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Bus service to replace trains as Nottingham station closes
COMMUTERS taking replacement bus services to Nottingham railway station are concerned about whether the system will cope with rush hour.This weekend, all trains to and from Nottingham station were...
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Derby is safe place to study, insist university bosses
UNIVERSITY officials have hit back at the authors of a new guide which says that Derby is the second-riskiest university to attend in the East Midlands for being in a crime-hit area.The Complete...
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VIDEO: Colour, music and passion at Derby's Caribbean Carnival
Under summer skies, thousands of people visited plenty of weekend events – including Derby's Caribbean Carnival. Chris Jones reports.IT was the sound of distant drums that grabbed the crowd's...
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Taxi drivers fear hike in cost of medicals after losing GP choice
TAXI drivers in Derby will be forced to have their regular medicals with their own GPs after councillors decided they could be putting public safety at risk by using other doctors.Derby City Council's...
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Labour defends £40,000 `Thatcher grant'
LABOUR has defended its decision to grant £40,000 to a centre that produced controversial T-shirts celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher.The allocation to Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centre was...
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Triple robbery victim living in fear
A TEENAGER who was the victim of a violent robbery in which he was stabbed twice says another mugging has left him scared to leave his home alone.Craig Carter, of Derby, was with a friend on Sunday...
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Praise from landlords for agent's free letting offer
A NUMBER of Derbyshire landlords have praised a free lettings promotion offered by independent Derby agent Cathedral Lettings.New clients who have used it have expressed their satisfaction at the...
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Little Kelsie proves she's top of the tots as she scoops the title
WITH baby fever in the air, beaming Kelsie Smith has more than one reason to smile today.Not only has she been named the winner of the three-to-five years category in the Derby Telegraph's Baby and...
View ArticleCompensation firms probed in new crackdown
FIRMS in Derby which manage compensation claims have been investigated as part of a nationwide crackdown to ensure they are complying with new laws.The visits to 19 claims management companies in the...
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Wedding clothes burned in Heanor house struck by lightning
A MOTHER-of-two whose home burst into flames after being struck by lightning has vowed her son's wedding will go ahead tomorrow – despite most of the clothes for the ceremony being in the...
View ArticleFirefighters called to sprinkler blaze
A BUILDING blaze started in the engine for a sprinkler system.Crews from Nottingham Road and Ascot Drive were called to a property in Holme Lane, at about 4.25pm yesterday.They found the fire had began...
View ArticleFirm digs its new performance coach
DERBY training company Another Voice has added a business improvement expert to its ranks.Craig McLoughlin, responsible for management development programmes with RBS, Hilton Hotels and Morrisons, has...
View ArticleGovernment plug for custom-built homes welcomed
A DERBYSHIRE house builder has teamed up with other developers to back a government scheme promoting custom-built properties.Fairgrove Homes, in Ilkeston, is backing the Government's Custom Build...
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Olympic cyclist to offer tips on tracking success
A FORMER professional track cyclist and four-time Olympian will be speaking at a networking lunch at the University of Derby Corporate on Friday.Bryan Steel, who won team pursuit bronze in 2000 and...
View ArticleShop caught selling 'hazardous' vodka containing solvents
A BURTON shop has been found selling illicit vodka containing a chemical used in industrial solvents.The trading standards team at Staffordshire County Council has now seized six bottles of illicit...
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Prestigious office building will fill one of final Pride Park plots
CONSTRUCTION of a new multi-million-pound office building on Pride Park will start next year.An international engineering company and a healthcare firm are the two occupiers being lined up for the...
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Success breeds success as the pride of city proves magnet for the best
With a velodrome and new restaurant under construction and an office development, a hotel-apartment complex and the Plaza leisure scheme to emerge next year, Pride Park is coming alive. Oliver Astley...
View ArticleVolunteers may be firefighters to cover strikes
CAMPAIGNERS have attacked an "irresponsible" and "risky" decision by Derbyshire fire chiefs to recruit public reserve firefighters if a proposed strike goes ahead.The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is...
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Grant keeps his cool in heat to storm clear at top of standings
GRANT Merritt was too hot for the opposition in an open match on lake two at Makins Fishery.As temperatures soared, Merritt kept his cool to claim top spot with a storming run in the final two...
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Flying start means Derbyshire Falcons stay alive in t20
DERBYSHIRE are still alive and kicking in the Friends Life t20 after they pulled off a magnificent 16-run victory over Nottinghamshire last night at Trent Bridge.Only a win was good enough for the...
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