"Tired" midwife admits catalogue of errors at Royal Derby Hospital
A midwife has admitted a catalogue of errors when caring for a pregnant mother who gave birth to a stillborn baby at Royal Derby Hospital. Helen Grimwade failed to raise the alarm when the 27-year-old...
View ArticleInquest hears cricket club chairman Chris Grant identified Keith Poynton's...
AN inquest has been opened into the death of Keith Poynton, the father of top Derbyshire cricketer, Tom Poynton. Mr Poynton died in a road crash in Caldwell Road, near Rosliston, on Friday, at about...
View ArticleChampionship news: Leeds United report financial losses while attendances...
LEEDS United have recorded losses of £9.5m for the 2012/13 financial year. The recently released figures show what a task prospective owner Massimo Cellino will have on his hands when he completes his...
View ArticleHartington Street murder: prostitute victim Yvette Hallsworth was stabbed
Police investigating the murder of a woman in Hartington Street, Normanton, have today named the victim as Yvette Hallsworth. She was 36 and lived in Boyer Street, Derby. Miss Hallsworth was a...
View ArticleScores live in seriously overcrowded homes in Derby
DERBY City Council has found more than 80 families are living in overcrowded conditions in the city.As part of the Serious Case Review following the fire which killed the six Philpott children almost...
View ArticleMake sure you do not buy England shirt at its ridiculous price
YOUR vox pop "Fans crying foul at £90 England World Cup football shirts 'rip-off' " (April 1), was interesting.Any fan objecting to paying such a ridiculous fee for what is almost the same as the one...
View ArticleKadeem Blackwood murder trial: Jury told they can make majority verdict
A JURY considering the verdict in the retrial of a man accused of murdering a 15-year-old has been told it can now make a majority decision. The jury has spent more than 12 hours deciding whether...
View ArticleMundy Play Centre to reopen this Saturday after revamp
DERBY'S Mundy Play Centre reopens to the public this Saturday APR 12following major improvements as part of a £2.5 million Markeaton Park revamp project. At the centre of the new play area is a new...
View ArticleDerby County video: Relive the Rams' 5-1 win against Blackpool earlier this...
AS DERBY County prepare to visit Blackpool in the Sky Bet Championship tonight, relive the last meeting between the two sides when the Rams won 5-1 at home. Chris Martin scored a second-half hat-trick...
View ArticleHartington Street murder probe: 18-year-old man arrested
POLICE investigating the killing of a prostitute in Normanton have arrested a teenager. Yvette Hallsworth, 36, was found dead just after 11am on Sunday by a member of the public on a service road at...
View ArticleUPDATED: Crashes close A38 in Derby and Dale Road in Spondon
THE A38 at Kingsway has reopened following a collision between a car and a pedestrian (updated 9.20pm). The southbound stretch between Markeaton Island and Kingsway Island was shut following the...
View ArticleWeather set to be 'dry and settled' over Easter in Derby
DERBY is set to enjoy "dry" weather over the coming days – and over the Easter weekend. Weather forecasters say high pressure will build to leave the East Midlands rain-free for much of the next two...
View ArticleTeam news: Derby County midfielder Will Hughes replaces injured Jeff Hendrick...
WILL Hughes has been recalled to the Derby County starting line-up for Tuesday's Championship clash at Blackpool (8pm). The midfielder, who has not started the previous four games as he recovered from...
View ArticleClubs divided on plans for former Asterdale Leisure Centre in Spondon
SPORTS clubs are divided on plans for a former leisure centre in Spondon . Telecoms firm Roscom, currently based in Bateman Street, Derby, wants to pull down the former Asterdale Leisure Centre to make...
View ArticleHalf-time: Derby County recover from nightmare start to lead 3-1 at Blackpool
DERBY County recovered from a nightmare start to take a 3-1 half-time lead at Blackpool. The Rams went behind after only 15 seconds, when David Goodwillie sent a dipping 25-yarder over Lee Grant and...
View ArticleVote for your Derby County man of the match against Blackpool
WHO was your Derby County man of the match against Blackpool? Take part in our online poll by selecting a player from the list on the right and clicking "vote". The result will be published in the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Chief football writer Steve Nicholson on Derby County's 3-1 win at...
SEE what Derby Telegraph chief football writer Steve Nicholson had to say about Derby County's victory against Blackpool. The Rams recovered from falling behind to David Goodwillie's opener after only...
View ArticleActor Warwick Davis praises "lovely" Derby Theatre
POPULAR actor Warwick Davis is making audiences in Derby laugh with his new theatre show See How They Run. The comedy opened at Derby Theatre on Monday and runs through to Saturday. The show is the...
View ArticleDerby County recover from nightmare start to win 3-1 at Blackpool
DERBY County recovered from a nightmare start to win 3-1 at Blackpool. After going behind virtually straight from the kick-off, the Rams hit back in style with goals from Chris Martin - his 20th of the...
View ArticleWe should not feel compelled to use charity bag-packers in supermarkets
I DON'T consider myself to be tight-fisted.But I do take exception when I go to the supermarket, in this case Asda, and am in effect presented with no choice over whether my bags would be packed for me...
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