- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- 1,000 people expected in marches
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
- John Terry loses England captaincy
- Redknapp has 'back to the wall'
- No pub assault charge for Downing
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Drinking and drugs caused dad’s death
A GRIEVING dad was found dead at a friends house after drinking and taking morphine just three weeks after the death of his uncle.
‘High time’ for an ambulance review
CALLS have been made for an investigation into emergency service response times in Derbyshire after the death of a teenager in Ilkeston.
Business leaders to quiz Minister
BUSINESS leaders from Erewash and Broxtowe boroughs have the chance to quiz the Business and Enterprise Minister this week.
Double boost for Bath Street as two new shops open NILABE120127f1
AN ILKESTON couple have opened up two new shops on Bath Street as a joint business venture.
Crime across county falls despite cuts in the force
DERBYSHIRE police have come out on top after the latest crime reduction figures were released.
National
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
Lottery couple defend benefit claim
A couple who scooped a £10.2 million lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.
House price confidence 'improves'
Optimism in the housing market has grown in recent months, with more Britons predicting prices will rise this year than those forecasting a fall, a study has found.
Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
An army intelligence analyst accused of the biggest leak of classified information in US history will face a court martial.
1,000 people expected in marches
More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.
Regional News
Dog thrown from car and run over
Witnesses are being sought after a dog was allegedly thrown from a car window and run over by the driver in Nottingham.
Undercover officer 'outraged'
An undercover policeman whose actions led to the collapse of a trial of environmental protesters accused of planning to invade a power station near Nottingham has reacted with "outrage" to an official report that he was "resistant to management intervention".
Beauty queen denies benefit fraud
A former Miss Great Britain competitor from Northampton has denied claiming more than £22,000 in benefits as a single parent while living with her partner.
Tanker drivers walk out
Tanker drivers who deliver fuel to Jet garages have started a fresh series of strikes in Immingham and other towns after peace talks failed to resolve a row over pay and conditions.
£1,000 reward for wanted man
Nottinghamshire Crimestoppers are offering a reward of up to £1,000 in the hunt for a suspected burglar and car thief.
Crime
Police station set to close at weekends
ILKESTON police station is to have its opening hours slashed as the county’s force tries to save cash.
Man charged’for using gun’
A MAN has appeared in court charged with firearms offences after allegedly entering an Ilkeston house wielding a firearm.
Driver fined for fly tipping
A DELIVERY driver has been fined £200 for fly tipping on the Cossall Industrial Estate.
14 pets found in ‘filthy’ flat
AN RSPCA inspector described the squalid conditions in which he found 11 cats and three dogs at an Ilkeston home as ‘one of the worst’ he has seen in 30 years of doing the job.
County crime figures down
Knife-point robberies have fallen by more than 18 per cent in Derbyshire, according to the latest police figures.
Politics
‘Flasher’ arrested after indecent exposure on trail
A SUSPECTED flasher has been arrested on the Nutbrook Trail, police in Ilkeston have said.
Minister is quizzed over housing plans
A COUNCILLOR went to Westminster this week to lobby the Government over controversial housing plans, which could result in 450 homes being built between Trowell and Stapleford.
Councillor called to hearing
Erewash Borough Council’s lead member for culture and leisure has been called to a conduct hearing over material used in political publications in the run up to the 2011 council elections.
80 homes plan for site
UP TO 80 homes could be built on the site of former factories in Long Eaton which were destroyed by a fire three years ago.
Council bows to ‘people pressure’
THE SHOCK decision to re-draw the map of future housing in the borough has left campaigners hopeful that the council will leave the two controversial sites in Ilkeston out of its new plan.
Education
School exam league tables are released
FOR another year running, league tables showing how our secondary schools fared at last year’s exams show a wide range across the region.
Pupils’ campaign over parking
PUPILS at an Ilkeston infant school have launched a campaign to put a stop to parking problems that its headteacher has said is ‘putting lives at risk’.
Robins owners’ vow over education work
THE OWNERS of Ilkeston FC, SR Education, have distanced themselves from a BBC Radio Five Live investigation into a sports-based apprenticeship scheme that failed to help youngsters gain coaching qualifications.
£6.5m sports plan for college
A MORLEY-BASED college is hoping the council will grant it permission to build a £6.5m sports hall, playing fields and reception, for use by students and neighbours.
College in bid for former courtrooms
Education chiefs are deciding whether to bid for the former Ilkeston Magistrates’ Court, which was shut in the spring.
Business
Business winners revealed
THE Ilkeston Advertiser is proud to announce the local winners picked as the area’s finest fledgling firms in its business awards scheme.
Showbiz
Walliams overcomes BGT buzzer fear
David Walliams has overcome his reluctance to buzz contestants on Britain's Got Talent - and is now happy to put them out of their misery.
Tulisa to tell life story in book
X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has promised fans there is "lots to tell" after it was revealed she is releasing her autobiography later this year.
Griffin O'Neal jailed over crash
The son of actor Ryan O'Neal has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his involvement in a drug-fuelled, head-on car crash that injured another driver.
Rape trial shock for Corrie viewers
Viewers were left stunned tonight as they saw Coronation Street's scheming Frank Foster walk free from court after he was found not guilty of raping Carla Connor.
'Upbeat' Holden set for BGT return
Amanda Holden is expected to return to Britain's Got Talent next week.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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