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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.

NRHNBE120516h2, Ripley mystery picture.

Can you solve Mystery Picture from the area?

DID you guess last week’s Mystery Picture?

Life Thru the Lens Ripley 2012 Norman Carrothers

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.

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return: Cllr Marlene Bennet with two Submariners at the reception for the return of the warship's bell and plaque.

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.

Cash up for grabs

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

NRHNBE120519b2 1st Horsley and Kilburn scouts annual plant sale at the Denby institute. Scouts Brandon, Ebony, tom and scout leader Richard Ward.

Plant sale fund drive

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

Helping Hand: Cllr Chris Jackson hand over a cheque for �500 to Dawn Feiner, Alison Sparham, Marie Whittaker,  Cindi Blunt and the children of Fritchley Under Fives preschool.

Boost for playgroup

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

Programme Name: The Diamond Queen - TX: 06/02/2012 - Episode: The Diamond Queen (No. 1) - Embargoed for publication until: n/a - Picture Shows: Wales The Queen - (C) BBC - Photographer: Sally Norris

Keep your pennies coming for appeal

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.

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Toys donated in memory of Amelia

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

Man crashed through a hedge and into a car

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

Cathedral pays tribute to Queen with service

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.

Concert will celebrate 20 years of Ripley church

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

Tea party is set to be blooming great

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

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Bakery's new store: Birds bakery opens in Heanor. From left to right employees Wendy Seviour, Sarah Swift, Lyn Wardle and Joanne Leatherland.

Bakery moves premises in Heanor to boost trade

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

NRHNBE120515e1, Smalley Richardson Endowed primary school. Getting ready for the jubilee.

Pupils celebrate special summer

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

Youngsters appeal after arson attack

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

Council will deal with troubled families

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

Attack on mobility scooter pensioner

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

Have your say on how Heanor town centre can be revived

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

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All the local sports action

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

Help us to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

HELP us to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by joining our Jam Jar Army.

New mobile site launched

News website users are now able to access news on the move.

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Memory Lane St John Ambulance presentation.

Services rewarded

Here is a member of the St John Ambulance Service being rewarded for his services.

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GOING FOR GOLD: Alexandra Turner (middle) running on the same track that will be used at this year's Olympic Games.

Alex tests the track!

A STUDENT from Denby competed at the 2012 Olympic stadium in London as part of a test race.

New look for your paper is coming soon

THE News is getting a complete new look soon.

Convicted fraudster is a benefits cheat

A CONVICTED fraudster who cheated the Benefits Agency out of more than £3,000 could be sent to jail.

All the local cricket news

SEE this week’s Ripley and Heanor News for all the latest local cricket news.

Fifth female line of Heage gran’s family

Newborn Lily Mai Allen is the fifth generation of women alive in her family.

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Rya Hutchinson, Iqra Shah, Shirley Sharples, Holly Brentnall and Demi Chapman pictured during the Vumba event they organised at Frederick Gent School in South Normanton on Tuesday as part of 'Living for Sport' to raise money for Brest Cancer Awareness.

Zumba event for charity

PUPILS from a South Normanton school have been breaking out their best dance moves to raise money for charity.

Jail threat after assault on woman

A JAIL sentence hangs over a South Normanton man who head-butted his then-partner following a row about text messages, a court has heard.

Brownies get help to achieve badges

YOUNGSTERS at 1st South Normanton Brownies have had a helping hand from police to earn their latest badge.

Village green bid launched

CAMPAIGNERS working to stop a Morrisons supermarket plan in Ripley have submitted a bid to adopt Nottingham Road Recreation Ground as a village green.

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NRHNBE120501g2, Heanor operatic society youth thatre presents Seussical. isobelle Hastings, Lauren Holberry-Quinn and Ben Rose.

Meet the cast of the Seussical musical! video

THE cast of a brand new play about to hit Heanor are all lined up here to whet your appetite.

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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Derby College Field Road site

Redundancy fears at college

COLLEGE staff in Ilkeston and Morley have been left fearing for their future after being offered voluntary redundancy, it has been revealed this week.

NEAABE120509b1, Marie Curie launch their blooming great tea party campaign at Mad Hatters tea shop, Kimberley. Nygel Stevenson from mad hatters, Janette Martindale community fund raiser Nottinghamshire and Rachael Voss community fund raiser Derbyshire.

Marie Curie tea launch

Marie Curie charity in Kimberley launched the charity’s annual Blooming Great Tea Party campaign at Madhatters cafe in Main Street.

Jubilee mug keepsake for Langley Mill pupils

EVERY child attending a Langley Mill or Aldercar primary school is to receive a special commemorative Jubilee mug to celebrate the Queen’s 60th year on the throne.

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Sally Army’s Jubilee tea

THE SALVATION Army in Somercotes is holding a free Jubilee Tea on Saturday June 2 in the Corps Hall on Sleetmoor Lane from 3pm to 5pm.

Help fight against scammers with ‘Scamnesty’

CAN you help the fight-back against fake lotteries, get-rich-quick schemes and deceptive prize draw offers that drop through your door?

Scouts help out town

SCOUTS in Ilkeston will be rolling up their sleeves this week to help out their community this weekend.

Ilkeston Charity Launch at Extra Care. Laura Annable (Acting Store Manager).

Shop joins national donation drive

A TOWN charity shop has launched a drive for donations to help it raise more cash.

Let us know all your sports news

MAKE sure you tell us what your team, be it football, cricket, darts or swimming - is up to.

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Send us your pictures

IF you have taken photographs while out and about in the area then send them in.

Programme Name: The Diamond Queen - TX: 06/02/2012 - Episode: The Diamond Queen (No. 1) - Embargoed for publication until: n/a - Picture Shows: Wales The Queen - (C) BBC - Photographer: Sally Norris

Your pennies are flooding in for our Jam Jar Appeal

THE TOTAL in our Jubilee Jam Jars Appeal stands at an impressive £200 this week.

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Former mayor to boycott council

As the outgoing Mayor of Eastwood handed his chains over this week, he called for the council to ’disband’ and refused to attend another meeting until councillors ‘sorted themselves out’.

ndet 99119 Alfreton Woodbridge School Academy Meeting. L-R, Mandy Oldknow, Justin Marsh, Cheryl Kellett, Kirsteen Moss, Allison Siddall, Nigel Mills MP, Mark Skelton.

School to be an Academy

STAFF and governors at an Alfreton junior school are up in arms after they were told the school must become an academy to tackle ‘unacceptably low’ results.

Arrests made after Somercotes fires

Two people have been arrested following two fires in Somercotes.

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Can you solve the Mystery?

DID you guess last week’s Mystery Picture?

Party Queens for tenth birthday

TO CELEBRATE the tenth anniversary of Alfreton Party in the Park the committee are trying to contact and reunite the past ten Party Queens to take part in this year’s proccesion.

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