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Challenge to city cash shake-up fails
A CALL-IN for Derby City Council's cabinet to reconsider its decision on community budgets failed at a scrutiny commission meeting last night.It was decided last month that the money neighbourhood...
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30 job losses feared at Derby College
FUNDING cuts and a restructuring programme at Derby College could lead to the loss of up to 30 jobs.Consultation has started with staff and unions at the college over the possible reduction in...
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'Brothel arson in row over sex price'
A SLOVAKIAN is accused of setting fire to a brothel in Normanton after a prostitute refused to have sex with him for £3.Jan Koperdak is alleged to have posted a burning piece of paper inside a plastic...
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Live updates from Jason Dance inquest
A MAN who tried to resuscitate a party-goer after he collapsed during a friend's birthday celebration said the time spent trying to save him "felt like a lifetime".Darren Walters attempted...
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Young families tell of their blaze terror
A YOUNG mum carrying her five-year-old son ran by a blazing door during a double arson attack in Derby.Terrified Pamela Crews clutched her son Kenzie while partner Richard Knapton screamed at them to...
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VIDEO: Quirky cottage enjoys delightful setting
GARDEN Cottage has fascinating features by the bucketload, which is what attracted owner Kathryn Bowler to it six years ago.The former gardener's cottage has been sympathetically converted by knocking...
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Student confusion blamed in bin change plans
BROWN and blue bin collections should be stopped in part of Derby because of problems caused mainly by students not recycling properly, a councillor has said.Councillor Paul Pegg, who represents...
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First glimpse at £3m revamp plan for ex-court
IMAGES have been released showing how Derby's former magistrates' court and its surroundings would look if it has a £3 million revamp.The project would see the Full Street building, opposite the city's...
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Roache: I'll fight to prove innocence
CORONATION Street actor Bill Roache has said he is "astounded and deeply horrified" at allegations he raped a 15-year-old girl in 1967.The Ilkeston-born star, who was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion...
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Shake-up at R-R as boss of booming aerospace division decides to quit
ROLLS-ROYCE has declined to reveal details of why the boss of its aerospace division has suddenly decided to quit the firm.Yesterday, in a trading statement issued to the London Stock Exchange, the...
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Petitioners fight to save Stanley Common pub
A PETITION to save a landmark Derbyshire pub from being knocked down has been signed by 500 people.The White Post, in Stanley Common, is set to be demolished to make way for proposed new homes.But...
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Road clear £6.7m roundabout works
WORK has begun to prepare two busy Derby roundabouts for multi-million-pound schemes to cut congestion, the Transport Secretary has announced in Parliament.A total of £6.7 million of Government cash...
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Tom in drama about Great Train Robbery
DERBYSHIRE actor Tom Chambers will star alongside Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent in a BBC drama about the Great Train Robbery.The Waterloo Road star, who is from Parwich and went to Repton School, will...
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Rams fans to get preview of Plaza
THE first phase of a long-awaited £7 million scheme to build a retail and restaurant complex next to Derby County's Pride Park Stadium is to be unveiled to the club's supporters.The development –...
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Suspected burglar found dead in solicitors' chimney named
POLICE have this morning named a man whose body was found inside the chimney of a Derby solicitors' firm as Kevin Gough. It is thought that the 42-year-old was a would-be burglar.Police said they...
View ArticleDerbyshire County Council election: live results
WE will bring you the latest results live here, as we get them from our reporters at the counts:Alfreton and Somercotes Ron Ashton (Conservative) - 1324 Joel Ross Hunt (Liberal Democrat) - 269 Peter...
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Curriculum changes a step too far, Derby heads tell Gove
HEAD teachers in Derby are "making a stand" against the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove over the introduction of a revised curriculum in schools.Grave concerns about the "damage" the...
View ArticleSex worker tells court 'no way' was she mistaken over arsonist's identity
A SEX worker has told a jury there was "no way" she made a mistake when she said that a man captured on CCTV footage setting fire to her house was one of her clients.The woman, who is in her 20s, was...
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Padley homeless hostel is saved
A HOSTEL for the homeless that faced closure after losing its council funding will stay open for another year thanks to public donations.The Padley Homeless Hostel, in Becket Street, Derby, had been...
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Former Rams skipper up for national award
FORMER Derby County skipper Robbie Savage is in the running for a national radio award.Savage, who played 137 games for the Rams, is one of a number of presenters chasing the inaugural Sony Golden...
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