Buses collide in Derby city centre
TWO buses have crashed in Derby city centre. The Trent Barton vehicles collided just before 2.15pm outside the Council House, in Corporation Street. A Red Arrow service bus smashed into the back of an...
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Best-selling crime writer Peter James, author of Roy Grace series, coming to...
DESPITE millions of sales worldwide, it may come as a surprise to learn that top crime and thriller novelist Peter James still gets a kick out of seeing his books on shop and library shelves.By popular...
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It's an honour for Tim to paint Shrovetide ball ... and to see it get destroyed
EVERY year, as Christmas fades and a chilly new year dawns, there is only one thing on Tim Baker's mind – Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide.Since the age of 17, the 39-year-old Ashbourne born-and-bred...
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50th anniversary celebrations at Ridgeway Infant School, Littleover
A FORMER teacher and her daughter have revisited their former school as part of its 50th birthday celebrations.Olga Bowen and daughter Philippa had not been back to Ridgeway Infant School, in...
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Council faces £7m bill as old insurance firm runs into new trouble
THE county council is bracing itself for a £7 million claims bill after one of the insurance firms it has used in the past became insolvent.Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd ran into financial difficulty...
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How new baby Lacey Louise brought joy for Michelle after chemo ordeal
SHE endured gruelling cancer treatment and went under the surgeon's knife to have her breast removed.But as 32-year-old Michelle Thompson battled her life-threatening illness – a tiny baby was growing...
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Offensive Twitter user name prompts Derby City Council to change website feed
DERBY City Council is changing its website after a reader complained that swear words were being published on the page.The authority apologised after someone spotted a username containing an offensive...
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Police commissioner Alan Charles: rise in council tax will protect frontline...
DERBYSHIRE'S police commissioner is asking for a rise in council tax which he says will protect 20 frontline officers.The 1.96% rise in the police share of council tax would bring in an extra £1...
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'Encouraging' early reports following emergency inspections of city schools
PRELIMINARY results from Government-ordered emergency inspections of city schools are "encouraging", according to council leader Paul Bayliss.He told up to 300 business leaders at a meeting of...
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Derby County's midfielder Jeff Hendrick is tipped to sparkle for the Irish
NIGEL Clough believes Derby County's young midfielder Jeff Hendrick has the potential to make a big impact on the senior international stage.Hendrick received his first call-up to the Republic of...
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'Intimidating' armed robbers Dominic Wright and Lee Watson jailed for total...
TWO men who carried out five armed robberies have been jailed for a total of 15 years.Dominic Wright, 23 and Lee Watson, 26, used knives, a crow bar and a hammer as they carried out a series of raids...
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Another collision at Derby's most notorious accident blackspot Manor Road
POLICE were today called to another collision at Derby's most notorious accident blackspot, Manor Road. Officers arrived following reports of the two-car smash, near the Argosy pub, at about 9.30am. A...
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Flood alerts issued across Derbyshire as rain melts the snow
FLOOD alerts have been issued on several rivers and brooks across Derbyshire today. They follow a night of heavy rain which has caused a rapid thaw of more than six inches of snow which fell on Friday...
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Team news: Derby County unchanged for FA Cup tie with Blackburn Rovers
DERBY County manager Nigel Clough has named an unchanged starting line-up for today's FA Cup fourth round tie against Blackburn Rovers at Pride Park Stadium (3pm). Clough has picked the same side that...
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Result: Derby County 0-3 Blackburn Rovers
GOALS: Kazim-Richards (44) 0-1; Dann (66) 0-2; Rhodes (71) 0-3. DERBY COUNTY: Legzdins, Brayford, Keogh, O'Brien (O'Connor, 82), Roberts, Coutts, Hughes (Davies, 75), Hendrick, Bryson, Ward (Jacobs,...
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Half-time: Colin Kazim-Richards strikes to leave Derby County 1-0 down...
A GOAL just before half-time has left Derby County trailing Blackburn Rovers 1-0 at half-time in their FA Cup fourth round tie at Pride Park Stadium. Colin Kazim-Richards broke the deadlock in the 44th...
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Full-time: Derby County beaten 3-0 by Blackburn Rovers in FA Cup
DERBY County's interest in this season's FA Cup was ended by a 3-0 defeat to Championship rivals Blackburn Rovers in their fourth round tie at Pride Park. Colin Kazim-Richards put Rovers ahead just...
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Blackburn Rovers were the better side in FA Cup clash, says Derby County boss...
MANAGER Nigel Clough felt Derby County were beaten by a better side in their fourth round FA Cup defeat to Blackburn Rovers. The Rams' Championship rivals triumphed 3-0 at Pride Park Stadium on...
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Festival atmosphere as 2,000 Muslims join in celebrations
RECORD numbers of the city's Muslim community turned out for a parade to celebrate the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's birth.More than 2,000 Muslim men marched through Normanton for the...
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Can there be Live with a dying budget?
THE boss of the organisation behind some of Derby's biggest events, such as the Darley Park Concert, has vowed to "protect its programme whenever possible" against budget cuts.Derby Live, the city...
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