Burglar targeted Littleover home while owner was asleep
A BURGLAR broke into a home in Littleover while the owner was asleep and took laptops and mobile phones. Officers said the offender damaged the back door of the property, in Breedon Avenue, to gain...
View ArticlePolice seek man who injured runner in Matlock
Police want to talk to the man in this picture after a runner was injured in Matlock. Officers said today that on Thursday, January 9, a man was running along Bank Road when a man in a car opened his...
View ArticleHughes and Wainwright hold up Kent but Derbyshire CCC lose
DESPITE a record stand between Alex Hughes and David Wainwright, Derbyshire were beaten by 10 wickets on the third day in their LV County Championship match against Kent at Canterbury. From 32-3...
View ArticleMan jailed for abducting two young children found in Derby
A MAN who abducted two young children - who were later found in Derby - has been jailed for three years. Saleem Tahir took the pair from a room at the Quality Inn Hotel in Hanley in October. They were...
View ArticleDerbyshire schoolboy died while swimming off French coast in 'tragic accident'
AN inquest into the holiday death of a 16-year-old from Derbyshire has found he died in a "tragic" accident when swimming off the French coast. Kieran Knight, from Newhall, was on holiday with his...
View ArticleSteve Burton murder probe: Sister and brother left 'numb' by death of former...
THE sister of a former Derby window cleaner found dead at his home in Chaddesden said today she has been left feeling "numb". Steve Burton, 50, died on Friday at his home in Selkirk Street. Julie...
View ArticleMan stabbed in leg and stomach during assault in Derbyshire
A MAN was treated for stab wounds following an assault in Derbyshire. Police said the 36-year-old victim was walking along the Long Eaton canal path, between the Derby Road bridge entrance into Long...
View ArticleA6 reopens after fire at former Derbyshire Building Society headquarters in...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at the former Derbyshire Building Society headquarters in Duffield tonight. Fire crews and police were called to Duffield Hall in St Ronans Avenue, just off the A6,...
View ArticleDavid Hunter murder trial: Victim suffered 'at least 24 injuries' in Derby...
A DERBY bus driver suffered "at least 24 injuries" after being attacked with a crowbar by his lover's husband, a court heard. David Hunter was found dead outside his home in Breadsall Hilltop. Heteny...
View ArticleSex attack on 18-year-old in Derbyshire
AN 18-YEAR-OLD girl was the victim of a sex attack along a bridlepath near Swadlincote, police have said. Police are appealing for information following the incident off Pit Lane, Church Gresley, at...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 49, fighting for his life following crash in South Derbyshire
A MOTORCYCLIST is in intensive care following a crash in South Derbyshire. The 49-year-old was rushed to the Royal Derby Hospital after a collision with a car in Milton. Police said the crash happened...
View ArticleA52 motorbike crash: Tributes paid to 'first rate bloke' Owen Pilkington
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a motorcyclist killed in an accident on the A52 between Osmaston and Brailsford. Owen Pilkington's white Honda motorcycle, which was travelling from Ashbourne, was...
View ArticlePub to be funeral parlour? Over our dead bodies, say Derbyshire villagers
A NEW offer is being lined up by villagers to buy a former Derbyshire pub and stop it becoming a funeral directors.Mark Gregory said the offer is "substantially higher" than £300,000 he has already put...
View ArticleEast Midlands Airport: strike causes second day of disruption
PASSENGERS at East Midlands Airport are enduring a second day of disruption to their flights caused by striking air traffic controllers in France. Yesterday, dozens of flights were either delayed or...
View ArticleDavid Hunter murder trial: killer tells jury he'd had no wish to hurt victim
Killer Heteny Tarsoly has told a court that he had no wish to harm his victim. Tarsoly was giving evidence on the third day of his trial at Derby Crown Court. He is accused of murdering bus driver...
View ArticleMinister rejects help plea from trust looking to take over derelict Derby...
THE trust which has applied to transform the front part of Derby's derelict Hippodrome theatre has hit a snag in its plans for the revamp.Derby Hippodrome Restoration Trust had called on Saqid Javid,...
View ArticleWe WILL meet £1.2m savings target on brown bins, vows Derby City Council
A £1.2 million savings target which Derby City Council needs to achieve through its new paid-for garden waste collection service will be reached, the authority has said.This is despite not yet having...
View ArticleDefender joins Derby County target in having transfer request turned down by...
WEST Bromwich Albion have rejected a transfer request from defender Craig Dawson. The Baggies have turned down the 24-year-old's request as new manager Alan Irvine assesses the squad he inherited from...
View ArticleAnton Rippon: Wearing a tie made sure I had the best service in town
"I'VE never liked to see the word 'booze' on shops," said the man at the bar. "Somehow it doesn't appeal to me when I want a cheeky little Merlot." I agreed. When you see a shop that advertises "cheap...
View ArticleHaul of CDs found in Derby street - recognise them?
Police are trying to trace the owner of a haul of CDs found in Derby. Dozens of CDs were found in the black case in Magellan Way, at City Point, Alvaston, on June 18. They were handed into police but...
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