Snow in Derbyshire - 10am on Wednesday, January 21
It is snowing in parts of Derbyshire this morning with heavier downfalls forecast in the next few hours.At 9pm snow had started to settle in Derby but predictions of a prolonged downfall changed last...
View ArticleLouis Martin: Hundreds expected at funeral of Derby's weightlifting legend
HUNDREDS of mourners are expected to attend the funeral of Derby weightlifting legend Louis Martin, who passed away last week.The funeral of the 78-year-old, who was awarded an MBE for services to the...
View ArticleDerby Tories want to expand city boundaries to take in new housing
DERBY'S Conservative group is calling for the city's boundaries to be extended to deal with housing developments on neighbouring council's land.Thousands of homes are planned on land that falls under...
View ArticleDerbyshire has raw deal in funding compared to others, claims county council...
CUTS being imposed on Derbyshire County Council are unfair in comparison to other counties, senior councillors insist.The Labour leader of the authority, Anne Western, says the cuts, which this year...
View ArticleProperty: Period country home with swimming pool in Derbyshire for sale at...
A PERIOD country home featuring a luxurious swimming pool is up for grabs in Derbyshire for £1.59m.The seven-bedroomed detached property, in Church Lane, Weston-on-Trent, dates back to 1865.It is of...
View ArticleAl-Madinah: Controversial Derby primary faith free school no longer needs...
A CONTROVERSIAL Derby primary school has been told it no longer needs special measures – 14 months after Government ministers stepped in because it was failing.Al-Madinah School, which was Derby's...
View ArticleFranchesca Pawson: Derby City Mission touched by kindness of public helping...
A CHARITY has already raised £5,000 to send the ashes of a tragic schoolgirl back to her home country after her death at the age of 12.Littleover Community School pupil Franchesca Pawson died...
View ArticleUnemployment in Derby and Derbyshire at lowest levels since records began
THE number of people in Derby looking for work has fallen to its lowest level since records began.According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics this morning, Derby's dole queue...
View ArticleSnow: School closures in Derbyshire on Wednesday, January 21
School closures in Derbyshire on Wednesday, January 21, due to snow overnight. Some schools below are opening later than usual.*Ashgate Croft Special School - open for pupils from 10.30am.*Alfreton...
View ArticleUniversity of Derby graduate Mandy Stephens recruited as researcher for...
A RECENT forensic graduate from the University of Derby has landed a job on a top criminal investigation.Mandy Stephens is working at the Independent Police Complaints Commission as an investigation...
View ArticleMasked robber threatens man in his Littleover home in terrifying night-time raid
A BURGLARY victim woke to find a masked man on the landing of his Derby home who then threatened him.Police say the victim, who is in his 50s, woke at 10pm last night after hearing a noise.He got out...
View ArticleGresley: Kieran O'Connell set to return for Moatmen at Brigg
JOINT top scorer Kieran O'Connell is set to return for Gresley's game at Brigg Town tomorrow.O'Connell has missed the last four games through suspension but is expected to go straight back into the...
View ArticleFive given prison sentences by Southern Derbyshire magistrates
GARRY Mollison, 25, of California Gardens, Derby, was jailed for two weeks and ordered to pay an £80 surcharge for handling stolen goods on November 15.JULIE Hoddinot, 31, of High Street, Belper, was...
View ArticleMickleover Sports: Bosses still seething over second successive loss
MICKLEOVER Sports managers Glenn Kirkwood and Craig Hopkins have criticised their side after a lacklustre display against Coalville Town – and want a much better performance at Stocksbridge Park Steels...
View ArticleMatlock Town: Ins and outs as new boss Mark Hume rings changes
NEW manager Mark Hume has wasted no time in making changes at Matlock Town. Within 24 hours, Hume, who replaced Martin Foster and Dave Rushbury last Friday, had brought four new faces to the Autoworld...
View ArticleDerby County: Steve McClaren says Shaun Barker's return to first team...
STEVE McClaren has described Shaun Barker's return to training with Derby County's first team as "nothing short of a miracle". Barker has been battling his way back from a horrendous knee injury...
View ArticleRecalling the Rams' sands of time – Derby Telegraph Comment
AH, memories, courtesy of our Bygones page flashback – an FA Cup tie looming between sides three divisions apart, for which a hopeless playing surface threatened to give one side an unfair...
View ArticleDerby County: John Eustace facing six to eight weeks on sidelines
DERBY County midfielder John Eustace will be out for six to eight weeks. The 35-year-old underwent a cartilage operation last week having played a key role in recent victories over Birmingham City,...
View ArticleThe Great Derbyshire Bucket List: 31 must-do things
There are so many things to do in Derbyshire thanks to its rich history and beautiful countryside. Here, reporter Amy Guard has compiled a list of 31 must-do activities and experiences.
View ArticleShaun Barker's Derby County column: My back caused me more trouble than my knee!
RECOVERING from injury is all about clearing a number of hurdles before you can return to action. I feel like I cleared a big hurdle this week. I trained with the first team for the first time in two...
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