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'Turning a blind eye' to Shrovetide parking

SHROVETIDE parking restrictions are being relaxed this year, as part of an agreement between parking bosses, police and game organisers to avoid the ticketing “rampage” of last year.

Bring on the snow!

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AFTER watching the people of Ashbourne enjoying the snow, reporter DANIELLE HARRISON decided it was time she learned more about the art of snowboarding — and headed to Swadlincote to give it a try.

Families needed to host Chernobyl children

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FAMILIES from Ashbourne are being asked to come forward and play host to children living with the after-effects of a nuclear disaster.

Help for Haiti

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SCHOOLS in and around Ashbourne have been in full voice to raise funds for the thousands suffering in earthquake-hit Haiti.

Help for Haiti

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SCHOOLS in and around Ashbourne have been in full voice to raise funds for the thousands suffering in earthquake-hit Haiti.

Story behind mystery camels

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ANYONE heading in or out of the town on the A517 might be forgiven for doing a double-take as they see these four enormous camels staring back at them.

Cartoon goes down a radio treat

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ASHBOURNE Radio has bought one of cartoonist Peter Rigbyʼs News Telegraph cartoons, after station bosses admit they “fell about laughing”.

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40-hour airport delay ruins holiday

Sonja is a step closer to her TV dream

Villagers win fight against speeding drivers

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Keeling stands up for postponement

ASHBOURNE Rugby Club coach Andy Keeling has backed the decision to postpone Saturday ʼs game, despite coming under criticism from opponents Lichfield.

Millward grabs a brace for cup win

ASHBOURNE made a welcome return to action after the enforced break due to the bad weather with a quarter- final Derbyshire FA Saturday Cup win over Punjab.

Linnell celebrating Terra Nova's double win

PARWICH pupil Bertie Linnell is celebrating after being part of a cross-country team that picked up two wins at a recent event.

Ashbourne snatch last-gasp Bridgford win

AT THE same time that Derby County were beating Nottingham Forest in the great East Midlands soccer showdown, Ashbourne Rugby Club seconds rubbed further salt in Nottingham wounds by defeating West...

Qegs through to cup quarter-final

QUEEN Elizabethʼs Grammar Schoolʼs U15 rugby squad met Prince Thorpe College in Coventry on Friday, to contest their chances of picking up the Daily Mail RBS Vase.




Daily Web News

Carnival plan shelved

PLANS to resurrect the Ashbourne Carnival have had to be put on the back-burner after Ashbourne Town Council pulled out of supporting a scheme to bring it back this summer.


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Katie Price slams marriage rumours

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Newlywed Katie Price has described reports that her relationship with husband Alex Reid was already on the rocks as a "joke".


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