Summary

  • Father's tribute to daughter killed at sleepover

  • Colourful crossings prompt safety warnings

  • Troubled Derby have viable future

  • Cocaine, weapons and cash found in drugs den

  • County's schools second-highest for Covid

  • Landmark wedding venue due to reopen

  • Live updates for Thursday 23 September

  1. Disposable barbecue caused large grassland firepublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 8 July

    The fire service says an area of 2,000 sq m had been destroyed and advised people to "pack a picnic".

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  2. Crash damage repairs to affect tram servicespublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 8 July

    Tram bosses say the repairs are needed after an overhead line pole was damaged in a crash.

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  3. How ex-Tiger Gough 'learned to live again' on waterpublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 8 July

    How former Leicester Tigers rugby player Taylor Gough "learned to live again" as a para-canoeist after a car crash left him paralysed.

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  4. Blood test delays lead to cut in GP appointmentspublished at 06:12 British Summer Time 8 July

    Practices complain of being "bombarded" with blood test results because of new IT systems.

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  5. Councillor urged to quit over unpaid council taxpublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 8 July

    Documents show Gulfraz Nawaz was late to make several payments over a two-year period.

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  6. Consultation on barbecue and campfire ban in Dalespublished at 06:07 British Summer Time 8 July

    The six-week consultation will be debated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in September.

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  7. Work to increase capacity of A38 approved published at 06:06 British Summer Time 8 July

    The government said the work will support 15,400 homes and 658,300 sqm of business land by 2031.

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  8. Quad's future has stabilised, says venue bosspublished at 06:04 British Summer Time 8 July

    Trustees of the independent Derby venue said its future was in doubt last year.

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  9. 'Record' number of glow-worms found at quarrypublished at 06:02 British Summer Time 8 July

    A wildlife trust said 86 "glowing" females were found at Ketton Quarry last week.

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  10. PC said force used during crisis was proportionatepublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 7 July

    Kaine Fletcher died in hospital after being restrained and detained under the Mental Health Act.

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  11. Forshaw and Allen take on coaching roles at Tigerspublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 7 July

    Leicester Tigers appoint Wales defence coach Mike Forshaw as Geoff Parling's assistant coach alongside the returning Anthony Allen.

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  12. Ex-Sheff Utd boss Wilder has Leicester interviewpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 7 July

    Leicester City interview former Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder as their search for a new manager continues.

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  13. Hospice cuts patient services due to £2m shortfallpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 7 July

    LOROS Hospice has been supporting end-of-life patients and their families since the 1980s.

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  14. Osprey chick found dead with wound on its sidepublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 7 July

    Evidence will be reviewed to see if "any light can be shed on this sad situation".

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  15. CCTV appeal after train grenade threatpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 7 July

    Police want to speak to a man after an incident on train between Skegness and Nottingham.

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  16. Man jailed for 28 years for street dumbbell attackpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 7 July

    Abdusalam Hassan's victim will require lifelong care due to the injuries he sustained.

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  17. Fresh bid to build homes on former playing fieldpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 7 July

    A new planning application follows two previously rejected bids to develop the site.

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  18. Severn Trent urges more caution with water suppliespublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 7 July

    The company says the area it covers it saw only half its normal rainfall in June.

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  19. 'Sweet' toilet roll note's author found 35 years onpublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 7 July

    A new homeowner discovers the child's note from the 1980s in their loft.

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  20. 'We could've died on this road, now we want change'published at 06:06 British Summer Time 7 July

    Darren and Louise Chaplin were involved in a serious car crash in 2023 which left Louise with brain injuries.

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