Derby news

• Serial sex offender jailed for child rape

  17-06-2026 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  Christopher Shepherd, 44, was accused of speaking to a number of girls online between 2021 and 2022.
  
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• Library to close for essential repairs to roof

  18-06-2026 17:01 via bbc.com
  
  The council said while the library was closed a new space for children would be created.
  
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• Warning after anti-social behaviour rise in village

  18-06-2026 16:26 via bbc.com
  
  Police said the behaviour was "extremely concerning" and added "appropriate action" would be taken.
  
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• Hull down, Ipswich champions - how the Championship might have looked

  18-06-2026 13:26 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport presents some alternative Championship tables, looking at expected points, home and away form, and set-pieces.
  
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• Ex-England star helping Derby woman 'do dying well'

  18-06-2026 10:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jackie Storer from Derby's been supported by the Ruth Strauss Foundation.
  
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• June deadline to move hospital services 'cancelled'

  18-06-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  
  Proposals to move nine hospital services from Buxton to Stockport will not go ahead as planned.
  
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• Partial street closure blamed for footfall decline

  18-06-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  A letting agent says it is almost impossible to let shops in Albion Street due to a road closure.
  
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• Keith the legendary Download nurse keeping metalheads fit and well

  18-06-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  Keith Hewitt has been a nurse since the 1980s and has helped thousands of people at festivals.
  
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• Witness appeal after 'road rage' attack on woman

  17-06-2026 14:36 via bbc.com
  
  Police want to speak to a man who helped a woman who had been assaulted.
  
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• Derbyshire spinner Morley signs contract extension

  17-06-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  Derbyshire spinner Jack Morley signs a two-year contract extension with the County Championship Division Two side.
  
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• Grieving sister used tracker to catch memorial thief

  17-06-2026 10:56 via bbc.com
  
  Georgia Shaw found the man who repeatedly removed her brother's roadside memorial.
  
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• Town centre £6m regeneration scheme completed

  17-06-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  The work includes a new public square, pavilion building and play area, as well as a new sculpture.
  
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• Derby in talks to re-sign midfielder Clark

  16-06-2026 16:36 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Radio Derby's Dominic Dietrich says Derby County want to bring back midfielder Bobby Clark on a permanent basis.
  
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• Firefighters called to rescue sheep from river

  16-06-2026 15:49 via bbc.com
  
  Two sheep were lifted from the river in separate incidents, the fire service says.
  
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• Joseph Wright masterpieces reunited after 80 years

  16-06-2026 15:24 via bbc.com
  
  Derby-born artist Joseph Wright is being celebrated in a new exhibition and city trail.
  
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• Ex-Derbs and England fast bowler Ward dies aged 78

  15-06-2026 13:16 via bbc.com
  
  Derbyshire pay tribute to former England fast bowler Alan Ward, who has died at the age of 78.
  
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• Potts takes eight wickets as Durham beat Derbyshire

  14-06-2026 17:33 via bbc.com
  
  Matthew Potts takes 8-66 as Durham beat Derbyshire by an innings and 22 runs, despite Harry Came's unbeaten 105.
  
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• Toni and Danny’s Download wedding

  14-06-2026 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toni and Danny tied the knot in front of the main stage at Download.
  
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• Officer accused of using AI to 'create evidence'

  13-06-2026 13:07 via bbc.com
  
  A criminal investigation is launched and the officer removed from frontline duties, say police.
  
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• Is Download's first female headliner a milestone or a 'bittersweet' moment?

  13-06-2026 10:39 via bbc.com
  
  Linkin Park will make history as the first female-fronted band to headline Download Festival.
  
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• What happens when street signs go wrong

  13-06-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  
  A Derbyshire school accidentally congratulated its pupils for record breaking GSCE results in 2019.
  
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• Meta vs the nipple - the 'never-ending' censorship battle

  13-06-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  
  Medical tattooists say they are frustrated with images of nipple tattoos consistently being mistakenly flagged.
  
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• Mountain rescuer made MBE after decades of service

  12-06-2026 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  People in the county have been honoured services to arts, defence, education, charity and more.
  
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• Three injured after BMW crashes into bowling alley

  12-06-2026 23:25 via bbc.com
  
  Derbyshire Police say the driver, a 21-year-old man, was arrested at the scene.
  
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• In-form Aitchison checks Durham progress

  12-06-2026 20:10 via bbc.com
  
  Division Two leaders Durham reach 302-7 on day one of their Championship games against Derbyshire, as Ben Aitchison takes 4-57 for the visitors.
  
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• Homes and school hopes for former RAF airfield

  12-06-2026 13:15 via bbc.com
  
  Former RAF base Darley Moor Airfield off the A515, south of Ashbourne, is for sale.
  
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• Park paddling pool 'approaching end of lifespan'

  12-06-2026 11:56 via bbc.com
  
  The popular feature is closed for repairs as Derby City Council considers the pool's future.
  
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• Mr Potato Head mystery unpeeled by council

  12-06-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  A council in Derbyshire issues reassurances its giant Mr Potato Head statue has not gone missing.
  
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• Plan for 674 flats on city market site approved

  11-06-2026 14:06 via bbc.com
  
  The city centre regeneration plan also includes commercial space and a public square.
  
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• Rams fan’s memories of 1966

  11-06-2026 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rams fan Liam Biggs watched England win the World Cup in 1966.
  
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