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MOSQUE RIOT: TWO CLEARED

by ADRIAN JENKINS

News - Police in Uxbridge Street following the alleged incidentTWO of the four defendants in the Burton Central Mosque trial have been cleared of violent disorder. ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Gunman on loose in Mail woodlands

by TIM FLETCHER

News - Burton Mail Centenary WoodlandNATURE lovers have condemned a mystery gunman who has been shooting wildlife at a Burton beauty spot. ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Firms count cost of high tech cock-up

by LAURIE DEVITT

News - Tina Adams, of Adams Florist, Station Road, HattonUP TO 50 South Derbyshire businesses which have been paying up to double the rent they should have been are being denied a refund ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Community rail plan hopes are raised

by LAURIE DEVITT

News - Councillor Heather Wheeler, Ann Hood and Martyn FordA COMMUNITY rail service could be introduced at two village stations after transport chiefs refused to backtrack over their decision ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

PCSO was menaced by 'depressed' yob

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

A THUG who threatened a police community officer has had his community sentence cut in half by magistrates. ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Cannabis move is welcomed

by TIM FLETCHER

News - Burton Addiction Centre, Station Street, Burton - chief executive Noreen OliverTHE FOUNDER of a Burton drug rehabilitation centre has hailed the Government's decision to raise the legal classification of cannabis. ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Animal charity in offer for Shires

by HELEN KREFT

News - Shire horses at Coors Visitor CentreBURTON'S famous shire horses could be given a new home in Rolleston if the Coors Visitor Centre is closed. ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Save our Heritage

News - Save Our Heritage logoTHE Mail is calling on its readers to support a campaign to save Burton's heritage.
Our campaign is launched following ... (31/03/2008) Read More [Read More]

You can help the fight

by LAURIE DEVITT

News - Macmillan Bring £1 to Work AppealA WIDOW who lost her husband to cancer is holding another fund-raising event in aid of the 'tremendous' nurses who cared for him. ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Film festival plea for audience support

by HELEN KREFT

News - At the launch of last year's event, Franco DeMarco, Helen Kreft, Claire MacRory, Chris Hawkins, director Binda Singh and GMTV presenter Clare NaisrORGANISERS of the largest film festival in England - being held near Burton - is now hoping for audience support. ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Air cadets have it all mapped out

by ANDY PARKER

FOURTEEN Air Cadets from South Derbyshire have swapped their wings for walking boots and have been rewarded with National Navigation ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Church anger over charity posters theft

by HELEN KREFT

News - Vanessa Andrews (left) and Tracey MacVicar, raising money for the upkeep of the church and the graves of the Bass familyA CHARITY ball being held to raise money for a historic church near Burton is still going ahead - despite posters advertising ... (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Plug pulled on biker festival

by LAURIE DEVITT

ROCK festival organisers have pulled the plug on a massive event amid fears its South Derbyshire venue would be used to stage revenge ...  (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Centre Fabio-lous news for England

by TIM FLETCHER

News - FA Centre at RangemoreENGLAND coach Fabio Capello says the new National Football Centre near Burton is vital to his team's future. ...  (08/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Public meeting to save PO

by CHERYL SMITH

News - Marchington sub-postmaster Tom CastleVILLAGERS are being urged to have their say on plans to close Marchington Post Office - as a public meeting is called to save the site. ...  (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Rebel Taylor leads revolt over 10p tax

by JONATHAN HORSFALL

LABOUR rebel David Taylor has hit out at his Government bosses over the compensation deal offered to people who lost out as a ...  (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Tucking in for charity

by DAVID STACEY

News - (l-r) Amanda Pool, Tony Heron, Geoff Beckett and Chris Jerram, all from GRM Development Solutions Ltd.A BURTON pub has raised money for a cancer fund with its annual May Day charity breakfast.
More than £70 was raised for the Leukaemia ...  (08/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Mum claims doctors refused to see ill child

by CHERYL SMITH

News - Anne Bushell, of Bentley Road, Uttoxeter, with baby MillieA MOTHER has hit out after claiming medical staff refused to see her feverish six-month-old daughter because her doctor only ...  (08/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Clubs and groups are invited to enter the 'Dragons' Den'

by ANDY PARKER

SPORTS clubs, befriending schemes and patient support groups in Staffordshire are being called on to pitch ideas in a 'Dragons' ...  (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Trophy glitter for junior clubs

THE Burton Mail Junior Football League have held the first of four presentation evenings at Belvedere Park. ...  (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Jemma, 19, is travel agent's top trainee

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

A TRAINEE travel agent has been presented with a top company award, for her outstanding performance at work over the last year. ...  (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Ronaldo helps to boost Burton ball

by HELEN KREFT

News - Buttercup Ball - Cassie Nemec, Sarah Barnes-Banton and Lisa SellersA CHARITY black tie and ball gown dinner held in memory of a seven-year-old leukaemia victim has raised more than £7,000. ...  (08/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Linda's leap of faith for charity

by JENNY MOODY

News - Ivan and Rita Ball receive the cheque from Paul Homer and Linda ChambersA SOUTH Derbyshire publican has taken a leap of faith to raise £1,000 for the County Air Ambulance. ...  (08/05/2008) Read More [Read More]

Entrepreneurial flair on display

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

YOUNGSTERS at an East Staffordshire school are celebrating their business acumen after competing in a Burton-based competition. ...  (09/05/2008) Read More [Read More]