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BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Cordon set up at petrol station after burglary
Police are appealing for information after a burglary at a petrol station in Derby. Derbyshire Police said cash and alcohol were both stolen during the raid at the Gulf petrol station in Raynesway, Alvaston at about 23:15 BST on Tuesday 27 May. A cordon was set up on the forecourt of the station after the raid was discovered. Officers said they were particularly keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed what happened.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
New Reform leader breached Derby City Council code
A Reform UK councillor in Derbyshire breached a council's code of conduct after reading out extracts from a confidential report on social media, a hearing has Graves, the incoming leader of Derbyshire County Council, was found to have breached the code in his role at Derby City Council, where he represents said he had been dissatisfied with the outcome of the report, which originated from a dispute between him and another 62-year-old will face no sanctions for the breach. Graves was elected this week to lead Derbyshire County Council's new Reform UK administration following the party's victory in the local told the BBC after the meeting of Derby City Council's hearings panel sub-committee on Thursday evening, which found he had breached the code, that he had no regrets about his "deliberate" actions and the outcome had been "better than he was expecting". "It's exposed the council for the fact that there's lots of injustices going on," he said. Though the subject of the hearing itself was Graves' behaviour, the root of the issue related to the handling of a previous complaint about a Labour councillor following Graves's election as mayor of the city in May Chambers, a Sinfin Labour councillor, said in a now-deleted social media post that Graves was a "racist, xenophobic, misogynistic mayor". Graves claimed he had sought a direct apology from the councillor via council officers, but that it was not Chambers apologised to the council more generally through the authority's monitoring officer, Emily Feenan. The matter had been referred to the authority's standards committee after a complaint about Chambers' post by a member of the committee closed the matter after the apology to the council. Graves, who was a member of the committee at the time and dissatisfied with the outcome, read out confidential extracts from the committee's report on a video he posted on social media. In the video, posted in November 2023, Graves blasted the "injustice" and the lack of transparency surrounding how the matter was treated. He acknowledged in the video the information he was sharing was "supposed to be hush hush", but said "instructing a councillor to apologise shouldn't be a difficult thing to achieve". Emily Feenan said Graves had ignored her requests to take down the video, in which he also criticised her judgement. He removed the video about three months later, by which time Feenan had already reported Graves for a potential breach of the council's code on disclosing confidential the hearing she accused Graves of "disrespect". "The disclosure of confidential information is in my view a potentially very serious breach of the code," she said."This was deliberate and planned... a unique and serious breach that goes to the very nature of how as officers we share confidential information." Simon Goacher, an independent lawyer tasked by the authority with investigating whether Graves had broken the rules, told the hearing it was "clear that he knew that the information he disclosed was confidential". Conservative councillor Steve Hassall, who chaired the hearing, said Graves would not be sanctioned because "he was entitled to feel aggrieved by the original social media comments." He did, however, recommend new procedures for handling future complaints. Graves told the hearing that he had been "slandered"."I have not been protected by this council," he will be formally signed off as Reform UK's leader of Derbyshire County Council at a meeting next week.
BBC News
11-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Investigation set to take place after bungalow blaze in Alvaston
An investigation is set to be carried out to establish the cause of a bungalow fire in Derby. Six fire crews were called to the blaze, which had spread to the property from two large garages on Radford Street, Alvaston, at 18:02 BST on fire sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky, and people living nearby were urged to keep their windows and doors incident was scaled back by 20:45, with two crews and an aerial ladder platform remaining at the scene to "damp down". Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said all occupants of the bungalow were out of the property by the time firefighters arrived at the scene. A joint police and fire investigation into the cause of the blaze is expected to take place on Sunday, the fire service added.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
People urged to stay away as firefighters tackle huge blaze
People have been urged to stay away from an area of Derby after a fire at a bungalow sent a huge plume of black smoke across an estate. Derbyshire Police bosses are urging people not to approach Radford Street, Alvaston, or the surrounding area - and to keep their windows closed due to the incident, DerbyshireLive reports. A statement from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Firefighters are currently dealing with a fire at a bungalow and garages on Radford Street in Alvaston. READ MORE: Inside Emmerdale star Isabel Hodgins' 'perfect' Manchester wedding READ MORE: Swirling 'dust devil' brings Manchester to a standstill "All occupants were out of the property on arrival of fire crews. Six fire engines, a command support unit and an aerial ladder platform are in attendance following numerous 999 calls to our control room just after 6pm this evening. "Due to the large presence of emergency service vehicles, people are asked to avoid the area while the incident is ongoing." A statement from Derbyshire police said: "Due to a large fire on Radford Street, Alvaston, please ensure all local residents keep their windows closed and to not attend the street or surrounding area."
BBC News
10-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Fire crews deal with Derby bungalow blaze
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a bungalow in Derby. Emergency services were called out to the fire that spread from two large garages into the property in Radford Street, Alvaston, at 18:02 BST on fire crews, including an aerial platform, are working together to put out the Fire and Rescue Service said there was nobody still inside the property and asked people to avoid the area.
