Bus firm searches for perfect snapshot of Burton
A BUS company has launched a hunt to find a series of picture-perfect snapshots that will best depict Burton.
View ArticleDrug addict tries to fight over used needle claims
A BURTON junkie threatened a neighbour who complained about him leaving needles ‘lying around’, a judge heard.
View Article‘We can cope with cuts,’ say councils
COUNCILS which provide services in the area have vowed to try to protect frontline services in spite of further budget cuts which are set to bite in the coming years.
View ArticleRare Australian goose spotted at Barton Marina
A RARE goose which is normally found on the opposite side of the world seems to have set himself up at Barton Marina.
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after rush hour smash
A THREE vehicle crash on a slip road leading to the A38 in the evening rush hour left two people in hospital.
View ArticleService users get visit from Derbyshire cabinet chiefs
COUNCIL chiefs are getting out and about in the community meeting people using its services and the frontline staff running them.
View ArticleRat infestation is a living nightmare for Castle Gresley family
RATS have been causing a living nightmare for a Castle Gresley family who have been living with an infestation for the last five years.
View ArticleMusic legend to finally retire after 52 years
A MUSICAL legend is to pass on the baton after more than half a century at a Burton music shop that has long since become an institution.
View ArticleConcerns raised over rise of scrap collectors
CALLS have been made to cut the number of scrap metal dealers operating in Burton.
View ArticleParish council meeting date now announced
THE date of the next Overseal Parish Council meeting has been announced.
View ArticleCouple hit out over cancelled treatment session
AN elderly couple have hit out at hospital bosses after forking out on taxi fairs for an appointment only to be told it had been cancelled on their arrival.
View ArticleTalented siblings on road to musical career
TWO talented South Derbyshire siblings have been given a major boost in their fledgling musical careers.
View ArticlePartnership group to unveil 10-year project for growth and job creation
A LOCAL enterprise partnership in Derbyshire will reveal its growth plan next month.
View ArticleBikers pass through Burton on epic 256-mile journey
SCORES of bikers roared through Burton as part of an overnight fund-raising bike ride.
View ArticleCrime Tsar backs use of modern technology
Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has welcomed a new Government’s action plan which calls for modern technology to support victims.
View ArticleLight aircraft crashes in Abbots Bromley
TWO men have escaped with cuts and bruises after the light aircraft they were in landed upside down in Abbots Bromley.
View Article‘Let life begin’ with epic bike trek to Cambodia
A 50-YEAR-OLD has decided ‘life begins’ in her golden year and is aiming to cycle from Vietnam to Cambodia to prove it.
View ArticleFirefighters desperate to give money to charity
FIREFIGHTERS in Swadlincote are desperate to give away £4,000 to worthwhile causes in the region.
View ArticleLost passport leads to banning order breach
A LOST passport has landed a man subject to a football banning order back in court.
View ArticlePupils dazzle at end of year dance
YOUNGSTERS at a North West Leicestershire dance have put on their gladrags for their end of year dance.
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