Pupils excluded for BB gun incident
AT least two students have been excluded from a Derby secondary school following an incident with a BB gun.It is understood one pupil took the gun to Noel-Baker Community School and another pupil used...
View ArticleSuspects sought over shoplifting
POLICE are keen to speak to these 18 people over shoplifting in Derbyshire.Detectives in Amber Valley say the images were gathered after shops and supermarkets handed over footage to them.The offences...
View ArticleVIDEO: My horror as CCTV showed raiders crept around me
DRAMATIC CCTV pictures captured the horrifying moments when masked raiders crept around a pub landlady as she slept.Susan Page screamed as she watched the footage and saw the men clamber about her and...
View ArticleRams seventh ahead of rivals Forest in list of clubs' revenue
DERBY County, Burton Albion and 13 other Midlands clubs accounted for 13% of a record total of £3bn generated by all the teams in the Premier League and Football League, according to a new report.The...
View ArticleBadger cull will be unmitigated failure, warns Labour MP
ANIMAL rights campaigner and Derby North Labour MP Chris Williamson has warned the Government it would be held to account for its decision to ignore professional scientific advice and insist on a...
View ArticleR-R'S TOP FIVE AIRCRAFT DEALS
£4 billion: November 2007, by Emirates for Trent XWB engines to power 120 Airbus A350s.£3.2 billion: January 2011, by British Airways for Trent 900 engines to power up to 19 Airbus A380s and Trent 1000...
View ArticleCorrie star Roache appears in court to face indecency charges
CORONATION Street star William Roache has appeared in court charged with five counts of indecent assault.The Ilkeston-born actor will "vigorously protest his innocence" over "deeply upsetting" sex...
View ArticleMan suffers critical injuries in accident
A 24-YEAR-OLD man suffered critical injuries after an accident at a Swadlincote workplace yesterday morning.The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the incident, which happened at a business...
View ArticleRoundhouse given new access award
DERBY College's historic Roundhouse is the first events venue in the city to receive a new quality mark for organisations whose buildings are accessible to disabled people.The venue, which was opened...
View ArticleVIDEO: Toyota predicts sales boost
CAR manufacturer Toyota has predicted that eco-friendly hybrid engines will power almost half of the Derbyshire-built estate versions of its Auris car.On Thursday, the Japanese manufacturer's Burnaston...
View ArticleCity academy wants sixth form
DERBY'S newest academy – only a week old – has begun the process of creating its own sixth form.The City of Derby Academy, formerly Sinfin Community School, was launched officially on June 1 by...
View ArticleLessons on Islam as a religion of peace
Jamia Mosque imam Qazi Abdul Mateen recently gave a talk to youngsters about how Islam's main greeting "assalamu alaikum" shows it is a religion of peace.He said the greeting was a complete prayer that...
View ArticleSilence that let Dylan, 3, fall victim to a murderer
DERBYSHIRE probation and mental health services have been criticised after a three-year-old boy was murdered by his mother's boyfriend.A serious case review into the death of Dylan Crean, killed by...
View ArticlePensioner died after driving error
A 92-YEAR-OLD driver died after driving straight out across a main road without stopping.Ernest Glover, a retired farmer, died shortly after his car collided with another vehicle in Stanton-By-Dale, an...
View ArticleCity MP demands Thameslink answers
DERBY MP Chris Williamson has tabled a series of Parliamentary questions asking what the delay in signing the Thameslink trains contract has cost the taxpayer.This week, a report published by the...
View ArticleSummit on city's hunger problem
VOLUNTEERS have vowed to tackle the growing issue of inner-city hunger in Derby.A summit to discuss the problem was held yesterday at Derby Cathedral. It reflected the Big IF rally in London today to...
View ArticleDirty syringes plague city street
A COUPLE who are renovating a city centre house say they are being plagued by fly tippers and drug users who are leaving dirty syringes outside their property.Debbie Daly and Chris Hopper are making...
View ArticleMosque leaders: We are willing to sit down with EDL
Chris Mallett goes to Derby's Jamia Mosque in the aftermath of the death of Lee Rigby.THE words in this headline were spoken by Derby's Jamia mosque secretary Nazir Hussain in the aftermath of the...
View ArticleDerby, Burton awaiting draw in Capital One Northern pool
DERBY County and Burton Albion will both feature in the northern section of the draw for the 2013-14 Capital One Cup.The Rams are one of 18 northern seeds, with the Brewers among the 18 non-seeds in...
View ArticleGerald Mortimer: training often worth watching at Raynesway
IT IS mid-June, so why am I still writing about football? Largely because it will not go away. I note that England are competing in the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey later this month. By then, their...
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