Public inquiry will decide College Fields application
A PUBLIC inquiry will take place to determine an appeal over plans to build on the former College Fields in Rolleston.
View ArticleAnimal cruelty trial adjourned in ‘nonsense’ delay
AN animal cruelty trial involving the owner of a rescue centre in Burton has been delayed by the ‘unacceptable’ inactivity of those acting on her behalf.
View ArticleBan for new year drink-driver
A BURTON man who was caught speeding at more than 100mph on a motorway while above the legal alcohol limit has been banned from driving.
View ArticleSmokers urged to make a fresh start for the year
SMOKERS in Burton are being urged to give up the habit in 2014 in the wake of a new campaign by Public Health England.
View ArticleWaistlines expand as obesity grows
I WAS slightly mortified but not surprised to discover, through the wonders of an online BMI calculator, that I am overweight.
View Article‘Cannabis factory’ held £100,000 of plants
POLICE uncovered a ‘cannabis factory’ holding plants with an estimated value of £100,000 after the site supervisor smelled the drug in one of his units, a court has been told.
View ArticleYouth service could face major changes in review
YOUTH services in Staffordshire will be reviewed after it emerged 80 per cent of youngsters did not use the £8.7 million service last year.
View ArticleFacebook sexual grooming case in Swadlincote dropped
A 42-YEAR-OLD man who was charged with attempting to meet a teenage girl following sexual grooming has had the case against him dropped.
View ArticleHigh spirits as pub company’s sales up
BURTON pub giant Spirit has received a further boost after sales at its pubs increased over the second half of 2013.
View ArticleBlack ice warning after three morning crashes
POLICE have issued a warning over the dangers of black ice after drivers lost control of their cars in three separate incidents causing one vehicle to overturn, this morning.
View ArticleTraders fear for high street’s future
INDEPENDENT traders have launched a ‘use it or lose it’ plea to shoppers in a bid to prevent further casualties on a recession-hit high street.
View ArticleInspector found mould on walls at pizza shop
THE owners of a takeaway in Burton must make major improvements to its hygiene standards after mould was found on the kitchen wall and raw meat was stored incorrectly.
View ArticleAnimal cruelty trial is put back to April
THE trail of an animal rescue centre owner has been adjourned until April after a district judge decided more time was needed in order for a fair trial to take place.
View ArticlePupils set to perform with X-Factor finalist
CHILDREN from a South Derbyshire primary school will sing with popstar Stacey Solomon in front of a massive crowd at Birmingham LG Arena tomorrow night.
View ArticleFour-hour roadside wait for stranded driver, 82
A HUSBAND has spoken of his ‘disgust’ after his 82-year-old wife was left alone for hours when her car broke down.
View ArticleCorrie’s Hayley Cropper sparks heated debate
WHEN Rachel Earley sat with her dying father as he took his last, painful breaths, she wished she could do something – anything – to relieve his suffering.
View ArticleRancid meat at store leads to two-star rating
MOULDY vegetables and rancid smelling meat were found at a Burton shop which scored poorly in a hygiene report.
View ArticleI’m young, fit and I don’t smoke . . . cancer was the last thing I was expecting
BEING young, healthy and an active sportsman, the last thing Matt Bird expected was to be told he had cancer – but that was the shock news that awaited the 31-year-old Barton rugby club captain in the...
View ArticlePolice ‘astounded’ after 23 flouting seatbelt law
MORE than 20 motorists have been stopped for driving without wearing a seatbelt during a police operation – figures cops have described as ‘astounding.’
View ArticleIt’s time to talk about the war on drugs
ON October 14, 1982, the then US President Ronald Reagan declared war on drugs.
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