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Royal Derby fined for A&E wait times
THE Royal Derby Hospital has been fined nearly a quarter of a million pounds after missing its accident and emergency targets for the second time in two years.The hospital is supposed to see 95% of its...
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Outrage as Labour increases cabinet member pay
LABOUR has been criticised for giving county council cabinet members a £3,000-a-year pay increase at a time when hundreds of jobs and services are likely to be axed.The party won control of Derbyshire...
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New Mayor cooks up a feast
IT was a baptism of fire for Derby's latest Mayor, as he tried his hand at cooking during his first public engagement.Derby City Councillor Fareed Hussain took over his new role last week from Lisa...
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Construction giant delays work... so duck race can go ahead
A MAJOR international construction firm has agreed to postpone cable-laying work in Derby so that the city's annual duck race is not disrupted.The Ey Up Mi Duck race, in aid of Sight Support...
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Murder left Legion member fearing for his family
A LEADING member of Derbyshire's Royal British Legion says the killing of a British soldier in south-east London has left him fearing for his own family.Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death last...
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Review: Pitman Painters - Derby Theatre
It's often said that life is stranger than fiction and, in the case of the Pitmen Painters, Lee Hall certainly seems to have all the ingredients of a great drama given to him on a plate. This true...
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Death probe: police fail to answer questions
EIGHT Derbyshire police officers have declined to answer questions in an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into how a man died after being detained last month.The officers who were...
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New car review: Volkswagen up!
With the up!, Volkswagen can offer small-car buyers a very competitive proposition. Jonathan Crouch checks it out.THE up! is the very essence of a small, affordable Volkswagen, a high-quality,...
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New car family view: Honda CR-Z
Can hybrids be sporty? June Neary takes a look at Honda's CR-Z coupé.WILL IT SUIT ME?I love sportscars as much as the next person but I had resigned myself to the fact that owning one would mean...
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Huge illegal banner adverts face crackdown by council
HUGE banner-style advertisements put up around Derby without planning permission are facing a crackdown from the city council.The authority's planning enforcement officers have already contacted the...
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Garage's 24-hour booze sales plan
A PETROL company's plans to sell alcohol 24 hours a day from a Derby garage shop has been opposed by a petition of 170 signatures.Brobot Petroleum has applied to Derby City Council for permission to...
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UPDATED: We'll create 1,600 jobs, pledges Derby developer
TODAY, one of the biggest regeneration schemes Derby has ever seen will start rising out of the ground, creating 1,600 jobs over the next two decades.The £100 million redevelopment of Castleward is...
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Police and pubs blasted by jeweller
A JEWELLER labelled police and bars in Derby "irresponsible" after "drunks" smashed a window at his shop.Michael Hall said the cost of replacing the 2.5m wide and 3m high Victorian window could be...
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New car road test: Kia Carens
Kia finally brings its seven-seat Carens MPV up to speed with slick styling and neat detailing. Andy Enright takes a look.BACKGROUNDNOT so long ago, this review would have begun with a paragraph or two...
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Latest motoring news
1THE Citroen DS3 has been ranked Best Supermini in the 2013 What Car? JD Power survey. In its very first showing, the DS3 received an 82.2% satisfaction score – the industry average was 77.6% – with a...
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New car review: Ford Focus ECOnetic
If you pale at the running costs of a push bike, Ford's super-thrifty Focus ECOnetic might well be your kind of car. Andy Enright reports.IF saving fuel and cutting emissions is a priority, you can't...
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Used car snapshot: Vauxhall Corsa
SINCE its introduction, Vauxhall has continuously fettled and polished the Corsa, turning a good car into an outstanding one. Sales figures suggest the British public knows a good thing when they see...
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Used car snapshot: Nissan Micra
BACK in 1993, Nissan's Micra wowed the automotive world with its cutesy shape and endearing driving characteristics.This all-new model was introduced in 2003 to similar press acclaim. Although it is no...
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Used car snapshot: Skoda Octavia
THE Skoda brand has been rehabilitated. These days it's rare to find people cracking jokes about Skodas, as most know that they are seriously well-built cars and the original 2004 to 2009 MkII Octavia...
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Used car buyer's guide: BMW Z4
THE original BMW Z4 had a lot going for it. The styling still looks good today, whether you chose the soft top or the coupé, it was well built, drove well and wasn't priced exorbitantly. But soon...
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