Derby Telegraph - April 21, 2025

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April 21, 2025

Changes to key bus service from city centre to Royal Derby Hospital

DERBY City Council and Notts & Derby are working to deliver an improved Link 2 bus service between the city entre and Royal Derby Hospital, via Mickleover and Mackworth.

1 min

Pensioners can't get to GP, claim villagers stranded by bus changes

DERBYSHIRE County Council says it is \"working really hard to find a solution\" for desperate villagers who feel they have been left stranded after a bus company ceased trading and left them without a vital service.

3 mins

County could see temperatures soaring during ‘mini heatwave'

DERBYSHIRE could be among the locations to experience a \"mini heatwave\" in the coming days.

2 mins

EGG-STRA TIME!

WITH perfect timing, Derby Cathedral's peregrines hatched their first egg of the year - at Easter.

2 mins

Parents should stop being ‘child's friend' over phones, urges commissioner

PARENTS should stop trying to be their \"child's friend\" over phone usage, the children's commissioner has said.

2 mins

'Unacceptable' levels of child poverty found in deprived areas of city

ALMOST two thirds of children are living in poverty in Derby's most deprived area, with Derby City Council acknowledging that the child poverty figures across the city are \"not acceptable\".

2 mins

City council paid £4.5m in one year from almost 130,000 penalty charge notices

ONE COUNCILLOR THINKS THE FIGURES SUGGEST THE AUTHORITY IS TRYING TO GET 'AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE'

2 mins

Here's hoping for a furry loving new home next weekend...

A Derbyshire animal rescue centre is hoping that cats and dogs it is caring for will find new owners at an open day taking place next weekend.

4 mins

Rescued firm gives sweet thanks to Royal Derby Hospital for founder's care

THE new owners of a business that was thrown into turmoil when the founder unexpectedly died have honoured the nurses that cared for him during the Covid pandemic with Easter treats.

2 mins

City children's camp and bereaved dads helped by Pride of Britain grants

GOOD causes in Derby and Nottingham have celebrated winning grants from the Pride of Britain Fund to support their projects.

2 mins

Small wonder as tiny house up for auction starting at £59,000

A CUTE terraced cottage that is believed to be the smallest in its village is set to go to auction for a bargain price later this month.

1 min

Force 'making great strides' over violence against girls and women

SERIOUS violence came under the spotlight at the latest scrutiny meeting held by Derbyshire's police and crime commissioner.

2 mins

Putin's 'false' ceasefire

UKRAINE'S President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday accused Russia of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire. He said Moscow had continued to launch attacks overnight, after Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral temporary truce in Ukraine.

1 min

Renewables rollout making UK electricity 'more British'

THE UK's rollout of wind and solar power over the last decade has made its electricity supply \"more British\", with significantly less reliance on imported gas, analysis has found.

2 mins

Ops that just can't wait

WHEN you're lying nervously in a hospital bed ahead of surgery, the wait can feel never-ending.

1 min

Glasgow dig in for home place

RUGBY UNION Glasgow dug in to produce a second-half recovery to beat Zebre 14-6 in Parma and secure a home quarter-final in the United Rugby Championship.

1 min

Curse bites again as Kyren loses opener

KYREN Wilson fell victim to the 'Crucible Curse' as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China's world number 39 Lei Peifan.

2 mins

No spectacle but the way Brewers dug in for a point was commendable

BURTON Albion's Good Friday game away to Exeter City is not one that will live long in the memory but the point from a goalless draw could prove to be an important one in the Brewers' League One survival battle.

4 mins

Reds six unbeaten after battling to goalless draw

ALFRETON Town began their Easter with their seventh goalless draw of the Vanarama National League North season, away to Curzon Ashton.

1 min

Derbyshire battle but saving game is target

DERBYSHIRE are battling to save their game against Northamptonshire going into the last day after their visitors racked up 500-8 declared in response to 307 all out.