Spondon Girls' Brigade celebrates 90th birthday
SPONDON Girls' Brigade has celebrated its 90th birthday. It is part of the Derby and District area and is the oldest one in the patch. On Saturday, a party was held at Spondon Methodist Church, in...
View ArticleFire in toilet block near The Grand Pavilion, in Matlock Bath
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in an external toilet block near The Grand Pavilion, in Matlock Bath. Two crews from Matlock and one from Wirksworth attended the incident in South Parade shortly...
View ArticleThree Derby projects awarded thousands of pounds from Big Lottery Fund
THREE Derby projects have been awarded thousands of pounds in grants from the Big Lottery Fund. Grampian Primary Academy has been awarded £9,954. The school, in Sinfin, will use the funding to...
View ArticleDerbyshire's police and crime commissioner Alan Charles and team shave away...
DERBYSHIRE's police and crime commissioner Alan Charles and his team have shaved off their Movember moustaches. Members of the police and crime commissioner's team helped to raise nearly £200 to...
View ArticleNiall Horan 'secretly dating' Made In Chelsea's Louise Thompson
ONE Direction star Niall Horan has reportedly been 'secretly dating' Made In Chelsea's Louise Thompson. It is claimed the pair met in May while she was dating Made In Chelsea co-star Andy Jordan. Mail...
View ArticleDerby's first church with lifts is set to celebrate 50 years
FIFTY years of weddings, baptisms and funerals will be celebrated at an anniversary service for the Central United Reformed Church in Derby.The building was first opened and dedicated in 1963 as the...
View ArticleDerbyshire County Council chief: Cuts to fire service will 'fuel fear' in county
LABOUR councillors are being advised to object to fire service cuts proposed by their own party. The county's fire service is facing a 40% cut to its budget over the next four years. As a result,...
View ArticleDon't be lined up by cruel scammers in double Derbyshire phone cons
POLICE have sent out a warning about fraudsters using two different types of telephone con in the county.In one scam, cold callers offer people discounted utility bills and ask them to transfer money...
View ArticleMairead Philpott accuses sister of 'desecrating graves' of her six children
MAIREAD Philpott has accused her sister of "desecrating the graves" of the six children she and husband Mick killed. According to an interview in the Sun, Philpott had been sending out laminated cards...
View ArticleChampionship round-up: Leicester City go top after Burnley and QPR slip up
JAMIE Vardy took his Sky Bet Championship goal tally to six with a match-winning brace in Leicester's 3-0 victory over Millwall which lifted the Foxes to the top of the table. Lloyd Dyer claimed...
View ArticleLive: Wigan Athletic v Derby County
JOIN us for live match coverage of Derby County's Championship clash with Wigan Athletic on Sunday. We'll have all the build-up from the DW Stadium and minute-by-minute updates from the game in our...
View ArticleTeam news: Johnny Russell to start for Derby County at Wigan Athletic
JOHNNY Russell returns to the Derby County starting line-up to face Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on Sunday (3pm). The Scottish striker, fit again after a broken leg, replaces the injured Jamie Ward...
View ArticleHalf-time: Rampant Derby County 3-0 up at FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic
DERBY County lead Wigan Athletic 3-0 after a mightily impressive first-half display at the DW Stadium. Goals from Craig Bryson, Simon Dawkins and Chris Martin have put the Rams firmly in control...
View ArticleDerby County head coach Steve McClaren says it was a good test for Rams after...
DERBY County head coach Steve McClaren said the trip to Wigan Athletic was a good test for his Rams side. The Rams won 3-1 at the DW Stadium to climb up to fifth in the Championship. Craig Bryson,...
View ArticleOwen Coyle says it's been a horrible week after Derby County beat Wigan Athletic
OWEN Coyle told disgruntled Wigan Athletic fans to take a reality-check after a "horrible week" ended with a 3-1 loss to Derby County. Nine days ago Latics had not lost at the DW Stadium in this...
View ArticleDerby County into play-off zone after beating FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic
DERBY County are up to fifth in the Championship table after a 3-1 win over FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic. First-half strikes from Craig Bryson, Simon Dawkins and Chris Martin put the Rams in charge at...
View ArticleDerby County catching the eye again as they climb into play-off zone by...
WHEN Derby County won at Wigan Athletic nine years ago they made the rest of the Championship sit up and take notice as they started their march to the play-offs. They are catching the eye again....
View ArticleDerby County head coach Steve McClaren says game plan worked a treat in win...
HEAD coach Steve McClaren said Derby County's game plan to catch Wigan Athletic by surprise worked a treat in yesterday's 3-1 victory. The Rams set off at a furious pace in the Championship clash at...
View ArticleFuneral firm offers limo to chauffeur Derby Mayor
THE Mayor of Derby – whose chauffeur is being axed to save costs – could soon be driven around in a flash limousine. GE Simnett and Family Funeral Directors, based in Chellaston, says it is interested...
View ArticleThis week's mobile speed camera locations in Derbyshire
Mobile speed cameras will be in the following locations this week, until December 8. A516 Uttoxeter Road, Derby A515 Buxton Road, North of Ashbourne A6 Rowsley to Bakewell A6007 Codnor to Heanor B6179...
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