Swadlincote, England News

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a 'dementia village' in Swadlincote have been approved despite opposition from hundreds of neighbours.

YOUNG offenders have taken to the streets to help clean up South Derbyshire's 'grot spots'. The move is part of a summer initiative launched by the Cleaner South Derbyshire campaign.

A BURTON Town Hall worker has contracted swine flu, it has been confirmed. Staff were told of the outbreak yesterday in an email.

CANCER patients in Burton and South Derbyshire will "benefit hugely" from new policies on recording brain tumour cases, a former sufferer has said.

MOVES are under way to end a daily traffic headache for thousands of drivers. The Mail can reveal that highways chiefs will be asked to investigate the possibility of turning the A511 Burton Road, at its junction with Springfield Road, Midway - one of South Derbyshire's worst traffic bottlenecks - into a mini-roundabout. Similar changes could also ...

A FATHER diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 24 says catching it early is the reason he is alive today.

A VAN driver from South Derbyshire has been convicted of causing two deaths in a horror motorway crash.

TWO bus services covering Burton and Swadlincote are to be scrapped in favour of two 'convenient' alternatives.

A PROPOSED care home development in Swadlincote has been recommended for approval.

WPC 'lied about car accident to protect her lesbian lover' By David Wilkes Last updated at 6:10 PM on 30th June 2009 When her young lesbian lover crashed their car as they rowed, policewoman Diane Reeves-Emery claimed she was driving in order to save 250 on the insurance claim, a court heard.

A CENTRE which provides vital help and support for people with mental health problems is appealing for sponsors to help get it up and running at a new base.

AFTER staging the Download Festival the previous week, Donington Park rocked to the sounds of yesteryear last weekend as the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club attracted riders from far and wide to the circuit to contest the Classic Revival meeting.

THE story of a teenager who lost her battle against cancer will be featured in a television documentary.

RESIDENTS of a road blighted by regular car crashes have renewed calls for traffic calming measures after claiming their street is often 'used as a racetrack'. In the latest in what residents say is a string of incidents, a Vauxhall Astra which was pulling a trailer crashed into a lamppost in Park Road, Newhall, at 5.05pm on Tuesday.

FIREFIGHTERS from Swadlincote have been called to extinguish two fires in the town.

English Heritage has identified three historical sites in the East Midlands which it deems are at risk.

BURTON and Swadlincote's civic leaers have honoured current and former members of the Armed Forces.

A TEENAGE motorcyclist has escaped with minor injuries after falling from his bike in a Burton street.

THE family of a Swadlincote woman who died of deep vein thrombosis have blamed a Birmingham hospital for contributing to her death.

A TRAVEL shop in Swadlincote took the Mickey - and the Minnie, and the Goofy - recently, to raise money for charity.