• Wetherspoon's to rescue, and with a bacon bap!

  By coralsea

  Good job you did'nt ask at the Babbington Arms the deputy manager and nigel (bar man) are really...

            

   

  By Derby Telegraph at 07:30 on 12/05/12

  

  AFTER reading Philip Mallard's letter (£40m on Council House, yet our toilets are closed, Opinions, May 3) concerning the public conveniences not being open in Derby Market Place/Assembly Theatre area, I would like to comment about my own experiences. On Monday, April 23, we had a holiday booked to Torquay, to be picked up at Full Street at 9am. Arriving early, we all needed to use the toilets. We tried the Assembly Rooms; they...

• Solitary bees

  By pentrich1817

  Lets hope they can survive the honey bee decline that is happening world wide at the moment, suspect...

            

   

  By Derby Telegraph at 07:30 on 11/05/12

  

  This ashy mining bee was photographed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust in a Belper garden. There are around 200 different species of solitary bees in Britain which – unlike bumble bees and honey bees – do not live in colonies. Ashy mining bees are on the wing from April until early June. They make their nests in the ground, often in lawns and flower beds.

• Three years in jail for causing road death of pensioner, 78

  By ACENOTTM

  Robert39, You imply that Collis was not entirely to blame in your post of the 25th January, as he...

            

   

  By Derby Telegraph at 07:37 on 21/01/12

  

  A JURY has found a 45-year-old man guilty of causing the death of a pensioner by dangerous driving. Timothy Collis was jailed for three-and-a-half years at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday. Florence Jean Crofts, 78, was killed instantly when she was hit by the Volkswagen Beetle driven by Collis on the A6 in Ambergate. Witnesses said he was "driving erratically" and overtaking two at a time. Miss Crofts was crossing the...

• £15m broadband boost for Derbyshire

  By DavidGaleUKIP

  Glad to know you're hastening Northcliffe's move to authenticated profiles only. Presumably, you're...

            

   

  By Julie_Bayley at 15:15 on 09/05/12

  

  More than 180,000 Derbyshire homes and businesses are to benefit from better broadband access after the Government approved plans for a £15 million scheme. Derbyshire County Council is championing the Digital Derbyshire programme. And it is one of the first authorities in the country to be given the green light to press on with its £15m plans − backed by £7.39m from the Government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK)...

• Why the heritage of our Derwent Valley is more important than the Taj Mahal or the Pyramids

  By DarrenHolden

  Fantastic article Adrian, you put so much work into promoting the town, your award is well deserved.

            

   

  By Derby Telegraph at 07:30 on 10/05/12

  

  Adrian Farmer's efforts to encourage people to visit Belper have earned him a national tourism award. He reveals the secret of his success and tells of his love for his home town and its history. I'M sure there was no-one more surprised than I was when it was announced that not only had I secretly been entered for VisitEngland's first "Tourism Superstar" award but I had received a commendation from the judges. For that I...

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