Drink-drivers and meat thief among those up before Derby magistrates
BARRY Oregan, 57, of Edmund Road, Spondon, was disqualified from driving for 20 months, fined £345 and told to pay £85 costs and a £35 victim surcharge for exceeding the alcohol limit when driving in...
View ArticleBombardier celebrates Derby's 175-year links with rail
SPECIAL event is taking place at Derby train-maker Bombardier today to celebrate the city's 175-year association with rail. Hundreds of VIP guests have been invited to the firm's Litchurch Lane site...
View ArticleJail for gun-threat homeless man
A man who handed a note warning a garage cashier he had a gun has been jailed. Paul Dunn, 45, walked into Murco, on Traffic Street, Derby on March 27. After handing over the note, which demanded cash,...
View ArticleDerby conscientious objectors remembered in London ceremony
DERBY conscientious objectors of the First World War are among 50 who have been remembered in a ceremony in London today. The event in Tavistock Square was part of this year's International...
View ArticleFormer Derby County man Benito Carbone takes up consultant role at Leeds United
LEEDS United have appointed former Derby County player Benito Carbone as a consultant responsible for their "technical and football operations". The 42-year-old Italian, who spent six years as a player...
View ArticleThe Rams at Wembley: Disabled Derby County fans now able to buy tickets after...
DISABLED Derby County fans who have not been able to get tickets for Wembley can now buy them from the ticket office at the iPro Stadium. About 150 to 200 tickets for people with wheelchairs were not...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after police warrant in Chaddesden
POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of growing cannabis after suspected drugs were found growing in a house in Chaddesden. Officers raised the property in Field Lane at about 9.50am and found what...
View ArticleMen in Derbyshire crash named as Daniel Green and Jamie Lynch
TWO men who died in a motorcycle crash in Derbyshire have been named. Daniel Green, 23, from North Wingfield, and pillion rider Jamie Lynch, 22, from Chesterfield, were killed following the crash last...
View ArticleMan trampled to death by "stampeding cows" in Ashbourne named as Peter Jakeman
A MAN who was trampled by "stampeding cows" in Ashbourne has died. Peter Jakeman, 62, was airlifted to hospital following the incident yesterday. Mr Jakeman, of Liskard Road, Callington Cornwall, was...
View ArticleReferee announced for Championship play-off final between Derby County and QPR
LEE Mason will be the man in charge of Derby County's Championship play-off final against Queens Park Rangers at Wembley. The Lancashire official has been announced as referee for the match, which...
View ArticleRams at Wembley: 17,000 tickets expected to go on sale to Rams fans on Saturday
RAMS fans have now bought about 18,500 tickets to see Derby County play at Wembley Stadium on May 24. The football club said they now estimated about 17,000 tickets to see the Rams play Queens Park...
View ArticleJohn Port School: "No means" to avoid five days of strikes, according to head...
DERBYSHIRE's largest secondary school has "no means" to avoid five days of strikes, its head teacher has said. Head teacher of John Port School in Etwall, Chris Sainsbury, said he is "frustrated" that...
View ArticleBombardier opens gates to celebrate 175 years of Derby train-building
Train-maker Bombardier opened the gates of its Litchurch Lane factory for a special celebration of the city's long and proud history of train manufacturing, as well as a giving visitors a glimpse into...
View ArticleCricket: Marehay learning in top flight after sticky start
THEY went through last season unbeaten to win a league and cup double but Marehay always knew life would be different in the Beechwood Mazda Derbyshire Premier League.So it has proved, as they sit...
View ArticleLong Eaton United leave Northern Counties East League to join Midland...
LONG Eaton United will be playing in the Midland Football Alliance next season. The Blues are leaving the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, citing the long jounreys north as the primary...
View ArticleRams fan: I think the post lady was slightly surprised to be greeted with a...
Not long to go now for the mighty game at Wembley. Here's what Derby County fans are saying on Twitter:Come hell or high water I will be awake for 9am to get Wembley tickets tomorrow!!!...
View ArticleWarning to pupils taking exams after schoolgirl is robbed in Hilton
Police are investigating the robbery of a 16-year-old girl in Hilton. The incident happened in Derby Road at 3.10pm on Wednesday as she walked home after taking an exam. An old dark red or burgundy car...
View ArticleWorld Cup-bound QPR defender told he cannot face Derby County in Championship...
QUEENS Park Rangers' defender Yun Suk-young has been told he cannot face Derby County in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. Yun has been named in South Korea's 23-man squad for next month's...
View ArticleFormer Everton midfielder to join Bournemouth after Newcastle United exit
FORMER England under-21 midfielder Dan Gosling is to join Championship side Bournemouth on a four-year deal, subject to a medical, after being released by Newcastle United. Gosling, 24, has been told...
View ArticleFormer Derby County strikers among 17 released by Blackpool
FORMER Derby County strikers Nathan Tyson and Robert Earnshaw are among 17 players to be released by Blackpool. Ex-caretaker player manager Barry Ferguson is also leaving the club, who narrowly avoided...
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