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Gardening: Sowing the sun to bring cheer
SOME may consider them gaudy, others associate them with children's gardening but sunflowers do cheer up the summer garden with their huge yellow flowers above fantastically tall stems.The sunflower...
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Commonwealth Games: City of Derby's Adam Peaty books place in 50m...
CITY of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty will be going for Commonwealth Games glory again on Monday night.The 19-year-old from Uttoxeter, who won the men's 100m breaststroke gold medal on Saturday night,...
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VIDEO: Controlled explosions carried out after 'explosive device' found in...
MOST people living in a Derbyshire village who were evacuated after the discovery of a "home-made explosive device" in a flat have been told they can return home. Six controlled explosions were carried...
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Derby pervert found with 100,000 child porn images on his computer is jailed
A PERVERT who downloaded more than 100,000 indecent images of children has been jailed for 14 months.Christopher Caffrey, 30, stored the images, 351 of which were the worst category, on two computers...
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Four-day train strike over pay disrupts travel across Derbyshire
TRAVELLERS in Derby have had their journeys hit by a strike over pay from East Midlands Trains staff – and there's more disruption to come. More than 80 engineering and maintenance employees are on...
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Commonwealth Games silver for Team Derby trio in badminton
ENGLAND'S mixed badminton squad - featuring Team Derby's Rajiv Ouseph, Andy Ellis and Kate Robertshaw - had to be content with silver at the Commonwealth Games tonight.Malaysia claimed gold after...
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Ramathon will have 2,000 extra runners and Derby County stadium start and finish
THE relaunched Derby Ramathon will have a new city centre home and even more places next year, organisers say.This year's race – the first for 18 years – saw it sell out, with many people left...
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Commonwealth Games silver medal for City of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty
CITY of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty won silver in tonight's 50m breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games.The 19-year-old from Uttoxeter was second in 26.78, a new British record.South Africa's Cameron...
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New deal for Derby County striker Mason Bennett - but he looks set to go out...
DERBY County striker Mason Bennett is expected to go out on loan again.The 18-year-old signed a new four-year deal with the Rams yesterday but a chance of playing regular first-team football is seen as...
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Derby County boss Steve McClaren looking to do smart business in the loan market
STEVE McClaren believes Derby County will need to be smart in the loan market again this season.The Rams head coach says there are still two or three positions within the squad that need to be...
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Derbyshire mum kicked out of Miss England seeks to prove point in Miss GB event
DEFIANT Danielle Tyler plans to use a beauty competition to show mums that they can still accomplish their ambitions after they have children.The Derbyshire entrant was kicked out of the Miss England...
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Derby epileptic driver in student death crash is cleared by court
A DERBY driver who killed a student when he lost control of his Mercedes during an epileptic fit has walked free from court.Ian King suffered a seizure while driving and ploughed his car into...
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'I have devastated two families', admits Derbyshire drink-driver in death crash
A DRINK-DRIVER who killed a 69-year-old man in a crash has admitted he has "devastated two families".Thomas Eyre said that, if it were not for his own family, he "would have killed himself" after the...
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Later access to GPs in two Derbyshire towns but hospital unit's hours are cut
PATIENTS living in Ilkeston and Long Eaton could be able to access their GP on weekday evenings and weekends under new proposals.GPs in the towns are to trial plans to remain open between Mondays and...
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Homes plea for cat dumped in Derby skip and one left for dead at roadside
A CAT who was found abandoned in a cardboard box and another who was discovered lying in a gutter with maggot-infested wounds are in desperate need of being re-homed.Stig, a black kitten, was found...
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Three years of health worries for Derby Rolls-Royce workers after radiation leak
ROLLS-ROYCE workers exposed to high levels of radiation through failures admitted by the company say they have suffered three years of fear, anxiety and anger.Derby Crown Court heard today that three...
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Derby Food and Drink Awards: Public urged to vote as nominations open
FOOD-LOVERS across the city are being invited to nominate their favourite pubs, restaurants and cafes for Derby's prestigious Food and Drink Awards.The contest, which is now in its sixth year, is an...
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Derby County's Will Hughes and John Eustace will get chance to show they can...
WILL Hughes and John Eustace will be given the chance to prove they can fill the "George Thorne" role for Derby County this season.The two are vying for the controlling position in midfield as Derby...
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Rolls-Royce profits fall by £160m
ROLLS-ROYCE has reported a fall in half-yearly pre-tax profits due to shrinking government defence spending and currency headwinds.In a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange this morning, the...
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Masked, armed robber threatens worker at village store
A MASKED armed robber threatened a village shop worker with a knife before stealing fleeing empty handed.A man entered Stretton Village Store, in Main Street, Stretton, just after 12.15pm on Wednesday,...
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