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DERBYSHIRE fell short after being set a big total to chase by Hampshire in their Yorkshire Bank 40 match at the Ageas Bowl. After winning the toss and putting the defending champions in first on what looked to be an excellent batting track, Hampshire made 277-8 in their 40 overs and the Falcons were held to 231-8 in reply as they lost by 46 runs. Derbyshire are at home to Scotland in their next game in the YB40 on Thursday (4.40pm). Adam Wheater, the England Under-19 batsman who joined the Royals from Essex last winter, was Hampshire's highest scorer with an excellent 70 off only 41 balls with six fours and three sixes. Mark Turner was at the centre of a good start for Derbyshire, taking a diving catch from a skied James Vince shot at backward square leg in the third over and then picking up the wicket of Jimmy Adams for 17 at 41-2. Michael Carberry made 53 before he was caught down the leg side by Richard Johnson, then Turner ran out Sean Ervine and took a terrific diving catch at cover to dismiss Neil McKenzie for 38 to make it 137-5 in the 26th over. But Wheater and Liam Dawson (34) added 84 in 9.3 overs to put Hampshire back in control. After Derbyshire lost Chesney Hughes for 12 and Wes Durston for 20 at 54-2 in the 10th, their challenge suffered a double blow in the 20th when Paul Borrington was stumped for 42 – his highest one-day score for the county – and Shivnarine Chanderpaul was run out next ball for 25. Though Wayne Madsen (43) and Dan Redfern (53) put on 89 in 13.4 overs for the fifth wicket, they were behind the required run-rate and could not step up the tempo.

DERBYSHIRE were left a big total to chase by Hampshire in their Yorkshire Bank 40 match at the Ageas Bowl. After winning the toss and putting the defending champions in first on what looked to be an excellent batting track, Hampshire made 277-8 in their 40 overs. Adam Wheater, the England Under-19 batsman who joined the Royals from Essex last winter, was their highest scorer with an excellent 70 off only 41 balls with six fours and three sixes. Mark Turner was at the centre of a good start for Derbyshire, taking a diving catch from a skied James Vince shot at backward square leg in the third over and then picking up the wicket of Jimmy Adams for 17 at 41-2. Michael Carberry made 53 before he was caught down the leg side by Richard Johnson, then Turner ran out Sean Ervine and took a terrific diving catch at cover to dismiss Neil McKenzie for 38 to make it 137-5 in the 26th over. But Wheater and Liam Dawson (34) added 84 in 9.3 overs to put Hampshire back in control.

LEIGH Franks has left Alfreton Town to sign for Blue Square Bet North side Harrogate Town. The versatile defender joins former team-mate Anton Brown in dropping down a division. Franks, 22, signed for Alfreton two years ago following his release by Huddersfield Town. He went on to make 60 appearances for the Reds, including 34 last term, and scored two goals. Because Franks is under 24 and had been offered new terms by Alfreton, the club are entitled to compensation for the player.

LOG on to www.derbytelegraph.co.uk at 9am on Wednesday morning to find out Derby County's fixtures for the 2013-14 Championship campaign. The Rams' opening fixture has already been announced - at home to Blackburn Rovers - and the rest of the schedule will be revealed at 9am tomorrow. We will also reveal Burton Albion's full 2013-14 fixture list for their League Two campaign at the same time.

SCOTTISH Premier League side Aberdeen have signed striker Calvin Zola from Burton Albion. Zola has put pen to paper on a two-year deal at Pittodrie. The 28-year-old was out of contract at Burton and turned down the chance to extend his stay at the Pirelli Stadium. Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes added. "I'm delighted to get Calvin on board as our third signing of the summer. "He has all the attributes which I think will be beneficial to the team and he will complement our forward players. "He is at a good stage in his career, he's at a good age and when I spoke to him I felt he had a real enthusiasm to be part of something here at Aberdeen."

DERBY County will face Blackburn Rovers at home in their opening Championship game of the new season. The fixture has been announced a day early by the Football League as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations. Derby and Blackburn, two of the league's founder members in 1888, will meet at Pride Park Stadium. The match will be shown live on Sky Sports, with the date and kick-off time to be announced in due course. There will be five other games in the Football League involving founder members to open the 2013-14 campaign, including Burnley v Bolton Wanderers in the Championship. Football League chairman Greg Clarke said: "For 125 years, Football League clubs have delivered a compelling spectacle, week after week, attracting a total audience of more than 2.2 billion people and building indelible relationships with their local communities. "Our clubs and their supporters are the heartbeat of the domestic game, giving English league football a breadth and popularity that is unrivalled anywhere in the world. "We look forward to celebrating 125 years of incredible matches, unforgettable moments and intense footballing rivalry." The rest of the Rams' league fixtures will be announced on Wednesday morning. The full fixture list will be available to view here at www.derbytelegraph.co.uk from 9am.

DALE Jennings has joined Barnsley in a surprise move from German and European Champions Bayern Munich. Jennings, formerly of Tranmere Rovers, made the switch to the Bundesliga side two years ago, but has failed to settle in Bavaria. He has signed a three-year deal with Barnsley, who narrowly avoided relegation last season. PAUL Ince is adamant his son, Tom, will only leave Blackpool this summer if a "ridiculous" offer comes their way. Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are in the hunt for the England-Under21 International. Ince has attracted interest from numerous Premier League clubs since impressing at domestic and international level. "If we can keep him for the next 12 months, then it will save us from looking elsewhere," said Ince senior. "We'd like to keep him but if someone makes a ridiculous offer, we'll have to look at it." HULL City look set to bolster their striking options after promotion to the Premier League, with Burnley hotshot Charlie Austin on their radar. City are looking to renew their interest after previously enquiring about the former Swindon Town player, who scored 24 goals for the Clarets last season. Martin Paterson is also attracting interest from recently relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers. Paterson is out of contract at Turf Moor this summer and is yet to secure a new deal with the club. BLACKBURN Rovers have dismissed claims that striker Jordan Rhodes has handed in a transfer request. Rovers Managing Director Derek Shaw said: "I have heard nothing about him wanting to leave. I know Gary (Bowyer) has spoken to him a number of times and I have spoken to his representative. As far as we're concerned, he is very happy here." Hull are believed to be interested and have made an enquiry about the former Huddersfield Town front man. THE agent of Matej Vydra has confirmed that an unnamed Premier League club have made a bid for the former Watford loanee. The bid is believed to be in the region of £8m, which his parent club Udinese has rejected. Vydra scored 22 goals for Watford last season as the Hornets narrowly lost out in the Championship Play-off final to Crystal Palace. NOTTINGHAM Forest are closing in on the signing of free agent Eric Lichaj. The 24-year-old USA defender was recently released by Aston Villa. He was believed to be on Leeds United's radar but Forest could be the Championship club to secure his signature. The versatile defender has previously had loan spells at Leeds, as well as Lincoln City and Leyton Orient. KEVIN Davies says he would "give any offer serious consideration" after his release by Bolton Wanderers. Sheffield Wednesday are currently leading the chase to snap up the 34-year-old, who won one cap for England. Meanwhile, Bolton manager Dougie Freedman is set to reignite his interest in Leicester City's Jermaine Beckford and West Ham youngster Rob Hall. BLACKPOOL captain Barry Ferguson has put pen to paper on a new one-year deal at Bloomfield Road. The 35-year-old Scot, who made the move from Birmingham City two years ago, said: "I did consider retirement to be honest when I went on loan to Fleetwood. It had crossed my mind but my decision was made when Paul Ince came in, to be honest, as he put me straight back in to the side." SYLVAN Ebanks-Blake could be reunited with old boss Mick McCarthy at Ipswich Town. The former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager is said to be interested in the striker, as are newly-promoted Crystal Palace. Ebanks-Blake is currently recovering from a broken leg and ankle ligament damage he sustained last campaign. McCarthy is also keen on capturing Richard Stearman, who wants to leave Wanderers following their relegation to League One. Stearman enjoyed a loan spell at Portman Road last season.

A DERBYSHIRE woman has reportedly claimed that hypnosis revealed she shot dead a man who she believes raped her - nearly 40 years ago. Janet Holt, 64, was arrested by police after she told them what she believed happened and that she had buried the memories of the killing until she went for therapy decades later. The Daily Mail has reported that her alleged 56-year-old victim, of New Mills, vanished in 1976. Despite a huge police search he was never found. Miss Holt told the newspaper she had repeated unexplained nightmares about the man and underwent therapy to see if there was something locked deep in her mind. She said the recollection was clear - she shot the man after he twice raped her, then put his body in a wheelbarrow and buried him on their farm. Police arrested and interviewed her in 2011 after she went to officers and told them where she believed she buried the body. But after extensive searches of the 50-acre farm, he was never found and she was released. The case remains open. Miss Holt reportedly said: "I couldn't believe I'd killed someone, I never would have thought I was capable of such a thing. "I knew exactly what I had to do so I handed myself in to the police. I believe he is there and that the police just haven't found him. "Obviously I don't want to go to prison but justice would have to take its course." A police spokeswoman said officers had no open lines of enquiry in relation to the missing man. She said: "A 61-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the inquiry but no evidence was found to connect her to the man's disappearance and she was released without charge in June 2012. "Should any fresh information come to light it will be investigated."

DERBY County goalkeeper Frank Fielding is wanted by Bristol City. Fielding has been made available for transfer this summer, along with Adam Legzdins, after Rams boss Nigel Clough recruited Lee Grant from Burnley. City, relegated from the Championship last term, are currently without a senior stopper following the departures of Tom Heaton and Dean Gerken.

THE owner of Markeaton Garden Centre has told of his anger after water features and statues were stolen from a greenhouse at the site. David Gormley said about 20 items - with an estimated total of more than £2,000 - were stolen from the centre, in Markeaton Lane, sometime between 5.30pm last night and 9.30am this morning. A spokeswoman from Derbyshire Police said the force were carrying out an investigation.

PET rabbits and guinea pigs were left to starve to death in an outhouse after their owner suffered an injury.

RSPCA inspectors discovered the animals at a home in Cromford and said they would have suffered "a horrendous death".

Magistrates were told that their owner, Rachael Mary Hutson, of Hawthorne Drive, had left the three rabbits and three guinea pigs without food or water for some time.

The 40-year-old pleaded guilty to four offences under the Animal Welfare Act.

She admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the six animals, failing to provide an adequate diet or water, failing to provide daily care and supervision, and failing to provide a suitable living environment, between January 1 and February 20. Prosecutor Brian Orsborn told the court that Hutson had suffered an injury in January and from that point had totally neglected the animals.

Mr Orsborn said: "It was an extremely serious case.

"These six animals were left in the outhouse to starve to death.

"It is as simple as that, it can't be put in any other way."

He said RSPCA officers described an "almost overwhelming smell" of death when they went into the outhouse where the animals had been kept.

He said the charity's inspectors had been "taken aback" by the severity of the neglect and said the animals must have suffered a "horrendous death".

For Hutson, Julie Page said her client fully accepted the seriousness of her situation and the behaviour for which she was before the court.

"She acknowledges there is no excuse for it," said Ms Page.

She said that Hutson, who suffers from poor health, had been under "emotional strain" after splitting up with her partner.

Following a fall in early January, she had not asked any of her family to help care for the animals.

Magistrates adjourned the case until July 1, at North East Derbyshire and Dales Magistrates' Court, in Chesterfield. Hutson was granted unconditional bail.

Derby County goalkeeper Frank Fielding could be set for a move to Bristol, as he is on the Most Wanted list of the Robins. The 25-year-old, who has been made available for transfer this summer, has been at County since 2011. He joined the club following a successful loan spell. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Fielding began his career at Blackburn Rovers. He joined the youth set-up in 2004, and made his way up the ranks. In September 2007 he went out on loan to Wycombe Wanderers. The initial three-month deal was later extended until the end of the season, following Fielding's impressive 16 games in which he kept six clean sheets and saved two penalties. The agreement contained an option to extend should the Chairboys make the League Two play-offs. "I make no apologies for saying that he's an exceptional talent who will go on to have an outstanding career at the highest level," said Wycombe boss Paul Lambert. Fielding also signed a new contract with Blackburn, due to keep him at the club until 2010. In September 2008 Fielding joined Northampton on loan. He was seen as a replacement for Mark Bunn, who had recently joined Rovers. "For a keeper so young he has a good deal of experience after a successful loan at Wycombe last season and he is coming here to add to our squad," said Northampton boss Stuart Gray. Fielding's next move was to Rochdale in January 2009. The highly-regarded goalkeeper joined the League Two outfit on a one-month deal. Boss Keith Hill told the club's official website he had been tracking Fielding for two years. Fielding's stellar performances prompted Rochdale to extend the loan until the end of the season. In the summer of 2009 Derby boss Nigel Clough made his first bid for Fielding. He would see that, as well as a second approach in November, knocked back. The England Under-21 international was in September 2009 snapped up by Leeds boss Simon Grayson, who brought him in on a month-long deal. Fielding then returned to Blackburn but headed back to Rochdale on loan just a few months later, as the club sought to bolster their promotion push. In October 2010 Fielding took the unusual step of putting himself up for loan. The then 22-year-old told the media: "I'm loving this but it is the worst feeling when you are training all week and not playing - so if anyone wants me on loan, I'm available." Derby's chance had finally arrived. They brought in Fielding on a month-long loan as cover for the injured Stephen Bywater. "It is a real coup for us to bring Frank in, as he is currently the first-choice England under-21 goalkeeper and been sought after by quite a few clubs," Nigel Clough told the club's official website. "He is a goalkeeper we've had our eye on for some time and we tried to bring him in last season, but the deal didn't materialise." The Derby loan spell was extended but Fielding returned to Blackburn in February 2011. Just weeks later, however, reports suggested Derby were lining up a loan move to bring the keeper back to the club. He rejoined Derby until the end of the campaign after Stephen Bywater and Saul Deeney were struck down by injuries. And the following month it emerged Nigel Clough was planning a bid to sign him on a permanent basis in the summer. It was a case of 'third time lucky' for Clough, as in May 2011 he successfully snapped up Fielding on a permanent deal. The goalkeeper penned a three-year contract, joining for an undisclosed fee. In October 2012 Fielding was struck down by a groin injury. He made his return in the Under-21 side the following month, appearing as a permitted over-age player. Clough said: "He showed a great attitude. His talking helped the young lads in front of him and he made some very good saves as well. "Frank is an excellent goalkeeper and we have got two excellent keepers, so he has just got to be patient. Frank has had it where he was number one for 18 months and Adam had to be patient. "Now Adam has got his chance because of an injury and Frank is the one who has to be patient and support Adam as best he can, and he does that." In May this year it emerged Fielding would be departing Derby following the arrival of Lee Grant. Clough said he expected both Fielding and fellow keeper Adam Legzdins to leave in the summer. "We would love to keep one of them as a number two but they don't want to do that," Clough told BBC Radio Derby. "They both want to be number one so they have an opportunity to see what is out there for them because Lee will be number one. "I think both will [leave] and that is probably best. Both have had a taste of first-team football and once you get that taste it will be backward step to go back and sit on the bench."

TWO men have been arrested on Stockbrook Park in Derby on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs. The arrest was made at 3.30pm on Wednesday, June 12 by officers who carried out a stop and search of the suspects after they were seen acting suspiciously. A 25-year-old man and 26-year-old man were questioned and released on police bail while items found in their possession are analysed. PC Kelvin Hannah from the Stockbrook Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team said:" If you have information about drugs in this neighbourhood please contact our team. "We will act on any information that helps us to target this nuisance behaviour in our community."

AN animated film due to appear on national television from Wednesday, June 19 to publicise the University of Derby's courses, has been created by three of its most recent graduates. University marketing managers put their faith in the skills of students Matas Zaloga, Ugne Dagilyte and Harriet Farren, who have completed BA (Hons) Animation degree course to help spearhead the August campaign targeting A-level students. The 30 second-long animation shows how from a first contact with the University of Derby prospective students can go on to careers in science, sport, business and other fields. It will air in commercial breaks on E4 and other digital channels from Wednesday together with a radio campaign. Matas and Ugne, who are from Lithuania,jointly run Zazu Studio Ltd, based in Pride Park in Derby, which they set-up whilst still on their degrees. Matas 22, said: "My time at Derby has taught me that you can't just rely on your technical skills in this field, you have to also have the theoretical knowledge, such as storyboarding ability." He and his fellow students were approached about doing the animated TV commercial as they were completing their degree courses. Ugne, also 22, added: "This will be our first nationally broadcast television commercial. The university has shown real faith in us." Russell Langley, university acting marketing director, said: "We really believe in the education we give our students. We felt there was no better way of proving that than by entrusting them to come up with a message they think would speak to people looking to begin university in September."

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DERBY'S aerospace industry has enjoyed a double dose of good news at the Paris Air Show – with announcements on new jobs and a potentially lucrative engine deal for Rolls-Royce.

On the first day of the event yesterday, one of Rolls-Royce's key suppliers, Pattonair, confirmed that it was looking to open another office in Derby, creating 50 jobs.

At the same time, aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced a massive $8 billion order with Doric Lease Corp to supply 20 A380 aircraft.

Read live updates from reporter Oliver Astley in Paris today: 10.35am: Rolls-Royce in with a chance to sell more than 60 of the most powerful version of the Trent 1000 engine as Air Leasing Corp makes a multi-million-pound commitment to buy 30 787-10x Dreamliners. It is also buying three of Boeing's 787-9 Dreamliners. Earlier today, Air Leasing Corp confirmed an order for Trent 1000 engines to power four 787-9 aircraft. 9.10am: Boeing confirms that a new version of the Dreamliner, the 787-10, will enter service by the end of the decade. Rolls-Royce in Derby is developing a souped-up engine, the Trent 1000-Ten, to power the aircraft. Boeing vice-president and general manager of airplane development Scott Fancher said: "I have to tell you, customers are really excited about this airplane." 9.05am: Rolls-Royce and EADS, the parent company of aircraft manufacturer Airbus, are launching a hybrid engine which will rceover energy during descent like a hybrid car, making it more fuel efficient. 9am: Day two of the Paris Air Show and more significant announcements affecting Derby firms are expected from plane manufacturers Boeing and Airbus. More than a dozen businesses with bases in or around Derby have a presence at the event which brings together the most senior figures in the aerospace industry. Yesterday, Oliver Astley reported how Rolls-Royce supplies Trent 900 engines for the A380 – and if Doric decides to choose the Sinfin-based firm as its engine supplier then the work could potentially be worth about £1 billion.

Rolls-Royce will be vying with US rival General Electric to supply the engines.

Logistics firm Pattonair is one of Rolls-Royce's key suppliers. In recent years it has been expanding its site in Longbridge Lane, Derby, and taking on more staff, increasing its head count to 400 workers.

That expansion is now set to continue as chief executive Wayne Hollinshead confirmed that the firm was looking for another office in the city – and that he expected to take on a further 50 people.

He said: "We have been experiencing double-digit growth for the past few years and there's no reason why that shouldn't continue."

FIRMS ON CLOUD NINE AS HOPE FOR JOBS AND ENGINE DEAL TAKE OFF AT AIR SHOW:

DERBY firms are expected to clinch millions of pounds worth of work after a dramatic first day at the Paris Air Show.

There was a sharp intake of breath from members of the press yesterday when aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced an $8 billion order for 20 A380 aircraft from Doric Lease Corp.

Derby's Rolls-Royce is one of only two engine suppliers to the A380 programme – the other is US manufacturer General Electric.

Those aircraft will need at least 100 engines, spares and maintenance contracts.

The best-case scenario would see Rolls-Royce – which makes the Trent 900 for the A380 – win business worth more than £1 billion.

And if Trent 900 engines were used on half the A380s that would mean orders worth well in excess of £500 million at list prices.

Mark Lapidus, chief executive officer of Doric Lease Corp, said: "We're in negotiations with both engine manufacturers and they are both very competitive."

Where Rolls-Royce has the edge over its US rival is the fact that major customers of Doric include Emirates and Singapore Airlines, both companies which have favoured Rolls-Royce in the past.

And though it remains to be seen how many orders Rolls-Royce secures on the back of the deal, Sinfin engineering firm Gardner Aerospace is guaranteed extra work as a result. It supplies thousands of parts to the A380.

Nick Guttridge, Gardner's business development director, said: "Twenty firm orders for A380s is very good news for us and for the programme as it has been a little while since Airbus took any orders for it. We do a lot for the A380 with thousands of different parts on each plane.

"Every A380 will have hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of Gardner parts. They expect to make 12 of these per month so that will obviously have a big effect."

Dr Andrew Mair, of the Midlands Aerospace Alliance, also welcomed the news of the A380 orders. He said: "The challenge is to ensure that aerospace firms in Derby have the skill, capacity and finance to be part of this continued growth in aerospace."

The biggest growth in the aerospace market in terms of value is in larger aircraft such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A380 and A350.

Derby firms supply parts on all of these aircraft.

Kevin Dexter, business development manager at Castle Donington-based Paul Fabrications, now part of US group AGC, said: "We do work on the Trent 1000 for the Dreamliner, the A380 and the A350 so we are confident about the future."

And Pattonair, an aerospace logistics firm based in Derby, confirmed it was planning to take on dozens of extra staff.

The firm employs 400 people in Derby, having consolidated much of its global operation in the city.

Chief executive Wayne Hollinshead said: "We have deals in place with other customers that will result in more work for our staff in Derby, where we have brought together our operation, making it the European hub."

Mr Hollinshead said that initially the new office would employ about 20 people but it needed to be big enough to cope with the firm taking more people on as the company expands.

AIR SHOW PULLS IN THE CROWD:

WITH lightning ripping the steel grey sky, deafening thunder and pounding rain, the 50th Paris Air Show got off to a dramatic start.

The European aerospace industry was nevertheless still on a high from the first flight of the Rolls-Royce powered A350 XWB, which took place last Friday.

Had conditions stayed the same throughout the day, flying any aircraft at all would have been next to impossible.

As soon as the giant multi-billion order for A380 aircraft was announced, the skies began to clear and the sun came out, leaving those who had been caught in the rain both damp and too hot.

It's like having a tropical micro-climate in your suit.

There is probably a bigger presence than ever before at this year's show. Attendees are on a high and, despite the return of the rain in the afternoon, these are halcyon days for our aerospace firms whether they employ thousands or just a few dozen.

Their main task is to manage that growth.

Paris is where they will try to convince customers that they can.

DERBY'S aerospace industry has enjoyed a double dose of good news at the Paris Air Show – with announcements on new jobs and a potentially lucrative engine deal for Rolls-Royce.

On the first day of the event yesterday, one of Rolls-Royce's key suppliers, Pattonair, confirmed that it was looking to open another office in Derby, creating 50 jobs.

At the same time, aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced a massive $8 billion order with Doric Lease Corp to supply 20 A380 aircraft.

Rolls-Royce supplies Trent 900 engines for the A380 – and if Doric decides to choose the Sinfin-based firm as its engine supplier then the work could potentially be worth about £1 billion.

Rolls-Royce will be vying with US rival General Electric to supply the engines.

Logistics firm Pattonair is one of Rolls-Royce's key suppliers. In recent years it has been expanding its site in Longbridge Lane, Derby, and taking on more staff, increasing its head count to 400 workers.

That expansion is now set to continue as chief executive Wayne Hollinshead confirmed that the firm was looking for another office in the city – and that he expected to take on a further 50 people.

He said: "We have been experiencing double-digit growth for the past few years

and there's no reason why that shouldn't continue."

FIRMS ON CLOUD NONE AS HOPE FOR JOBS AND ENGINE DEAL TAKE OFF AT AIR SHOW:

DERBY firms are expected to clinch millions of pounds worth of work after a dramatic first day at the Paris Air Show.

There was a sharp intake of breath from members of the press yesterday when aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced an $8 billion order for 20 A380 aircraft from Doric Lease Corp.

Derby's Rolls-Royce is one of only two engine suppliers to the A380 programme – the other is US manufacturer General Electric.

Those aircraft will need at least 100 engines, spares and maintenance contracts.

The best-case scenario would see Rolls-Royce – which makes the Trent 900 for the A380 – win business worth more than £1 billion.

And if Trent 900 engines were used on half the A380s that would mean orders worth well in excess of £500 million at list prices.

Mark Lapidus, chief executive officer of Doric Lease Corp, said: "We're in negotiations with both engine manufacturers and they are both very competitive."

Where Rolls-Royce has the edge over its US rival is the fact that major customers of Doric include Emirates and Singapore Airlines, both companies which have favoured Rolls-Royce in the past.

And though it remains to be seen how many orders Rolls-Royce secures on the back of the deal, Sinfin engineering firm Gardner Aerospace is guaranteed extra work as a result. It supplies thousands of parts to the A380.

Nick Guttridge, Gardner's business development director, said: "Twenty firm orders for A380s is very good news for us and for the programme as it has been a little while since Airbus took any orders for it. We do a lot for the A380 with thousands of different parts on each plane.

"Every A380 will have hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of Gardner parts. They expect to make 12 of these per month so that will obviously have a big effect."

Dr Andrew Mair, of the Midlands Aerospace Alliance, also welcomed the news of the A380 orders. He said: "The challenge is to ensure that aerospace firms in Derby have the skill, capacity and finance to be part of this continued growth in aerospace."

The biggest growth in the aerospace market in terms of value is in larger aircraft such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A380 and A350.

Derby firms supply parts on all of these aircraft.

Kevin Dexter, business development manager at Castle Donington-based Paul Fabrications, now part of US group AGC, said: "We do work on the Trent 1000 for the Dreamliner, the A380 and the A350 so we are confident about the future."

And Pattonair, an aerospace logistics firm based in Derby, confirmed it was planning to take on dozens of extra staff.

The firm employs 400 people in Derby, having consolidated much of its global operation in the city.

Chief executive Wayne Hollinshead said: "We have deals in place with other customers that will result in more work for our staff in Derby, where we have brought together our operation, making it the European hub."

Mr Hollinshead said that initially the new office would employ about 20 people but it needed to be big enough to cope with the firm taking more people on as the company expands.

JUDGES have told a stalker who sent bullets to a woman during a four-year reign of harassment that he deserves every day of his jail term.

Daniel Coleman also made a video with photographs of his victim and her sister being beheaded by an axe and shot in the head that he sent to their mother.

The 29-year-old was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Derby Crown Court but yesterday he took his case to London's Criminal Appeal Court – saying his sentence was too long.

Three of the country's most senior judges rejected his appeal.

Mr Justice MacDuff, sitting with Lord Justice Lloyd-Jones and Judge Nicholas Cooke QC, said: "In our judgment, had the maximum sentence been more than five years, it would have been appropriate to pass an even longer sentence.

"This was the worst case it is possible to imagine of its type."

Coleman, formerly of Tewkesbury Crescent, Chaddesden, also daubed threats on the wall of the cinema where his victim worked.

The appeal court was told that the woman was so distressed by his actions that she moved house three times to get away from him.

Coleman admitted putting a person in fear of violence by harassment in December.

The court heard Coleman began his terrifying campaign after the woman spurned his advances and told him she did not want a relationship with him.

He met her in 2008, when she was in her early 20s, shortly after his release from a sentence for criminal damage – relating to an incident in which he and an accomplice smashed headstones at Derby's Jewish Cemetery.

The day after she rejected his request for a relationship, he threw a brick through a window of the home she shared with two friends, with a note attached which read: "I will slaughter you all like pigs".

An envelope was found in the garden of the same property with a rifle bullet inside and, written on the envelope, were the words: "I have a bullet for each of you."

He then set up a fake Facebook account under the name of American serial killer Ted Bundy and sent the girl a series of text messages.

He was arrested and returned to prison on recall for his earlier crime, but took up his harassment again after his release in March 2010.

He daubed her name and called her a "dirty whore" on the Odeon, in Derby, where she worked.

She left the house and new tenants moved in, but they also relocated after receiving a threatening letter and DVDs containing photographs of the victim, her mother and her sister, which had been altered to make it appear they had suffered gun and knife wounds.

When police raided Coleman's home they found photographs of him dressed in a Nazi uniform and holding a gun. Lawyers described him as having a "preoccupation" with Germany, Austria and National Socialism during his sentencing hearing.

He was also handed a lifelong restraining order banning him from contacting the girl and her family.

Sentencing, Recorder John Aucott told Derby Crown Court: "You did this for your own satisfaction and gratification."

In his appeal, Coleman argued his sentence was too long", as it was near the maximum five-year term for an offence of harassment.

More than a year after Lewis Mighty died, money is still being raised in his name. And now, that money is being used to help other youngsters dealing with serious illness. Chris Jones reports.

WHILE his friends were out at theme parks, relishing every day of their summer holiday, 14-year-old William Nolan was lying in a hospital bed, trying not to die.

For the last four years, the young boy has spent more time with doctors than he has with his mates, overcoming a very rare, cancerous tumour.

He has lost day after day of his childhood, stuck on a children's ward, wincing in pain from this operation or that procedure.

But now, thanks to the legacy of another, less fortunate young fighter called Lewis Mighty, William is starting to get back his childhood.

Lewis died 13 months ago, aged seven. After being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma in 2008, the youngster's family, of Mackworth, started a community appeal to raise the £300,000 they needed to pay for his treatment, which he would have to undergo in America.

The community responded in a way rarely seen in modern society. Thousands of people held fund-raising events, high-profile celebrities added their support and more than £230,000 was raised.

But, tragically, Lewis died before he could receive the treatment he needed and his funeral was attended by thousands of people.

Left with the money good-hearted people had donated, Lewis's mother and father, Jaime and Perry, decided to entrust the fund to the Nottingham Hospitals Charity, where it could be used to help seriously-ill youngsters and their families by giving them breaks and trips to enjoy respite from treatment.

And among the first of the young patients to feel the benefit of Lewis Mighty's legacy is 14-year-old William, of Heanor, with his father, Brian, 53.

Brian said the money from the Lewis Mighty Fund had helped pay for tickets to a Butlins holiday camp and would, in September, pay for another trip to Drayton Manor.

He said: "It's brilliant. We get to take William's sisters, Serena and Katie, and the change in William is amazing. He can go along, get on the coach, spend time with other children like him and it just gives him those things he has missed.

"And because I can go, I get to enjoy watching him and get a break from things, too. It means so much to have that."

Brian first started to notice his son was unwell in 2009, while watching him on the football pitch. William played for two local teams – Codnor Boys and Heanor Juniors – and was an enthusiastic defender, burning off hundreds of calories in pursuit of the ball.

But as Brian watched one day, he saw a change in the boy.

He said: "He was struggling. He was usually so energetic, tearing around the pitch but I saw him a couple of times clutching at his stomach.

"And then we went swimming a few days later and he seemed tired out very quickly. I checked his heart and it was racing, you know, like a cartoon, where you can almost see the heart beating out of the chest."

After taking William to his local GP, the surgery embarked on a series of checks and tests but could find nothing wrong with him. Brian, though, was convinced something was wrong with his son.

He said: "I took him to another doctor at the same surgery. He wasn't eating much and he was very quiet.

"He's slightly autistic, which means he finds it hard to put things into words, so when I asked him what was wrong he often couldn't say. But I knew."

The new doctor sent William to the Royal Derby Hospital, where he had scans on his stomach. When those came back, he was immediately transferred to Leicester's Glenfield Hospital.

"We knew then that it was serious," said Brian. "The speed they made the decision, we knew it was bad."

In Leicester, doctors found out what was wrong with William. He had a tumour; one that was moving from his kidney through his bloodstream towards his heart.

"They said they hadn't seen anything like it for 28 years. I didn't know what to think, it just stunned me."

Such was the seriousness of the situation, staff at the hospital contacted a specialist in America and arranged for William to be flown across the Atlantic to enable him to operate on William as soon as possible.

That turned out to be just a few hours after he passed through UK customs.

"He talked to us about the risks involved and said it would be only the second time the operation had been done. We agreed to it and he had a few hours' sleep so he could concentrate on the procedure."

The operation went well; the tumour was removed. Despite this, William was started on an 18-month course of chemotherapy and made regular visits to the Queen's Medical Centre, often to Ward 38 – the same one used by Lewis Mighty.

Brian, of Stainsby Avenue, said: "We saw Lewis there quite a few times. He was amazing. He had these procedures and operations and yet he was so bouncy, so full of fun.

"Often, William just looked so unwell and was so quiet and there was Lewis, bounding around."

But while Lewis's journey was cut tragically short last year, William has continued to get better and while not yet fully fit, has improved measurably.

Brian said: "He still struggles and although he loves playing football, he can't quite compete yet. But he is a lot better. He goes every four months to the hospital for scans and x-rays.

"He's scared of going to hospital and associates it with all the things that went wrong and made him feel bad. So to be able to have these trips out is going some way to making that better."

Lewis's mum, Jaime Mighty, said that seeing other children and families benefiting from the money raised to help her own son was "really satisfying".

She said: "We've been there.

"You spend so much time in hospital and the children are going through so many operations and procedures that you just crave a break, just somewhere to go and be a family again.

"So to know that this money is helping families to enjoy that, to get rid of the worry and treat them for once, is amazing. And to be able to tell all those amazing people who raised so much for Lewis exactly what their money is being spent on is really satisfying.

"We always wanted Lewis to have a legacy and this is it.

"People are still raising money and now it is being used to make people happy. That is exactly what we wanted."

To help local children with cancer by supporting the Lewis Mighty Fund, call 0115 962 7905 or e-mail charity@nuh.nhs.uk.

POLICING of demonstrations ahead of the G8 Summit was "over the top" and would put people off making a peaceful protest, a Derby trade union leader has said.

Bill Greenshields, secretary of Derby Area Trade Unions Council, said he was among 5,000 protesters who turned up to the rally – though police estimated there were considerably fewer.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) organised the protest ahead of yesterday's opening of the summit in Belfast of some of the world's most powerful leaders. The ICTU said one billion people were living in "extreme poverty" around the world, due to Western capitalism and the policies of the G8 leaders.

For the summit as a whole, 3,600 police officers from across the UK were reportedly brought in as back-up and Mr Greenshields said there were about 3,000 policing the crowd while he was there.

He said: "It was massively over the top. There were almost as many police as there were protesters.

"The concern is that most people expecting to take part weren't hardened protesters and a man stood in the doorway of McDonald's with a sub-machine gun is going to put them off." The rally passed off peacefully and no arrests were made.

Mr Greenshields said he did not expect the protest to affect the G8 leaders as they had gone there with the mindset of "how can we make austerity measures stick in the face of growing opposition".

He said one positive outcome was spreading the word of Britain's People's Assembly Group which hopes to present an alternative to austerity measures and cuts. One of its suggested alternatives is to nationalise banks.

Mr Greenshields said: "The Belfast and District Trades Council was very interested in following up the idea in Ireland. We'll be going out there to speak to them about this in the near future."

On the first of the two conference days yesterday, Europe and the US have launched talks on a free trade deal which Prime Minister David Cameron believes could add £100 billion to the European Union economy.

Mr Cameron said the pact would be "the biggest bilateral trade deal in history".

"The whole point of this meeting is to fire up our economies and drive growth and prosperity around the world, to do things that make a real difference to people's lives," said Mr Cameron after completing talks with US President Barack Obama and EU leaders.

"There is no more powerful way to do that than by boosting trade and there is no better way than by launching these negotiations on a landmark deal between the EU and the USA, a deal that could add as much as £100 billion to the EU economy, £80 billion to the US economy and as much as £85 billion to the rest of the world.

"They mean extra jobs, more choice and lower prices in our shops," added Mr Cameron.