All over the country, local legends and history have been honoured by small breweries, theming their beers to match.
It would have been remiss, you might think, if the dramatic story of the Derbyshire village of Eyam, where the villagers cut themselves…
A Derby recruitment firm has launched a push to address what it calls an “unprecedented shortage” of forklift drivers caused by Covid-19 and Brexit.
Sky Recruitment Solutions, based in the Strand, has been a specialist provider of staff for industrial …
A man and woman who died in a car crash on the A52 last month have been named.
Brett Rogers and Tanya Jackson were travelling westbound towards Derby just after the road’s junction with the M1 on Saturday, August 22, when the car left the road and coll…
Image credit: Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit (Twitter)
Police in Derbyshire seized two tuk tuk “death traps” following reports from the public of them working as unlicensed taxis in the area.
Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit responded to calls from the public in relation to the vehicles working as taxis in Matlock. Officers seized the two vehicles commonly found on the Asian continent, by loading them on to a pick up truck.
According to the police, both tuk tuks were operating as unlicensed taxis with the incorrect insurance.
Officers urged the public not to use the “uninsured death traps”.
A spokesperson from Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said via social media: “Matlock. Not something you see everyday. A pair of tuk tuks seized by Matlock officers. Operating as unlicenced taxis on a social, domestic and pleasure insurance policy. Uninsured death traps, please don’t use them.”
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Fundraising fortnight secures £11,000 for Leyland charities
Posted on – 28th August, 2020 – 7:00pm | Author – Liam Marshall | Posted in – Business, Charit…
Staff at Leyland Trucks have raised an incredible £11,000 for local causes as their one-off Factory to Festival (F2F) Miles Better Together fundraising event rallies the support of the entire factory.
The fortnight-long, safe and socially distanced fun…
Staff at Leyland Trucks have raised an incredible £11,000 for local causes as their one-off Factory to Festival (F2F) Miles Better Together fundraising event rallies the support of the entire factory.
The fortnight-long, safe and socially distan…
The owner of new car had the Vauxhall Corsa taken off them after only a day after police found it had been stolen from just up the road.
The vehicle was spotted by officers from Swadlincote Safer Neighbourhood Team, an arm of Derbyshire Police, on the …
Gary was last seen on Friday August 21 in Coal Aston driving a distinctive green Toyota Hilux pickup truck with a registration beginning Y562.
The 55-year-old’s vehicle has been seen in the Owler Bar area and was last on the A621 heading towards …
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When it comes to increasing biodiversity and meeting 2030 emission targets, a bit of scruffiness can be a good thing. Andrew Griffiths investigates.
Local naturalist …
A Volkswagen Golf driver involved in “multiple offences” on the A444 has been caught by police.
The dark blue Golf had been spotted speeding on the busy road multiple times before the officers caught up with the driver.
On one occasion it hit speeds of…
Flagship Volvo excavator put to work on major earthmoving contract at Mercia Park in Leicestershire
DERBYSHIRE-based Collins Earthworks have taken delivery of the UK’s first Volvo EC950F – the largest excavator currently offered in the Volvo Constructi…
Coronavirus and the need for social distancing were a large scale logistical nightmare for officers trying to maintain the collection of tonnes of rubbish that Derby’s citizens create every day.
As the pandemic began to bite in March, refuse collection…
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, was heading away from Froggatt on the A625 at around 5:40pm on Friday, July 31, when she approached the driver of a white BMW 1 Series at the B6001 Main Road junction who had previously passed too close to he…
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, was heading away from Froggatt on the A625 at around 5:40pm on Friday, July 31, when she approached the driver of a white BMW 1 Series at the B6001 Main Road junction who had previously passed too close to he…