Colourful memorial at Osmaston Park to the tragic Philpott children
A MEMORIAL bench to the six Philpott children has been unveiled almost two years to the day since they died in a tragic house fire.Family and friends of Duwayne, Jade, John, Jesse, Jayden and Jack...
View ArticleThe Rams at Wembley: Almost 10,000 tickets sold to Derby County fans in first...
DERBY County fans desperate to see their club play at Wembley have already bought close to 10,000 tickets in the first two hours after they went on sale. The Rams will face QPR in the final on...
View Article14-year-old cyclist butted and punched on canal path in Long Eaton
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was butted and punched by two youths on a canal path. Police say the victim was stopped by the pair as he cycled along the Erewash Canal, close to Bennett Street, Long Eaton, at about...
View ArticleFirm appointed to build Derbyshire's new police and fire service headquarters
DERBYSHIRE'S new joint police and fire service headquarters will be built by a firm from Lancashire. Bolton-based construction firm The Vinden Partnership has been appointed to oversee the new £14m...
View ArticleTrevor Middleton was bludgeoned to death with dumbbell bar, court hears
A MAN has today gone on trial accused of "bludgeoning" to death Derby drug dealer Trevor Middleton with a metal bar. Andrejs Pozdnakovs is alleged to have repeatedly struck Mr Middleton around the head...
View ArticleMugging in Uttoxeter New Road, Derby: Girl assaulted and robbed by gang
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was surrounded by a gang and robbed of her mobile phone in a Derby street. The incident happened at 9.50pm last night when the teenage victim was walking along Uttoxeter New Road,...
View ArticleElection postponed after death of candidate
THE election for a ward of the Amber Valley Borough Council election has been postponed following the death of one of the candidates. The Swanwick election has been postponed following the death of...
View ArticleThree teens punched and robbed in Alvaston
Three teenage boys out walking a dog in Alvaston have been robbed by a gang of older youths. The victims, two aged 14 and one aged 13, were walking in Harlow Close at about 5pm yesterday when they were...
View ArticleThe Rams at Wembley: Derby County urges people not to panic over Roadrider...
ABOUT 2,000 tickets are still left for Rams fans looking to use the club's Roadrider coach service to get to Wembley, Derby County has said. The Rams will face QPR in the Championship play-off final on...
View ArticleEast Midlands Airport confident of dealing with radar problems caused by...
East Midlands Airport says it is fully aware the wind turbines at Spondon could cause disturbance to its radar system. Severn Trent said the two 130-metre structures, in Megaloughton Lane, will not be...
View ArticleQPR defender dedicates Wigan play-off win to chairman ahead of final showdown...
QUEENS Park Rangers chairman Tony Fernandes may have recently claimed promotion this season is not vital to the club - but his celebrations following their dramatic play-off win over Wigan Athletic on...
View ArticleThe Rams at Wembley: Disabled Derby County fans disappointed by ticket hitch
DISABLED Rams fans looking to book tickets for the Championship play-off final have been disappointed because of a last-minute hitch. Derby County said about 150 to 200 tickets for people with...
View Article13,000 tickets sold for Derby County's play off final against QPR in one day
DERBY County fans desperate to see their club play at Wembley bought close to 13,000 tickets in seven hours after they went on sale for the first time today. And about 10,000 of those were purchased by...
View ArticleThe Rams at Wembley: Fans flying in from Sri Lanka, USA and Spain
SURROUNDED by his Rams scarves, shirts and memorabilia, Graham Lewis never feels too far away from the iPro Stadium. But watching Derby County walk out on to the hallowed turf of Wembley Stadium from...
View ArticleI'm sick of being pestered by charity workers at Derby bus station
SURELY I cannot be the only one who is sick to death of being accosted by charity workers or PPI claims people at the bus station?When I arrive in Derby I'm going to work... leave me alone. I'm tired...
View ArticleEdward Spalton: Major political parties think of their voters as cattle to be...
THE Labour party has imported an American public relations expert to mastermind its election campaign.The Conservatives have an Australian of the same profession for the same purpose.An American friend...
View ArticleGeorge Thorne voted Derby County man of the match in Championship play-off...
MIDFIELDER George Thorne was voted Derby County's man of the match following the Rams' Championship play-off semi-final second leg against Brighton & Hove Albion - in our online poll. Thorne, on...
View ArticleRacing to cash in on successful formula
A DERBY law firm has pole position in a drive to capitalise on multi-million-pound investment in Formula E racing and emerging technologies at Donington Park.Geldards has teamed up with sustainable...
View ArticleNew shop for Derbyshire healthy pet treat firm The Dog Bakery
A couple who started producing healthy pet treats from a catering trailer are opening their first shop and factory in Stanley Common. Scott Latham and Janine Rose founded The Dog Bakery in 2010 after...
View ArticleEducation Secretary under fire from Derbyshire Police Federation over school...
THE chairman of Derbyshire Police Federation has hit back at the Education Secretary Michael Gove after it was announced parents taking their children on holiday out of term time would be...
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