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MASKED RAIDERS TARGET LONG EATON CHIP SHOP The manager of Georges chip shop on Cranfleet Way Long Eaton was attacked by masked raiders on Sunday morning. Three men wearing balaclavas made of with cash at 10.45am. The 42 year old manager who was alone in the shop was left badly shaken. The raiders were seen heading for a footpath at the rear of the shop. One of the men is described as 6ft 1in stockily built in his mid 20s. A second raider was 5ft 11in average build wearing a heavy knit sweater. Anyone with information should contact

Derbyshire Police 0345 123 333 or

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

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RAM RAIDER JAILED

A teenager has appeared at Derby Crown Court charged with burglary in relation to a ram raid at Motor World on Nottingham Road in Long Eaton..........full story see IN THE COURTS

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DONOR APPEAL A former Mr Universe from Long Eaton has had his life transformed by a kidney transplant. Shaun Davis, 42, had been on dialysis since being diagnosed with kidney failure in 2003. A matching kidney was located shortly after Christmas and Shaun had surgery at the City Hospital on January 4th. Within a day he was up and walking and returned home six days later. Shaun said, “I never expected something as serious as kidney failure to happen to me because keeping fit had always been a 24 hour obsession. The news turned my world upside down, ended my 18 year career and changed my globe-trotting lifestyle. I feel this new kidney is a second chance, which will enable me to take back control of my life.” Now Shaun is urging people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register. To sign up call 0845 6060400.

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MAN CHARGED WITH LADBROKES ROBBERY

A man appeared at Derby Magistrates Court on Friday morning January 23rd charged with robbery. Owen Neil, 32, of Wollaton Vale, Wollaton was arrested on Wednesday night in Nottingham and charged with robbing Ladbrokes in Sandiacre on January 8th. He was remanded in custody to appear at Derby Crown Court on April 16th. Owen along with a 29 year old woman was also interviwed in connection with a robbery at the Nat West Bank in Heanor.

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