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March 14, 2015, 12:22 am

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SCHOOLS, businesses and individuals have united once again in support of Red Nose Day.People across East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire have shown their support for Comic Relief through a host of fund-raising activities.Ranging from an Age UK 'flash mob' to a record-breaking 'selfie' from a lofty 110ft in the air, the backing for the annual charity day has once again been astounding.It was staff from the Mainline Group based in George Holmes Way, Swadlincote who braved dizzying heights as...

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Pennine Way, Swadlincote has 'horrific problem' with dog fouling

March 14, 2015, 12:23 am

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A ROAD which is home to two schools in South Derbyshire has been dubbed 'possibly the worst in the district' for dog fouling.Pennine Way has 'an horrific problem' with dog mess according to Matthew Holford, environmental health manager at South Derbyshire District Council, after he was quizzed about dog fouling issues at a meeting of Woodville Parish Council.Mr Holford made the statement after he was invited to talk about how dog fouling problems were tackled in the district.He said:...

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March 14, 2015, 12:23 am

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THREE men have been jailed for a total of 14 years after their plot to steal high-value cars – including one from Burton – was foiled by police.The men were sentenced at Stafford Crown Court and stole cars from across the area including a BMW 3 Series taken from Blakeholme Court, Burton, on Thursday, February 13, last year.Osman Khan, 23, of Barker Street, Oldbury, was found guilty of conspiring to steal motor vehicles.He was sentenced to 60 months in prison.Kamran Khan, 26, of...

Driver killed after car crashes into tree near Alrewas

March 14, 2015, 12:24 am

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A MOTORIST has died after the car he was driving left the road and a hit a tree on a busy stretch near Burton.Emergency services, including the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance, were called to the crash on the A513 between Alrewas and Croxall shortly before 11am yesterday.A man in his 40s was found trapped in a blue Audi TT and, despite the efforts of paramedics, they were unable to save him.A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "When the emergency...

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March 14, 2015, 12:31 am

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One year after measures were introduced to make it easier for people to park at Burton's Queen's Hospital, there has been a drop in the amount receiving fines, it has been suggested.Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust tried to simplify the parking system last March following a raft of issues with the new Parking Eye system.Although the company which runs the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system said it would not reveal whether or not there had been a drop in penalties, staff at...

Woman jailed after taking £90,000 from her own gran

March 14, 2015, 2:01 am

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A 24-YEAR-OLD woman who conned her ill grandmother out of more than £90,000, spending it on a holiday, a car, a designer hand-bag and a breast reduction, has been jailed.Jessica Smith, of Richmond Street, Burton, told her 78-year-old grandmother, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, that her bank card had been stopped and she needed the money to pay bills, for the upkeep of her young son and on one occasion to repair a radiator.In one letter to her grandmother, Smith wrote: "I'm...

Brewery fire at Molson Coors in Burton

March 14, 2015, 12:32 pm

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FIREFIGHTERS have attended a minor fire at the Molson Coors brewery in Station Street.Four engines from Staffordshire Fire Service helped tackle the blaze, which has now been extinguished.A spokesman from Molson Coors said: "We dealt with a localised fire within Burton Brewery."As a precautionary measure, fire crew were invited on site."No employees were impacted.

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March 14, 2015, 3:13 pm

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The National Lottery Lotto draw has been made for Saturday, March 14 - so are you feeling lucky?Tonight's jackpot was £3.8m.The numbers were 6, 17, 24, 29, 33 and 36. And the bonus ball was 45.

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March 15, 2015, 2:00 am

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THE hall at Tower View Primary School was a sight to behold.One boy was sat on a chair lifting weights, some more were on the floor doing sit ups and another was doing squats in the corner.Suddenly, a voice could be heard calling the name Captain America and a young boy responded as if it was the moniker he used every day.This is the world of Feel Good Factor, a programme aimed at improving the self-confidence of children and equipping them for the step up to high school.Group leader Daniel...

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March 15, 2015, 3:00 am

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A NEW campaign launched by police focusing on the importance of sexual consent has the backing of a Burton sexual abuse victim support group.The sexual abuse and rape advice centre offers advice and support to victims of sexual abuse and rape in the town.Centre manager Tracey Hardie has thrown her support behind the campaign.The StopRapeNow campaign is a join initiative between Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire County Council and aims to send out the message that sex without consent is...

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March 15, 2015, 5:00 am

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A WOMAN whose First World War efforts saved dozens of men from starvation is to be honoured with the re-inscription of her grave.Lily Thomas' work to provide food parcels for prisoners of war has been largely forgotten since the end of the conflict, but, as the 75th anniversary of her death approaches, a historian in Burton is keen to ensure she is remembered.He is now looking for descendants of those she helped to come forward to let the Bretby woman finally gain the recognition she...

Rykneld Primary pupils taught how to be architects

March 15, 2015, 6:00 am

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A FORMER pupil returned to his old school this week to pass on his skills as an architect to creative primary school children.Ashley Stanworth left Rykneld Primary back in 1998 but returned to inspire pupils in a crash course on design and architecture.St Modwen Properties is currently building a £4.25 million extension at the Branston school, and for one day only asked two architects and an interior designer to go into the school to pass on some of their design talent.Mr Stanworth, ...

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March 15, 2015, 7:00 am

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FOR people with dementia the simplest things can spark a memory and, for carers, that brief moment back into time with their loved one is very precious.And for many, the inspiration for those memories can often be music, the sound of a song or the rendition of an old classic.Now, in Burton, work is in progress to make those memories last just that little bit longer by inviting people along for Singing for the Brain.Set up by the Alzheimer's Society in 2003, it first came to the town in November...

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March 15, 2015, 8:00 am

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PEOPLE living in Tatenhill will pay an average of £56 more for their council tax next year than those living in Outwoods, it has been revealed.East Staffordshire Borough Council has published its annual breakdown of council tax for 2015-16, showing the amounts that households in each ward of the borough will have to pay to support services in the area.The annual amount ranges from £1,473.53 for a Band D property in Outwoods to £1,529.60 in Tatenhill.Councillor Julian Mott,...

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March 15, 2015, 9:00 am

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BURTON'S Queen's Hospital has become one of the first sites in the UK to offer a new physiotherapist role providing specialist care to patients.Three staff have been recruited at the Belvedere Road hospital as fellowship physiotherapists who will go on to provide expert care for patients with complex health problems.Fred Mainwaring, Leena Lad and Agostino Faletra will undergo 18 months of focused and intensive training before taking on the role of extended scope practitioners.Consultant...

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March 15, 2015, 10:00 am

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TWO more years of 'unfairness' will result from the Lords' decision not to decriminalise TV licensing, according to North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen (pictured).He has been an outspoken critic of the fact that those who do not pay their TV license fee are treated as criminals.Mr Bridgen said the Lords amendment to the Deregulation Bill would perpetuate unnecessary criminalisation of people until at least 2017. Peers in the House of Lords have insisted on blocking any change until at...

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March 15, 2015, 10:05 pm

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A GROUP of environmental volunteers in East Staffordshire have purchased a piece of equipment which could prove life-saving when they are working in remote areas.Burton Conservation Volunteers Trust has invested in an automatic external defibrillator, in the hope it can help any of its members who suffer a heart attack while they are out and about in the countryside.It comes following concerns raised that it could be difficult to get quick help if the volunteers were in a particularly remote...

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March 15, 2015, 10:09 pm

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CELEBRATIONS are under way after a brass band landed a spot in a major national final.Gresley Colliery Brass Band was awarded second place at the Midlands Area Brass Band Contest paving a route into the national finals due to be held in September in Cheltenham.The qualifying contest took place at Bedworth Civic Hall and the band, made up of 30 people, was conducted by Simon Jones.They performed Philips Sparke's A London Overture with solo performances by trombonist Adrian Taylor, Paul...

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March 15, 2015, 10:10 pm

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CASES of scarlet fever in East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire increased in the last 12 months, the latest figures from Public Health England show.The number of people diagnosed in East Staffordshire between September 2014 and March of this year, was 11 – up from eight from the same period in 2013.In South Derbyshire, cases increased by 26 per cent.There were 23 cases in 2013-14, rising to 29.Across the West Midlands cases rose from 170 to 485.In the East Midlands this rose from 337 to...

Outdoor treasure hunts have just gone global

March 15, 2015, 10:10 pm

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YOU might have a geocache on your street. Most people will even walk or drive past at least a dozen on their way to and from work.Geocaching is a free global treasure hunt where players are given clues to search for secret packages hidden from view. And this latest craze – strictly for outdoor types – is increasing in popularity.There are six million players, and more than half million geocaches out there to be found.Seekers use the latest gadgets with GPS devices to find...