In UK, three more
police forces have signalled that those who grow cannabis for their own
consumption will not be targeted, it has emerged.Those caught smoking or
cultivating the drug on a small scale in Derbyshire, Dorset and Surrey, can
expect to escape with little more than a caution, according to reports.
I first heard of Derby
reading in newspaper of beloved SrinivasaVenkatraghavan playing for
Derbyshire in mid 1970s. Heard that the first trouble for the people was
pronouncing his name.
Derbyshire is a
county in the East Midlands of England. The southern extremity of the Pennine
range of hills extends into the north of the county. The county contains part
of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire,
Staffordshire and Cheshire. The city of
Derby is a unitary authority area, but remains part of the ceremonial county of
Derbyshire. Derbyshire was famous for
its cricket team, which currently is in Division two. There are also numerous
Rugby clubs. The county is a popular
area for a variety of recreational sports such as rock climbing, hill walking,
hang gliding, caving, sailing on its many reservoirs, and cycling along the
many miles of disused rail tracks that have been turned into cycle trails, such
as the Monsal Trail and High Peak Trail.
In Cricket,
Derbyshire was formed in 1870, and they played their initial first-class match
against Lancashire CCC at Old Trafford in May 1871. They remained amongst the
weakest teams in the Championship until 1926, when the nucleus of a good side
emerged. Since the Second World War
Derbyshire have continued to disappoint, with sporadic one-day success the
limit of their achievements.
A
police appeal to find the culprits responsible for breaking into the cricket
club's storage container and breaking two brooms has swept the internet.The
brooms were broken after vandals forced open the outdoors storage space in the
rural village of Eyam, Derbyshire, last week. Police immediately launched an
appeal for information - but few people appeared to be taking the investigation
seriously, cracking jokes about it on social media.
MailOnline reports
that Police immediately launched an
appeal for information after the damage was spotted near a cricket
pavilion. The appeal said: 'Police are
appealing for information after a storage box and brooms were damaged in
Eyam.'Sometime between 9pm on Sunday, July 19 and 9am on Monday, July 20
offenders forced the lid of a storage box at Eyam Cricket Pavilion on Hawkhill
Road.'Damage was then caused to the container and two brooms were
broken.'Anyone with information is being urged to contact PCSO Anthony Boswell
from the Hathersage Safer Neighbourhood Team on 101, quoting crime number
30670/15.'
The witness appeal
has now spread online, with scores of Facebook comments mocking the severity of
the crime. One person wrote - 'I believe
the police are sweeping the area for clues.'; another said, 'Whoever is doing
this should expect a brush with the law soon.'- another added - 'So this is how
police time is being spent? Brilliant.'
Most people
discussing the police appeal found it funny, although some branded it a waste
of resources. Others said the appeal was
a waste of time, saying the police should be prioritising more serious crimes
ahead of broken brooms. Earlier this month, Northumbria Police was mocked
online for it appealed for help finding a beach towel.
A
derby is a type of horse race named after the Derby Stakes run at Epsom Downs
Racecourse in England. That was in turn named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th
Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780. Traditionally, the term "derby" is
used strictly to refer to races restricted to three-year-olds,though there are
exceptions. It is Britain's richest horse race, and the most prestigious of the
five Classics. It is sometimes referred to as the "Blue Riband" of
the turf.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
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