Futher setback for relaunch of former cinema as lorry ploughs into canopy
A FORMER Burton cinema which is in the process of being transformed into a restaurant and nightclub has suffered a further setback ahead of its grand reopening.
View ArticleCouncil try to curb water park issues
COUNCIL chiefs are urging people to report ‘unacceptable’ behaviour that is currently on the rise at a popular East Staffordshire beauty spot.
View ArticleConsultation over plans for a solar scheme
A PUBLIC consultation event has been organised to discuss plans for a 75-acre solar farm.
View ArticleBroadband scheme is a key success
COUNCIL chiefs have celebrated the impact that new broadband will have on Staffordshire.
View ArticleLove for Burton as new social media website set
A NEW website from the people who created the popular #LoveBurton hour on Twitter has been set up to help ‘empower and promote’ the town’s businesses.
View ArticleCouncil bosses delight following £2m boost to repair pothole roads
COUNCIL chiefs have welcomed a funding boost that will allow them to repair potholes in Burton.
View ArticleFuture leaders voted in to represent youngsters
FOUR young people from South Derbyshire are breaking out into the world of politics after being elected to the county’s Youth Council.
View ArticleThe ‘remarkable’ story of how a husband and wife’s grandfathers were Great...
IT has taken almost 35 years of marriage for Jackie Coltman and her husband David to realise how their families’ history in the Great War were remarkably intertwined.
View ArticleNew blood needed for garden showcase
A POPULAR event that allows green fingered gardeners to showcase their efforts to the public has announced details of its 2014 showcase.
View ArticleHospital gig to raise awareness of health problems
PATIENTS at Burton’s Queen’s Hospital are set to be treated to a special gig from a Burton supergroup.
View ArticleAnother 130 jobs created for meal times
AN extra 130 catering assistants will be recruited by Derbyshire County Council to help serve free meals to infant school pupils.
View ArticleCreating a town memory archive of bygone days
STORIES about life in Burton during the 1960s and 1970s are being collected from hospital patients, staff and volunteers as part of a new Heritage Lottery-funded project.
View ArticleSchools out as teaching union NUT calls strike
MAJOR schools in Burton and South Derbyshire will close this week when teachers walk out in a row over pay and conditions.
View ArticleBREAKING: Police release picture of missing Stretton woman
A WOMAN with a history of sleepwalking has gone missing sparking a major police search.
View ArticleFacility honours college governor
A NEW facility designed to help people with special needs has been launched in memory of a former chairman of governors at Burton and South Derbyshire College.
View ArticleMP launches funding bid for National Memorial Arboretum
AN MP has piled pressure on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a bid to unlock vital funding for a national centre of remembrance after learning that it was no longer receiving grants from the body.
View ArticleCallous con man fleeces £250 from elderly victim
A CON artist fleeced hundreds of pounds from an elderly man after tricking his way into the man’s home and stealing bank cards.
View ArticleFlowers left in tribute to man
BOUQUETS of flowers have been left near a spot when an elderly man collapsed and died near a doctor’s surgery.
View ArticleCycling campaign set to improve safety levels
A CAMPAIGN designed to improve safety for cyclists will be launched for a second time following a successful first run, road safety minister Robert Goodwill has announced.
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