Team news: Mark O'Brien recalled for Derby County at Burnley
MANAGER Nigel Clough has made one change to his Derby County side for this afternoon's Boxing Day clash against Burnley at Turf Moor (3pm). Mark O'Brien is recalled at centre-back in place of James...
View ArticleTwo cut free after crash in Alvaston
TWO people had to be cut free after an accident on the Shardlow Road in Alvaston.Firefighters from Ascot Drive and Nottingham Road were called to the collision between a white Kia Cee'd and a black...
View ArticleDerby County beaten 2-0 in Boxing Day clash at Burnley
DERBY County were beaten 2-0 by Burnley in their Boxing Day encounter at Turf Moor. Charlie Austin's deflected 39th-minute effort gave the Clarets a half-time lead. Paul Coutts hit the woodwork for the...
View ArticleFamily raise £75,000 for Frazer McDermott's name to live on
A FAMILY who want to build a brain tumour centre as a lasting legacy to their son are a step closer after raising a phenomenal £75,000 in less than a year.Brave Frazer McDermott died in September 2011,...
View ArticleFrom 'he's got a knife' to 'man detained by officers' takes four minutes,...
Every day, hundreds of 999 emergency calls are made by people living throughout Derbyshire. And all of them are answered in one room. Chris Jones reports.THE shout comes up from across the room,...
View ArticleCouple's new travel firm will give visitors guided tours
A HUSBAND and wife who founded their own travel firm have launched a bespoke holiday service that could benefit Derbyshire companies looking to seek out new markets overseas.Steve and Veronica Hendry,...
View Article'Major player' in supplying 'party drugs' Anthony Dexter is jailed for four...
A "MAJOR player" in supplying party drugs has been jailed for four years.Anthony Dexter was caught with the rave drug NRG2, ecstasy tablets, amphetamine and the so-called "date rape" drug GHB after...
View ArticleReveller had part of nose bitten off in brawl at pub
A REVELLER had the tip of his nose bitten off during a fight in a Derbyshire pub.Police say the 22-year-old victim has undergone plastic surgery at Royal Derby Hospital to re-attach the missing piece...
View ArticleAppeal to trace three stolen bicycles
THESE three bikes were stolen from a house in Derby.The burglary happened in the early hours of Sunday December 23 between midnight and 6am, when a raider broke into the garage of the house in...
View ArticleCouncil spends £50,000 making staff redundant ... then re-hires them
WORKERS who were made redundant by Derby City Council at a cost of £50,000 have been re-hired by the authority.Staff lost their jobs as part of drastic cuts to the authority's budget but some workers...
View ArticleFourth-wettest year since 1848 and a month's rain in one week
THIS year has been the fourth-wettest in Derby since 1848, according to a local weatherman.Amateur weatherman Philip Singleton, of Chaddesden, said that from Wednesday, December 19, to Christmas Eve,...
View ArticleWidower calls for drivers who kill to get life bans from road
A GRANDFATHER whose wife was killed after a van pulled into the path of their motorcycle is calling for motorists who cause death through poor driving to be banned from the roads for life.Bob Stovell...
View ArticleJamie Ward joy at return to Derby County squad for Charlton
JAMIE Ward is hoping to mark an end to his injury frustration at Charlton Athletic tomorrow.The Derby County forward is set to return to Nigel Clough's squad for the trip to the Valley after three...
View ArticleNick's picture of the Grizzly brings steam rally event alive
AMATEUR photographers have been sharing tips at monthly meetings of a group called TogsQuad, at Quad, in Derby."Our Lives" was the theme of this month's shots.Nick Allen, 62, from Stenson Fields, took...
View ArticleSuccess for restaurant as customers put curry on their Christmas lists
THEY didn't make quite as many deliveries as Santa – but an Indian restaurant in Derby that opened on Christmas Day said business was booming.Curry Art, in Chellaston, delivered Indian cuisine as well...
View ArticleJamie Ward can give us extra bit of flair up front, says Nigel Clough
NIGEL Clough believes a fit-again Jamie Ward can give Derby County a bit of extra attacking quality.Ward is expected to return to the Rams squad for today's Championship clash with Charlton Athletic at...
View ArticlePassengers face days of disruption to services after freight train derailment
RAIL services at Derby will be disrupted over the next few days to allow emergency track repairs to take place following the derailment of a freight train.The damage was caused when the train left the...
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View ArticlePolitical giant Beckett wins top honour after blazing trail for women
SHE is famous for empowering women through politics, becoming the first woman leader of her party and the first female foreign secretary.So, it seemed only fitting for Margaret Beckett to be awarded...
View ArticleSewage bubbled up along roads as flood water could not drain away
VILLAGERS have told how they faced raw sewage running down their streets over Christmas caused by flooding in the area.Heavy rain meant drains were unable to cope with the excess water causing sewage...
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