Attention! Soldiers to parade in Burton
HUNDREDS of people are set to line the streets of Burton to salute members of the Mercian regiment.
View ArticleBehaviour issues at new play area
COUNCIL bosses and police chiefs are currently investigating reports of a rise in antisocial behaviour in a play area of a Burton suburb.
View ArticleToys R Us will be ‘big draw’ for the town
A WORLD famous toy store is set to move to Burton in just two weeks – as one of the brand’s first town centre shops in the UK.
View ArticlePub firm sells sites to raise almost £10 million
BURTON pub company Punch Taverns has sold five sites in a deal worth almost £10 million.
View Article‘A massive strain’ is being put on police service says serving cop
A SERVING police officer who lifted the lid on the impact of the closure of Burton’s Margaret Stanhope Centre has spoken out on the situation one year on.
View ArticleNational Forest tree selfies
FOREST chiefs are looking for people who have a photograph of themselves as a child planting a tree in The National Forest in the 1990s.
View ArticleProfessor and his team net another health award
AN award-winning professor hailed for improving the lives of countless people in Burton and South Derbyshire has scooped another top gong.
View ArticleSchool family fund-raiser in memory of Charles
TWO nieces of a 26-year-old who lost his battle with cancer are raising money in memory of their uncle on his birthday today.
View ArticleReasons behind delay in court case to be revealed
COURT chiefs are set to reveal the reasons why a court case concerning an East Staffordshire businessman has been delayed for several months.
View ArticleParents urged to sign up for child alert initiative
PARENTS across Burton and South Derbyshire are being urged to sign up to a system that alerts them if a child in the area has disappeared.
View ArticlePiece of Burton’s history still going strong 125 years on
A TEAM of railway enthusiasts are preparing to pay tribute to a piece of Burton’s history.
View ArticleCouncil aims to recoup £1m from tax cheats
A COUNCIL has gone to court in a bid to claw back more than £1 million of unpaid council tax.
View ArticleScience fair a hit with primary school brainiacs
A GENERATION of budding scientists gathered at Ashby School’s second annual science fair this week.
View ArticleTributes to tragic Melanie pour out
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘kind, caring and generous’ woman who had strong links with Burton before she was killed when the motorcycle she was riding collided with a car in Wales.
View ArticleComedian Dave laughing after award recognises eating disorder work
A STAND-UP comic who beat anorexia said he couldn’t have felt more out of place after going to collect an award in the Houses of Parliament.
View ArticleQueen’s trust told to rethink financial plan
THE trust behind Queen’s Hospital has been warned that it is being ‘too optimistic’ in its financial forecast.
View ArticleMan’s death was due to asbestos exposure
A PENSIONER whose work meant he was exposed to asbestos for ten years in the 1960s died from industrial disease.
View ArticleSilence in tribute to the brave fallen
FRENCH President Francois Hollande described June 6, 1944, as ‘a day that changed the world’ – and yesterday, at the National Memorial Arboretum, scores of people fell silent to prove
View ArticleMum and daughter fight on for terminally ill John
THE devastating news that her dad has terminal leukaemia led Burton woman Melissa Bennett to sign up for the Race For Life with her daughter Demi.
View ArticleWoman beaten with metal bar
POLICE are today combing a street for clues after a woman was hit over the head with what is believed to have been a wheel brace.
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