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Students are heroes at road traffic crash
QUICK-THINKING students have been hailed as heroes after taking charge at a road traffic collision.
Peak tourist board welcomes camping guide
Camping and caravanning continue to be popular options as tourists carry on choosing cost-effective holidays and they have plenty of scope in the Peak District thanks to an informative new guide.
Top role for Nigel
A SENIOR director with Royal Mail Group has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.
Public meeting on services
A PUBLIC meeting will discuss the future of maternity services when Darley Dale and Buxton birth centres close.
Women’s services get Royal overhaul
MAJOR improvements to two vital women’s services are planned at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
Sport
B2net to host charity match
A fly past by a Dakota aeroplane will add a touch of retro glamour when Chesterfield FC stages a charity game later this month.
Tom strikes into Hall of Fame
The majority of sports fans know that Roger Bannister was the first man on the planet to run a mile in under four minutes.
£60k to be spent on Arena upgrade
ALFRETON Town have unveiled plans for several improvements to the Impact Arena, the majority of which will be undertaken throughout the early part of the summer.
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Rail Ale returns video
Barrow Hill Roundhouse hosts its annual beer festival this weekend 19th and 19th May. Rail Ale is now in it’s 11th year and boasts to be the biggest and best yet.
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Lifestyle
Looking chic on a tight budget
We all want our homes to look wonderful but tight budgets can put costly furnishings and luxury homeware out of reach.
Singer Judy gets entertainment off to a T
Singer Judy Dunlop got sessions of entertainment and afternoon tea off to a great start at a Chesterfield cafe.
Eight-second decision
It takes potential buyers no more than eight seconds to decide whether or not they like a house, so ensuring your property has instant kerb appeal can be a deal maker or breaker.
Make sense of solar energy
You may think that solar panels are a big expense and so not for you, but if you’re planning to stay in your home for a long time, installing them can make sense financially as well as being beneficial to the environment.
Merry location to dine out - even for pooches
POPPING our heads around a pub door in muddy walking boots with an equally muddy dog asking if we’re welcome is a common occurrence for me and the other half.
Community
Crowd gets behind farce - by hook or by crook!
THEY love their farces in Derbyshire, the dafter the better and a dash of naughtiness really is the icing on the cake.
Club members to the rescue
Club members’ fund-raising efforts have resulted in a boost for a vital rescue service based in the Peak District.
Opera group celebrates 40th birthday
SEASONED singers in Dronfield Light Opera group are about to mark their group’s ruby anniversary with a show called ‘Celebration!’
Rotarians’ fundraising helps good causes around world
Rotarians have been congratulated for their fundraising efforts which will support good causes at home and abroad.
Note of support
Musicians at Lady Manners School, Bakewell, received a cheque towards the purchase of new music stands from county councillor, Mrs Judith Twigg, at a concert.
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Weather for Chesterfield
Saturday 19 May 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 5 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 6 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
