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Death crash driver, rogue police call handlers and gang among Derbyshire criminals jailed in September

A conman who targeted elderly woman was also put behind bars

Chaddesden drug dealer jailed after police discovered incriminating messages on phone

He sent mass marketing messages to prospective users and supplied low-level dealers

Dale Martin murder gang learns fate after brutal and horrific street stabbing

Six men were all found guilty after a four-month trial

Derby care home must improve after inspectors raise multiple concerns

The home cares for people with physical disabilities and dementia

Derby disability rights campaigner faces biggest battle to save son with brain cancer

Dr Amo Raju is hoping to raise enough money to send his son, Kash, for pioneering treatment abroad

Ex Derbyshire cop allegedly sought ‘improper’ relationships with multiple women

Court heard one of the women was a domestic abuse victim

The country's first 'lady preacher' who paved the way for generations to come in Derby

Rev Violet Hedger was the first woman to lead a Baptist church

45 new homes planned for two derelict Derby sites to cut housing waiting list

All houses will have an air source heat pump, solar panels and an EV charging point

Plans to refurbish Derby day centre axed in favour of new £3.3m building

Originally an existing building was being refurbished

Police hunt man who threatened Derby shop worker with machete in terrifying robbery

He demanded she hand over money then fled the scene

'Extremely dangerous and calculating individual' raped woman then left her unconscious in Derby street

He denied the charge but was found guilty during a jury trial

Major jobs-boosting plans touted for prominent Derby city centre building

A new lease of life could be possible for the site according to documents

List of 20 Derbyshire mobile speed camera locations for October 2026

The A38 and busy routes in the Derby suburbs of Spondon and Chaddesden are included

'It could have been catastrophic' - Pensioner fumes over 'dangerous' tree at Derbyshire country park

He says he reported the issue 24 hours earlier - and was 'shocked' to see nothing had been done

Cramped 13-bed Derby HMO with 'poor quality' communal spaces refused by council

Thirteen residents would have had to share one kitchen with two hobs

Food stalls, lease changes and grocery traders - how Derby leaders plan to turn around struggling Market Hall

A £338,000 loss has been forecast for the venue's first year of trading