Revealed: The 2023 Top 200 Businesses in Derbyshire Car giant again tops annual list put together by University of Derby Business School Birmingham Post · Jun 16, 2023
Man devastated after losing £42,000 in romance scam and now 'can't buy dream home' Alexandr Gutu, who lives in Matlock, Derbyshire, was conned out of his £42,000 in life savings by someone who tricked him into thinking they were in a relationship Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023
'I got fined for trying to stop lorries from parking illegally outside my home' Sarah Pitt is tired of lorries parking outside her 400-year-old cottage, blocking the light from coming in - and has been battling Derbyshire County Council to get new signs installed on the road Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023
Residents 'can't sleep' as rock music blasting out 15 miles away makes walls RATTLE People living in Derbyshire have complained about the noise coming from Download Festival this weekend, with some people saying that their walls were rattling due to loud rock music Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2023
Bones found in field are remains of Derbyshire miner who vanished in 1967 Murder inquiry launched and family of Alfred Swinscoe appeal for information after discovery in Nottinghamshire The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023
Human remains found in farmer's field belong to dad-of-six who went missing 56 years ago Alfred Swinscoe from Derbyshire was 54 when he went missing in January 1967 Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2023
'I've been left with half a skull - but stranger who attacked me is about to walk free' Kyle Stephenson, 32, punched Braden Stromberg, 27, in an unprovoked attack from behind causing him to smash his head on a street in Bosolver, Derbyshire, causing severe brain swelling Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023
Family’s plea after bones of miner who went missing in 1967 found in field The family of Alfred Swinscoe had searched for him for 56 years after he went missing in Derbyshire in January 1967. The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
Conman's £1.2million mansion disguised as a SHED hiding luxury goods and antiques Fraudster Alan Yeomans hid half of a six-bedroom mansion in Derbyshire, concealing it as a farm shed, where he kept antiques, oil paintings, and a £10,000 Rolex watch Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023
Frasers Group said to be planning 200 job cuts in Derbyshire and London It said 'We are reviewing our team structures to identify efficiencies and streamline processes' Birmingham Post · Jun 5, 2023
The confusing town where people are unsure of which county they're in It's an easy mistake to make in the Leicestershire town, with the postcode being DE74, Derby the nearest city and to add to the confusion, the town is next to what was formerly known as Nottingham East Midlands Airport. Nottingham Post · May 28, 2023
How parents exploited Covid lockdown to hide sadistic torture of 10-month-old baby Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden launched a ‘savage’ tirade of abuse against their 10-month-old son, Laura Sharman reports The Independent UK · May 26, 2023
Couple jailed for ‘savage’ Christmas Day murder of baby son Finley Boden’s father imprisoned for minimum of 29 years and his mother for minimum of 27 The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023
Baby returned to parents who went on to murder him after agency 'thought they'd changed' Little Finley fatally collapsed on Christmas Day 2020, just over a month after he returned to his parents’ home in Old Whittington, Derbyshire, after a Family Court ordered his return Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023
Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023 England's 'most contaminated site' sees villagers complain of illness amid development Villagers claim they have been struck down with mystery illnesses since the bulldozers moved in to Somercotes, Derbyshire, where over 600 new home are being built
Daily Record · May 22, 2023 Popular BBC presenter dies after being rescued from river Derbyshire Police said presenter Michael Carey, 87, was rescued from the River Derwent on Saturday morning.
Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023 Much-loved BBC presenter dies shortly after being rescued from river Derbyshire Police said presenter Michael Carey, 87, was rescued from the River Derwent at Darley Abbey Mills on Saturday morning as the authorities begin an investigation
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 Gimmick or terrific? Edgbaston doubleheader sparks off T20 Blast This year’s competition features Birmingham-based bookends for the first time as the ECB sets its sights on sparking interest in the competition from the outset
Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023 'I earn £150,000 a year but people still don't take my job seriously' Danny Webb, who lives in Derbyshire, has spoken to Mirror during Mental Health Awareness week because he feels his workload is too high, and society doesn't value the sector enough
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Luke Wood says playing for Lancashire ‘my pride and joy’ ahead of Blast opener Lancashire face Derbyshire at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Nottingham Post · May 19, 2023 Rich List shows Shirebrook-based Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is one of the wealthiest people The 58-year-old founder of Sports Direct, which is based in Shirebrook just over the border in Derbyshire, has kept his place as one of the top five wealthiest people in the region
Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023 Mum's agony as she's told daughter's headaches mean she has 15 months to live Gail Iredale had to tell her daughter Hannah, from Willington, Derbyshire, that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of glioblastoma - an aggressive form of brain cancer
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023 Country diary: Here, at least, martins and swallows are abundant Castro Verde, Portugal: In contrast to my Derbyshire home town, the numbers are vast and their blue-and-white flight lines glorious
Nottingham Post · May 14, 2023 Counties fight over whether Long Eaton is really more Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire Locals residents and business owners weighed in on whether the town feels more Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire
Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023 'Spiteful' council fences off residents' garden gates in 'row over car park sale' Derbyshire Council fenced off the garden gates of two family homes in a 'row over the sale of a car park' as angry residents hit out at a move they claim is malicious