Council tax freeze in Derbyshire - but in Derby residents will pay more
DERBYSHIRE County Council is to freeze council tax for a third consecutive year.Bosses at the Tory-run authority confirmed the decision only hours after the Government announced it was cutting the...
View ArticleRescue teams join Owen Brennan search
TEAMS from Derby Mountain Rescue scoured the grounds of Markeaton Park as the search for missing racehorse trainer Owen Brennan continued for a third day.The 77-year-old, of Wheeldon Road, is described...
View ArticleUPDATED: A52 cleared of fallen tree but many roads still flooded
SEVERE weather is causing chaos on the county's roads. The eastbound A52 heading towards Derby from Ashbourne is now clear after a fallen tree blocked the road earlier.Lorry drivers helped move the...
View ArticlePair found with heroin and crack cocaine are jailed
Two men found with heroin and crack cocaine have been jailed. Paul Kelleher, 29, and Benn Harrison, 24, were travelling in a car along the A610 at Langley Mill in July when they were pulled over by...
View ArticleBarnet vs Burton Albion: Bees waiting on Oster
Barnet will check on John Oster ahead of the visit of Burton.The former Everton and Sunderland midfielder has been out since October with a calf injury but is close to returning to action.Striker...
View ArticleThank-yous at festive reunion after Charlie's birth in the smallest room
THE parents of a baby born in their tiny downstairs loo have had a festive reunion with the paramedics who helped them after their "shock" arrival.Charlie Halliburton's sudden birth at home left him...
View ArticleHull City clash has makings of a cracker, says Derby County's Craig Bryson
CRAIG Bryson believes Derby County's clash with Hull City tonight is all set to be a Christmas cracker.Hull visit Pride Park Stadium only a point off an automatic promotion place in the...
View ArticleWoman in critical condition in hospital after collision with van in Derby
A 62-YEAR-OLD woman remained in hospital in "a critical condition" last night after she was in collision with a van as she walked across a road in Derby.The woman suffered serious head injuries in the...
View ArticleShock for Derby County's Will Hughes as he lands top npower young player award
WILL Hughes describes winning the npower Football League Young Player of the Month Award for November as another memorable moment in a whirlwind year.The 17-year-old midfielder says he is both proud...
View ArticleDerby County saved my life - former heroin addict Jon Fairbrother
A HEROIN addict who was hooked on the drug for more than a decade has cleaned up and become a qualified football coach, thanks to a project run by Derby County.Jon Fairbrother is one of 150 recovering...
View ArticleFirst few months toughest of career, says Derby County's Jeff Hendrick
JEFF Hendrick says the last few months have been the toughest of his career so far.The 20-year-old Derby County midfielder had been struggling to reproduce his form of last season, when he landed the...
View ArticleGary Rowett ponders Burton's away conundrum as they take on bottom club
BURTON Albion travel to Barnet tonight with manager Gary Rowett still pre-occupied with the need to improve their away form.It means Rowett is wrestling with a conundrum ahead of the game – just how...
View ArticleDerby train-maker Bombardier secures Southern deal extension
DERBY train-maker Bombardier has secured a £60 million order to supply an extra 40 carriages to Southern Railway.This morning, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin confirmed that Southern would be...
View ArticleBreaking: Train delays between Derby and Long Eaton due to flooding
RAIL passengers have faced delays and disruptions this morning due to flooding in Long Eaton. The 7.19am Nottingham to Matlock service which calls at Derby and all stations to Matlock was cancelled....
View ArticleMy fears for missing horse trainer Owen Brennan, by his friend
A CLOSE friend of a missing horse trainer has said he is "very concerned" at his continuing disappearance.Father Tim Sullivan, of St Mary's Church in Derby, said Owen Brennan had struggled with...
View ArticleProfits more than doubled for HEROtsc which brought 1,200 jobs
A CONTACT centre operator has said it is confident its Derby site, which opened at the start of the year, will propel the company to even greater heights, after it reported a huge increase in annual...
View ArticleBrian Clough and Peter Taylor will be honoured in charity 10k run at famous...
RAMS legends Brian Clough and Peter Taylor are to be honoured with a new charity run around Donington Park race track.The Clough Taylor People's Run will take place for the first time in March and will...
View Article£52m money laundering racket run at Derby house
A COURIER was paid only £200 a week for handling more than £52 million in cash at a modest city home as part of a money-laundering ring.Sukhdev Singh, who has been jailed for three-and-a-half years,...
View ArticleTwo people rescued from car stuck in flood water in Ingleby Lane, Swarkestone
TWO people had to be rescued from their car by a passer-by after it became stuck in flood water in Swarkestone. Firefighters from Kingsway and Ascot Drive stations - along with Matlock station's water...
View ArticleUpdated: Wet weather hits weekend football fixtures
THE weekend's local non-League football fixtures have been hit by the continuing wet weather. The following matches have been called off today (Saturday) due to waterlogged pitches: Alfreton Town v...
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