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4 hours ago
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Play area opened with 'fastest zip wire in Derby'
A new play area designed with the help of residents has thrown open its gates at a Derby park. An open day was held to celebrate the new facility for youngsters at Brunswood Park in Spondon on Saturday. Features include a climbing frame and slide, roundabout, swings, and "the fastest zip wire in Derby", according to Derby City Council. A spokesperson for the council thanked "everyone who shared ideas and helped shape" the new "wonderful space". More than £72,000 was given to Spondon from a developer to improve parks in the area, after homes were built on the former Technograv factory site in Nottingham Road, while Friends of Spondon Parks raised a further £20,000 to redevelop the park. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. New play area for city park after consultation Derby City Council
BBC News
6 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Spondon play area opened with 'fastest zip wire in Derby'
A new play area designed with the help of residents has thrown open its gates at a Derby open day was held to celebrate the new facility for youngsters at Brunswood Park in Spondon on include a climbing frame and slide, roundabout, swings, and "the fastest zip wire in Derby", according to Derby City Council.A spokesperson for the council thanked "everyone who shared ideas and helped shape" the new "wonderful space". More than £72,000 was given to Spondon from a developer to improve parks in the area, after homes were built on the former Technograv factory site in Nottingham Road, while Friends of Spondon Parks raised a further £20,000 to redevelop the park.
Daily Mirror
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Aidan O'Brien shuts down rumours after huge change in the Derby betting market
The leading trainer in the Derby with ten wins, O'Brien has favourite Delacroix, The Lion In Winter and Lambourn going forward to Epsom's premier Classic this year as his main contenders Aidan O'Brien has shut down rumours that demoted ante-post favourite The Lion In Winter will miss the Derby at Epsom. The Acomb winner drifted to double-figure odds of 12-1 on Friday, having been 5-2 with William Hill at the start of the week. Spokesman Lee Phelps described the horse as "totally friendless" in the betting on a day that left a question mark hanging over his participation. But O'Brien has since told ITV Racing that The Lion In Winter, beaten at odds on in the Dante when last seen, will run in the Classic. "My exact words to Aidan were 'Is The Lion In Winter doubtful now?' said presenter Matt Chapman. "His response was to that 'on-course Matt' with a thumbs-up emoji." Some punters responded by taking the bigger prices on offer for the colt, who had 2,000 Guineas titleholder Ruling Court behind when scoring in Group Three company as a juvenile. Paddy Power spokesman Paul Binfield suggested The Lion In Winter's price might have lengthened after O'Brien - top handler in the showpiece event with ten victories - said stable jockey Ryan Moore would find it hard to overlook Delacroix. The strong stayer has finished with a clear advantage in two trials on home turf at Leopardstown. Binfield said on Saturday morning: "We're a little bit in the dark as to why The Lion In Winter drifted, although Aidan O'Brien's comments on riding plans was a key factor. "I think this morning the punters were thinking the price was just too big about a horse with a huge reputation." The Lion In Winter is 7-1 for a possible clash with three horses who finished in front of him in his prep race - winner Pride Of Arras (4-1), runner-up Damysus (10-1) and fifth-placed Nightwalker (25-1). Aidan O'Brien said beforehand he expected his horse to "improve a ton" after a delayed start to the campaign which saw him miss the Guineas on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket. But he added that stamina for 1m 4f could be a question mark: "He doesn't work like a mile-and-a-half horse really, he works like a miler. "I know most horses by Sea The Stars do stay, but obviously we're going to have to wait and see first before we can be really sure of anything."
The Sun
10 hours ago
- General
- The Sun
I was only nine when my mum vanished – cops stopped caring so I took on the case… and it uncovered my worst fears
YOUNG mum Izabela Helena Zabłocka moved to the UK after landing a new job in 2009 - but just 18 months later she vanished without a trace. What's perhaps more baffling is that it would be 15 years until a formal search was launched in Britain - after her daughter finally stepped in to uncover the truth. 5 5 5 Izabela, who left behind nine-year-old daughter Kasia Zabłocka with family in Poland, had apparently been living happily in the Normanton area of Derby before she went missing on August 29, 2010. That day, the then 30-year-old left her home on Prince Street to head to work at the former Cranberry Foods Turkey and Chicken Factory, in Scropton, a few miles from the city. But her worried family reached out to Polish cops when she suddenly stopped making contact, despite telling loved ones that she planned to head back to Poland. Izabela's family was told that officers in the Eastern European country had made checks in prisons and hospitals, and it was assumed she had returned to her homeland. But they found nothing of significance before their investigation was thought to have been closed in 2015. To this day, the young mum has never been traced and Derbyshire Constabulary later confirmed the case was never communicated to them at the time of her disappearance. Izabela's family reluctantly accepted they would likely never find out what happened until her daughter decided to launch her own appeal. Earlier in May, Derbyshire Police were approached by Izabela's daughter, Kasia, now 25, who, in a last ditch effort to find her mum reported her as missing. She was then baffled to learn this was the first the force had heard about her. Derbyshire cops launched an appeal that led to more information emerging before they arrested two women, aged 39, and a man aged 41, on suspicion of murder on Tuesday (May 27), just over a week after the investigation was started. Kasia, who lives in Gryfice, northwest Poland, told The Sun she's now turned detective to finally find out what happened to her mother all those years ago. The force has yet to release any further details about the case - and the timeline around Izabela's disappearance is still not entirely clear. Speaking just hours before the arrests, Kasia said: "I hope I will find out the truth about her disappearance." She continued: "I was a child then, now I am an adult, and I've decided to try to find her myself." Kasia has no idea why Polish cops never liaised with forces in the UK but she hopes the latest probe will uncover the truth. Speaking to The Sun via an online translator, she said: "My family reported my mother missing when she stopped calling us, and we reported her disappearance to the Polish police. "The British police have taken up the investigation into my mother's disappearance and this is all I know about the case. "I can say that she left for Derby at the beginning of 2009 and went missing on August 29, 2010." Despite the torment of not knowing, she remembers her mum fondly, recalling her helping her with homework and taking her on days out before her move to UK. She says those brief memories have kept her driven and saved her from giving up on her search for answers. Kasia continued: "Mum was a sociable, cheerful person; she had many friends. "She loved spending time with me and having fun together. She took care of me and helped me with my school homework." Worst fears come true Kasia has been posting about her mother's disappearance in missing persons groups on Facebook, and a private investigation firm, Alpha Investigators, has also shared information online. She has also been liaising with charities in Poland, as well as writing to the Polish embassy in London - who she says confirmed they would check prisons in England and Wales. Kasia, who has so far been unable to travel to the UK, added: "When Mum went missing, I was 9 years old, I was a child. "It was only when I became an adult that I took up the search for Mum again. "I did everything to publicise my mother's disappearance; it took me a lot of time, but I hope I will find out the truth." She went on to say: "My family reported the case to the Polish police 15 years ago, but now we are finding out that the British police did not receive the report during those 15 years, and they have only just started an investigation. "The Polish police only checked prisons and hospitals and didn't find anything significant, and after a few years, the disappearance case went to the archive." 5 5 She continued: "I started looking for her on my own as soon as I became an adult. "I started publicising my mother's disappearance in Poland, in the media and on YouTube. I did everything I could, and Polish charities helped me with this. "I started making posters about my mother's disappearance. I wrote to the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, and they wrote back that they would check the prisons in England and Wales, but I did not receive any information on whether this was actually checked." The 25-year-old had hoped her mum had simply decided to start a new life, and she would suddenly appear with a new identity. But now she accepts she is likely dead. And sadly, her fears were confirmed when cops arrested three people on suspicion of murder on Tuesday. Talking about the tragic update, she says: "I'm very upset by the news I've received, and I'm so sorry that I received this message and not another one. "I want to know where my mother's remains are; I really need to know. "I've been looking for her for 15 years, and I hope I finally find out the truth." The three people arrested have since been bailed pending further enquiries, with searches of a property in Derby continuing. Forensic teams and officers have been searching an address in Princes Street as part of the investigation and will remain there for the "coming days", they said this week. Cops believe Izabela is dead, but no remains have been found. But they did say they believed the answers surrounding Izabela's disappearance "are in the community" and urged anyone who knew her to come forward. Timeline of Izabela Helena Zabłocka's disappearance Early 2009 - Izabela Helena Zabłocka moved from her home in Gryfice, northwest Poland, to Normanton in Derby to begin factory work. August 29 2010 - Her family report Izabela missing to Polish police and an investigation is launched. Around 2015 - They were told by Polish cops the case had been archived. 2018-2025 - Kasia undertook her own search, posting appeals online, liaising with charities in Poland and eventually contacting the Polish Embassy in London. May 2025 - Kasia reported her mum as missing to Derbyshire Police and was surprised to hear they had never been informed she had disappeared. May 28 2025 - Derbyshire Police arrest three people on suspicion of murder after opening the case around a week earlier. Superintendent Rebecca Webster read a statement in front of media outside 113 Princes Street, Normanton at 3.30pm on Wednesday (May 28), urging anyone who knew Izabela to come forward, regardless of how insignificant the information may seem. She said: "We're here today to appeal for information as part of a murder inquiry linked to the disappearance of Izabela Zablocka some 15 years ago. "I wanted to start this appeal by stating that, due to information we have received recently, we believe that Izabela is dead. "However, we have not found her remains. I understand that this will cause concern amongst the community, not least due to the time passed since Izabela's disappearance. "Izabela, a Polish national, came to the UK in 2009 and lived in Princes Street in Normanton during 2010. Izabela last made contact with her family in Poland on August 28, 2010, but despite their best efforts to trace her, she has never been found. "A missing persons report was not made to Derbyshire police or any other UK authority at this time. "However, in the last week, officers received a report with information about Izabela's disappearance which led to a murder investigation being launched. "We know that Izabela worked for a time at the former Cranberry Foods Turkey and Chicken Factory in Scropton. In the last few days, officers have been searching an address in Princes Street which will continue into the coming days. "Two women, aged 39, and a man, aged 41, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and have now been released on bail pending further inquiries. "We believe the answers around Izabela's disappearance are in the community. "People will have known her. People will have worked with her. And people will have socialised with her. Then one day she vanished. "Do you remember anything from that time? Do you remember anyone acting suspicously? Do you remember anyone saying something about Izabela that seems to you odd now today? "No matter how insignificant you think it is, please come forward and speak to us or Crimestoppers. You may hold they key to bring answers to Izabela's family." Crimestoppers is offering a £20,000 reward for any information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for Izabela's death.
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
'Relief' and 'pride' as Jones takes her chance
Amy Jones had waited a while for her first international century - 12 years, 225 matches and 190 innings, to be exact. Against a struggling West Indies at Derby, in England's first one-day international under the new leadership regime of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards, the wicketkeeper finally made it out of the 90s. Edwards' first tactical move in the 50-over format was to promote Jones back up the order after Maia Bouchier's omission from the side, and she repaid the faith immediately. Jones had opened for England 23 times previously between 2016 and 2019, but said the simplicity of Edwards' approach helped take the pressure off upon her return to the top."She said, 'you've scored big runs at county level opening and you did pretty well opening before so have a good go at it'. For it to be an option was really exciting for me," Jones told BBC Test Match Special. "It feels really special [to make the century]. It feels like it has been a long time, especially with a bit of an opportunity to bat at the top of the order at the start of my career, so it just feels like a lot of relief and a huge amount of pride." The Ashes drubbing which started the year was one to forget for all of England's players, but Jones suffered a particularly painful experience in the second ODI at Melbourne which really kickstarted England's with chasing 181 to level the series, Jones was left unbeaten on 47 having failed to marshal the tail and miscounting the balls left in an over. Since that series, Edwards had made her intentions clear regarding England's "smartness" in 50-over cricket so it is fitting that Jones has immediately answered the had made it past 90 three times in an England shirt before, making 94 against India in 2018, 91 v West Indies in 2019 and an unbeaten 92 against New Zealand in 2024 - and the nerves did seem to be kicking in when she was dropped on 92 and 93 in this opposition will certainly come - in fact, rather soon, with India's arrival next month, but the smile on Jones' face as she embraced fellow centurion Tammy Beaumont in celebration indicated the sheer weight lifted from her shoulders. "There would have been a few people scratching their heads on why she would be opening the batting," said former England seamer Katherine Sciver-Brunt on BBC Test Match Special. "I never thought she lost that spot, so I am massively pleased. She didn't say to whoever was in charge, 'I want that spot back', she just took that she would be four, five or six. "The last two years she has done that well. I am over the moon for her that she has got the first hundred out of the way under some pressure. "I am mega happy for her but the ones that will stand out are the ones that really matter against the best teams in the world."
