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Home was burgled while family slept
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Lifesavers break records at event
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Annual charity football contest is set to raise arou...
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VIDEO: Dambusters flypast on 70th anniversary of the...
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Starr continues his fine run of form for Shipley
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Greenhillocks celebrates 40 years
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Millers beat Staveley - and the downpour
News
Home was burgled while family slept
The victim of one of a series of break-ins in Ripley has issued a warning to fellow homeowners – to be on the look-out for thieves.
Check out this rock extravaganza
Journey, Whitesnake and Thunder are set to appear onstage together for the first time ever next year, stopping off at Capital FM Arena Nottingham on May 25.
Approval for flats bid at old church
A bid to convert a former church hall into shared accommodation and a flat in Alfreton has been given the green light by Amber Valley council’s planning board.
VIDEO: Dambusters flypast on 70th anniversary of the raid video
Hundreds of onlookers gathered as a Lancaster bomber flew over Derbyshire to mark the 70th anniversary of the daring Dambusters raid.
Flasher spared jail
A man who indecently exposed himself to women and children while out running has been banned from jogging in Ripley.
Ripley-born ‘bouncing bomb’ inventor played vital role
This week The Ripley & Heanor News joins the country in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the celebrated Dambusters raid, one of the most daring operations carried out by the RAF during World War II.
Sport
Lifesavers break records at event
Ripley RASCAL Lifesavers have started their summer campaign to compete with the best GB SURF clubs over the beach season in emphatic fashiom.
Annual charity football contest is set to raise around £1,250
The 2013 Belper Nursing Cup charity competition is set to raise around £1,250 for three good causes.
Starr continues his fine run of form for Shipley
Shipley Hall remain near the top of Division Three after just beating the clock to earn a winning draw at Hilton on Saturday, writes Jim Sumner.
Lions announce new football committee members
Heanor Town Football Club has announced the names of the people who will be on its new football committee.
Millers beat Staveley - and the downpour
Langley Mill’s first team entertained Staveley Welfare at Station Road on Saturday with the rain clouds looming.
Alfreton win trophy game
A rain-affected weekend could not stop Alfreton CC staying at the top of Division One of the Derbyshire County League while advancing through the first stage of the Marston’s Smooth Trophy.
Lifestyle
Hairspray tickets are on sale
TICKETS are now on sale to the smash-hit musical Hairspray, when it comes to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from July 2-13, 2013.
3 Pingle Close, Shireoaks. £225,000
A five bedroomed, detached property with accommodation on 3 floors, situated on this sought after development in Shireoaks, within easy walking distance of the village centre with good local shops, schools, transport facilities etc.
Summer fun is on the way
The Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottingham’s forthcoming June to August season promises some long-awaited summer fun.
Labour of love for TV’s Gavin
You would have thought that when he moved to a new house in Wicklow, known as the Garden of Ireland, Diarmuid Gavin, the enfant terrible of the gardening fraternity, would have wasted no time hauling in the diggers, landscaping materials, amazing plants and architectural altars.
Paradise found for gourmets
As I lie in bed, sunlight drenches the Southern Ocean stretched out in front of me. Colours shifting, the horizon slowly melts into the sky as the sun rises over an endless expanse of white empty beach.
Four comics at Just The Tonic
Gareth Richards, Fin Taylor, Jojo Smith, Chris Mayo, are to perform at the latest Saturday Night Comedy night event, to be held at Just The Tonic’s Nottingham club - The Forum - on Saturday, May 18.
Community
Basil bus
A Heanor bus company is christening one of its number with a snappy new title in this picture.
Greenhillocks celebrates 40 years
A popular Ripley club for over 50s shows no signs of stopping as it celebrates its 40th anniversary this week.
Cafe expands into toilets
Plans to extend an Alfreton cafe into former public toilets were approved unanimously.
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Homes bid refused as protest sounds
Klaxons, wailing swanee whistles, drums and chants of protest were heard as Amber Valley council’s planning board refused a bid to build 79 houses in Codnor.
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VIDEO: Trip down Memory Lane video
Here are some of the latest pictures of times gone by in the area.
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Sunday 19 May 2013
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