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Police hunt children behind OAP's torment

POLICE in Ashbourne say they are determined to catch two children who have relentlessly tormented an elderly woman in her own home for several months.

Criticism after another killer goes on the run

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THE Prison Service has been criticised by the Prison Officers Association (POA) after a convicted killer was allowed to abscond from HMP Sudbury.

Family who are never brassed off with each other company...

The Carr Family

A TISSINGTON couple have helped make Ashbourne Town Band a real family affair — by playing alongside all four of their children.

Night rescue drama at Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

MOUNTAIN rescue teams have told how they worked through the night and in complete darkness in order to rescue a stranded climber clinging to a rock pinnacle near Ashbourne.

Dozens of drivers caught in crackdown

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NEARLY 70 motorists have issued with warnings and fixed penalty notices following a road safety operation in Brailsford, police have revealed.

OAP grateful for house crash help

Wyaston crash

AN ASHBOURNE pensioner who had to be cut free from a car by firemen after it crashed through the front of a neighbour's home has spoken about her ‘lucky escape'.

Film project to develop youth health services

Corey Hughes and Kathryn Moorcroft

YOUNGSTERS from Ashbourne and surrounding villages are being given the chance to have their say on youth health services in a series of short films.

Camilla triumphs over tragedy to be named top engineer at Cambridge

Camilla Winfield (right) and her grandmother Ruth Pratt

A BRADBOURNE student has overcome adversity to be named the best engineering student at Cambridge University — culminating in a job offer from manufacturing giant Rolls-Royce.

New mini-buses set to serve area

The new mini-buses

TWO new minibuses which will be used to connect residents in rural communities to major market towns, including Ashbourne, have been unveiled.

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Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn

Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn

Oil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far.



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Wales ready to shine - Toshack

Wales ready to shine - Toshack

John Toshack believes his overhaul of the Wales side can bear fruit in the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.

Keane hungry to right wrongs

Keane hungry to right wrongs

Robbie Keane will channel the bitter disappointment of the Republic of Ireland's World Cup exit into the quest for Euro 2012 qualification.

Naismith named in Scotland side

Naismith named in Scotland side

Steven Naismith will start for Scotland in their opening Euro 2012 opener against Lithuania as Craig Levein left James McFadden out of his first competitive line-up.