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Breast cancer diagnosis for mum and gran spurs girl, 14, to race triumph
Despite the sweltering heat, Race for Life 2013 saw some incredible performances. Joey Severn reports.TWENTY minutes and 14 seconds after she set off, 14-year-old Niamh Emerson became the fastest...
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VIDEO: We did it for you, Caitlin
LITTLE Caitlin McCormack was just one of the inspiring individuals who persuaded 5,111 women to don their running shoes for Race for Life.Caitlin, seven, is battling leukaemia and is currently on a...
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Feeling hot? There's more on the way
DERBYSHIRE has enjoyed its hottest day for two years, according to a keen weather forecaster.Amateur weatherman Philip Singleton, of Chaddesden, said the sunny spell was set to continue – with...
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Suspended sentence for taking mum's car
A DRUNK driver who stole his mother's car and crashed it, stayed at the scene to confess to police: "I'm sorry, I'm out of my face."Benjamin Watkins also told officers he was "an idiot" and that his...
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Driver taken to hospital after car smashes into wall
A NEIGHBOUR living next door to a house where a car smashed into the garden wall said vehicles had also crashed into her garage twice.Police cordoned off part of Bishops Drive, in Oakwood, for more...
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Bublé fan fuming at £250 tickets fiasco
A MICHAEL Bublé fan is calling for an event website to be shut down after she spent more than £250 on tickets that never arrived.Cheryl Crane bought the tickets online in November from a site called...
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Teenager's racial jibe to schoolgirl
A TEENAGER racially abused an 11-year-old girl as she left a shop buying bread for her mother.Scott Hunt, 18, appeared to be angry when he asked the girl "What are you looking at?" and used a racist...
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Pimm's sorbet is a super seller
A SPONDON ice cream maker has been creating weird and wonderful flavours - including a Pimm's sorbet. The weather is proving a massive boon for Bluebells, which has seen sales soar of its new Pimm's...
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Cheers! 35,000 pints sunk at Derby beer festival
MORE than 10,000 thirsty punters supped their way through more than 35,000 pints in scorching temperatures at this year's Derby summer beer festival.Organisers of the event, which finished on Sunday,...
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Man in Hatton crash dies from injuries
A MAN whose car collided with a house in Hatton has died from his injuries.The Ford Ranger being driven by 21-year-old Daniel Hall collided with a house in Sutton Lane at about 6.15am on Sunday, July...
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Revealed: £1m cost of councillors
DERBYSHIRE'S 64 county councillors cost the public purse just over £1 million in the past financial year – an average of £1.31 per taxpayer.The amount each councillor was paid during 2012-13 has now...
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Former Derby County player Dave Langan devastated to sell medals
A FORMER Rams star with money problems has said he is "devastated" to be auctioning off his international caps and some club medals.Dave Langan, 56, who played as a right-back for Derby County between...
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Improvements on schedule in Assembly Rooms
MAINTENANCE work to improve the Great Hall at Derby's Assembly Rooms is well under way with the floor and ceiling now removed.The schedule will mean that the Great Hall will be closed until the end of...
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More held over human trafficking
POLICE have arrested two further people as part of an operation into human trafficking in Derby. The force yesterday made a series of arrests as a result of an investigation into an Eastern European...
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Roma immigrants help clean up Derby's streets
A FAMILY of Roma immigrants are spearheading the Clean Up Derby campaign after a plea from community activists.The family of six have been sweeping pavements and delivering leaflets encouraging other...
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Store closed after daylight arson attack
A RETAIL store was closed yesterday after being gutted in an arson attack.Police said there was enough evidence to suggest a fire that ripped through the back of Poundstretcher, in Heanor Retail Park,...
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Defender Richard Dunne completes his move to Queens Park Rangers
QUEENS Park Rangers have signed Republic of Ireland international defender Richard Dunne on a one-year deal.The 33-year-old centre back was a free agent after his contract at Aston Villa expired in the...
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John Eustace to feature in midfield for Derby County at Port Vale
JOHN Eustace will be handed a run-out in his more accustomed midfield role when Derby County face Port Vale in their second friendly of pre-season tonight.Eustace is looking to earn a contract with the...
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R-R chief braved U-boats with Churchill
A FORMER director of Rolls-Royce in Scotland has died at the age of 94.Donald McLean was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1918.His daughter, Wendy Roe, said as a young boy her father could not wait to...
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Party time as ex-nurse turns 100
A FORMER nurse who travelled to England from Jamaica 56 years ago is celebrating her 100th birthday today.Mary Williams, who is known as Mother May to her friends and family, came to England in 1956 by...
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