<![CDATA[Ripley and Heanor News - Local]]> Feed http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/news/local Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/news/local/nrhn-news-dynmc-local-feed-1-1681610 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:45:08 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[New mayors take on chains of office]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/new-mayors-take-on-chains-of-office-1-4570155

THE CHAINS of office changed hands this week as new mayors were sworn in in Amber Valley and Ripley.

]]> 1.4570155 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:07:06 +0100 <![CDATA[Can you solve Mystery Picture from the area?]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/can-you-solve-mystery-picture-from-the-area-1-4567590

DID you guess last week’s Mystery Picture?

]]> 1.4567590 Thu, 24 May 2012 15:45:05 +0100 <![CDATA[Search for best amateur pictures]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/search-for-best-amateur-pictures-1-4567581

DO YOU look at pictures in The News and think you could take something better? Well now is your chance to prove it in our new Specsavers Life Thru The Lens competition.

]]> 1.4567581 Thu, 24 May 2012 15:14:06 +0100 <![CDATA[Submarine bell back to generous Alfreton]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/submarine-bell-back-to-generous-alfreton-1-4548237

AN HISTORIC plaque and bell from a submarine were returned to the people of Alfreton in a special ceremony last week.

]]> 1.4548237 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:46:29 +0100 <![CDATA[Cash up for grabs]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/cash-up-for-grabs-1-4569912

Local groups are being invited to bid for cash to build better communities from a new £1m Derbyshire County Council fund.

]]> 1.4569912 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Plant sale fund drive]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/plant-sale-fund-drive-1-4570130

The 1st Horsley, Kilburn Scouts held their biggest fundraiser of the year at the Denby Institute at the weekend.

]]> 1.4570130 Wed, 23 May 2012 18:43:27 +0100 <![CDATA[Boost for playgroup]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/boost-for-playgroup-1-4546840

A FRITCHLEY playgroup has received a £500 boost from a county councillor.

]]> 1.4546840 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:57:49 +0100 <![CDATA[Keep your pennies coming for appeal]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/keep-your-pennies-coming-for-appeal-1-4567573

THE QUEEN’S Diamond Jubilee weekend is just around the corner and the total in our Jubilee Jam Jars Appeal stands at an impressive £215 this week.

]]> 1.4567573 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:40:20 +0100 <![CDATA[Toys donated in memory of Amelia]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/toys-donated-in-memory-of-amelia-1-4568542

HUNDREDS of toys have been handed over to the Royal Derby Hospital in memory of Ilkeston girl Amelia Rose Sutton.

]]> 1.4568542 Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Man crashed through a hedge and into a car]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/man-crashed-through-a-hedge-and-into-a-car-1-4550597

A MAN who took his stepfather’s car fled after ploughing through a garden hedge into a parked vehicle.

]]> 1.4550597 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:15:42 +0100 <![CDATA[Cathedral pays tribute to Queen with service]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/cathedral-pays-tribute-to-queen-with-service-1-4546571

A DIAMOND Jubilee Celebration Service to give thanks for the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II takes place at Derby Cathedral on Sunday 27 May at 3pm.

]]> 1.4546571 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:34:35 +0100 <![CDATA[Concert will celebrate 20 years of Ripley church]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/concert-will-celebrate-20-years-of-ripley-church-1-4571246

Ripley Methodist Church is due to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a musical concert on Friday and Saturday this week.

]]> 1.4571246 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:45:07 +0100 <![CDATA[Tea party is set to be blooming great]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/tea-party-is-set-to-be-blooming-great-1-4571245

A TEA party raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care is set to take place this weekend in Riddings.

]]> 1.4571245 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:44:53 +0100 <![CDATA[Bakery moves premises in Heanor to boost trade]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/bakery-moves-premises-in-heanor-to-boost-trade-1-4550600

BAKER Birds opened its newest outlet in Heanor this week – and staff are vowing to fight the Chancellor’s VAT hike on pasties.

]]> 1.4550600 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:17:01 +0100 <![CDATA[Pupils celebrate special summer]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/pupils-celebrate-special-summer-1-4550496

Pupils at Smalley Richardson School are gearing up for the summer with their annual village summer fair marking three special events.

]]> 1.4550496 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:18:50 +0100 <![CDATA[Youngsters appeal after arson attack]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/youngsters-appeal-after-arson-attack-1-4569022

A FOOTBALL club for youngsters is appealing for help after arsonists burnt their changing rooms to the ground in Shipley.

]]> 1.4569022 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:40:14 +0100 <![CDATA[Council will deal with troubled families]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/council-will-deal-with-troubled-families-1-4568015

STAFF dedicated to working with Derbyshire’s most difficult families will be appointed in the county using at least £800,000 in Government cash.

]]> 1.4568015 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:17:04 +0100 <![CDATA[Attack on mobility scooter pensioner]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/attack-on-mobility-scooter-pensioner-1-4568381

A DISABLED pensioner was pulled from his mobility scooter and beaten with his own stick during an attempted robbery in Riddings on Saturday.

]]> 1.4568381 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:14:15 +0100 <![CDATA[Have your say on how Heanor town centre can be revived]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/have-your-say-on-how-heanor-town-centre-can-be-revived-1-4567602

WE want your thoughts on what can be done to help improve Heanor.

]]> 1.4567602 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:48 +0100 <![CDATA[All the local sports action]]> http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/all-the-local-sports-action-1-4031828

SEE this week’s News for pages of all the latest local sports action.

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