Changes needed after report into open prison
AN open prison has been slammed for failing in its role in resettling prisoners.
View ArticlePolice hunting for gang who raided village store
POLICE are taking a close look at two incidents which could be linked to a gang who launched an early-morning raid on a South Derbyshire convenience store.
View ArticleWidow fined for parking as she sat with dying husband
A GRIEVING widow was slammed with a parking fine for failing to pay as she sat with her dying husband in Queen's Hospital - even after she explained her situation.
View ArticleHousing provider closing its doors for staff training
A HOUSING provider has revealed that it is set to close its offices on Friday.
View ArticleLions club thanks shoppers for charity funding efforts
A BRANCH of the Lions club has raised more than £1,000 following a supermarket collection.
View ArticleDirty pub was ‘due to a refurbishment’
A BURTON pub was told by hygiene inspectors that improvements were necessary after a number of areas in the kitchen were found to be dirty.
View ArticleReader picture: pic captures a moment with the moon
LOVERS of the night sky will be green with envy after Luke Chadbourne captured this stunning image of the moon with his camera.
View Article‘Obsessed’ stalker told he will remain in mental health facility
A MAN who harassed a woman at her place of work over a two year period, and exposed himself to her, will remain in a mental health facility indefinitely, a court has ruled.
View ArticleWork to halt speeding on busy road could begin within weeks
WORK to install traffic calming measures on a South Derbyshire road which has been plagued by speeding drivers could begin as early as April.
View Article2,500 sign petition against street plans
NEARLY 2,500 people have signed a petition in a desperate bid to get a controversial road scheme in a market town axed.
View ArticleFree health heart check
ALMOST 20,000 residents a year are missing out on a free heart health check being offered by Derbyshire County Council.
View ArticleOld coffee beans will be recycled to help charity
USED coffee from McDonald’s restaurants in Burton and Swadlincote is being recycled as fertiliser to help fruit and vegetables grow – with all proceeds going to charity.
View ArticleYouth centres for the axe, despite public outcry
YOUTH clubs in Burton, Barton under Needwood and Winshill could be closed under plans by Staffordshire County Council to ‘achieve excellence for young people’.
View ArticleFinal countdown to Sports Relief event
IT IS less than a fortnight to go until the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile at Swadlincote Woodlands.
View Article‘Brewing? It’s definitely the best job in the world’ says female brewer
Giving brewing lessons to Brit Award-winning rock stars and seeing her face on bottled ales in Tesco is all in a day’s work for Genevieve Upton. NIGEL POWLSON meets the Marston’s brewer who
View ArticleBrewers in efforts to improve fan health
FULL details have been released about Burton Albion FC’s bid to raise awareness of prostate cancer and other health issues ahead of their game this weekend.
View ArticleJUSTICE? No payback for victims of drunk vandal’s spree
A 17-YEAR-OLD who scratched 31 cars – causing £25,000 of damage – in a ‘drunken mistake’ will NOT have to pay compensation to his victims.
View ArticleCommuters face hike in bus fares
COMMUTERS are set to be hit in the pocket after a major bus firm announced a hike in prices for routes across Burton and South Derbyshire.
View ArticleEllis proves she is dead keen to reach her goals
A STUDENT aiming to forge her way in the health and social care industry has undertaken a work placement with a difference – by volunteering at a crematorium.
View ArticleA stand-out year for group that continues impressing audiences
BURTON is brimming with talented stage stars, as proven by the longevity of one of the town’s theatre groups which this year is celebrating entertaining audiences for three decades as an independent
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