Fine for football thug throwing pub tables
A BURTON pub was subject to vicious threats when football violence erupted after Albion’s match with Rotherham earlier this year, a judge has heard.
View ArticleVintage vixens go retro to support good causes
A LOVE for all things vintage has led three women to set up business together organising fairs.
View ArticleDistraught dog owner victim of cruel prank
A DISTRAUGHT dog owner has become the victim of a cruel prank after she offered £1,000 for the return of her beloved pet.
View ArticleRibbon cut on £2.5 million South Derbyshire surgery
A DOCTORS surgery which has cost £2.5 million has opened.
View ArticleMartin’s beard challenge
A BURTON grandfather diagnosed with bowel cancer will take on a hair-raising challenge to beat the disease.
View ArticleVolunteer plea for arboretum
THE NATIONAL Memorial Arboretum is appealing for more volunteers to help run the service.
View ArticleSurgery launches its ‘Rolls Royce’ machine
A DOCTORS’ surgery has officially launched a new machine which it hopes will put an end to the use of paper printouts.
View ArticlePupils get up close with hen rescued from farm
YOUNGSTERS at a Burton nursery got hands-on experience of a hen which was once destined for the dinner plate.
View ArticleTraffic danger calls fall on deaf ears as thousands of homes approved at...
A ‘NEW community’ is to be built on the outskirts of Burton, after planners gave the nod to plans for 2,500 houses, despite major concerns over the impact it will have on roads in the area.
View ArticleDriver clocked at 95mph in A38 police operation
SCORES of speeding motorists, including one caught driving at 95mph, were snared in a police operation on the A38.
View ArticleVictory cheers from campaigners as Rolleston college fields plan refused
CAMPAIGNERS fighting controversial an application to build 100 homes on land in Rolleston-on-Dove are celebrating a landmark victory, after planners voted to turn down the proposals.
View ArticleGenerosity praised as poppy appeal makes £60,000 in Burton and South Derbyshire
THE generosity of people in Burton and South Derbyshire has helped to raise record amounts for the poppy appeal.
View ArticlePublic views welcomed on plans for 425 houses in Hilton
THE developer aiming to construct a major new estate on former Ministry of Defence land in Hilton has welcomed the contributions of people who took part in a consultation into the plans.
View ArticleInspired pupils set up YMCA food bank
PUPILS at a school near Burton have started a food bank collection after challenging stereotypes on homelessness.
View Article‘Trendy nan’ gets a mohican to raise money for air ambulance
BY the time they have reached their late sixties, many people might feel their wild days are behind them, but not one Burton pensioner, who had a daring haircut at the age of 67.
View ArticleDIY depot join in soldier’s festive donation drive
A DIY depot has collected snacks and toiletries which will give soldiers serving abroad a welcome boost this Christmas.
View ArticleStudent nurse is caught over limit
A STUDENT nurse who went to drive home while two-and-a-half times the alcohol limit after being refused admission to a nightclub is waiting to hear her fate.
View ArticleFuture secured for town hotel as buyer takes on Three Queens
THE future of a landmark hotel in Burton has been secured following a six-figure deal to buy the site, more than six months after it was plunged into receivership.
View ArticlePublic has their say on HS2 route
SCORES of residents in and around Swadlincote have voiced their opinions of a controversial rail route after the latest round of consultations came to town.
View ArticleNewts put halt to tip lake plan
PLANS to convert two lagoons at a tip into a single lake have been put on hold – after a protected species of newt colonised the site.
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