Hundreds brave "freezing" cold to complete Clough Taylor People's Run at...
THE first ever Clough Taylor People's Run has taken place for the first time today - with around 800 runners taking part. The event, around Donington Park race track, was organised to honour Rams...
View ArticlePolice tell residents to 'keep doors and windows locked' following spate of...
RESIDENTS are being reminded by police to lock doors and windows after a number of sneak-in burglaries in the Somercotes, South Normanton and Swanwick areas. Items including gaming equipment and cash...
View ArticleSnow, sleet and icy winds hitting parts of Derbyshire
SNOW, sleet and icy winds are hitting Derbyshire today. Some parts of the county woke up to more of the white stuff, while in other areas it was just wet due to overnight rain. South Derbyshire and the...
View ArticleReturn to action sees golfer Mel Reid in 40th in the World Ladies Championship
MEL Reid's first Ladies European Tour outing of the season ended with her down in a lowly 40th place in the World Ladies Championship in China.It was an unspectacular return to action for the Derby...
View ArticleFive-year-old Jayden Philpott was found wearing his school uniform
THE youngest child to die in the Victory Road fire was wearing his school uniform.Jayden Philpott, five, was in his uniform when he was one of six children pulled from the blaze house.Jayden was...
View ArticleVictim of child rapist Keith John Williams speaks out as parole hearing looms
A PAEDOPHILE who waged a "campaign of sexual tyranny" against his victims could soon be free to roam the streets.Child rapist Keith John Williams, of Swadlincote, is eligible for parole in the...
View Article'Siberian spring' to bring icy roads to Derbyshire today and the possibility...
A SEVERE weather warning is in place for Derbyshire today – as temperatures barely rise above freezing.The alert covers the whole of the East Midlands for part of the morning and urges drivers and...
View ArticleJamie Ward and Craig Bryson could be risked by Derby County against Leicester...
DERBY County could take a risk on the fitness of two key players as they look to end a run of eight matches without a win.Top scorer Jamie Ward and midfielder Craig Bryson might be called on to face...
View ArticlePOLL: 'It will be okay Tony', politican Chris Huhne said to friend Tony...
A FRIEND of disgraced politician Chris Huhne – yesterday jailed for perverting the course of justice – said the former cabinet minister thought he would not be convicted as little as six months...
View ArticleSteve Nicholson's Tuesday Talk: Nothing new about the road trouble being...
BRISTOL City have the worst away record in the three divisions of the Football League.Derby County have the second worst.Defeat by Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday was the Rams 11th on the...
View ArticleBurton Albion's Gary Rowett, Jacques Maghoma nominated for February awards
Burton Albion manager Gary Rowett is, as expected, among three nominations for the League Two manager of the month award for February. And Brewers midfielder Jacques Maghoma is one of three players up...
View ArticleSteve Nicholson's Tuesday Talk: Call-ups a reward as criticism of striker...
CONOR Sammon and Jeff Hendrick have kept their places in Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland squad – and rightly so.Both have been named in a provisional party of 29 players for back-to-back...
View ArticleBurton Albion's John McGrath extends loan stay at York City
Burton Albion club captain John McGrath will stay at York City until the end of the season after both clubs agreed an extension to an initial one-month loan deal. McGrath, 32, has impressed at Bootham...
View ArticleDrunken patient's racist attack on security officers at Royal Derby Hospital
A DRUNK man who racially attacked two hospital security officers has been jailed for nine months and told he "behaved like an animal".The comments were made by a witness who saw Raymond Pickett's...
View ArticleNew arrest after alleged gang attack on diners at restaurant
A FRESH arrest has been made in connection with an incident where six Derby men were allegedly among a gang that burst into a restaurant, assaulted diners and smashed windows.The 24-year-old was...
View ArticleDerbyshire-born DJ Dave Lee Travis re-arrested over further allegations of...
DERBYSHIRE-born DJ Dave Lee Travis has been re-arrested over further allegations of sexual offences. The former Radio 1 presenter was born in Buxton in 1945. The 67-year-old was originally arrested by...
View ArticlePolice appeal for information after break-in at Baked, in Derby
POLICE are appealing for information about a break-in at Baked in Derby where the victim disturbed the burglar. At around 3.50am this morning the victim entered his Strand-based bakery to find a man...
View ArticleBilly Godleman makes bright start for Derbyshire CCC in Barbados
BILLY Godleman batted all the way through his first session as a Derbyshire player as his side reached 86-2 off 30 overs at lunch on the first day of their two-day fixture against Northants at North...
View ArticleGrowing old with gangnam style? Take it as read
FOR someone so old I'm, not sure I should have danced gangnam style in my front room, blew a raspberry at an insanely irresponsible motorist and sang loudly to songs on my car radio while driving into...
View ArticleChesney Hughes starts with a century for Derbyshire CCC in Barbados
A HUNDRED for Chesney Hughes lit up the first day of Derbyshire's match against Northants at North Stars in Barbados.The big Anguillan left-hander reached three figures shortly before tea and though he...
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