Elderly using cafe to avoid heating homes
A CAFÉ is acting as a ‘life line’ in the morning for older people looking to avoid heating up their own homes.
View ArticleRecord plans for low cost houses
A SOCIAL housing provider has announced it has a record number of affordable homes in development.
View ArticleSuspected loan sharks arrested in police sting
IMMIGRATION officials and police were last night questioning six people arrested following a sting on suspected illegal workers and loan sharks.
View ArticleDrug baron jailed over cocaine ring
DETECTIVES smashed a £1m cocaine and money laundering ring after a dealer was caught at the end of a ‘terrifying’ car chase.
View ArticleChef fined for punching a landlord while drunk
A FREELANCE chef punched a landlord to the back of the head after being kicked out of a Burton pub, a court has heard.
View ArticleBurton takeaway offers free meals for the homeless
A FISH and chip takeaway will provide a free meal to the homeless next week.
View ArticleMore than metal
FOR a band with a relatively short history, Hacktivist have already come a long way.The five piece’s fusion of metal, grime, hardcore and hip-hop has created a sound that has already helped them cross...
View ArticleHistorical records to be digitised next year
ALMOST five hundred years of Staffordshire’s historical records will be made available online.
View ArticleMP supports calls for chronic arthritis care
THE MP for south has supported calls in Parliament for a national standard of care for patients with chronic arthritis.
View ArticleMobile libraries being scrapped is ‘diabolical’
MOBILE libraries could be stripped from South Derbyshire as a council pushes to make £157 million worth of cuts.
View ArticleRed-faced driver hits town bollard
AN out-of-town motorist was left fuming after his car was damaged on Burton’s notorious town centre bollards.
View ArticleThree teenage vandals stuck in lift they broke
THREE teenage girls were given more than they bargained for after their own vandalism trapped them in a lift for more than an hour.
View ArticlePub stalwarts buck closure trend as they mark 25 years in business
IT was something of a gamble when Roger Redfern and his wife Bev applied to take on the Miners Arms in Church Gresley.
View ArticleMarston’s sell 200 pubs in £90m deal to ‘improve estate’
PUB giant Marston’s is to sell off more than 200 of its pubs in a £90 million deal it says will improve its estate and strengthen its business.
View ArticleLong-serving card manager honoured after 34 years
FAREWELL cards will be at the ready tomorrow as a Burton card shop stalwart prepares to step down after 34 years’ service.
View ArticleBlood smear racist gets suspended sentence
A BURTON man who smeared blood on his neighbour’s front door on Christmas Day in a racially charged move has escaped with a suspended jail sentence.
View ArticleCable fault left 800 in darkness
MORE than 800 homes were plunged into darkness thanks to a faulty cable.
View ArticleMessy dog owners hit with hefty fines
TWO inconsiderate dog owners received a hefty financial hit for not cleaning up after their messy pets.
View ArticleRapist landlord refused parole
A RAPE victim has described the decision to refuse her vicious attacker parole as a ‘twisted victory’.
View ArticleNursery’s winter wonderland proves big hit
YOUNGSTERS at Burton nursery enjoyed cakes and a Christmas disco when it held a ‘winter wonderland’ celebration.
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