Amnesty nets 392 knivespublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Nearly 400 knives are off the streets of Derbyshire, external after a successful six-week police amnesty.
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Updates for Wednesday 6 July 2016
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Amnesty nets 392 knivespublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceSpireites strive for peak fitnesspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
What the photo doesn't show is a squad of Spireites players a short distance away doing 100 press-ups ... on one hand.
Who's going to be brave enough to ask Mr Purchase what he does from August onwards once the players are ready for match action?
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End of twitter postChilcot report: Derby MP's rolepublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Derby South MP mentioned in report...
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End of twitter postMarket stalls out in Matlockpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
You can't beat a market for atmosphere, especially on a nice day and in a lovely setting.
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End of twitter postYour photos: Deer surveys surroundingspublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Those antlers look impressive ... our Weather Watcher richyb took this photograph of a deer near Ilkeston.
Image source, richybOn the move ... cricket game heads southpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
All change for Sunday - and that's nothing to do with the kit. The Falcons T20 Blast game at home to Yorkshire has been switched from Queen's Park in Chesterfield to the County Ground in Derby.
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End of twitter postCouncil legally obliged to help cattle market firmspublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveMore on the financial support for Derby cattle market businesses ... the city council says the level of compensation it has to pay out is set down in law.
The cattle market closed last month and the council intends to demolish it.
Cash boost for cattle market companiespublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveA little goes a long way as the saying goes ... businesses forced to leave Derby's cattle market are to receive a share of £250,000 in compensation.
But how many ways will that cash windfall be split?
Iraq War: Conflict was 'not in my name'published at 11:45 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveSue Argyle, from Derby's Stop the War campaign, said: "I don't think it's about blame, I think it's accountability. We are told this was in our name, well it was not in my name.
"The invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan was not in my name and I will not have that said."
"And if this inquiry comes out and says actually the people that were saying we're doing this in your name, for the freedom of the world, this is for a good cause ... as long as it comes out that 'no' this was not a good cause, accountability needs to be had, and 'yes' of course we need to learn lessons."
Cricket heading for total washoutpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
It gets worse ... I sense an abandonment coming later today. And that will surely trigger the switch of the T20 match on Sunday from Chesterfield to Derby.
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End of twitter postDerby campaigner says a million Iraqis died in conflictpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveLet's turn our attention to the long-awaited Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War. Its findings will be published this morning seven years after it was set up.
Image source, PASue Argyle was part of the Stop the War Coalition in Derby which protested against the UK's involvement in the Iraq conflict, and says a million Iraqi people died during the invasion.
Latest headlines for Derbyshire and East Staffordshirepublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveThese are the main stories this morning:
- M1 southbound reopens after overnight accident in which two vehicles caught fire, external between J22 and J21a
- Derby campaigner against Gulf War says conflict was 'not fought in my name', as Chilcot inquiry set to be published
- And Derbyshire's cricket festival set to be complete washout in Chesterfield
Falcons consider Sunday fixture switchpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveDerbyshire are considering switching Sunday's T20 Blast match against Yorkshire to the County Ground as the annual festival of cricket in Chesterfield threatens to be a complete washout.
The club have lost four successive day's cricket to the weather at Queen's Park. The photo was from earlier this season during a downpour ... the ice cream seller must be an eternal optimist.
Travel: Accident on A38 northboundpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
BBC TravelThere's been an accident on the A38 northbound in Barton-under-Needwood at the Catholme turn-off.
Travel: M1 southbound reopenspublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
BBC TravelCongestion in the area remains, but at least the M1 southbound in Leicestershire has reopened between junctions 22 and 21a.
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End of twitter postCricket down the drain againpublished at 10:05 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
This wasn't the news local cricket lovers wanted to hear ... no play for a third day in a row at Chesterfield.
Let's hope our commentator isn't being rewarded on a 'pay as you play' basis...
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End of twitter postSomme service in Glossop this morningpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
A chance to pay your respects if you're in the area ...
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End of twitter postTravel: Motorway gridlocked on approach to J22published at 09:41 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
BBC TravelI wouldn't fancy being stuck in that queue. I did say it might take a while if you're heading south on the M1 this morning.
Image source, Highways EnglandLocal Tory MPs favour May for party leaderpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
Here's how most of our local MPs voted in the first round of the Conservative Party leadership contest.
Will they stay loyal to the end now?
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End of twitter postTravel: Surface relaid on M1 southboundpublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 6 July 2016
BBC TravelThis is more promising news about the repairs on the M1 southbound. It can't take too long to paint the white lines, can it?
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