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2,282 calls for 400 places as university fills all its places
THE University of Derby expects to fill all its places in time for the start of the new term.This is despite national media reports that several major universities still have large numbers of...
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A capital show for Wright's masterpiece
A little piece of Derby has appeared on a London street. A billboard carrying artist Joseph Wright's famous picture The Orrery has gone up in a high-profile location on Edgware Road between Brent Cross...
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CCTV clues in search for champagne raid suspect
THIS man is being sought by police in connection with a series of shoplifting incidents in and around Derby.Detectives have released four CCTV images of the person to whom they would like to speak.The...
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VIDEO: Vroom with a view on city's top bond with Rolls-Royce
CHIEF executive of Rolls-Royce John Rishton has officially opened a meeting room at the Derby Council House dedicated to his illustrious predecessor, Sir Henry Royce.The Mayor of Derby and the leader...
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School road safety highlighted in report
DERBY is one of the worst places in the country for road accidents in and around its 100 schools, according to a new report.Britain's first Local Road Safety Index estimates that the city is ninth in...
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Bake Off star Mary and Lord Coe enjoy first day of Chatsworth Country Fair
TV star Mary Berry has been cooking up some tasty treats at the annual Chatsworth Country Fair.The cookery guru, who is a judge on the BBC Two television programme The Great British Bake Off, opened...
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Wildlife trust targets £50,000 to inject badgers
DERBYSHIRE Wildlife Trust is appealing for help to raise £50,000 to launch a badger vaccination programme in the county.The trust is hoping to use this money to run a five-year programme to inject...
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Three beat up man with learning difficulties and then took his cash
TWO brothers and their friend stole a wallet from a man who has a mental age of eight before beating him up.Darren Doyle, Kieran Doyle and Daniel Higgins chased Mark Wake before kicking and punching...
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Whitehall calls for councils to spend reserves are rubbished
DERBYSHIRE'S councils have denied Government claims of "hypocrisy" over not spending millions of pounds in their reserves to support services as they make cuts.Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles...
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War veteran in '42p a day' row hits back
A SECOND World War veteran who fell in his Derby flat and spent two-and-a-half days on the floor has responded to a councillor's comments – insisting he knows how important his alarm is.Harold Lee, 99,...
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Rob begins his countdown to cut-price space trips
A BILLION-POUND project to offer the cheapest tourist trips in space is being led by a Derbyshire software pioneer. Rob Lowe is head of ShipInSpace UK, a company which is planning to blast up to 48...
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Patient Derbyshire battle to earn chance to beat Surrey
GRITTY determined batting was called for and gritty determined batting was what Derbyshire gave on the third day of their LV County Championship match against Surrey at The Oval. On what was always...
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Rookie Freeman was due a dip so early in career
KIERON Freeman's 45-minute struggle against Burnley was no real surprise, all things considered.The 21-year-old is learning his trade in the Championship, a harsh environment even for far more...
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Heart attack victim's daughter is hiking for charity at abbey
THE daughter of a keen hillwalker who suffered a heart attack is urging people to take part in a walk at Calke Abbey to raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation.Stella Hayward is one of those...
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Prison for burglar caught driving £10k car he had stolen
A BURGLAR was given four years' jail for a late-night raid on a house in which he took a £10,000 Volkswagen Golf.Derby Crown Court heard that Christopher Whitbread, 38, had a long criminal record,...
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Priest faces 14 sex charges against boy in Derby
FOURTEEN of the 27 alleged sexual offences that a Catholic priest has been charged with relate to the time he was living in Derby, it has been revealed.Francis Paul Cullen is accused of seven indecent...
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Four-year jail sentence for sex assault on child
A PERVERT has been jailed for more than four years after he sexually assaulted an underage girl.The precise details of David Lawrence's attack on the girl, who was under the age of 13, were not...
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'Enough is enough' councillor says as housing plans lodged
A CHELLASTON councillor has condemned plans to build 157 homes in the suburb – saying "enough is enough".An application has been submitted to Derby City Council to build the properties on land at...
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Couple first to wed in new council chamber
A COUPLE who attended one of the final weddings at Derby's Council House before it was refurbished have now tied the knot in the new council chamber.Alex and Andrew Asman were married at a ceremony in...
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VIDEO: Family's home wrecked after fire in tumble dryer spreads
A FIREBALL exploded from a house, wrecking a family's home, when a blaze sparked by a faulty tumble dryer spread from a garden shed.Flames 30ft high could be seen coming from the property in Belper...
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