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VIDEO: Classic motorbike weekend at Crich
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Belper sides are in the top two after good start
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Nightingale sings at Theatre Royal
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Marlin swimmers of all ages do their club proud
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Archery club holds its annual ‘have-a-go event’ on G...
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Awards night rounds off
a successful campaign
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VIDEO: Derbyshire Food and Drink Fair
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VIDEO: Classic motorbike weekend at Crich video
Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire has staged its first-ever Classic Motorbike and Scooter Weekend.
VIDEO: Reports of Belper beast as show prepares to go on stage video
More than 5,000 people will have enjoyed Belper Arts Festival by the time its programme of events draws to a close, organisers are predicting.
Road closure to continue for 12 days
Bridge Street will remain closed in the evenings for up to 12 days while works take place.
Belper bands travel to Bearded Theory
Belper band BB Blackdog were among the highlights at the Bearded Theory festival at the weekend.
Games to begin in memory of Belper woman
An It’s a Knockout-style event set up to raise funds for a Belper woman who suffered from a rare disease will return this summer.
Sport
First loss of season for Alfreton
Alfreton CC suffered their first defeat of the season at the weekend in the DCCL Division One as home side Ilkeston Rutland came out as the victors by six wickets.
Belper sides are in the top two after good start
Second-placed Belper Meadows 1sts completed a four-wicket victory over Staveley Welfare on Saturday in Division 6N of the Derbyshire County Cricket League, while leaders Belper Amateurs drew their game at Clowne Town.
Fifty horses to follow -- as the countdown to the Epsom Derby Festival and Royal Ascot begins
The new Flat season is well and truly in full swing. And two of the highlights of the year -- the Epsom Derby Festival (May 31 and June 1) and Royal Ascot (June 18-22) -- are just around the corner.
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Action from Saturday’s cricket games video
Here is a selection of photos taken by our photographers at some of last weekend’s Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire County Cricket matches.
Anniversary game at Stainsby Hall
Stainsby Hall CC host a Derbyshire CCC XI tonight (Wednesday) in a match that is part of the Smalley-based club’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
Bowls club to host annual doubles event
Belper Meadows Bowls Club will holds its annual Spring Bank Holiday Doubles Competition on Monday, May 27, from 9.30am.
Lifestyle
Bands galore at the Victoria Inn
The Victoria Inn in Derby is the setting on Friday, May 24, for a gig by The Vibrators, Apocalypse Babies and The Atoms.
Triple bill of comedians
Jongleurs in Nottingham will feature stand-up sets by three leading acts on both Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25.
Dot To Dot at Rock City
Rock City in Nottingham welcomes The Summer Set on Friday, May 24, plus Action Item and Natives.
Four more bands are set to play The Venue
The Venue in Derby plays host to four more acts on Thursday, May 23, as part of its ongoing series of RadarLove gigs.
Nightingale sings at Theatre Royal
An acclaimed new musical celebrating scandal and showbiz will be at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, from Thursday, May 23 to Saturday, May 25 as part of a 12-week UK tour.
All Creatures duo team up for Mellor comedy
Lynda Bellingham and Christopher Timothy are to star in Kay Mellor’s comedy A Passionate Woman, to be performed at Derby’s Assembly Rooms from October 14-19.
Community
Whooper swans drop in
Reader Melvin Harvey took this photograph of no less than 81 whooper swans at Mapperley Reservoir in Shipley Country Park earlier this year.
Ripley-born ‘bouncing bomb’ inventor played vital role
This week The Ripley & Heanor News joins the country in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the celebrated Dambusters raid, one of the most daring operations carried out by the RAF during World War II.
Homes bid refused as protest sounds
Klaxons, wailing swanee whistles, drums and chants of protest were heard as Amber Valley council’s planning board refused a bid to build 79 houses in Codnor.
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VIDEO: Trip down Memory Lane video
Here are some of the latest pictures of times gone by in the area.
Duffield’s own war horses
As war broke out on the Western Front, horses were commandeered from farms, liveries, hunt stables and private ownership to serve on the front line.
Pinxton play vandals
Police are appealing for information after a swing was damaged at a play area in Pinxton.
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Weather for Belper
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 4 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Light showers
Temperature: 4 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: North west
