Derby, England News

New experimental traffic restrictions are being introduced in Derby to combat congestion, the council said.

FOR Lizzie Gawen, next month's Copenhagen summit has the potential to be a crucial step in the battle against climate change.

THE city centre could undergo a transformation in the next couple of years as elegant traditional Victorian and Edwardian facades are restored.

CHRISTMAS cheer has come to Derbyshire, with some shops starting seasonal discounts earlier than ever.

STORM force winds were set to batter Burton and South Derbyshire today as turbulent weather continues to sweep the country.

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A MORTGAGE adviser has told a jury how she found a suspected Derby terrorist to be a "pleasant natured" man.

A CRACK house in Derby has been boarded up. Derbyshire police successfully applied to Derby Magistrates' Court for permission to shut the disused flat in Arboretum Square that attracted drug dealers and users.

A judge condemned Britain's youth gang culture today as he sentenced a 'general' who ordered the shooting of a schoolboy to life in jail.

NINE wind turbines could soon be producing electricity from the roof of the University of Derby.

A DRUGS gang was snared when police tracked vehicles to and from Derby which led them to uncover two cannabis production units in other parts of the country.

TO the Brits, industrial heritage may seem run of the mill - but Derbyshire tourism bosses reckon it could draw thousands of foreign holiday-makers from as far away as China.

ENERGY advice is being handed out to users of Derby libraries. The city council's energy advice service has been touring libraries for several weeks and will continue for another month.

OWEN Clark, at just four, asked the most poignant question as people gathered in Derby to mark Remembrance Sunday: "why did daddy's friend die?" His words showed how relevant the annual service was, not only for the generations who remember those killed in both world wars but also younger people because of the growing toll of killed and wounded in ...

A DERBY businessman is donating 1,000 high-visibility jackets to children for them to wear on their walk home from school.

A COUNCIL worker severed an artery in his leg as he worked on a broken incinerator which has caused dozens of funerals to be disrupted this week.

ONE of the largest buildings in Pride Park has been taken over by Derby College to house its business arm.

A RETIRED minister who survived two world wars and has seen 23 British Prime Ministers come and go, has celebrated his 107th birthday.

A U.K. security company is giving to banks, for free, security software that it says can block malicious software from manipulating online banking transactions or stealing data, even if the computer is infected.

ANGRY residents say they have been denied the right to object over plans to convert a former pub into a supermarket.