Derby, England News

SINGAPORE: Singapore crossed a milestone in its effort to become a leading aviation hub, with the opening of Rolls-Royce's largest facility in Asia.

Derby Crown Court heard police found fake 20 notes in Reece Oliver's wallet after he checked in at the Premier Inn, in Uttoxeter New Road.

Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed and Razwan Javed were yesterday locked up for a total of four-and-a-half years for distributing the flyers.

Three men have been jailed after becoming the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation for handing out a leaflet calling for gay people to be executed.

In a small Portakabin behind the main terminal of East Midlands Airport - a lifesaving operation is taking place 365 days a year.

TEMPERATURES as low as -10C are expected to hit Derbyshire tomorrow night with fears that frozen snow will disrupt the county.

Today the Painting and Decorating Association described asbestos as the industry's "hidden killer" and said it was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of tradesmen every year.

Derby was covered in about four inches of the white stuff yesterday morning and football fans were disappointed when the Rams' clash with Nottingham Forest fell victim to the weather.

George O'Dea was one of two paint-spraying vandals caught during a police operation to clamp down on the nuisance in Derby.

ROAD rage is expected to become a thing of the past along three Normanton streets, which all become one-way from today.

A FOURTH speed camera is to be axed in Derby by the city council after councillors agreed it had failed to cut accidents.

Exeid has bought Sitwell House, in Babington Lane, on behalf of a private equity partnership and has secured a blue-chip tenant on the strength of its refurbishment plans.

A DEVELOPER has revealed multi-million-pound plans to turn historic Elvaston Castle into "the region's premier wedding venue". Richard Blunt said he was willing to restore the castle to its former glory, with the scheme being part-funded by turning barns and workshops in Elvaston Country Park into upmarket homes.

It is one of the greatest love stories within literature - Jane Austen's Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy and Derbyshire played its part.

THE second phase of a speed camera review in Derby has been completed and could trigger the removal of more cameras.

Derby residents waited for more than four years for the promised station, which was to provide warm and safe conditions while waiting for transport.

Above, John Tait gives soup to friends Cathy Alton and Katy Ridgeway. Top right, the event was the brainchild of Bishop of Derby the Rt Rev Alastair Redfern.

CAMPAIGNERS who battled to save a bus service for Ockbrook, Borrowash and Spondon are delighted after being told the route will still operate.

Developer Lowbridge has said that it will begin building the first phase of the 20 million Friar Gate Square scheme, creating about 250 jobs, on February 13.

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