Mum relives mum's violent rempageby ROB SMYTH A MOTHER has relived the shocking details of how a birthday celebration ended when her own son went on a violent rampage against his own ...
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Shelter delay so frustratingby SAMERA KHATOON THE BOSS of Burton and District YMCA has spoken of his ʻfrustration ʼ at the delayed start of work on the townʼs first centre for the homeless. ...
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Second sleepout helps homeless A SLEEPOUT to raise awareness of the needs of homeless people has proved a huge success, despite the rain. ...
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Abusive ex was ‘off his head' after splitby HELEN KREFT.jpg) A FORMER Branston man who posted abusive notes about his ex-girlfriend around her parents' home has escaped a jail sentence. ...
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Press gang planning paper success ASPIRING journalists have scooped together their own newspaper as part of a national competition organised by the BBC. ...
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Overseal Gala will be back for anniversaryby HELEN KREFT AN HISTORIC parade has been revived in time for its 50th birthday — just a year after the event was strangled by red tape. ...
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Violet is the Wright stuffby KATIE BOWLER A FORMER Nestle worker born five years before the dawn of the First World War is celebrating her 101st birthday today. ...
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Frustration at fire service under-fundingby RICHARD CASTLE.jpg) THE boss overseeing South Derbyshire ʼs fire service says he is ʻimmensely frustratedʼ after learning that his organisation is the ...
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Replaced postbox news is first classby HELEN KREFT A POSTBOX which vanished from a South Derbyshire village has been replaced — providing a red letter day for residents and, in particular, ...
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School sets out on a fund-raising missionby KATIE BOWLER A FUND-raising appeal has been launched to buy a specially adapted armchair for a child with a rare health condition. ...
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PC eye poker given a community orderby JAMES BRINDLE A 36-YEAR-OLD Burton man who poked a police officer in the eye during a disturbance in the early hours of Christmas Day has avoided ...
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Bridge attack muggers jailedby PETER RICHARDSON TWO men have been jailed and a third is on the run after an ʻappallingʼ mugging which left the victim bruised, bleeding and temporarily ...
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Pubs offered a new lifelineby TIM FLETCHER.jpg) NEW measures which could help Burton and South Derbyshireʼs embattled boozers have been hailed as a ʻbreath of fresh airʼ for the pub ...
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Council overspend on inquests costsby RICHARD CASTLE TAXPAYERS in South Derbyshire have been forced to fork out after council bosses overspent by more than £300,000 on inquiries into unexplained deaths ...
(19/03/2010)
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Social centre plan dividing communityA COMMUNITY is divided over plans to build a social centre in their Burton neighbourhood ...
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Random sex video sender escapes jail A JOBLESS Burton man has narrowly escaped a jail sentence after sending almost 30 obscene video messages to a random phone number in one day ...
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Councils say report from Shelter flawedby TIM FLETCHERBURTON and South Derbyshireʼs two principal local authorities are providing only a fraction of the affordable homes needed, according to a damning report by housing charity Shelter ...
(19/03/2010)
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Drink-driver had rude awakeningA BURTON man who drove his car into parked vehicles after a house party woke up in a hotel room two days later with no memory of what had happened, ...
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Fire chiefs reject ‘conspiracy theory'by TIM FLETCHER.jpg) FIRE chiefs have rebutted ʻconspiracy theoriesʼ after campaigners fighting to save Moira Fire Station turned up for a fire authority meeting only to find it had already taken place ...
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'My terror as car came through wall'by SAMERA KHATOON A SELF-EMPLOYED car dealer has told of the moment when a vehicle careered into the wall of his home and catapulted him across the living room ...
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Jurors convict landlord, 68, of cabbie attack A BURTON publican has been remanded for reports after jurors convicted him of an attack on his wife's new lover ...
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Do you know who is screwing with traffic? SOMEONE in Burton has a few screws loose — and they are driving motorists around the bend ...
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Parents celebrate soldier son's OBE for leading troops THE MOTHER of a Burton solider has spoken of her pride after he was awarded the OBE for his role in commanding troops in Afghanistan ...
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Fire sparks gas leak concerns POLICE cordoned off part of a Newhall street after a house fire and gas leak ...
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Violent life of hospital staff ONE in 50 workers at Burton ʼs Queenʼs Hospital was assaulted by a colleague or manager last year, a staff survey has revealed ...
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Revamp is child's playCOMMUNITY chiefs say they may be willing to spend up to £100,000 on upgrading a Branston play area ...
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Residents demand ‘yob alley' closure A WIDOW who claims she has become a prisoner in her own home after being terrorised by youths is demanding the closure of a nearby footpath where they congregate ...
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Step closer in hunt for three MANAGEMENT at Burton ʼs biggest shoppping centre have moved a step closer to tracing three people they hope to invite to celebrations marking the complexʼs 40th birthday ...
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‘Help me escape life on benefits' AN UNEMPLOYED Stretton man claims he will be forced to refuse a job offer unless a council gives his paralysed partner more care ...
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PC attack a mistake court told A BRANSTON lorry driver was sprayed with CS gas after attacking a man in a pub car park he failed to realise was a police officer, a court has heard ...
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The road to ruin. . . THE owners of a Burton business claim their future is ʻin ruinsʼ because of roadworks started outside their premises only a week after they opened ...
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Open and shut case for level crossing RAIL chiefs have said a threatened pedestrian level crossing in Branston is to remain open for the foreseeable future — but may still close one day ...
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MAN RUN OVER IN HIS LIVING ROOMby SAMERA KHATOONAN elderly motorist has died after his car careered through the wall of a Burton house — injuring the stunned occupant as he was watching television ...
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Dole queue's female touch THE number of women joining South Derbyshire's dole queue has rocketed by a third in the last 12 months, new figures have revealed ...
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Businessman's violent rampage at barbecueA FAMILY barbecue in Burton ended in violence when one of the guests attacked his mother, pregnant sister, stepfather and half-brother, a judge has been told ...
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Runaway cleaner damages window A RUNAWAY street cleaning machine has forced the temporary closure of a business after smashing into its shop window ...
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Patricia is charity's one in a million . . . A PENSIONER has been honoured for her tireless hard work after raising £1 million for a lifesaving charity ...
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Travellers moved on from the Pirelli BURTON Albion chairman Ben Robinson has praised the quick work of police who helped to move on travellers who had set up camp on the club's car park ...
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Depressed chef grew the wrong type of herbAN unemployed chef with a £20-aday cannabis habit has escaped a jail sentence for growing the drug ...
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Crematorium sale reports ‘inaccurate' A TOWN Hall chief has spoken about the possible controversial sale of Bretby Crematorium in a bid to correct what he claimed were ʻsome erroneous statements made in recent press ...
(18/03/2010)
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‘Violence not in my nature'PUB landlord Robert Cadd, who denies setting up a violent attack on his wife's secret lover, has told jurors he had no idea she was seeing someone behind his back ...
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Victory for extraction campaigners CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating a long-awaited deal which could help them block building materials firms from mining millions of tonnes of sand and gravel on their doorsteps ...
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Team saving lives of stroke patients FIFTEEN years ago stroke was seen as the ʻCinderellaʼ of the medical world, with the condition shrouded in mystery and sufferers too embarrassed to speak of their experiences ...
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GP is examinedA BURTON doctor could be struck off after he allegedly failed to assess patients properly before prescribing them medicines ...
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Bailed thief couldn't resist return to storeA FORMER factory worker from Burton stole from a town supermarket just days after being released on bail for similar offences, a court has heard ...
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Crufts accolades for top dogs THREE Burton and South Derbyshire dog owners have clinched top prizes at the UK's most prestigious canine show ...
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Firm hopes turbine plan is egg-cellent A SOUTH Derbyshire egg company has hatched a plan to reduce its carbon footprint by harnessing the power of nature to provide energy for its plant ...
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NEIGHBOUR WARSby HELEN KREFT A BITTER four-year feud between next-door neighbours has ended in both of the warring factions facing a date with magistrates. ... (17/03/2010)
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Consultations on fire stationby KATIE BOWLER PEOPLE are being invited to give their views on the plans for Burton's new fire station, one of 10 involved in a multi-million pound service upgrade. ... (17/03/2010)
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Freeze dried pay for Nestle workersby ROB SMYTH.jpg) STAFF at Nestle's Tutbury factory may strike after the company announced a pay freeze for UK workers and the end of its final salary pension scheme. ... (17/03/2010)
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Council eases YMCA project money fearsby Samera Khatoon TOWN Hall bosses have moved to ease fears they may reverse a pledge to give £85,000 towards a project for the homeless. ... (17/03/2010)
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Unwilling dad sent pal to paternity testby PETER RICHARDSONA FATHER tried to dupe the Child Support Agency by talking a pal into taking his DNA paternity test, a judge has been told. ... (17/03/2010)
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Jack's a king of volunteersby SAMERA KHATOON.JPG) A BURTON man has been honoured for going beyond the call of duty while carrying out voluntary work. ... (17/03/2010)
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Reports slams secret deals at town hallsby RICHARD CASTLETOWN hall chiefs have again defended charging taxpayers £130,000 to pay off their former chief executive under a veil of secrecy — despite a new Government report calling for 'more transparency' from councils parting company with their top brass. ... (17/03/2010)
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Rapist in "horrific" attack on officerby HELEN KREFT.jpg) A CONVICTED rapist has admitted pouring a kettle of boiling water mixed with sugar over a prison officer, causing him 'horrific' injuries. ... (17/03/2010)
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Mum's fury over bus pass axe for her sonby RICHARD CASTLE A DISABLED student's 'safety barrier' will be taken away when travel bosses 'unfairly' invalidate his bus pass under new rules, his mother claims. ... (17/03/2010)
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Petrol prices creeping upby KATIE BOWLER PETROL prices on Burton and South Derbyshire forecourts are creeping up and could hit a record high of £1.20 a litre by Easter, watchdogs have warned. ... (17/03/2010)
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Make use of pharmaciesby KATIE BOWLER BURTON and South Derbyshire health chiefs are calling for patients with minor problems to 'focus on self-care' rather than visiting a GP out of convenience. ... (17/03/2010)
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War games centre delayed over noiseby JENNY MOODY CONCERNS about noise pollution have prompted community chiefs to delay their decision over an application to develop a war games centre in a village — despite being advised to approve the scheme. ... (17/03/2010)
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Knifeman weeps as he is sent to prisonby TIM FLETCHERA 24-YEAR-OLD man wept in the dock as he was jailed for threatening a youth with a knife in a Burton town centre park. ... (17/03/2010)
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