkeston petrol station
A COMMUNITY bus collided with a car and a fuel pump as it pulled into petrol station.Police say officers was forced to close part of a busy Ilkeston after the single-decker bus, operated by Little...
View ArticleDramatic video of Derby police using stun gun to capture drugs courier
A DRUGS courier was captured by police who surrounded his car, smashed the window and used a stun-gun on him as he reversed into parked vehicles. Kai Antill, 22, who tried to escape police even as...
View ArticleOSCARS: Derby actor Jack O'Connell 100/1 for nomination for Best Actor in...
Derby actor Jack O'Connell is being tipped 100/1 to be nominated for an Oscar at lunchtime today for his role in Unbroken.Betting website PaddyPower has him at 100/1 for Best Actor.Jack's onscreen...
View ArticleDouble tragedy hits Littleover Community School with deaths of current and...
A DERBY school has been hit with a double tragedy after a pupil aged 12 and a former pupil died on successive days.Littleover Community School Headteacher Ash Venkatesh paid tribute to them both after...
View ArticleDerby County: Former Rams midfielder Lars Bohinen would have no qualms...
FORMER Derby County midfielder Lars Bohinen says he would have no qualms signing convicted rapist Ched Evans for his Sandefjord side in Norway. Bohinen, who is the Sandefjord manager, told Norwegian...
View ArticleDerby County: Rams sign Stephen Warnock
DERBY County have signed England international defender Stephen Warnock. The 33-year-old left-back has joined the Rams from Leeds United in an undisclosed deal. Warnock, who has two caps to his name at...
View ArticleUniversity of Derby: Graduates gather at Derby Arena for second day of...
Graduated from the University of Derby began to gather at Derby Arena for the second of three days of ceremonies from before the doors opened at 8.30am.Arts, design and technology graduates were due to...
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