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On 21 May, rail industry leaders were brought together at Accelerate Rail to discuss key challenges in the rail sector, with a focus on the nation’s transition to Great British Railways.
In May 2021, former Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps announced t…
A road in the Peak District had to be closed after a fire engine collided with a tree, seriously injuring one of the firefighters. Hassop Road, between Hassop and Calver, was closed on Tuesday March 21, at around 5pm due to the incident.
The fire engin…
Derby has a very bright future and will attract investment after securing its future as the headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR), according to Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper. Mr Harper was on a visit to Derby just hours after anno…
(Left-right) Transport Secretary Mark Harper, Amanda Solloway, MP for Derby North, and Margaret Beckett, MP for Derby South (Jacob King/PA)
The Transport Secretary has said that Great British Railways will remove the “blame culture” in the rail i…
A man who was part of a robbery gang which tied up former England footballer Ashley Cole in front of his children and threatened to cut off his fingers has failed in a bid to reduce his jail term. Three appeal judges dismissed an appeal by Kurtis Dilks…
A Derbyshire woman has been branded as the smallest lorry driver in the world. The 4ft 9in woman loves being “high up” in her massive 44-ton truck and despite once being involved in an accident with an HGV, has fully accepted the lorry driver lifestyle…
Each day The Manufacturer compiles the top manufacturing news stories from around the web. To make your life a little easier, we trawl through all the major trade publications, broadsheets and business magazines to find you the most important manufact…
This uninsured, unlicensed driver led police on a chase on the A50 and A38 while driving a seven-and-a-half-tonne truck which carried false plates. Derby Crown Court heard how during the pursuit, officers twice deployed their stinger device to try to s…
This uninsured, unlicensed driver led police on a chase on the A50 and A38 while driving a seven-and-a-half-tonne truck which carried false plates. Derby Crown Court heard how during the pursuit, officers twice deployed their stinger device to try to s…
The line up for this year’s Y Not Festival in Derbyshire is to be announced tonight at 6pm. The names of an initial “wave” of acts will be released including all four headliners and more than forty other artists set to play at the Pikehall festival.
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