Flash floods hit Derbyshire
TORRENTIAL downpours have caused flash floods across Derbyshire today. A stretch of Derby Road, in Ilkeston, next to the fire station, was completely covered by the water after heavy showers broke...
View ArticleChampionship transfer talk: Nottingham Forest closing in on Hull City striker...
NOTTINGHAM Forest are reported to be closing in on the signing of Hull City striker Matty Fryatt. Fryatt has rejected the offer of a fresh contract at the Premier League club, according to the...
View ArticleNew scheme to tackle violence in Derby during World Cup
A NEW scheme to help tackle alcohol related violence has been launched in Derby ahead of this year's World Cup. The initiative, known as the Cardiff model, prevents alcohol related violence by sharing...
View ArticleWorld Cup diary: England full-back reveals good luck message from music legend
ENGLAND left-back Leighton Baines has revealed the squad have received a special good luck message from a music legend. Baines, 29, is a self-confessed music nut, so when he found out ex-Smiths...
View ArticleDerby County to face Russian club Zenit St Petersburg on pre-season trip to...
DERBY County will face Russian side Zenit St Petersburg during a six-day pre-season training camp in Austria. The Rams will visit Austria between July 20 and July 26 as they prepare for the 2014-15...
View ArticleAlex Hughes helps halt Derbyshire CCC decline at Grace Road
ALEX Hughes again carried the responsibility of Derbyshire's hopes as they struggled to 157-6 at tea on the second day of their LV County Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road. It was...
View ArticleUKIP Councillor Alan Graves reveals kissogram job to pay for college
IT'S usually babies that politicians are famed for kissing but for Derby's new UKIP leader it was once a different story. Councillor Alan Graves has revealed that he used to be a fancy dress kissogram...
View ArticleDerby County player of the year 'targeted by QPR'
DERBY County midfielder Craig Bryson is reportedly wanted by Queens Park Rangers. QPR, who beat the Rams in last month's Championship play-off final to seal promotion back to the Premier League, are...
View ArticlePublic urged not to make unnecessary calls during fire strike
MEMBERS of the public are being urged not to make unnecessary 999 calls during a 24-hour strike by firefighters this week. The Fire Brigades Union announced that its members would be walking out on...
View ArticleBuilding "partially collapsed" in Derby
A BUILDING in Derby has "partially collapsed" according to police. Officers were called to the scene on Gerard Street in the centre of the city at 4.20pm after part of the building collapsed. It was in...
View ArticleWest Bromwich Albion say they have rejected Derby County bid for George Thorne
WEST Bromwich Albion say they have rejected an undisclosed bid from Derby County for midfielder George Thorne. The Rams are keen to sign 21-year-old Thorne after his successful recent loan spell. But...
View ArticleWainwright and Hughes set Derbyshire CCC back on the right road
DAVID Wainwright and Alex Hughes dug Derbyshire out of a hole on the second day of their LV County Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road. After a timid performance to begin...
View ArticleChampionship transfer talk: Rotherham sign Aston Villa striker, duo to leave...
ROTHERHAM United have paid a club record undisclosed transfer fee to sign striker Jordan Bowery from Aston Villa. The 22-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the newly-promoted Millers. "We are...
View ArticleOpinion: 'Who needs the theatre? Give me a DVD any day'
THE Derby Telegraph gets lots of letters each week on issues affecting Derby and Derbyshire. This one discusses the theatre. ALTHOUGH I agree with Derbyshire-born actor and patron of Quad John Hurt...
View ArticleVIDEO: Derby Telegraph triumphs at Midlands Media Awards
THE Derby Telegraph won four awards - including Newspaper of the Year - at the Midlands Media Awards. Education correspondent Zena Hawley was named Journalist of the Year and also took home Scoop of...
View ArticleDavid Wainwright moves to maiden hundred for Derbyshire CCC
DAVID Wainwright completed his first century for Derbyshire as his ninth-wicket partnership with Tom Taylor took their side into the lead on the third day of their LV County Championship match against...
View ArticleDerby Women's Centre saved: £40k windfall stops abuse support centre closing
A CENTRE that helps women who have suffered abuse has been saved from closure after receiving £40,000 in funding.The future of Derby Women's Centre was under threat because it was crumbling – with a...
View ArticleAlton Towers thieves: Women banned from park and jailed for stealing bags...
TWO women have been jailed and banned from returning to Alton Towers indefinitely after snatching bags from lockers - as their owners enjoyed the rides. Thieves Johanne Morris and Danielle Perkin...
View ArticleBarry Smith murder trial: Jury sent out to deliberate verdict
THE jury has been sent out to deliberate their verdicts on a murder case where a father-of-four was killed outside a Derbyshire social club. Justice Charles Haddon-Cave QC finished his summing up this...
View ArticleWorld Cup violence: Police and NHS in Derby plan to fight crime
A NEW scheme to help tackle alcohol-related violence has been launched in Derby ahead of this year's World Cup. The initiative, known as the Cardiff model, after the city where it was pioneered...
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