Derby legal staff redundant as CPS offices are moved to Nottingham
NINE officers from the Crown Prosecution Service in Derby have left after the city's staff were moved to Nottingham.The nine members of staff were granted voluntary redundancy after the offices, in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Belper hockey ace Hollie Webb helps England secure quarter-final spot...
BELPER hockey player Hollie Webb says she is delighted after helping England secure a place in the quarter final of the World League series in Argentina. Webb, from Blackbrook, said: "What a great win...
View ArticleDying cancer mum's diary of despair tells of Derby NHS 'failings'
A CANCER victim has left a diary from beyond the grave, detailing a lack of compassion by hospital staff and what she claims were medical failings she believed led to her death. Claire Bahi, 39, lost...
View ArticleVIDEO: Miraculous golf shot by Purpose Media MD Matt Wheatcroft
A MIRACULOUS golf shot by a Derbyshire business owner has become an internet sensation. Matt Wheatcroft, managing director of South Normanton-based Purpose Media, pulled off the shot while playing in...
View ArticleDerby husband killed himself while on bail over suicide of his partner
A MAN investigated by police for assisting the suicide of his sick partner killed himself clutching her picture while on bail, a coroner heard yesterday. Two inquests held into the deaths heard that...
View ArticleSteve McClaren challenges Derby County players to stay among Championship's...
HEAD coach Steve McClaren has challenged his Derby County players to stay in the Championship's leading pack of clubs and keep the place buzzing. Derby sat in their highest position of the season,...
View ArticleCuts should not mean axing Derbyshire fire stations, says Labour cabinet
Proposals to cut fire stations in Derbyshire are facing opposition from the county council. Paul Whyatt reports.LABOUR cabinet members are to write to fire bosses objecting to proposals that would see...
View ArticleFace of a sex monster: Harbinder Khatkar found guilty of 18 attacks on Derby...
Harbinder Khatkar has been found guilty of 18 sex attacks - including rape - on seven women in Derby. Six of the attacks happened in one night in February in the Pear Tree and Normanton areas of the...
View ArticleLive: Derby County v Middlesbrough
See how Derby County's Championship clash with Middlesbrough unfolded minute-by-minute on Wednesday night. Our interactive match blog was up and running from around 6pm, ahead of kick-off at 7.45pm.Â
View ArticleTeam news: Jamie Ward returns for Derby County to face Middlesbrough
JAMIE Ward is back in the Derby County starting line-up for Wednesday night's Championship clash with Middlesbrough (7.45pm). Ward missed Sunday's 3-1 win at Wigan Athletic due to a knee injury but is...
View ArticleDerby experts challenge data which puts British pupils near the bottom of the...
Britain's 15-year-olds are lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to reading, maths and science, according to new test data. But does this really give an accurate picture of our education...
View ArticleHalf-time: Derby County lead 10-man Middlesbrough 1-0
A GOAL on the stroke of half-time has given Derby County a 1-0 lead against 10-man Middlesbrough. The opener, in the first minute of added time, was credited to Rams striker Chris Martin, who appeared...
View ArticleDerby County up to fourth after late Conor Sammon strike sinks 10-man...
A LATE goal from substitute Conor Sammon gave Derby County a 2-1 victory over 10-man Middlesbrough - sending the Rams up to fourth in the Championship table. Sammon struck in the 90th minute after Boro...
View ArticleKen Forbes' award for sweeping role at Matlock Town football club
A SELFLESS football fan who has kept his club and the rest of the town clean for 40 years has been rewarded for his dedication.Ken Forbes would make a 20-mile round trip in all weathers to clean the...
View ArticleArson attack in Spondon's Arnhem Terrace
POLICE and firefighters were called to a Spondon street after an arson attack. A wheelie bin was set alight in Arnhem Terrace at 2.30am this morning with flames spreading to a fence. Firefighters from...
View ArticleHundreds say goodbye to "proud gypsy" Barry Smith after Kilburn tragedy
"BARRY was cruelly released from this life and we pray that justice will be done so we may treasure the memory of his life more than the memory of his death."Canon John Willett's words rung out...
View Article'Save the charity which rescued me from Derby gang of paedophiles'
A TEENAGE girl groomed by perverts at the age of 13 has pleaded for the future of a Derby child protection charity which fears the axe. The youngster, now 15, is one of hundreds of children who have...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sex monster Harbinder Khatkar struck six times in 10 hours after being...
A VIOLENT sex predator attacked six women in one night only six weeks after a jury cleared him of raping a woman.Harbinder Khatkar committed the sickening series of offences in the space of ten hours...
View ArticleDerby County hero Conor Sammon happy with "scrappy" winner against Middlesbrough
CONOR Sammon was delighted with his "scrappy" late winner for Derby County against Middlesbrough. Sammon came off the bench to seal the Rams' 2-1 victory at Pride Park with a 90th-minute strike. "I...
View ArticleCar tax disc set to be scrapped under Autumn Statement proposal
THE car tax disc displayed in driver's windscreens is set to be scrapped and replaced with a modern electronic system. Chancellor George Osbourne is expected to make the announcement, as part of the...
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