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An important firm in Burton industrial history is the Pirelli tyre factory. The Italian manufacturer opened its factory in Derby Road the town in 1928 and many have worked there.
Over the years the factory produced rubber tyres, as well as footware and…
There was a great deal of business news in the East Midlands this year – much of it positive, some of it not so positive.
Retail featured heavily with brands such as Joules, Next, Shoe Zone, Frasers Group, Topps Tiles and Boots making headlines in the …
A drink-drive mother killed her partner when she drove over his head after he fell in front of her car outside his home on the day before his 28th birthday. Derby Crown Court heard how Lucy Quirke had been drinking all evening and did not realise what …
This new father was caught with a 15-inch long machete outside a takeaway in Derby city centre. When Ryan Hudson was asked to confirm who he was he gave them a false name – that of his brother.
The offence was committed shortly after the 26-year-old ha…
Traffic is disrupted in a Derby suburb this evening (Monday, December 12) after a piece of heavy machinery reportedly fell off the back of a lorry. A video taken by a resident shows the vehicle on its side in Riber Drive, Chellaston, at around 6pm.
It …
A man has been jailed after he attempted to burgle a house and broke into cars in the Quarndon and Kirk Langley areas of Derby. Lee Knowles attempted to break into a property in Skitteridge Wood Road in the early hours of 24 November.
He then went on t…
With the cold weather now starting to bite and living with the the ongoing cost of living crisis, Brits may need a bit more of their famous stiff upper lip than usual to get them through this winter. Psychological well-being, health, education, work/li…
POLICE are asking for help to identify a woman they want to speak to in connection with an alleged fraudulent driving test.
West Mercia Police are helping Derbyshire Police with appealing to the public for any information regarding the woman.
The incid…
So when is the Coca-Cola truck tour visiting Coventry? Revealed on their website this week, Coca-Cola’s monster truck will stop at Coventry on December 8, 2022.
Destination details : https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/marketing/christmas/coca-cola-christmas-t…
Kinchbus has announced its Christmas 2022 and New Year bus timetable. The bus operator provides daily services in the Loughborough area, alongside Skylink services between Leicester and East Midlands Airport.
The firm said it is gearing up for a “hecti…