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VIDEO: Strictly stars come to Derby for Children in Need
STARS of Strictly Come Dancing have raised some early cash for the BBC's annual Children in Need event courtesy of a special celebrity edition of Bargain Hunt in Derby.Familiar faces from both shows...
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Controversial cycle track 'could create world champs'
A FORMER world and Commonwealth cycling champion says he believes a new outdoor track planned for Derby will be another step towards it becoming the UK's "second city" for the sport.But wildlife...
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R-R staff thanked as company hits £840m profits
BOSSES at Rolls-Royce have paid tribute to their Derby workforce for helping put the company on course for a third consecutive record-breaking year.Yesterday, the firm revealed a better-than-expected...
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£500 benefits cap comes to Derby
A CAP on benefits which limits the amount people can claim to £500 a week is now being rolled out in Derby.This means, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), that about 200 claimants...
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Three lanes plan on A52 at Wyvern
PART of the A52 through Derby is set to become a three-lane road as the city council looks to make multi-million-pound congestion-busting changes at Pride Park.It wants to add the extra lanes on both...
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Two postmen die as car leaves road
TWO long-serving postmen from Swadlincote have died in a car crash.Charlie Cooper and Stephen O'Brien, both thought to be in their 50s, were killed when the car they were in left a country lane and...
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Drunk driver crashed car... then reported it stolen
A BANNED motorist who crashed his car while "blind drunk" fled the scene – then phoned his insurance company to tell them the vehicle had been stolen.Gavin Reynolds had been drinking heavily for two...
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Struck by lightning - but saved by my wellies!
A MUM said she felt "incredibly lucky" after being struck by lightning outside her home and escaping unscathed – thanks to her wellies!Stunned Deb Kendall was hit by the bolt as she put her...
View ArticlePrice of a school dinner in county could increase by 5p
SCHOOLS are being advised to put up the price of lunchtime meals by 5p from the start of the new term in September.Derbyshire County Council cabinet is expected to approve the increase at a meeting on...
View ArticleCouncil 'took two years' to respond to complaint
DERBYSHIRE County Council is to review its complaints procedure after failing to deal with a woman's issue for two years.Despite assuring the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) three times that it would...
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Russell arrival gives Rams an extra option as one of strikers with pedigree
JOHNNY Russell's arrival from Dundee United and the signing of Chris Martin from Norwich City to join Jamie Ward and Conor Sammon means Derby go into the season with four strikers of good pedigree.Add...
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Fresh appeal for man who attacked woman in garden
POLICE investigating the rape of a prostitute in Derby are re-appealing for information two months after the attack.The assault happened in the early hours of Sunday, May 26, in the garden of a house...
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From one front line to another! A&E staff take part in Army-style exercises
STAFF from the Royal Derby Hospital's accident and emergency department swapped one "front line" scenario for another as they spent a day climbing and orienteering.More than 50 employees from the...
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How Paul's £1m restoration drama has rekindled Old Bell Hotel spirits
Entrepreneur Paul Hurst has restored one of the county's oldest coaching inns, the Old Bell Hotel in Derby's Sadler Gate, to its former glory but he could never have envisaged the problems or strange...
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VIDEO: Britney double's stint on live TV down under
A PROFESSIONAL Britney Spears lookalike from Ilkeston has made an appearance on breakfast TV down under.Michaela Weeks appeared by satellite on Australia's Channel 9 show Mornings, where she talked...
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Nurse Rita receives award for 'outstanding service' in long career
A NURSE who returned to work just nine months after suffering a stroke has received a national award for her "outstanding service" during her 40-year career.Rita Liddle said she felt "incredibly lucky"...
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Credit unions get boost from Church of England row over payday loans
A CREDIT union in Derby has seen an 800% increase in its website traffic over the past few days after a row involving a payday loan company and the Church of England.It follows revelations that the...
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'Negligent' gun collector avoids jail for home revolver
AN antiques collector has been spared jail for unlawfully possessing a gun after he handed it in to police who missed it during a search of his home.Malcolm White, who gave the Webley 0.38 revolver to...
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Has Derbyshire embraced Olympic legacy?
London began its Olympic Games exactly a year ago today, with the promise of a lasting legacy across all of Britain. Paul Whyatt looks at what's happened in Derbyshire.THEY were the Games that would...
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Jail for polling clerk for role in Derby election fraud
A POLLING clerk has been jailed for her role in a fraud at local government elections in Derby last May.Nasreen Akhtar, who was a polling station clerk at the Madeley Centre Polling Station, in...
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