Derby Telegraph - April 11, 2025

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April 11, 2025

Investors 'lining up' to spend in our city

INVESTORS are \"lining up\" to spend and energise the city centre, according to the leader of Derby City Council.

1 min

Chancellor reassures our industries over Trump tariff turmoil

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has acknowledged that export businesses in Derbyshire, like Rolls-Royce and Toyota, will have “big concerns” over US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs but says she is looking for new markets.

2 mins

High of 24C expected as the dry spell continues

HOT weather is set to bring highs of 24C to the UK as fire services continue to warn of wildfires across the country.

1 min

Peak visitors told to take care amid dry conditions

FIRE SERVICE WARNING AS TOURIST SPOT PREPARES FOR WARM WEATHER INFLUX

1 min

Gift in David's memory will make a huge difference for deaf pupils

DEAF children will be able to enjoy day trips and excursions after their school took delivery of a new minibus - purchased in memory of a former pupil.

1 min

Shop owner pays price for selling children vapes

A DERBYSHIRE businessman has been handed a bill of nearly £18,000 after admitting 18 charges of selling vapes to children, and possessing illegal vapes.

2 mins

Land sale is approved for second time despite objections

THE controversial sale of land in Chaddesden has been approved for a second time despite more than 1,000 people signing a petition against it.

2 mins

Investors are 'lining up' to 'energise' the city

DERBY City Council's leader says investors are “lining up” to spend and energise the city centre as she hailed a new £3.5 million cash boost for the area.

2 mins

Farage claims councillors who quit his Reform party face 'obscurity'

REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage said his party's former Derbyshire county councillors \"behaved very badly\" and is confident it has now \"weeded out any bad apples\".

3 mins

If you want to vote in the local elections register before today's deadline

TIME is running out to register to vote in the local and mayoral elections taking place in England on May 1.

1 min

Victims of aircraft tragedy

POLICE ARE URGING ANYONE WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT TO COME FORWARD

1 min

Where have all of our starlings gone?

THE UK-wide results from this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch have revealed the starling has dropped from third to fourth place as the lowest number ever was recorded.

2 mins

Family fun taking place for Easter

WITH the Easter holidays just around the corner, attractions are gearing up to host a variety of family-friendly events as parents to search for ways to keep the kids happy over the two weeks.

5 mins

Blockbuster hits head for outdoor theatre

A POPULAR outdoor theatre that sees hundreds of Derby folk gather for a few hours of stress-free, family-fun entertainment is set to return once again to a Derby park.

1 min

Anaesthetist struck off after child sex assault

HE PHOTOGRAPHED AND ASSAULTED VICTIMS WHILE THEY WERE UNCONSCIOUS

2 mins

NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays

THE NHS in England has hit a key cancer waiting time target for the first time, although charities have warned patients are still facing “unacceptable delays” when it comes to accessing care.

2 mins

Grooming gang inquiries to go ahead, says Cooper

THE Home Secretary has insisted that local inquiries into grooming gangs in five towns will be going ahead despite accusations the plans were being watered down.

1 min

PM promise to listen to areas 'failed' by politics

POLITICS has failed communities across the UK for decades, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he promised change to bring an end to an era of “managed decline”.

1 min

Villagers left to pick up the pieces after car's trail of damage

A RESILIENT group of villagers have been left to pick up the pieces after their pretty tulip-filled meadow was wrecked when a car veered off the road.

1 min

Two men injured as car flips onto roof

POLICE have released an image of a wrecked car at the entrance to a popular Peak District car park.

1 min

Cricket legend goes in to bat for junior football funds bid

YOUNG soccer players in West Hallam have received the perfect delivery thanks to a sports fund backed by former England bowler Darren Gough.

1 min

City school where 36 languages are spoken is praised for diversity work

OFSTED INSPECTORS PRAISE ITS 'NURTURING ENVIRONMENT'

2 mins

Plans revealed to demolish and rebuild neighbouring schools

GOVERNMENT-BACKED plans for the permanent replacement of an ageing Derbyshire school which had to be evacuated due to structural issues have been submitted.

2 mins

Times are tough, so surely licensees need to make sure they're getting things right..

A BIT of a mash-up of thoughts and views this week, based on one or two pub experiences in the last fortnight.

4 mins

I didn't want to be a size zero woman taking down 300 men

VIOLA Davis is redefining what an action hero looks like. In the South Carolina actor's new blockbuster movie, G20, the almost 60-year-old is doing hand-to-hand combat, dodging bullets and taking out armed mercenaries - in a ballgown.

4 mins

I'm very grateful comedy worked out for me...there was no plan B

Have you ever been star-struck?

4 mins

It'll be nostalgia on steroids

IN just a few weeks when Robbie Williams steps under the lights of Murrayfield on the first night of his tour, he has one objective.

3 mins

Three cheers for a vintage performer

WHO knew when Take That pop star Gary Barlow was chucking jelly around half-naked for a music video that one day he’d be a grown-up sensible wine buff...