- Welch claims the Big Brother spoils
- Homeowners 'pay less than tenants'
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Three held after bank occupied
- Police probe Ferdinand package
- Government record on racism slammed
- NHS faces 'peril' if plans derail
- Welfare protesters plan occupation
- Man killed in 'road rage' attack
- Two charged over decapitated body
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
- Farmer jailed over rotting animals
- Burglary victim died of injuries
- Police perjury retrial 'unlikely'
- Face of man who helped escapee
- Have-a-go pensioner 'whacks' raider
- 350 steel redundancies 'disastrous'
- Crimewatch leads on jail van escape
- Britain braced for cold weather
- Father slams Winehouse catwalk show
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Singalong is a great hit
MUSICIANS were on-song to help boost funds for a young boy who hoping to take his first unaided steps.
High costs of unused drugs
MEDICAL experts and chemists are urging patients to help bring a stop to the hundreds of thousands of pounds wasted every year in Derbyshire on unused medicines.
Water team to strive for the summit
Nine employees from Severn Trent Water will set-off for Africa in March on a dual mission - to help WaterAid transform lives and to conquer the world’s highest free-standing mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro.
Apprentice opportunities at Buxton College
As part of National Apprenticeship Week running from February 6 to 10, Buxton College has a packed calendar of open events that highlight opportunities for future apprentices and local employers.
Sport
Under 19s are off on their travels for league encounter
MATLOCK Town are set to continue their North Midlands League Under 19s season when they take on Retford United this week.
Coach: team has a point to prove
MATLOCK RFC 1sts coach Alan Johnson believes his side will have a few points to prove when they embark on their first home game of 2012.
Lifestyle
Builders cut back on home starts
Builders slashed the number of new homes they started in the final quarter of 2011, despite attempts by the Government to help first-time buyers and stimulate the market, a new report shows.
Part-ex on new homes
Builder Wheeldon Bros understands that a number of people will want to move home in 2012.
Hometown gig for BB Blackdog
THE George and Dragon in Belper is the setting for a gig on Saturday, February 4, by BB Blackdog.
Crank up the volume again
AFTER an acoustic January at The Flowerpot in Derby, the popular venue is ready to crank up the volume again on Friday, February 3, for a visit by The Doors Alive.
Bands galore at The Victoria Inn
THE Riverview, Buried By Atlantis, Beg To Differ and The Waves Above Us are the visitors to The Victoria Inn in Derby on Friday, February 3, for a Deafbox Promotions Post-Hardcore Night there.
Community
Matlock in the Victorian days
This old photograph was taken almost a 150 years ago and shows Matlock town looking very different to how we see it today.
Rule Britannia for Bonsall ladies
Bonsall ladies stand proud amidst a flurry of bunting and Union Jack’s to celebrate Queen Elizabeth taking to the throne in 1952.
Jubilee is perfect excuse for a party
For the next six months the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is going to be top of the agenda for most local communities and our towns will be no different.
Counterpoint by Scott Freeman Time is speeding up there is no doubt
I recall, as a child of about eight or nine, pressing my nose against a gift shop window in some Godforsaken seaside town. Among the novelties and faded boxes of toffees behind the yellow cellophane covered window was a small china plate emblazoned ‘A Round Tuit’.
Fantastic fancy dress costumes
whatever these people are celebrating, one thing’s for sure – they certainly haven’t skimped on the outfits.
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Weather for Bakewell
Saturday 28 January 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -1 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: East
