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Landlord handed £20,000 fine in landmark court case

Injured: Ben Mousley made desperate escape.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

A LANDLORD whose failure to fit smoke alarms led to the near-death of one of his tenants has been ordered to pay more than £30,000 by a judge.

Dharmendrasinhji Chauhan, 44, did not fit smoke detectors, fire doors or fire extinguishers at his rented property in Abbey...

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Garage fire to be investigated this morning

Breaking news: Saturday, July 04, 2009, 11:00

AN investigation is being carried out following a fire at garages in Belper in the early hours of this morning. The blaze started just after 3am...

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Motorcyclist killed in road smash

Breaking news: Saturday, July 04, 2009, 09:15

A 24-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a road traffic collision in Derbyshire. The man died after his Yamaha motorbike collided with a...

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There will never be closure, says sad ex of hanged suspect

Saturday, July 04, 2009

IT HAS been five years since a Derby man was found hanged in a custody cell at St Mary's Wharf police station. A lengthy investigation that...

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Woofers lead Afghan operation

VITAL ADVANCE: American Marines move through Helmand province. The 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment's operation is running alongside the US military operation known as Strike of the Sword.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

DERBYSHIRE troops have led an operation to clear a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan as part of a major assault. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion...

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Hanging in cell led to police changes

INQUEST: Craig Boyd.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

DERBYSHIRE'S police force has expressed its sympathies to the family of a man found hanged in a police cell after a jury recorded a verdict of...

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Family is dismayed by driver sentence

Saturday, July 04, 2009

THE family of a hit-and-run victim who saw the driver jailed said: "No sentence is long enough to justify his untimely death." Soldier Stephen...

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Police pair face discipline for motor insurance scam

GUILTY: Ex-couple Diane Reeves-Emery (left) and Charlotte Eccles tried to save £250.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

TWO police officers face disciplinary action from the Derbyshire force after they were convicted of an insurance scam. Diane Reeves-Emery, 38,...

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Are potential champions thwarted by second-rate service here?

Are potential champions thwarted by second-rate service here?

Saturday, July 04, 2009

IT SEEMS most tennis champs first set foot on court young. If so, pupils in Derby are off to a good start. Each week, dozens from Dale Primary,...

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School has to deal with flash floods ahead of its inspection

school drama: Head teacher Christopher Mansell leads the clean-up efforts at Parkside Community Junior School after it was flooded yesterday.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

A JUNIOR school was forced to close after heavy rainfall sent waves of water crashing through its classrooms. Parkside Community Junior School...

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