Derby County U21s beaten by Sheffield United U21s
DERBY County under-21s lost 2-0 to Sheffield United at the Blades' Shirecliffe training ground yesterday. Shaun Miller and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for United in the Professional Development League...
View ArticleWater bills set to rise £50 by 2020 for Severn Trent customers
WATER bills for Severn Trent customers will rise by £50 over the next six years if its latest business plan is approved by the industry regulator. The firm, which supplies the majority of homes and...
View ArticleTV star Paul Hollywood to appear at Donington Park food festival
TELEVISION star Paul Hollywood will be alongside the Baker Brothers creating Christmas dishes at a food festival. The first Great Taste Festival of Food and Drink, held at Donington Park, is on...
View ArticleRecycled cycles prove the wheel deal to get Sinfin pupils fit
CHILDREN at a Derby school can pedal their way to fitness after the city council donated five reconditioned bikes.Pupils at Ashcroft Primary School in Sinfin will be able to swap seats for saddles...
View ArticleMarston pub sell-off 'bad news for locals'
A CAMPAIGN group has claimed the sale of more than 200 Marston's pubs to a company which specialises in developing convenience stores and supermarkets is bad news for drinkers.Last week, pub and...
View ArticleDownload festival beats Glastonbury to national award
DOWNLOAD has been named the best major music festival at a national awards ceremony on Tuesday. The UK Festival Awards saw the Castle Donington based event up against Glastonbury, Creamfields and T in...
View ArticleDerby education expert throws doubt on world tests
TESTS used to test teenagers in reading, maths and science across the world have been labelled "highly suspect" by a Derby teaching union official. Sue Arguile was commenting as results from the...
View ArticleDismay at empty fire HQ in Castle Donington costing public £100,000 a month
AN abandoned 999 control centre is costing taxpayers more than £100,000 a month – at a time when 16 Derbyshire fire stations are facing closure due to massive Government budget cuts. The high-tech...
View ArticleArrest after police chase in Derby leads to car crashing into wall
A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested following a police chase in Derby that ended when a car crashed into a wall. Officers spotted the car, which they suspected had been involved in a crime, in...
View ArticleFans jam phone lines to grab tickets for England's under-21 international at...
Football fans jammed the phone lines at Derby County this morning - eager to get their hands on tickets for England's under-21 international against Wales in March. The European Championship qualifier...
View ArticleDerbyshire braces itself for 45mph Arctic blasts
DERBYSHIRE is bracing itself for 45mph winds later this week as the winter chill starts to bite.According to a Met Office forecast, minus temperatures could hit on Friday.Amateur weather forecaster...
View ArticleDerby City Council in bid to create new supermarket tax
BIG supermarkets could be charged a "levy" to top up local authority coffers, if "trailblazing" plans from Derby City Council come to fruition. The authority is taking the lead on pushing for a new law...
View ArticleSex-in-bath Derby doctor is cleared to practise
A DOCTOR who was suspended after having sex with a drunken patient in a bath has now been told he is fit to practise again. Jonathan Miller was working for Derbyshire's out-of-hours GP service in 2009...
View ArticleDerbyshire drivers warned of M1 chaos in Leicestershire
MOTORISTS travelling between Derbyshire and Leicestershire were hit with huge delays because of an overturned lorry. Two lanes were closed and there was slow traffic on the M1 southbound between J22,...
View ArticleMet Office issue amber warning for 70mph Derbyshire winds
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Thursday morning as 70mph winds are expected to batter the county. They have warned people to be prepared for travel disruption as the strongest gusts...
View ArticleA50 at Uttoxeter part of UK-wide infrastructure improvements
THE A50 has been named in the Government's infrastructure spending plans for the next two decades. The National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) will provide funding for enhancements to the A50 around...
View ArticleBreadsall Hilltop Infant and Junior schools set to merge into primary school
TWO Derby schools are expected to get the green light to merge when councillors meet next week.Parents have already given the linking of Breadsall HillTop Infant and Junior schools to become a primary...
View ArticlePlans for wind-turbines as tall as Nelson's Column near Etwall and Burnaston...
Controversial plans for wind turbines as tall as Nelson's Column in a Derbyshire village have been resubmitted. Bowler Energy LLP submitted a third set of plans to South Derbyshire District Council for...
View ArticleDerby centre may lose £50,000 lottery funding to help abused women
A CHARITY that helps victims of domestic abuse has won £50,000 in lottery funding to expand – but now faces losing the cash before it is spent.Derby Women's centre needs £170,000 for an extension and...
View ArticleTeen punched in face and robbed in Derby park
A TEENAGER was punched in the face and robbed of his mobile phone in a Derby park. The 19-year-old victim went for a walk and was sitting on a bench in Markeaton Recreation Ground, near to St Anne's...
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