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Two charged in connection with Kadeem murder inquiry

Kadeem Blackwood

A SECOND man has been charged with the murder of teenager Kadeem Blackwood.

Callum Campbell, 18, of Osmaston Park Road, Derby, appeared before magistrates in Derby this morning and was remanded in custody.

He is the second person to the charged with the murder of 15-year-old Kadeem, who was shot dead in the Caxton Street recreation...



Couple tell of poison gas ordeal

lucky ESCAPE:  Chris Tunstall and Claire Allinson with their baby, Matthew Tunstall, recovering from their ordeal at a relative's home last night. Inset, a police van outside the flats in Meadow Lane, Chaddesden.

A COUPLE say they are lucky to be alive after they were taken to hospital with their baby following a carbon monoxide leak at flats in...

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University of Derby makes a £7.2m profit

University of Derby makes a £7.2m profit

THE University of Derby has made a record £7.2m profit in the past 12 months. An increase in core funding grants, special funding grant...

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Plumbing firm Wolseley to cut 2,000 jobs

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A PLUMBING and building supplies firm which has several outlets in Derbyshire has announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs and close more than...

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Labour's Phil Ingall defects to the Tories

Councillor Phil Ingall

LABOUR councillor Phil Ingall has left the party to join Derby's Conservative group. It is the latest blow to Labour who suffered a...

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Long Eaton newsagent raided

RAIDERS smashed into a Derbyshire newsagent and ransacked the building before stealing its till. The burglary happened at the News shop in Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, between 6pm yesterday...

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Third man arrested in connection with Luke Campbell murder

Luke Campbell

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of 20-year old Luke Desmond Campbell, from Burton, have arrested a third man in connection with the...

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Meeting gives resounding thumbs down to academy for Sinfin school

PACKED HALL:  Parents, pupils and staff at the consultation meeting at Sinfin Community School last night

MORE than 200 people crowded into a Derby school last night to angrily voice their concerns over turning it into an academy. It was the...

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Hotel included in plans for city's £150m office campus (with video)

AMBITIOUS:  Top, an artist's impression of  the office complex  between Siddals Road and Traffic Street and, bottom, part of the site, which is currently a car park.

DEVELOPERS behind plans for a £150m office campus in Derby have revealed they also want to build a hotel. Norseman Investments wants to...

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Long Eaton pigeon fanciers get their computing wings

Brian Guilford

PIGEON fanciers have pulled off a coup by winning grants worth £8,000 to bring their sport into the computer age. Long Eaton Homing...

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There's Lidl way to go before new supermarket can open its doors

WORKMEN MOVE IN:  Shops and houses are being demolished on Nottingham Road, Chaddesden,  to make way for the new Lidl store.

DEMOLITION work has begun on the site of a controversial supermarket in Derby. Bulldozers have flattened a former florist's shop on...

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Fanfare for the Commons man

Kris Commons

PAUL Jewell says Derby County winger Kris Commons can be twice the player if he adds more goals to his game.

Commons scored for only the second time this season in the home victory over Sheffield Wednesday and the first time from open play.

The strike added to his excellent free kick in the defeat at Blackpool last month and Jewell...

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Atkins steps in at Matlock

Mark Atkins

Former Blackburn defender Mark Akins is new Matlock Town manager

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Blank day is overdue

DERBY County's first shut out in nine League matches lifted them off the bottom of the table for clean sheets in the Championship. Their one clean sheet in the League before Saturday's 3-0...

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Next test for Lewin is to keep run going

TAKING HIS CHANCE:  Lewin Nyatanga gets the better of Gabriel Agbonlahor playing for Wales U-21s against England.

SEVEN consecutive starts is Lewin Nyatanga's best run in Derby County's team in more than two and a half years. The Welsh international...

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Marian's long stint at club is at an end

Marian McMinn

MARIAN McMinn's 24-year stint at Derby County has come to an end. Marian, who is married to former Rams winger Ted McMinn, filled a...

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Rams to take a deserved breather after hitting form in hectic spell

FOOTBALLERS rarely receive the sympathy vote. They are, after all, paid handsomely in the higher divisions to play a game we all love. So talk of busy fixture programmes and taxing times for...

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Pearson sure there's more to come as Brewers hit the heights

HARD WORKER:  Greg Pearson has made himself an automatic choice with 10 goals since arriving at Burton Albion from Bishop's Stortford in the summer.

GREG Pearson says there is a lot more to come from Burton Albion as they bid to protect their first-ever lead in non-league's top fligh...

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A walking, talking, living doll

ON HER TOES:  A scene from the ballet Coppelia at the Assembly Rooms tonight.

COPPELIA will be performed by the Moscow Ballet La Classique, in the Great Hall of the Assembly Rooms, Derby, tonight.

Tickets for this classic ballet about the eccentric Doctor Coppélius and his clockwork creation – a living doll, range from £13-£19 with some concessions. Phone 01332 255800 for details.

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Guillemots in flight

Guillemots in flight

THERE will be a change of venue for the Guillemots' who are due to perform in Derby on Monday evening. Due to unforseen circumstances,...

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Review: The Zutons

Review: The Zutons

THE ZUTONS ASSEMBLY ROOMS Despite their success on the indie-rock scene, Liverpool's The Zutons were given only a lukewarm reception...

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Big thank you

Big thank you

JENNIFER Hudson has thanked her fans for their support following the tragic deaths of her mother, brother and nephew. "I want to thank...

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Opera North perform Tosca

Opera North perform Tosca

OPERA North will perform Puccini's melodramatic opera, Tosca, tonight (and Friday night) at 7.15pm. Tickets are priced from £14.50-£45...

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Take a comic break

Take a comic break

COMEDIAN Ivan Brackenbury returns to the Funhouse Comedy Club at The Blessington Carriage on Monday with his Christmas Hospital Radio...

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Hilary back on TV

Hilary back on TV

HILARY Duff is set to be the next Hollywood star to return to television. Variety reports that the star, who got her big break as the...

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