- 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.
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.
Plant sale fund drive
The 1st Horsley, Kilburn Scouts held their biggest fundraiser of the year at the Denby Institute at the weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
4 commentsHelp us to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
HELP us to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by joining our Jam Jar Army.
Services rewarded
Here is a member of the St John Ambulance Service being rewarded for his services.
Alex tests the track!
A STUDENT from Denby competed at the 2012 Olympic stadium in London as part of a test race.
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.
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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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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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.
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.
1 commentSally 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.
Shop joins national donation drive
A TOWN charity shop has launched a drive for donations to help it raise more cash.
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MAKE sure you tell us what your team, be it football, cricket, darts or swimming - is up to.
1 commentSend us your pictures
IF you have taken photographs while out and about in the area then send them in.
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.
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’.
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.
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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Friday 25 May 2012
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