- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus row
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
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Lifestyle
Surge in the number of home hunters
DESPITE all the talk of doom and gloom, large numbers of people are keen to move home in 2012, according to a leading property website.
People power drives tense ghost story
HAUNTING Julia doesn’t fit the typical Alan Ayckbourn mould. It’s billed as a ghost story, and he usually explores the way people connect with each other, or fail to.
DINING OUT: creative cuisine puts fire in Dragon’s belly
If you are a fan of unusual and creative recipes featured on TV cooking programmes such as ‘Masterchef’, then the Dragons Fold Restaurant could be the place for you.
Help cast to look the part
CHESTERFIELD Operatic Society is looking for someone special to fill a leading role in their next production, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
What's On
Fury’s Tornados blast back with the hits
Lead guitarist Chris Raynor is tuning up for a trip down memory lane when he plays in Chesterfield next week.
Little band, big sound
Little, big band Swingamathing may only be a seven-piece outfit but pack a punch like a full swing band.
Comedic conjuror
Astounding tricks and hilarious gags feature in comedic conjuror Pete Firman’s new show, Jiggery Pokery.
Snapshot of idyllic life from times past
IT’S amazing what can be achieved with half a dozen chairs, nine actors, a platform and some imaginative light and sound.
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Music
Gleeful Scooch go back to the 90s
Chesterfield’s late party bar Back to the Nineties and Boogie Nights is launching a new live music night, with retro acts playing their favourites songs and the tracks that made them big.
Diagrams drawing on life experience
A FOLK-TINGED take on contemporary pop is the latest offering from a top Derbyshire musician.
Win tickets to see guitar ace Joe
Award-winning blues rock star Joe Bonamassa brings his band to the region next month for a show at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena.
TCC spreading the love
Derbyshire power pop rockers Teenage Casket Company are spreading the love by releasing their latest single Without You on Valentine’s Day.
Showbiz
Actress Bonham Carter receives CBE
Helena Bonham Carter has been made a CBE by the Queen to recognise her glittering acting career.
Mendes: Craig real man like Connery
James Bond director Sam Mendes has said Daniel Craig is a "real man" on screen, just like previous 007 Sean Connery.
Kelly reveals horse fall 'fright'
Lorraine Kelly has told how she suffered a "real fright" when she fell from a horse, which then stamped on her leg.
Brits effect boosts Adele sales
Adele's Brit Awards have proved yet another instant sales boost, despite her abrupt exit from the stage.
Corden 'upset' at Adele speech halt
Brit Awards host James Corden revealed he held out as long as possible before cutting short big winner Adele's crowning moment - and said he had actually been told to move in after she said "thank you".
Property
Market still makes millionaires
Despite the slow-moving and mortgage-starved housing market of 2011, the year still produced more property millionaires.
Location is critical for investors
With interest rates at rock-bottom levels possibly until 2016, small investors could be tempted to put their savings into bricks and mortar.
Make money letting your spare rooms
A growing number of British homeowners are renting out spare bedrooms on a nightly basis to help cover mortgage repayments and other running costs, data from global homestay website Crashpadder.com shows.
Phil’s tips for leaving home
Builder Taylor Wimpey has joined forces with property guru and TV favourite Phil Spencer to produce the ultimate guide for those buying their first home.
Motors
Gilder buys Honda franchise
THE GILDER Group has bought the Honda franchise in Chesterfield from the Gordon Lamb Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Weather for Chesterfield
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
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Temperature: 3 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: West
