Sian Filcher

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No hosepipe ban in 2025, says water firmSian FilcherPA MediaSevern Trent Water last imposed a hosepipe ban in 1995Severn Trent Water has announced there will be no hosepipe ban this year, despite a new record for the hottest start to any May on record. The last time such a ban was imposed by the company was in 1995. At the time, it meant people in affected areas were unable to use hosepipes to water gardens, clean their cars or fill paddling pools.

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Concern for birds as supermarket clears bushesSian FilcherBBCSainsbury's said the work had caused no disruption to wildlifePolice say officers are investigating after concerns were raised about a supermarket chopping down bushes during bird nesting season. Residents in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, said they had seen birds flying in and out of the shrubbery at the Sainsbury's store prior to the work being carried out.

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Image caption, Sainsbury's said the work had caused no disruption to wildlifePolice say they are investigating after concerns were raised about a supermarket chopping down bushes during bird nesting season. Residents in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, said they had seen birds flying in and out of the shrubbery at the Sainsbury's store prior to the work being carried out. Derbyshire Police's Rural Crime Team said it had received a number of reports and an investigation was ongoing.

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Council investigates car storage site near villageSian FilcherBBCA large amount of vehicles are being stored on the landFarm land being used to store a large amount of vehicles near a village in Derbyshire is being investigated by the council. South Derbyshire District Council says work at the property in Derby Road, just outside Hatton, began without planning permission, and any further work had ceased.

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'Nursing has given me strength to take on Everest'Sian FilcherRowena RowberryRowena Rowberry is attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest by the end of MayA woman is climbing Mount Everest as part of a challenge to summit seven of the world's highest peaks, which aims to shine a light on the strength of nurses. Rowena Rowberry, 34, is a nurse and lecturer in nursing at the University of Derby, and hopes to scale the world's highest mountain by the end of May.