Derby County duo Richard Keogh and Jeff Hendrick feature in Ireland's 1-1...
DERBY County duo Richard Keogh and Jeff Hendrick both featured for the Republic of Ireland in their 1-1 friendly draw with Costa Rica in the United States. Defender Keogh started for Martin O'Neill's...
View ArticleWITH VIDEO: Derby County 2013-14 season review part one - August
AN unlikely twist to Derby County's form provided a discussion point in the opening month of the season. Away results the previous season had been dire and yet the new campaign started with impressive...
View ArticleWhat's on in Derby and Derbyshire today
TODAY PUBS AND CLUBSFlowerpot, King Street, Derby. Are You Experienced. £9. 8pm.Duke of Clarence, Mansfield Road, Derby. Ashwood, duo, songs from the decades. 8.30pm.Horse and Groom, Parker Street. Hey...
View ArticleDerby D-Day veteran Les Calladine recalls the historic events of 70 years...
War veteran Les Calladine remembers the fallen, the fight and the end of the Second World War. As part of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Chaddesden pensioner shares his wartime story.THERE'S...
View ArticleIt's a mad world! Watch hilarious back flip fail as dancer tries to impress...
HERE'S a lesson in how NOT to impress a bunch of girls. After downing a few beers, this festival-goer felt confident enough to perform an acrobatic back flip in front of a crowd. But rather than pull...
View ArticleHow much more misery can we take on our roads?
WHO would be a driver in Derby these days – or a business owner in beleaguered London Road for that matter?On today's front page, and for the second time in the space of four days, we report on more...
View ArticleFury as Derby's London Road bridge work faces four-month delay
LONDON Road bridge in Derby is set to close for four months longer than expected – heaping further misery on the city's motorists.Network Rail says the bridge, on one of the main routes into the city,...
View ArticleWITH VIDEO: Derby County 2013-14 season review part two - September
A MONTH that started with a thumping away win ended with the manager being sacked. Only in football can this happen.Craig Bryson scored a hat-trick in the 5-1 victory at Millwall – Derby County's most...
View ArticleEy Up Mi Duck! Thousand of rubber ducks take part in River Derwent race today
THOUSANDS of rubber ducks took part in an annual fund-raising race on the River Derwent today. The Ey Up Mi Duck Race – in aid of Sight Support Derbyshire – began at 1.30pm. There will also be stalls,...
View ArticleAngela Ward murder trial: Date for accused Ian Meakin brought forward
THE trial date of a 48-year-old man accused of murdering his partner outside her home has been brought forward.Ian Meakin is accused of the murder of his 27-year-old partner Angela Ward.It is alleged...
View ArticlePride and passion of the Rams on display at new exhibition
RAMS hero Roger Davies was among those who helped kick off a new football exhibition in Derby.In the year of the World Cup, Quad has launched The Pride and The Passion exhibition.At a launch event,...
View ArticleBurglar makes off with iPads in Somercotes
TWO iPad tablet computers have been stolen from a house in Somercotes.Police believe the burglar got in through an insecure window.The break-in happened in Welbeck Close between 7am and 5.30pm on...
View ArticleDerbyshire mobile speed camera locations until Sunday, June 15
A52 Ashbourne Road, Derby A6 Duffield Road, Derby A5250 Burton Road, Derby Fields Farm Road, Long Eaton Woods Roads, Chaddesden A6 Alvaston A52 Ednaston A515 Buxton Road, Sandybrook Hampshire Road,...
View ArticleGALLERY: Start of summer party held by Intu Derby
IT may have been pouring with rain outside, but a party was held this weekend at Intu Derby to celebrate the start of summer. Hourly carnival parades, face painting, craft workshops and food sampling...
View ArticleDerbyshire student Ruby tells of life and death at an Indian animal sanctuary
RUBY Shorrock, 21, from Quarndon, a third-year student at Glasgow Veterinary School, worked at an Animal Aid Unlimited sanctuary in Udaipur, India, last summer. Here are extracts from her blog:FIRST...
View ArticleJury due to consider verdicts in Barry Smith murder case
A JUDGE has begun summing up in the case of three people accused of murdering a father-of-four outside a Derbyshire social club.Mr Justice Charles Haddon-Cave QC told a jury it is "they and they only"...
View ArticleDerbyshire CCC off to flying start in Championship at Grace Road
DERBYSHIRE made a dream start with three quick wickets at the beginning of their LV County Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road. Following the blow of Tim Groenewald's impending...
View ArticleClive is youngest head teacher in the UK...now he hopes to inspire others to...
A former Derby schoolboy is about to become the youngest head teacher in the country at the age of 28. From humble origins, Clive Lawrence is hoping to act as a role model for young people in the...
View ArticleWhat did you make of Dennis Skinner's heckle during Queen's Speech?
THE tradition of Derbyshire MP Dennis Skinner issuing a heckle in the moments before the Queen's Speech is probably as old as Britain's democracy. This year, the last legislative programme from the...
View ArticleDerby County hero Paulo Wanchope plotting England's downfall but says fans...
FORMER Derby County favourite Paulo Wanchope thinks England football fans need to have more belief in their team. Wanchope is hoping to plot England's downfall at the World Cup in Brazil. The...
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