All news by author: Joseph Connolly

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Boy left 'heartbroken' as driver appears to steal bike from front garden
Kyren had cycled to see a friend in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, on his Christmas gift bike, but after leaving it outside their home it was seemingly stolen by a delivery driver
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Chocolate 'laced with drugs' sold in UK as warning issued
The Food Standards Agency has argued Nottinghamshire Police to investigate an incident following reports of illness after eating Cali-Gold chocolate
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Charity cafe owner replaces huge sign after people point out funny error
A large banner advert for the Halo Coffee House in Nottinghamshire said it was open on 'Wednesdays + Tuesdays' - but the cafe owner was forced to replaced the sign after it caused a huge stir online
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Urgent warning to pet owners as dog falls ill after eating poisonous plant
Residents of Merlin Park in Hucknall, Nottingham, say their dogs have been poisoned by a common weed which has always grown on the green space - despite their requests to get it removed
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Parents spotted 'lumps' under son's chin and knew something was terribly wrong
Six-year-old Charlie Thompson, from Harrogate, was found to have a serious illness and now bare-knuckle boxer Aaron McCallum is hoping to raise money so he can go to Disneyland
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Woman proud to be last resident standing on street destined to vanish
Gail Roberts, 64, has been locked in a stalemate with National Highways over the sale of her house on the Queensway service road next to Markeaton Island for years
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Couple forking out £650 a month for electric van haven't driven it in 7 months
A Derbyshire couple are paying £650 to rent an electric van - but haven’t seen it for seven months. Jo and Darron Moody say they are “absolutely horrified” by the service they have received
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Family's TUI 'holiday from hell' with 'raw food' and 'bug infestation' at hotel
Kimberley Tooth, her husband Stephen and teen daughter Sarah say they have been refused compensation by TUI after their stay at the Lydia Mari's hotel in Rhodes, Greece, was blighted
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I was forced to use bucket as toilet when stairlift broke but apology was worse
One grandad was forced to poo in a bucket and wee the corner of his garden after his stairlift broke and Place for People failed to fix it for seven months
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'I got fined for trying to stop lorries from parking illegally outside my home'
Sarah Pitt is tired of lorries parking outside her 400-year-old cottage, blocking the light from coming in - and has been battling Derbyshire County Council to get new signs installed on the road
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Man grows one of world's best beards after experiencing life-changing accident
Mick Wallage has won the World Beard & Moustache Championships three times after deciding to grow his long beard when a tragic hit-and-run incident left him wheelchair-bound for months
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'My daughter's not to blame for being banned from her school prom'
Mum Angela Downes had purchased a ticket to prom and a dress for her daughter Holly-Jo Memory before finding out over the phone that Holly wasn't allowed to attend the prom at Noel-Baker Academy in Alvaston
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'I begged for help but doctors missed cancer twice - now I have weeks to live'
Sarah Middleton said she went to A&E at the Royal Derby Hospital twice before she was eventually diagnosed with cancer, and last week was told she had just weeks to live
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Mum fined £100 for taking too long to buy parking ticket from broken machine
Mum Kerrie Hart was hit with a £100 parking fine after taking 20 minutes to pay for her car in Derby, despite having trouble paying on the machines and on the company's app
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Swan and 6 babies killed in horror dog attack as bird 'fought to reach nest'
A passer-by contacted animal rescue centre Linjoy Wildlife Sanctuary after spotting the mother swan sitting on her nest unable to move on Tuesday, May 2
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Woman forced to spend £3k to protect herself as 'hellish' kids kicking down door
Alicia Vernon, a former schoolteacher with a chronic illness, has had to use some of her retirement fund to secure her Derby home after it proved to be a target for disruptive youths in her street
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Man refuses to move from home of 45 years as industrial estate built around him
Peter Ambler is the last resident standing on the private road in Spondon, Derbyshire, and says he won't be leaving - even after his health was put at risk on Monday
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Man puts up massive banner giving scathing review of his £500,000 new-build home
Balbinder Singh claims Avant Homes have stopped responding to him as he attempts to fix long-standing problems at his property and says he was left with no alternative but to tell the world about it
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Couple 'destroyed' as neighbour jailed for harassing them re-homed in same flat
James Keenan was convicted of harassing his neighbours Martyn and Jane Slater and jailed for 12 months. However, after being released early, he was rehomed in the same flat in Derby