Derby Telegraph
Mayor urges united action on A38
THE mayor of the East Midlands has urged the region’s leaders to unite in a call to action after the A38 Derby junctions scheme was highlighted for “potential cancellation”. Mayor Claire Ward has written to leading figures, asking them to help “to...
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Views wanted as plans emerge for 2,000 homes
PLANS to build 2,100 homes on the edge of Derby have emerged. Parker Strategic Land is looking to create a new estate to the south of Mickleover but it first wants feedback on the scheme before filing the application.
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R-R expansion critical to UK and Europe, says minister
THE expansion of Rolls-Royce’s Raynesway site in Derby will play a critical role in helping to defend the UK and Europe, according to a senior minister. The Minister of State for Defence, Lord Coaker, launched the expansion of the site in a...
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‘The A38 is an issue on which we should act collectively and urgently in city’s interests’
COUNCIL group leaders in Derby are being urged to come together and make an “urgent cross-party submission” to Government opposing the potential cancellation of the A38 Derby Junctions Scheme. The Ministry of Defence and Department for Transport...
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THE planned huge transformation of the A38 in Derby has been plunged into fresh doubt. Projected proposals costing around £600million to create new flyovers, underpasses and extra lanes along the major route looked set to finally go ahead after years...
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A 23-YEAR-OLD appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of Isaac Clare-Watts, who was found dead at a summer solstice event in the Peak District. Szymon Babynko spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth when he appeared from...
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Family disappointed after coroner finds no link between jab and mum’s death
THE family of a Derby woman who died of a stroke after her Covid jab has been left “deeply disappointed” by the inquest. Mohinder Kaur Mahal, 85, died in October, 2022, 12 days after she received the Pfizer vaccination and a flu jab. Her family...
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AROUND 40 jobs will be created under Rolls-Royce SMR’s plans to open a £12 million manufacturing development centre in Derby. The company will establish the build processes, assembly and testing for its small modular reactor projects, establishing and...
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Historic river crossing ‘no longer fit for purpose’
A CENTURIES-old river crossing has sparked concerns among residents, with some saying it is “no longer fit for purpose”. The Grade-I listed Swarkestone Causeway, which has spanned the River Trent and flood-prone land for more than 800 years, will...
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Man, 41, arrested over stone circle solstice murder
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found near an ancient stone circle in the Peak District. The discovery was made at Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees at 1.38pm on Monday following a summer solstice event....
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City man who shot at rival in broad daylight jailed for 13 years
A 21-YEAR-OLD man who shot a gun at a rival in broad daylight has been jailed for 13 years. William Lyon shot at another man during an altercation in Cowsley Road, Chaddesden in July, 2025 after two groups began fighting in the street. Lyon’s shot...
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‘My mum did not give informed consent for Covid booster jab... I’m convinced there was a trigger to her death’
A SON whose mum died just days after receiving a Covid-19 booster jab has told an inquest he believes there was a “trigger” to the stroke which claimed her life. Baldev Mahal also told the hearing he believes Mohinder Kaur Mahal did not give her...
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‘This cannot be the way we remember loved ones’
STAFF shortages and a period of warm and wet weather have been blamed for overgrown grass at Derby’s biggest cemetery and at other sites across the city. Some visitors to Nottingham Road Cemetery have reported they were unable to get to graves due to...
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Cyclists back £3m changes at ‘Russian roulette’ roundabout
CYCLISTS and pedestrians have backed a proposed £3.75million scheme on a busy roundabout where they are playing “Russian roulette”. The plans would put more active travel measures in place at the Asda Spondon roundabout off the A52 and could include...
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Cameras to be installed in city fly-tipping crackdown
NEW cameras could be installed around Derby hotspots to clamp down on flytipping. Campaigners for tougher action on people who dump waste illegally have welcomed the city council move. Between 2022 and 2025, there were 2,359 recorded fly-tipping...
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‘Fairer Derby’ action plan as 17,000 kids in poverty
AN action plan has been launched to improve people’s lives and tackle high levels of poverty in Derby. The “Fairer Derby Strategy”, being led by the city council, sets out more than 150 objectives to help struggling families over the next few...
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‘Ghost town’ area of city is slammed by landlord
A LANDLORD who developed hundreds of Derby properties says he won’t buy in the city again after dealings with the city council. Arran Bailey owns buildings in Albion Street, which he says has become a “ghost town” since the Derbion entrance was shut...
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Homeowners slam ‘horrendous’ A52 housing plans
FURIOUS residents have hit out at plans for 400 new homes next to the A52. No planning application has been submitted yet for land at Stoney Lane in Spondon, but one is expected. Residents are concerned, with one saying: “There will be no countryside...
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Crisis-hit trust could take decades to repay £10m deficit
A CITY academy trust’s deficit could take 20 years to repay, a teaching union and an MP claim. Union members travelled to London to deliver an open letter to the Education Secretary, asking for intervention in the dispute with St Ralph Sherwin...
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King’s honour for fundraiser Kate’s lifetime dedication
A DERBY woman who has dedicated half a century to raising money to help premature babies and their families has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Kate Repton, who has been given a British Empire Medal, set up Friends of the Baby Unit in...
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‘Multiple parties’ interested as Saudi billionaire looks to wrap HALF up Rams deal PRICE GBR a step closer to city as rail Bill progresses
THE Railways Bill has been prepared to be heard in the House of Lords as Great British Railways moves nearer to being located in Derby. The Bill is the biggest reform to the rail sector for 30 years and GBR – which Derby won the right to have...
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Royal Navy pilot killed in helicopter crash hailed as ‘kind man’
TRIBUTES have been paid in a Derbyshire community mourning the loss of a former neighbour, who died during a Royal Navy helicopter crash. Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, who lived near Belper for over a decade, died during a training exercise on...
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New hope in campaign to secure future of historic bridge
PLANS are being drawn up that could finally safeguard Derby’s Grade II-listed Friar Gate Bridge. The structure has been derelict since the infamous Beeching cuts axed the line. Now, the Friends of Friar Gate Bridge have new plans for the site.
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More patrols urged to stop anti-social behaviour
OFFICIALS have been urged to take action over repeated anti-social behaviour at Markeaton Park, with a leading council warning it is “only a matter of time” before there is a “serious incident”. Councillor Gaurav Pandey, has called on the council and...
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‘Severe risk to life’ as bridge on brink of collapse
A “SIGNIFICANT” deterioration in the condition of Darley Abbey Mills Bridge in recent weeks poses a “severe risk to life”, Derby City Council has warned. The authority has pointed to an increasing number of people forcing their way onto the site since...
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Residents fume over city street becoming ‘HMO Road’
RESIDENTS claim houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) are “ripping out the heart of our community” as another could be approved on a Derby street. Derby City Council is recommending an HMO for Brighton Road in Alvaston, despite concerns too many are...
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Plans for new GP surgery win backing from patients
PLANS for a much-needed new GP surgery in Derby have been welcomed by patients who say their current doctor is too far away. A new medical centre is set to be built in Mackworth after the city council agreed to sell land to the NHS. One patient,...
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Drink-driver left relative in wheelchair after mowing him down
A DRUNK and drug-fuelled van driver left a relative with lifethreatening injuries after deliberately mowing him down and reversing back over his body. In his impact statement, victim Dion Eagle told how he missed the birth of his daughter because he...
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Rams’ former training HQ key to ‘critical’ R-R expansion
THE site of Derby County’s former training ground might be brought back into use after sitting derelict for 23 years to help a “critical” expansion for Rolls-Royce’s new defence plans. Cricket pitches could be installed at the site of the former...
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200-home plans in city should be refused, says council
PLANS to build up to 200 homes on green space in Derby should be refused, say Derby City Council chiefs. Keepmoat Homes has submitted plans to build on land off Acorn Way near Spondon. The developer wants to create an “attractive, vibrant and...
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People leap from top floor to escape blaze
FLAMES ripped through the upper storeys of a Derby home, forcing six people to flee, including some who jumped from the top floor. One person was taken to hospital by air ambulance, which landed on nearby playing courts. It is not known what the...
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Future looking brighter for ‘vulnerable’ city street
PUBLIC safety is set to be improved in a “vulnerable” part of Derby where a man was fatally stabbed. Additional lighting is planned in the Cheapside area, which is one of Derby’s busiest night-time areas, especially at weekends. Derby City Council...
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Fears plan for 1,000 homes will cause ‘irreparable harm’
A PLAN has been revealed to build up to 1,000 homes in a small Derbyshire village, to the dismay of campaigners. A planning application has been submitted to Erewash Borough Council to build 110 homes on the site of a former school in Breaston, which...
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Head teachers make plea to parents over smartphones
A GROUP of head teachers in Derby say pupils should not be given smartphones until they leave secondary school. They say smartphones are damaging children’s attention spans, and that many parents are unaware of the impact. The group, led by head...
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Milestone for city store that has grown into huge success
ONE of Derby’s most recognisable businesses is celebrating its 30th birthday after five family members started out with a dream. The first Pak Foods supermarket opened in Normanton Road on May 23, 1996 – and the flagship site is still going strong...
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Fourth city stabbing in space of two days
NEWS of another stabbing on Derby’s streets has caused concern among residents. On Thursday, police were called to a broad-daylight stabbing near the Co-op in Wollaton Road, Chaddesden, where a teenager suffered serious injuries. A man and a woman...
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City’s night of violence sees three men stabbed in two incidents
FOUR arrests have been made after two men were stabbed following a fight in a “friendly” part of Derby. And in a separate incident, police rushed to Peckham Gardens in Mackworth after a man in his 30s was stabbed. A teenage boy was arrested. Both...
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Murder trial hears of gang’s ‘brutal pre-planned attack’ before fleeing justice
A 21-YEAR-OLD Derby man was killed by a masked gang acting like “a pack of animals”, a murder trial has heard. Dale Martin was surrounded and stabbed multiple times by a group in what prosecutors claim was in “a brutal pre-planned ambush, organised,...
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Pupils’ ‘passion and determination’ to end fly-tipping
PUPILS as young as five at a city school waved placards and marched the streets as they led a campaign against persistent flytipping outside their school gates. Children from Normanton’s St Chad’s C of E Infant School organised petitions, staged a...
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School strike trust ‘must restructure to pay invoices’
A DERBY academy trust at which nine schools are set to strike is struggling to pay its invoices, it has been revealed. St Ralph Sherwin Catholic MultiAcademy Trust, based at Chester Green, has been battling to balance its books for three years,...
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Iran war adds £100K a month to fuel bills
THE war in Iran is adding almost £100,000 a month to the fuel bill of a Derbyshire haulage company, it has been revealed. The rise in oil prices as a result of the conflict involving the USA, Israel and Iran has had a big impact on family-run...
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‘Options being considered’ for future of Hippodrome
EXACTLY a year after a third devastating fire hit Derby’s former Hippodrome, a future use for the site is looking increasingly likely. Historic England has confirmed that “various options for conversion and repairs are being considered by those...
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Deal agreed for new city GP surgery
A DEAL agreed to build a muchneeded new GP surgery in Derby has been met with widespread relief and approval. A section of public open space in Mackworth will be sold to the Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) by Derby City Council. The...
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Government may back pottery firm after petition
THE Government has hinted at future support for Denby Pottery after dozens were made redundant and manufacturing ceased. It will launch a consultation this year after a petition was signed by 78,000 people, aimed at saving the Derbyshire firm.
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Owner promises ‘new life’ for endangered ex-art school
A UNIVERSITY based in the country of Georgia has promised to breathe new life into an endangered building in the heart of Derby. The former Derby School of Art, in Green Lane, has been listed as one of the 10 most endangered buildings in the UK by the...
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City athlete is accused of raping boy and sexual assault of two girls
A WELL-known former city athlete raped a young boy twice and sexually touched two young girls, a trial has been told. A jury heard how 68-year-old Nick Lees, who ran for Derby Athletics Club from the 1970s to the 1990s, targeted victims under the age...
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Charities face £80 charge to collect near shops
CHARITIES looking to raise money at a Derby shopping centre have been hit by a double whammy of an £80 charge and fines for those parking to drop off donations. Charities and residents have complained about the situation at M Park Farm Shopping Centre...
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Millions set to ‘kickstart’ transforming train station
MILLIONS of pounds have been allocated to help “kickstart” the transformation around Derby railway station. Major changes could see the creation of a walkway from the station to the city centre, and a new multi-storey car park on the Pride Park side...
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£151m vision to rejuvenate city with GBR
UP TO £151million could be generated for Derby’s economy by locating the HQ of Great British Railways in the city centre. Becketwell is one of two shortlisted sites to house the organisation that will run the rail network’s infrastructure and...
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Chancellor backs ‘Team Derby’ jobs growth plan
CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has joined city leaders, major employers and community partners to kick-start a new “Team Derby” initiative aiming to deliver innovation and growth.
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A 37-MILE power line planned for Derbyshire should be buried to protect small businesses, historic buildings and the countryside, officials have said. The route running from Chesterfield to Willington threads between Borrowash and Draycott, heading...
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Fears for former city art school named one of UK’s ‘most endangered’
THE home of a former Derby art school full of local history is at such a high risk of erosion and structural damage it has been named one of the most endangered buildings in the country. The Victorian Society has placed the former Derby School of Art...
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Calls for council to save ‘rare’ historic city building
THE state of a listed city building is concerning heritage experts who say it is being “neglected” by Derby City Council. Derby Civic Society has written to the council raising concerns regarding the “condition, management and ongoing neglect” of...
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Popular city bar reopens as part of new market
THE former Vines bar on Derby’s Sadler Gate will reopen as part of the city’s new food market – as its previous owner was forced out just one month after reopening. Bustler Market is returning to the city in James Yard, a new shortcut now open between...
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‘Absolute joke’ road closure hit taxpayers for £17,000
A TWO-and-a-half-year road closure labelled “pathetic” and an “absolute joke” by residents cost taxpayers £17,000. Uttoxeter Road in Mickleover was recently reopened after a saga over a collapsed wall was resolved. Temporary traffic lights had been...
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Residents told to pay up or have their gardens seized
DOZENS of residents in a Derbyshire town have been told they must either buy or rent land they believed was their garden as Erewash Borough Council says it is within its rights to seize and bulldoze the land.
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Discovery of 100-year-old chemicals led to evacuation
PROPERTIES were evacuated and several roads closed in part of Derby following a “potentially hazardous” discovery. Officers were called to reports of chemicals being found at a premises in Midland Road,. A 100m cordon was put in place and remained...
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Clock ticking on repairs to city’s iconic theatre site
THE clock at Derby’s Guildhall Theatre will be fixed as soon as possible, say council chiefs, amid longer-term plans to resurrect the structure. Derby City Council confirmed the clock has stopped and said specialists 170-year-old clockmakers Smiths...
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Family’s grief as cyclist Seth, 11, dies after collision
THE family of an 11-year-old boy who died after a collision in a Derby street have paid tribute to him. Seth Fulton was riding his bicycle in Nottingham Road, Chaddesden, when he was involved in a collision with a bus and a car. The boy was seriously...
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‘City will decline without trams’ – but they may cost £550m
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to bring “transformational” trams back to Derby for the first time in almost a century. The Light Rail Transit Association held two public events on Thursday, urging people to get behind the plans. The LRTA priced the...
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Momentum builds – but Market Hall use under scrutiny
DERBY’S revamped Market Hall is attracting an average of 15,000 people a week as the city council looks to “build on momentum”. Amid a review of the market’s operation since a major revamp almost a year ago, council leader Nadine Peatfield revealed it...
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Two sites battling it out to be the city home for Great British Railways
TWO city sites are on the shortlist to become the new home of Great British Railways – the former Duckworth Square site in the Becketwell regeneration area and Midland House, an existing railway building opposite Derby station. The city’s two MPs...
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City’s brown bin collections could pause over food waste ‘frustration’
CITY residents may find their brown bins not being collected after Derby City Council warned there may be “temporary pauses” in some areas due to issues with its new £2million food waste scheme. Thousands of households now have new food waste bins as...
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Dad and son jailed for horror attack on pair walking dogs
A FATHER and his son have been jailed after subjecting two dog walkers to a terrifying robbery in the city. Ian Orme, his son Joshua Orme and a third unidentified man approached the two friends, men in their early 20s, along the former Derby Canal in...
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Residents of explosion-hit street look to ‘new beginning’
PEOPLE living in a Derby street that was rocked by an explosion have spoken of the community spirit that has seen them through after the man responsible for the incident was jailed. Paul Solway was sent to prison for 11 years after admitting causing...
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Bridge on brink of ‘total collapse’
A BRIDGE in Derby is on the brink of total collapse and a permanent replacement could cost around £25 million. Derby City Council leaders have agreed to take ownership of the “extremely vulnerable” Mills Bridge in Darley Abbey so they can fully...
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Carer fleeced blind pal out of almost £22,000
A CARER defrauded her blind friend out of almost £22,000, Derby Crown Court heard. Irene Whiteley’s victim only discovered the loss when he went to his bank and was told he had just £4 in his account. At the time the man, who is in his late 60s was...
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Man behind city street blast jailed for 11 years
A DERBY man has been jailed for deliberately causing an explosion that devastated an Alvaston street. Derby Crown Court heard Paul Solway removed a pipe to release gas and then set a chair alight, causing the blast.
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Market Place music venue plan branded ‘pointless’
AN integral figure in Derby’s live music scene has criticised Derby City Council’s plans to build a new 400-capacity music venue as it looks to transform the city’s Market Place amid £100m of investment. Paul Keenan, owner of the Hairy Dog and...
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Historic city homes to get £3m makeover
HISTORIC homes that have been providing accommodation for disadvantaged Derby people for almost 200 years are to be restored and refurbished. The Grade II-listed almshouses, in London Road have been in the care of the Liversage Trust since the...
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