Derby Telegraph - April 24, 2025

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April 24, 2025

Rolls-Royce's final tender bid submitted to provide UK with nuclear power

ROLLS-ROYCE is hoping its final bid to supply mini nuclear power stations for Great British Nuclear (GBN) is successful after a six-month period of detailed negotiations.

1 min

Wright puts his shirts on the Magnificent 7 from 1990 World Cup

FORMER Derby County star Mark Wright's collection of football shirts from the Italia 1990 World Cup - amassed during his time at the Rams - has sold at auction for £100,000.

2 mins

Inspectors rate nursing home as 'inadequate'

RESIDENTS WITH DEMENTIA AND DISABILITIES NOT CARED FOR SAFELY, SAYS CQC

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Officers praised for saving life of motionless motorcyclist on motorway

POLICE officers helped save a motorcyclist's life after finding him unconscious on the M1.

2 mins

'It's disgusting... anything is better than leaving it like this'

RESIDENTS living near an abandoned former cinema in Derby have called the site “disgusting” and welcomed major plans to transform it.

2 mins

Incinerator 'will avoid need to send waste to other parts of country'

A £200 million 60-metre tall incinerator would stop Derbyshire waste from being sent around the UK and to Denmark for disposal, a developer has claimed at a public inquiry.

3 mins

Quarrying return mooted as water park plan shelved

OPPONENTS RELIEVED AT DECISION NOT TO APPEAL REFUSAL

2 mins

Electricity battery farm plan for outskirts of village rejected

A LARGE electricity battery farm on the outskirts of a village has been rejected due to the potential loss of high quality agricultural land.

3 mins

Applicant wants home for vulnerable adults

A ROW of city buildings - including a former convenience store - could soon be turned into a home for vulnerable adults, planning documents submitted to Derby City Council reveal.

1 min

Bakery flagship shop back with fresh look

MORE 'WELCOMING SPACE' FOR CUSTOMERS AS CHAIN SET TO REBRAND SITES

1 min

Rail tracks are all white for the summer

AROUND 1,500 litres of white paint is being applied to railway tracks to prepare for hot weather.

1 min

Police's urgent warning to dog owners after rise in attacks on livestock

DERBYSHIRE police have issued a warning to dog owners to keep their dogs on leads after a spate of recent attacks on livestock.

1 min

Public mourners visit Pope in state

THE body of Pope Francis has been placed in St Peter's Basilica for the start of his lying in state, with around 20,000 mourners crowding the square outside.

1 min

Kashmir security fears

SECURITY has been beefed up across Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after an attack killed at least 26 people, most of them tourists.

1 min

Former police officer is jailed over deaths of paddleboarders

A FORMER police officer who ran a paddleboarding company has been jailed for 10 years and six months after four people drowned during an excursion on a river in south-west Wales.

1 min

Special stamps for VE Day anniversary see unsung war heroes receive a salute

A SPECIAL set of stamps has been issued to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

1 min

'Stupid' TikTok row led to bat and axe being wielded in street

AN argument between two women which began on social media led to men brandishing bats and an axe in a city street.

2 mins

From urine lagers to microplastics ...let's hear it for the inventors!

If you like a beer, urine for a weird idea. It will take a wee bit of imagination but I'm really not taking the pee when I say there's a revolutionary plan brewing and it gives a whole new meaning to “getting tiddled”.

1 min

Four-bedroom property with log burner up for £350,000 at auction

A LONG Eaton house which boasts an indoor pool, bar, sauna and hidden cinema room is set to go to auction.

1 min

Builder offers potential buyers option to 'try before you buy' at city centre development

AN innovative 'try before you buy' scheme that has been launched in Derby by a regional house builder could be the key to home ownership for first-time buyers.

2 mins

Sustainable development show homes open to view

SOLAR PV PANELS, EV CHARGING POINTS AND SMART HEATING THERMOSTATS AT SCHEME AIMED AT FIRST-TIME BUYERS

2 mins

Shining examples

Interior designers tell LISA SALMON that silver and chrome can look good everywhere in the home, not just in kitchens and bathrooms

3 mins

Perfectly floored

HOW CARPETS CAN WEAVE THEIR MAGIC ON YOUR HOME, BY SAM WYLIE-HARRIS

2 mins

CALIFORNIA SCHEMING...

WITH VIVID COLOURS AND BIG IMPACT, CALIFORNIAN LILAC IS A DREAM IN SPRING

2 mins

Generation game for ideal homes

THE designers are pairing up for the first time tonight, as they create shiny new show homes at a retirement complex in Portsmouth

1 min

Aussie Ashes hero Stackpole dies at 84

CRICKET Australian cricketer Keith Stackpole died on Tuesday at the age of 84, Cricket Australia said.

1 min

Murphy happy with his game

Shaun Murphy believes he is well-placed to become a multiple world snooker champion after cruising through this year's first round with a 10-4 win over qualifier Daniel Wells.

1 min

Rory win 'scary for us' says Schauffele

RORY McIlroy playing free from the burden of chasing a career grand slam is a “scary” prospect for his rivals, according to Open champion Xander Schauffele.

2 mins

Let's be fair, Birmingham were very good as they dictated against Albion

LOOKING back at Burton Albion's 2-1 defeat at home to Birmingham City on Monday with unbiased eyes, I think it had to be admitted that the Blues controlled the game.

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