All news by author: Joseph Connolly

Janine Merryweather lives with super-rare Addison's disease which affects her hormone system, often causing her to collapse. But most NHS workers haven't even heard of the deadly illness

Cairan Gemmell, who lived in West Bridgford near Nottingham, was described as a “lovely” man with “a good heart” by shocked friends and family after his unexpected death

Kate Marsh parked her Citroen C1 on the green in front of her house to stop work taking place - and now the council has completely backed down

WWII hero Norman Powell, 98, struggles with loneliness and social isolation while living in a small suburban village - but his experience of the Normandy landings remains as clear as day

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

The Food Standards Agency has argued Nottinghamshire Police to investigate an incident following reports of illness after eating Cali-Gold chocolate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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