A MAN accused of the murder of 21- year-old Connor Upton has denied the charge. George Lawrence, 46, of Harper Avenue, Horninglow, Burton, entered a not guilty plea when he appeared before Stafford
UP TO FORTY buildings in a Burton industrial estate have been plunged into darkness after an electrical fault left nearly an entire street without power. Businesses based in Hawkins Lane reported huge
A TEENAGER'S future career and lifelong dream of becoming a police officer has been shattered after he was dropped from being a police cadet due to spending cuts — less than a week before he
A PREGNANT woman has spoken of her "absolute shock" after finding her tyres slashed on a busy town centre street. Hayley Bates, 25, from Branston, had parked her blue Vauxhall Astra Coupe on Cross
THE National Brewery Centre in Burton has been labelled ‘one of Europe's must see museums' by a world-famous American newspaper. The museum, which reopened earlier this year, has been
MEMBERS of a riding club have appealed for witnesses after thieves stole more than �1,500 worth of essential equipment. The late night raid took place at the National Forest Riding Club, in Ingleby
AS Labour leader I would always stand up for Burton. The effects of the savage Tory cuts are already being felt in the area. They are hitting the most vulnerable, the oldest, the youngest and the
TODAY is a double diamond day for two couples from Burton. Ray and Margaret Woodhouse, of Denton Road, share their 60th wedding anniversary with Gordon and Joan Watts, of Main Street, Branston. The
shaft to save his two-year-old son has praised the emergency services for their quick response. Jeff Cuppleditch spent the night in hospital on Tuesday after injuring his back lifting his young son to
RISING numbers of abandoned animals and a shortage of funds will mean Burton's RSPCA centre will close in just 18 months unless it urgently finds cash. This bleak forecast was made by the centre's
TRIBUTES have been paid to a well known founder of choirs and musical events in South Derbyshire who has died. Winifred Bonas passed away on August 25 at the age of 92, and her family have led the
THE OWNER of an historic Burton building is set to spend more than �15 million to ‘restore it to its former glory'. Kamran Khazai spoke to the Mail about his plans to transform 107 Station
A DARING dad had to be rescued by the emergency services after becoming trapped when he saved his toddler son from an old mine shaft which collapsed beneath his feet. The two-year-old boy was playing
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Thousands of innocent adults are being punished by constant ID checks that fail to tackle the problems of under-age drinking, a civil liberties group has said.
Gareth Barry accepts no matter how well England perform in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign they will still have to win over a sceptical public once they get to Poland and Ukraine.
Shahid Afridi was set to lead the charm offensive in Taunton this morning, as Pakistan tried to keep the pressures of the 'spot-fixing' crisis off the field.
Rafael van der Vaart described Tottenham as "a beautiful club" after completing his £8million move from Real Madrid on Wednesday.