Derby landlord converts 'nuisance' property into flats after neighbours'...
A BUILDING in a Derby city centre street linked to anti-social behaviour and noise has been renovated in a bid to give the area a lift. Residents of Crompton Street had to cope with unruly behaviour...
View ArticleE-cigarettes warning after devices explode
FIREFIGHTERS are warning people not to leave e-cigarettes on charge for long periods of time following recent incidents where the devices have exploded. Technical fire safety and fire investigation...
View ArticleDerby County's head of European scouting Mo Camara on Poland mission
DERBY County's head of European scouting Mo Camara was in Poland at the weekend to watch Legia Warsaw play Lech Poznan. Camara might have been monitoring Lech Poznan's midfielder Karol Linetty. The...
View ArticleCity homeless project hailed as "great success" after 200 use service
THE final 26 people will stay at this winter's city night shelter as it opens its doors for the final time tonight. Since the shelter, which is held in a different church in the city each night on a...
View ArticleJohnny Russell voted Derby County man of the match against Charlton Athletic
STRIKER Johnny Russell was voted Derby County's man of the match against Charlton Athletic in our online poll. Russell, who opened the scoring in the Rams' 3-0 win at the iPro Stadium on Saturday,...
View ArticleCCTV image released of man wanted in connection with the incident
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a knife-point robbery. The robbery happened at 11.30pm on Saturday February 22 at a flat on King Street in Derby. The...
View ArticleFaultless start for Derbyshire CCC to begin new first-class season
DERBYSHIRE County Cricket Club made an almost faultless start to the new season on the opening day of their first-class fixture at the 3aaa County Ground. They bowled Durham MCCU out for 67 before...
View ArticleRugby union: Double celebration for Amber Valley after Derbyshire Shield...
THERE was a double celebration for Amber Valley over the weekend.Valley booked their place in the Derbyshire Shield final with a 12-5 win over Belper.And they also clinched promotion from Midlands Four...
View ArticleRugby union: Good effort from Melbourne but high-flying Spalding come out on top
HIGH-FLYING Spalding kept their Midlands Two East (North) automatic promotion hopes alive with victory over battling Melbourne.The Derbyshire side produced a fine team display against strong opposition...
View ArticleRugby union: Castle Donington see off Buxton to reach Derbyshire Presidents'...
CASTLE Donington booked their place in the Derbyshire Presidents' Trophy final with a 48-5 victory over Buxton seconds at Spital Park.Donington led 19-5 at half-time and pulled away further after the...
View ArticleRevealed: People having an affair in Derby and Derbyshire
More than 11,000 people in Derby are currently having an extra-marital affair. Illicit Encounters, a dating website specialising in extra-marital affairs, claims that 11,446 people in the city are...
View ArticleRugby union: Matlock still fighting for survival after beating fellow...
MATLOCK have given themselves a fighting chance of avoiding relegation from Midlands One East by beating fellow strugglers Huntingdon & District.The Derbyshire outfit remain in the drop zone but...
View ArticleRugby union: Burton hang on to second place despite agonising defeat at...
BURTON remain in the Midlands One West play-off spot – despite a last-gasp 21-20 loss at Silhillians.The Crofters picked up a solitary bonus point due to the narrow margin of defeat and they stay just...
View ArticleWITH VIDEO: Derby shop is wrecked by car - for second time
A DERBY shop has been left in ruins after a car smashed through it for a second time. The front of John's Shoe Repairs, on the corner of Uttoxeter New Road and Uttoxeter Old Road, has been "completely...
View ArticleThe Wheel Inn, Findern, could be turned into funeral parlour
THE Wheel Inn in Findern could be turned into a funeral parlour if a planning application is approved. Regulars of The Wheel Inn in Findern say it would be a massive loss to the village if it closes....
View ArticleAMAZING VIDEO: Motorbiker plummets down cliff off Cat and Fiddle road
A MOTORCYCLE rider has uploaded a video that shows him narrowly missing a car and careering off a cliff on a notorious Derbyshire road. Jack Sanderson, from Cheshire, crashed on the A537 Cat and Fiddle...
View ArticleHealth warning as rare April smog continues its drift over Derbyshire today
DERBYSHIRE was covered by a murky smog yesterday and it is expected to continue into today. It was due to high levels of air pollution caused by a mixture of dust blown over from the Sahara desert and...
View ArticleDiscovery of body in van causes A38 closure near Ripley for over three hours
THE A38 was closed for more than three hours yesterday after the body of a man was found in a van. The northbound carriageway of the dual carriageway was closed just after the exit slip on to the...
View ArticleUpdated: Kadeem Blackwood murder trial: 'I told killer to put gun down'
A FORMER gang member accused of murder told a jury he told the gunman to put the weapon down seconds before the shooting. Michael-Paul Hamblett-Sewell, who was giving evidence today at his trial, is...
View ArticleLeicester City ready for Premier League return, says boss Nigel Pearson
LEICESTER City boss Nigel Pearson believes his current squad boasts plenty of top-flight potential as the Foxes look to take another giant stride back towards the Barclays Premier League on Friday...
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