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EMAS are fined £3.5m for missing key targets
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has been fined £3.5 million after failing to meet response time targets for a third consecutive year.
Last chance to support hospice
Time is running out for people in the Dales to take advantage of a discounted will scheme and support Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People.
Gallery invites you to party to celebrate six month mark
An art gallery is holding a party to celebrate six months of being open.
Fifteen charged after ‘large-scale’ drugs investigation
Fifteen people have been charged with 43 offences as part of a large-scale drugs investigation.
Fifteen people charged as part of drugs investigation
Fifteen people have been charged with 43 offences as part of a large-scale drugs investigation by Derbyshire police.
Unprovoked attack
A man who launched an unprovoked attack on a stranger in Buxton has been given a community order.
Sport
New deal for Franklin at Reds
ALFRETON Town manager Nicky Law has received another huge boost to his plans for the 2013/14 season with highly-rated left-back Connor Franklin penning a new one-year contract to stay with the Reds.
Buxton FC in volunteer appeal
Buxton FC is asking supporters to lend a helping hand to get the Silverlands ready for the new season.
Bid to bring Sunday league football back to Buxton
Sunday league football could soon be returning to Buxton and the High Peak.
Harpur’s hot-shots claim county title
Harpur Hill Primary School’s netball team has been crowned Derbyshire champions.
Darley Moor double for Peak rider
High Peak rider Chris Moore recorded a double victory in the combined lightweight and classic races at Darley Moor Motorcycle Road Race Club on Bank Holiday Monday.
Riders tackle Buxton Mountain Time Trial - VIDEO video
Bank Holiday Monday saw the running of the Buxton Mountain Time Trial, organised by Buxton Cycling Club.
Lifestyle
Property demand hits three year high
Demand for property in the East Midlands rose to its highest level in over three years during April, as the government’s announcement on the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme began to make an impact on the housing market, says the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) residential market survey.
Fundraiser in aid of music festival
A fundraising event is to be held on Saturday, May 25, at The Holly Bush in Marehay, in aid of this year’s Ripley Music Festival.
It’s the real deal for stand-up fans
Just The Tonic’s Nottingham club - The Forum - hosts a Real Deal Comedy Jam on Friday, May 24.
Get the plug out and land a grand! video
Musicians are being urged to get stripped and pull the plug on their amps for a new competition that could land them a grand.
Community
VIDEO: Dangerous chimney in Buxton video
Firefighters were called to a dangerous chimney in Buxton’s Spring Gardens on Friday afternoon.
Thank you for your kindness
I would just like to thank the gentleman and little girl who have just knocked on my door returning my wallet which they found outside Darley Dale chip shop.
The view through your lens
Summer seems to be taking it’s time getting here, but if you think it’s cold now, remember what it was like a few months back!
My opinion by Mercury reader Gemma Richmond: Don’t take your hard-won rights for granted
This week I’m afraid I’m going to get all serious and political. Sorry.
Maintain concession to common sense
The letters in last week’s Mercury concerning the imminent District Council consultation about car parking charges rightly focus on some of the anomalies currently seen in our car parks and local streets and the implications of the proposed charge for residents’ parking permits.
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Saturday 25 May 2013
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