Swadlincote, England News

FILL your hot water bottle, stock up on anti-freeze and brace yourself - the freezing weather sending a shiver through Burton and South Derbyshire is set to continue.

SHOPPERS are sapping salt supplies in Burton and South Derbyshire as they grit their drives to keep them ice-free. Burton's Tesco store, in St Peter's Bridge, had sold out of all types of salt when the Mail spoke to store bosses yesterday.

COUNCILLORS have offered a cautious welcome to new Government planning guidelines aimed at protecting town centres from the threat of out-of-town developments.

PUB closures in South Derbyshire have hit the annual Poppy Appeal in the pocket.

HEALTH chiefs have apologised for failing to respond to three 999 calls made on behalf of a woman suffering a lifethreatening asthma attack - but have still refused to take the blame.

A MAIL campaign in aid of homeless people in Burton and South Derbyshire has given them the perfect Christmas present - by raising a staggering 17,000. Thanks to fund-raisers' generosity, Burton and District YMCA's new training and support centre, in James Street, Burton, can now be equipped to help users rebuild their lives.

A HISTORIC meeting place in the heart of Swadlincote is in line for a revamp after a council secured more than 1 million for the second phase of its town centre 'masterplan'. South Derbyshire District Council has been awarded the cash to carry out improvements to The Delph, which the authority hopes will enhance its status as 'a major focal point ...

PUSH event from Burton to Swadlincote has raised A 500 for the MailE1 4s E Home at Christmas?E1 4 campaign.

BULLDOZERS will flatten a former Swadlincote supermarket to make way for a retirement complex under plans submitted to development control chiefs.

A SOCIAL housing development in Swadlincote has been approved for a second time A- after the committee which had already voted in favour of it once was replaced in an E unprecedented E1 4 move.

A FORMER miner who loved his family, friends and football has died aged 66 - leaving his closest relatives 'heartbroken'. Stan Webster died in his sleep early on Sunday at his home of more than 40 years in Greenside Close, Donisthorpe.

SOUTH Derbyshire District Council has announced details of its services during the Christmas and New Year holiday.

MOIRAE1 4s Labour MP has made a last-ditch plea to save the villageE1 4s fire station.

POLICE have landed a massive blow again criminals who strike under cover of darkness.

THE DATE has been set for the funeral of a South Derbyshire school teacher who died suddenly last month.

THE Burton Mail Home at Christmas? appeal on behalf of Burton and District YMCA has been boosted by 500 thanks to a Swadlincote restaurant.

KICKBOXER Shaun Hurdman will today make the first defence of his IKF Super Lightweight Midlands belt.

FIRE crews from Swadlincote and Moira have tackled a bonfire 'out of control' in Albert Village.

PEOPLE living in a quiet Swadlincote street are struggling to access their own drives due to E bumper-to-bumperE1 4 parked cars left by town centre workers, according to three separate homeowners.

INVESTIGATIONS were continuing today into a massive factory fire that took 50 firefighters six hours to control.