Wedding firm in bid to help Charlie find voice
A WEDDING dressing firm has vowed to donate 10 per cent of every order to try boost the chances of a youngster speaking for the first time
View ArticleCalls made to increase rail capacity
COMMUNITY leaders in Derbyshire have welcomed plans which would allow rail passengers see which services are the most crowded.
View ArticlePatient tell of Queen’s cancer success
A NATIONAL survey has showed that more than 90 per cent of patients treated for cancer at Burton’s Queen’s Hospital rated their overall care as ‘excellent or very good’.
View ArticleTrust ties up sponsor to help continue its work
THE Burton Albion Community Trust has announced that a contract services firm is set to continue as its headline partner.
View ArticleMP hails ‘momentous’ scrap metal legislation
COMMUNITY leaders in Burton and South Derbyshire have welcomed the Governments decision to regulate the sale of scrap metal.
View ArticleNapoleonic War exhibition at regiment museum
AN exhibition on the Napoleonic Wars is now on display at a museum which commemorates soldiers from Burton.
View ArticleMan, 62, accused of possessing indecent images of kids
A 62-YEAR-OLD man has denied possessing more than 40 indecent images of children and two counts of sexual activity with an animal.
View ArticleAppeal for lost cockatoos
A PET owner who lost both her cockatoos within three months of each other has pleaded for anyone who might have seen her birds to come forward.
View ArticleTaxi driver fined after takeaway fracas erupts
A BURTON taxi driver who used his belt in a drive-through takeaway fracas been handed £300 worth of fines.
View ArticleFather labels school blazer sales ‘wrong’
A FATHER-of-five said it is ‘wrong’ that there is only one shop where parents can buy a school jumper from for Pingle School in Swadlincote.
View ArticleAppeal made for at least 50 volunteers for poppy appeal
THE man vying to represent Burton in the next election has appealed for volunteers for this year’s poppy appeal.
View ArticlePolice get tough on motorists as 76 offenders are targeted
SEVENTY-SIX motorists were caught flouting the law by police during an operation targeting offenders on the road.
View ArticleMP signs up top Tory to be best man at wedding
A POLITICAL big hitter will be best man for Burton’s MP when he gets married later this month.
View ArticleSpudfest at adventure farm gets kids digging in
CHILDREN are being given the chance to learn where potatoes comes from this month at a popular visitor attraction.
View ArticleCharity shop to launch biggest stock appeal
A BURTON charity shop will launch its biggest stock donation appeal – the Great British Bag-athon – with an event in town on Monday.
View ArticleSchool’s plan to build new two-storey maths and PE department
A SOUTH Derbyshire school has unveiled ambitious plans to demolish its science block with a new state-of-the-art maths and PE department to be built in its place.
View ArticleResidents hit back in row over ‘nuisance’ warning
PENSIONERS living in the same street as a woman issued with an antisocial behaviour warning by South Derbyshire District Council have backed the action taken against her.
View ArticleKatherine focal point for blood cancer campaign
KATHERINE Sinfield’s story will form of part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month.
View ArticleFirm in safe hands following £5m buy-out
BOSSES who have spent nearly £5 million on an equipment hire business have insisted the firm's future remains in Burton and South Derbyshire.
View ArticleDriver gets Andy Pandy shock after car accident
A MOTORIST had a shock after being involved in a car accident with a councillor – who was dressed as children’s television puppet Andy Pandy.
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