Appeal after abandoned truck is involved in ram raid
POLICE have released further information on how a truck was found abandoned in Hilton after it was involved in a ram raid.
View Article‘Firm opposition’ over water tower home plan
A COUNCILLOR has said he will ‘firmly oppose’ plans by a water giant to build one home next to one of Burton’s most recognisable landmarks.
View ArticleSLIDESHOW - A look back in time with the help of a few black and white...
EVERY week we feature images from a certain time period, and want you to fill in the gaps.
View ArticleApp to help repair potholes
The Government has given £30,000 to back the development of an innovative smartphone application to report potholes in Burton and South Derbyshire.
View ArticleA38 journeys from hell show need for changes
A TERRIFIED passenger has recounted her tale of two journeys from hell along the A38 - a move that she says reinforces the need for safety changes to be pushed through.
View ArticleGas appliance checks plea issued by council bosses
PEOPLE are being urged to have their gas appliances checked to ward off leaks, fires or even explosions.
View ArticleDeadline nears for sports awards nominations
THERE are just two weeks to go until the nominations close for the 2014 East Staffordshire Sport Scholarship Awards.
View ArticleHospital parking system review ‘ongoing’ as another motorist is caught out
A PENSIONER has labelled the controversial new parking regulations at Burton’s Queen’s Hospital as ‘unfair’ after being caught out by the system.
View Article999 calls skyrocket on New Year’s Eve
AMBULANCE services which cover Burton and South Derbyshire were flooded with thousands of emergency calls on New Year’s Eve.
View ArticleEpic 2014 mile charity challenge will be legacy
TWO brothers from Burton will take part in a series of challenges to cover 2014 miles throughout 2014 in memory of their father who died from Motor Neurone Disease.
View ArticleWorker put boss in hospital in forklift row
A WAREHOUSE worker left his boss with serious injuries after he attacked him in a row over a forklift truck.
View ArticleHigh winds and flood alerts warning for area
WINDS of up to 50 miles per hour and heavy rain look set to hit East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire over the next week.
View ArticleInmate in attack on warder who woke him up
AN inmate at an East Staffordshire prison left a warder with facial injuries – for waking him up.
View ArticleDrink-driving Twitter scheme comes to an end
A CONTROVERSIAL campaign by Staffordshire Police that named and shamed people on Twitter throughout has ended.
View ArticleFears raised of safety of children at Burton childminding business
THE Government’s education watchdog has raised concerns over the safety of youngsters in the care of a Burton childminder.
View ArticleSlimmer is ‘overwhelmed’ at successful first night
A 36-YEAR-OLD who joined slimming world after finding out she was a size 20 has been ‘overwhelmed’ after she launched her own weight loss club.
View ArticleUnions hoping latest fire strikes will be the last
FIRE union bosses have said they hope strikes which took place in the region this morning will be the last.
View ArticleTributes paid to ‘compassionate’ South Derbyshire district nurse
THE family of a district nurse who worked in South Derbyshire for more than 20 years have paid tribute to her, following her death at the age of 91.
View ArticleGreat War soldier’s letter reveals account of attack
BURTONION Arthur Garner was just 22-years-old when he received the order to ‘fix bayonets’ before an attack on a German trench in the First World.
View ArticleMiserable weather and 40mph forecast for Burton and South Derbyshire
HEAVY downpours could hit already saturated ground in Burton and South Derbyshire over the next 24 hours, forecasters have warned.
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