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March 21, 2017, 7:00 am

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Pupils from three schools in Burton and South Derbyshire have taken part in a press conference at Burton Albion Football Club as part of a BBC educational project. BBC News School Report gives 11 to 16-year-old pupils the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. Two pupils from each school, de Ferrers Academy and Abbot Beyne, in Burton, and The Pingle School, Swadlincote, interviewed Brewers club manager Nigel Clough together with players Lucas Akins and Luke Murphy at the...

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March 21, 2017, 7:30 am

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A Burton resident has called for "deep and dangerous" potholes to be filled on a country road before someone gets hurt. Field Lane, in Outwoods, is plagued with potholes that have caused issues to motorists and their vehicles for weeks. John Anderson, of Field Lane, said that he has received numerous complaints from residents with regards to the issue. The chairman of Outwoods Parish Council said: "It is awful travelling down Field Lane. I have had complaints on a weekly basis...

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March 21, 2017, 8:00 am

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Jason Donovan has announced a host of UK tour dates, including two dates in the Midlands, as he embarks on an autobiographical show, 'Jason and his Amazing Midlife Crisis'. The tour starts in October this year at Newark Palace Theatre, Nottinghamshire, on October 7, before he also visits Birmingham Town Hall the following night. Jason will be recounting the events of his illustrious life and career in show-business, as well as performing some of his most well-known songs from his music...

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March 21, 2017, 8:21 am

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Cash has been stolen from a Tutbury pub after a thief broke in over the weekend. The culprut forced their way into The Leopard in Monk Street, between 2.30am and 7.15am on Saturday, March 18. The offender got into the building through an upper floor window after climbing onto a single storey extension, and then gained access through an unlocked window. Once inside, the thief located the keys to a secure office and stole money and a cash tin. Officers from Staffordshire Police are currently...

Has a black panther been spotted in South Derbyshire yet again?

March 21, 2017, 8:44 am

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A father-of-three travelling on the A38 near Burton got the shock of his life after spotting what he described as a black panther in a nearby field. Matt Chambers, was on his way home from work with a colleague when he saw the large black cat in a field between Egginton and Stretton. The 36-year-old, from Aldridge in Walsall, said: "We had just got off the A50 onto the A38. Just before we got to Burton I spotted what looked like a large dog in the field about 500 yards away. It was...

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March 21, 2017, 9:00 am

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Burton and South Derbyshire people looking to trace people from their past are being sought for a new TV show. Producers want would-be participants who are looking for ex-partners, friends and relatives to come forward for their new show, People Tracers. A Raw TV spokesman said: "Do you need help finding someone? Perhaps you've lost touch with a family member, friend or ex-partner?"Or would you like to find the knight in shining armour who helped you in a time of need? We want to...

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March 21, 2017, 9:09 am

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Two guards were threatened with weapons by masked robbers who stole cash as they made a delivery to a Measham store. The raid on the Loomis cash delivery vehicle took place near a Tesco Express store in High Street, in the village, shortly after 6.20am when cash was being delivered to the store. Leicestershire Police said that three men approached the gaurds, who sustained minor injuries but did not require medical treatment. They threatened them with weapons before leaving with "a...

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March 21, 2017, 10:00 am

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Leaked documents seen by the Burton Mail have confirmed that detailed plans are now being drawn up for a proposed merger between Burton and Derby hospitals trusts. The process is well under way and has been since a formal memorandum of understanding was signed at the end of last year. The comprehensive documents show that a 'business case' for the merger could be signed as early as July of this year. If the merger is approved, it could have major effects on a wide range of clinical areas,...

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March 21, 2017, 10:46 am

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Thousands of people were temporarily left without power and a huge plume of smoke poured into the sky after an electricity sub station caught fire in Leicestershire today. The blaze broke out in Ravensbridge Drive, Leicester and for an hour 45,000 homes lost power. The power cut was dealt within an hour, but the smoke was visible across the city for most of the day with witnesses capturing dramatic pictures and video. Leicester Mercury reporter Alan Thompson has sent a series of updates from...

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March 21, 2017, 11:00 am

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Plans to transform Swadlincote's Princess Diana memorial garden have moved a step further forward – but at the cost of its nearby trees. The Burton Mail previously revealed that following a public consultation, new plans could see a mini amphitheatre, sensory garden, sculptures as well as interactive educational boards, and a water feature using the grassed area behind the memorial, off Alexandra Road, which could cost around £90,000. While the actual costs involved are still...

Mum thanks Burton's Queen's Hospital staff who saved her little...

March 21, 2017, 12:00 pm

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The mother of a seriously ill toddler who has had his life saved FIVE times in four years by staff at Burton's Queen's Hospital has thanked them for their "amazing work" . Mother-of-two Amy Eldridge was delighted when she fell pregnant with son Elliott, who is now four, but a difficult labour meant he was left brain damaged following birth. She said: "When Elliott was born he wasn't breathing. Doctors and nurses rushed into the room and it was really scary. After three minutes of...

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March 22, 2017, 8:00 am

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Signs on a busy East Staffordshire road are still pointing the wrong way THREE WEEKS after a storm caused chaos across the area. Last month, Storm Doris battered Burton and South Derbyshire with 90mph winds which left a trail of destruction in the area with trees falling on roads, sections torn off roofs and vans destroyed. The storm also affected a busy crossroads in Belmont Road, Needwood, with strong gusts blowing two road signs in the wrong direction. A 'reduce speed now' sign on the lead...

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March 22, 2017, 8:26 am

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A policeman has been stabbed and his apparent attacker shot by officers in a major security incident at the Houses of Parliament, according to reports from the Press Association. Around three shots rang out outside the Palace of Westminster after a man ran through the gates into the front yard of the parliamentary compound apparently waving a knife. Two people were seen being treated on the ground in New Palace Yard amid shouts and screams. An air ambulance landed in Parliament Square and a...

Older people at risk as care firms cancel contracts with 95 UK...

March 22, 2017, 8:30 am

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The chief officer of a Burton charity which strives to help the elderly has warned that "older people are going to undoubtedly end up in hospitals" after it was revealed that care firms have cancelled contracts with 95 UK councils, saying they cannot deliver services for the amount they are being paid. The shock figures were uncovered in a BBC Panorama investigation, with the Local Government Association saying it was the result of "historic under-funding" and an ageing...

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March 22, 2017, 8:30 am

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A shocking rise in the number of kids having teeth taken out at an early age has led to a Swadlincote dentist calling for families to be given more support in making the right decision on oral hygiene. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) this week released figures showing that the number of children aged four and under having teeth removed has risen by nearly a quarter in the last decade. Data from the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FCS) showed that 9,206 children in this age group had teeth...

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March 22, 2017, 8:38 am

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Alrewas MP Michael Fabricant has live Tweeted following news of the incident in London. Mr Fabricant is currently on lockdown in his office after reports of shots being fired outside the Houses of Parliament and the Palace of Westminster emerged. I was walking briskly to a vote when crowds of MPs rushed towards me saying that shots have been fired and shouts of 'get back'. — Michael Fabricant (@Mike_Fabricant) 22 March 2017 The MP said: "Rumour of shots being fired." He...

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March 22, 2017, 8:44 am

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An MP on lockdown after what is being treated as a potential terrorist attack in London has spoken from the House of Commons. Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire, is one of the MPs who is currently on lockdown in the House of Commons awaiting more information after the vote on pensions was brought to a halt by suspected gun shots. He told Sky News: "We were very close to going to vote when we first found out that something had happened. The Prime Minister was very quickly...

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March 22, 2017, 8:51 am

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Terror attacks on our shores have thankfully been rare in recent years but the latest incident in London around the Houses of Parliament and on Westminster Bridge focuses our attention once again. On a grey day in our capital, tourists would have been standing on the bridge taking photographs of the landmark Houses of Parliament and Londoners would have been going about their business. Watch: LIVE: MP safe as Parliament is in lockdown as gunshots reported in LondonTheresa May was whisked away...

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March 22, 2017, 9:00 am

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This custom-designed detached family home has gorgeous open views across rolling countryside. It has come on to the market in Barrow-on-Trent for a cool £500,000 with Ashley Adams. And if you need somewhere for your mum to stay long-term, there is a potential for adding an annexe too. The village of Barrow-on-Trent is steeped in history and was even mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. At that time some of the land nearby was given to a certain Henry de Ferrers by the king. The house...

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March 22, 2017, 9:20 am

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South Derbyshire MP Heather Wheeler has said her heart goes out to people who have been caught up in London's terror attack as she praises the emergency services. In a recorded phone interview with the Burton Mail, the Tory MP said: "People are very shocked that this incident has happened, particularly because there is such good security around the palace but actually the point is the security has worked. They got as far as the carriage gate, tried to attack a policewoman and another...