- Girls' seven-plus abortion history
- Mother killed in pushchair accident
- Heatwave will last into weekend
- Second Briton is tested for rabies
- '50st teenager' cut free from home
- Patients to rate hospital treatment
- Clegg warning over Greece euro exit
- Libyan PM visits Fletcher site
- Hunt's ex-aide faces press inquiry
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Bike safety training for junior pupils
Pupils at Kilburn Junior School are gearing up for Bikeability Day, which will see them participate in training to promote road safety on their cycles.
New mayors take on chains of office
THE CHAINS of office changed hands this week as new mayors were sworn in in Amber Valley and Ripley.
Search for best amateur pictures
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.
Submarine bell back to generous Alfreton
AN HISTORIC plaque and bell from a submarine were returned to the people of Alfreton in a special ceremony last week.
Regional
Carers open up in Vitalise video
Carers looking after loved ones with dementia have opened up about their experiences in a video made by national disability charity Vitalise, which has a centre in Essex.
Solicitor appointed as trustee
An arts charity in Essex which supports less able and disadvantaged people is to benefit from the expertise of a solicitor.
Hedgehog rescued from carrots tin
A hedgehog found with his head stuck in a tin of carrots in Norfolk has been nursed back to health.
Rapists have sentences doubled
Two men locked up for raping an 11-year-old girl in Luton had their sentences more than doubled by the Court of Appeal.
Man detained over wife's lake death
A man who drowned his wife in a Suffolk lake after 16 years of marriage has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.
National
Girls' seven-plus abortion history
Abortions were given to three teenage girls in England and Wales who had previously had at least seven pregnancies terminated, latest figures reveal.
Mother killed in pushchair accident
A woman has been killed by a lorry while crossing the road with her 20-month-old son in his pushchair.
Heatwave will last into weekend
The unseasonably fine and hot weather is set to continue into the weekend, forecasters say.
Second Briton is tested for rabies
A possible new British case of rabies is being investigated, disease control experts have confirmed.
'50st teenager' cut free from home
A teenager thought to weigh more than 50st had to be cut free from her home by emergency services because she was too big to leave the house.
Business
Shop closures in Ripley, but councillors remain confident
COUNCILLORS in Ripley are determined to remain buoyant about the town centre’s future, despite a rash of shop closures.
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Broadband in pipeline
BROADBAND access in Amber Valley is poised to be transformed after the Government approved ambitious £15 million plans.
Pubs caught selling booze to underage teens
TWO pubs in Alfreton have been caught selling alcohol to underage teenagers following a sting operation by Trading Standards.
Young apprentices - you’re hired!
TWO young people have won apprenticeships with a social housing firm.
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Weather for Ripley
Friday 25 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 24 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: East
