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LABOUR ACCUSED OF HYPOCRISY
The city's Labour group has been accused of "hypocrisy" after it joined the fight to save threatened nursery schools.

WOULD YOU WANT TO BE A COPPER?
A police officer's decision to remonstrate with three teenagers on an evening when he was off duty, led to two charges of assault, months of torment and humiliation and drove him to abandon his police career.

TOURISTS GUIDE TO BRITAIN
The Lonely Planet tourist guide claims London is a city full of yobs, bigots, dirt, homeless people and pigeons.

LET DOWN BY SAINSBURY'S
Sainsbury's in the Eagle Centre sold two tins of pears which turned out to contain - tomatoes.

BROADBAND FROM ONE-TEL
Brian Barnes thought it would be the end of the matter when he cancelled a broadband package that failed to work.

SCHOOL RUN
Parents are being asked to get their children walking, cycling and taking the bus to school in a bid to cut congestion.

ONE CHOICE OF HOME
The city council offers the choice of three suitable properties to people looking for a permanent home but the they are cutting the choice for those in bed and breakfast accommodation to just one.

DERBY'S BID FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES
In an attempt to influence the members of the International Olympic Committee on their choice of venue for the games, the organisers of Derby's bid have drawn up an itinerary and schedule of events.

COMMUNITY POLICING
Communities could hire their own police, under plans being drafted by Home Secretary David Blunkett.

VANDALS
A new war memorial was attacked by vandals who poured black paint over it only two days before being officially unveiled at a service of dedication.

COUNCIL STAFF
Sick staff at Derby City Council are costing the taxpayer about £5m a year.

GRAVE CONCERN
Pensioner Eileen Hook has condemned the "desecration" of her parents' grave after earth from a freshly-dug plot was dumped on top of it.

FAIR TREATMENT?
The busy Macklin Street surgery, typical of most of the city's overstretched medical centres has 10,500 patients on its books and it's not unusual to find a surgery packed with people waiting to see a doctor.

RUBBISH CHARGE
If we are to be charged for collection of our waste in a manner proportional to the waste we generate, it is necessary to weigh the waste that is collected.

RECYCLING SCHEME
The Council intends to provide high quality recycling services to all residents across the city during the next 2 or 3 years.

TV LICENCE FEE
If you dare to raise a voice against the TV Licence you're up against some very powerful people.

TV LICENCE DETECTION
PC users who've been watching for free on their PCs via the BBC's website need to buy themselves a TV licence, according to the licensing authority.

WASTE COLLECTION
Derby City Council will collect items that are too big for wheeled bins from a different area of the city each Saturday between 8am and 10am.

STUDENTS IN 2004
It's no secret that students are in greater debt than ever before, but as a new academic year begins many are being packed off to university with an Aladdin's Cave of pricey possessions.

STUDENTS KITCHEN GUIDE
Milk is spoiled when it starts to look like yogurt. Yogurt is spoiled when it starts to look like cottage cheese. Cottage cheese is spoiled when it starts to look like regular cheese.

STUDENTS HOUSEKEEPING TIPS
Don't bother vacuuming under furniture. It takes way too long and no one looks there anyway.

GUILTY UNTIL PROVED INNOCENT
For Penny and Robert Baker, the start of London's controversial congestion charges meant very little. After all, the couple, of Chaddesden, live 130 miles from the Big Smoke and haven't visited it in 14 years.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH PATROL
The launch of Derby's first Neighbourhood Watch patrol in February 2003 was a step in the right direction in terms of tackling crime in Arboretum and neighbouring Normanton.

LET THERE BE LIGHT
Two broken lampposts plunged the Burton Road end of Gerard Street into darkness, prompting fears the area was becoming a "dangerous blackspot" and a magnet for troublemakers.

CAR PARK CHARGES
Nobody wants to have to pay more for anything if they can avoid it. And the Derby City Council argument will be that if it does not seek extra revenue by increasing parking charges, it will only have to siphon off money from some other facility instead.

SPEED HUMPS
The controversial speed humps in Sinfin and Boulton have been branded a "waste of money" after it emerged that it will cost £76,000 to tear them up.

CHEAP FAIL FARES
Cheaper fares and more frequent services have been proposed by rail industry delegates to encourage the public to travel by train.

NO COMPETITION ALLOWED
Derby cafe owners scored a swift victory by persuading the city council to shut down a fairground burger bar three days after it opened.

UNFAIR TO TRADERS
Eagle Centre traders are up in arms after finding out a three-day market is to be held in Derby only days before Christmas.

MONEY FOR NOTHING
Tattooists in Derby are set to see an increase in their licence registration fees by double the amount proposed for many other businesses.

LAP DANCING CLUB
An application for the licence was due to be considered at a meeting of the city council’s licensing committee, but it was withdrawn at the eleventh hour.

ROAD SAFETY
Most accidents and injuries do not involve excessive speed. Fact. But this won't deflect the revenue guns from pointing your way. Casualty reduction involves a whole range of issues.

IRAQ CONFLICT
Under the Emergency Powers Act (1939) as amended by the Defence Act (1978), you are hereby notified that you are required to place yourself on standby for possible compulsory military service in the Iraq Conflict.

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