Location: Jury's Inn, King Street, Derby Date: Saturday November 27th 2010 Face Your Fears! Towering at an impressive 200ft, the Jury's Inn Hotel on King Street is one of the tallest buildings in Derby’s skyline, and we are proud to offer you the chance to scale it and experience Derby City from a different perspective as the sun sets in the sky! Challenge Yourself! If you would ...

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy with a rare disease will find out over the next fortnight whether his eye will need to be removed. Joshua Price, of Lord Street, Allenton, was diagnosed with Coats' disease four years ago. The condition – which affects one in 75,000 children – means he is blind in his left eye, caused by the abnormal development of blood vessels behind the retina. Surgeons will m...

People are risking their eyesight by failing to wear protective goggles while they use sunbeds, experts have warned. The College of Optometrists said that long-term damage and growths in the eyes could be caused by harmful UV rays from sunbed lamps. Users are not protected from damage by merely closing their eyes as the skin is so thin. Sunbed-lovers should use goggles o...

During my political life, I have taken some risks, some of which have got me into bother. But, for me, taking risk is part of everyday survival. Try crossing a busy road with your eyes closed and you will see what I mean - although I have to say these days I am not so averse to seeking assistance as once I was. But sometimes I have done things just for the devil of it, to show...

A DECISION on whether charities who want to play music should pay more money to performers and record companies could be made next month. The Derby Telegraph previously reported that charities warn they may have to stop playing recorded music, which could lead to a loss of donations and shop custom. Robin Toal, fundraising manager at Derbyshire Association for the Blind, said: "...

A service helping elderly people in the Derbyshire Dales has been saved by a £14,000 grant from the county council. Readycall's 94 volunteers help older folk on trips to the shops and with jobs around the house, support the partially sighted and blind and freshen up rooms for disabled people. It is run by the Volunteer Centre Derbyshire Dales, which is based in Ashbourne. ...