Transport and Logistics Network
A legendary train made its final journey through Derby earlier this month[1]. The InterCity 125 or High Speed Train (HST) has been in use for more than 40 years by a number of train companies but the difficult decision was made earlier this year by Cro…
A South Derbyshire mum has been told she faces a prison sentence for causing a crash that led to the death of an ‘amazing’ father. Dominic Fryer’s family members packed the Derby Crown Court public gallery as Rachel Boardman admitted causing death by d…
A son who lost both his elderly parents within weeks of each other at Surrey care home in the early stages of the coronavirus[1] pandemic said bereaved families must not be “brushed aside” as a first court hearing in legal action against the Government…
A grief-stricken East Staffordshire daughter has hit out at ‘ridiculous’ cuts to the palliative care service that allowed her mum to die with dignity at home. Lia Copestake, who lives near Burton, was heartbroken after her mother Judy Haywood died from…
Part of the A38[1] is shut after a crash that saw a lorry overturn on the dual carriageway. It happened on the northbound carriageway between Clay Mills and Branston at around 1pm today, September 25.
However, since the crash, a further collision has t…
Part of the A38[1] was shut after a crash that saw a lorry overturn on the dual carriageway. It happened on the northbound carriageway between Clay Mills and Branston at around 1pm today, September 25.
A further collision took place as traffic queued[2…
Protesters against the UK’s exit from the European Union have labelled the move “a huge mistake” as they campaigned to re-join the bloc.A large crowd of pro-EU protestors gathered outside the Hilton hotel on Park Lane in west London for the National Re…
Plans to build a roadside McDonald’s next to the A38[1] near Burton[2] have been withdrawn after council officials said they should be rejected. The planned new McDonald’s restaurant would have been built on land bordering the intersection of the A38, …
Burton’s hospital trust’s maternity services are now among the “most challenged in England”, requiring national involvement to boost improvements. The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton[1] NHS Foundation Trust joins 31 other NHS trusts across Eng…
A South Derbyshire criminal with more than 40 offences to his name has been sent back to jail for a vicious assault on his partner. Daniel Jollands then went after a passer-by who tried to help the victim, Derby Crown Court has heard.
A series of attac…