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The end of the Thursday market?
A DECISION will be made today about the future of Ashbourne's Thursday market. In a draft report to Derbyshire Dales District Council's overview and scrutiny committee, officers recommend closing the
Community Forum details announced
A COMMUNITY forum hosted by Derbyshire Dales District Council is to be held at Parwich. District councillors, officers and representatives from organisations such as Derbyshire Police and Derbyshire
Ashbourne's market stalls stolen
ASHBOURNE'S Thursday market traders have had to sell their products from the cobbles this morning, after all their stalls were stolen in the early hours of the morning. Police are appealing for
Clock is ticking for toilet closure
CONTROVERSIAL toilets in Mayfield Road are set to close. Attempts by Ashbourne Town Council to pull together a rescue package before the deadline of Wednesday, February 1, were unsuccessful, it was
Shrovetide luncheon ticket collection details
SHROVETIDE luncheon tickets will be available for collection next week, the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Committee has announced. Committee secretary Mick Betteridge has asked anyone who successfully
Massive wasp nest found in bungalow
THIS enormous wasp nest was found in an attic in Thorpe and its owners, a popular construction firm, are offering it to local schools for research. The natural phenomenon, which caused quite a stir at
End of the road for car dealership
A PROMINENT town business is to close as bosses at Vauxhall dealer network Pentagon decide to put the brakes on their long-established Ashbourne branch. Closure of the Derby Road forecourt, showroom
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Spring is in the air (in January)
IT MIGHT be mid January, we might have been de-icing our cars for the last few days but, according to nature, spring is in the air. Snowdrops are blooming, spring bulbs are shooting up, catkins are
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Could sprinklers cut house fire fatalities?
A CLEAR but very poignant message was often repeated during Derbyshire Fire and Rescue's Domestic Sprinkler Seminar last week, at the posh B2Net Stadium in Chesterfield: Nobody has ever died in a fire
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Urgent call for Shrovetide Marshals
"VITAL" volunteers are needed by Ashbourne's Royal Shrovetide Committee to make sure this year's game can go ahead. A call for new recruits to the team of marshals for Shrovetide has gone out from the
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Ceramic ball will raise cash for Shrovetide
A PRICELESS one-off Shrovetide ball, crafted in ceramic, and handpainted to commemorate this year's biggest national events, could be won as part of a fundraising raffle. The commemorative life-sized
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Tourist information changes begin
CONTROVERSIAL plans to replace Ashbourne's Tourist Information Offices with information points in shops are starting to come to fruition. The first of the Derbyshire Dales District Council's
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Sports clubs benefit from grant
A STRING of Ashbourne sports groups have been treated to slices of a £67,500 fund to help them continue to provide facilities for people in the town. Derbyshire County Council have started sharing out
Sam handed award by F1 ace
ASHBOURNE racer Sam Randon was presented with his prize for the 2011 season by Britain's latest Formula One superstar, Paul Di Resta, at a star-studded Autosport International Racing Car Show at the
Hughes claims top Tae Kwon Doe award
ASHBOURNE Tae Kwan-Do Club's Rhys Hughes was named student of the year as a series of awards were handed out to various levels of the club. The 16-year-old has been training for almost eight years and
Ashbourne get one over on NLD Vase opponents
ASHBOURNE'S final game of 2011 saw them comfortably beat Nottingham Moderns in an ideal dress rehersal for next month's NLD Vase semi-final. After a hurried warm-up, Mark Maznenko led his men out, but
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- End of the road for car dealership
- Massive wasp nest found in bungalow
- Ashbourne's market stalls stolen
- The end of the Thursday market?
- Clock is ticking for toilet closure
- Could sprinklers cut house fire fatalities?
- Free first-aid training for 400
- First harp business launched in Derbyshire
- Cheese factory plans refused
- Urgent call for Shrovetide Marshals
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Policeman arrested in hacking probe
A serving police officer and three men have been arrested over payments to police officers in the phone hacking inquiry.
