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  • Indie Tracks 2011

    9 - 31 July, Midland Railway Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire Indie Tracks is back for 2011 at the Midland Railway Centre at Ripley. Bands include; Edwyn Collins / The Hidden Cameras / Crystal Stilts / JonnyJeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard / Herman DüneSubur...
  • RBCS 2011 at pentrich

    The Rock and Blues show at Coney Grey Showground in Pentrich will not be at full spec this year, but will return in it's entirety in 2012, according to the shows organisers. Only 1000 tickets will be available.  ...
  • Mychoone Music Festival

    MyChoone 2011 August 26th 27th 28th Lineup now confirmed, bands including Reef, Dodgy, Toploader, The Bluetones, Chris Helme, Sam Beeton, Republica, The Cheeky Girls & The Petebox, plus others, see the mychoone festival website for full details h...
  • Ripley Music Festival

    More details on the Ripley Music Festival coming soon as I can't access the myspace account from work :)...
  • Charity Concert at Marehay Welfare

    On Sunday May 21st there is a free charity concert at Marehay Miners Welfare on Derby Road, Marehay, Ripley from 1pm to 6pm. As well as the music, there will be stalls and a burger van....
  • Duffield Clinch Group Top Spot For Home Advantage In PSL Semis

    A sensational season-ending performance by former champions Benz-Bavarian Duffield in the tenth and final round of the Premier Squash League (PSL) earned the Derbyshire club top place in the Group A tables – as well as the advantage of a home tie in nex...
  • Super fast Broadband coming to Ripley and Alfreton

    A further 41 market towns have been announced today(12/01/2011) to receive access to BT's next-generation fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband service which will deliver broadband speeds of up to 40Mbps from Spring 2012. This will enable a further 300,000 homes...
  • Six jailed after county's biggest cannabis bust

    SIX men have been jailed for working at what police say is the biggest cannabis factory to be discovered in Derbyshire. The Vietnamese men were locked up for a total of nine-and-a-half years after being found at the industrial premises in Ripley with 3,8...
  • Alfreton firm is fastest growing in the country

    AN online phone retailer which began life in a former butcher's shop has been named as one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK.Derby County shirt sponsor, BuyMobilePhones.net, which is based at Alfreton, is top in the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Trac...
  • Alfreton firm gets award for super light tent

    Alfreton company Terra Nova has won an award for producing one of the world's lightest tents. Terra Nova Equipment makes "super-light" backpacking and mountaineering gear and has been presented with an innovation award by the Outdoor Writers and Photogra...
  • Ripley Sea Fish Restaurant opens

    A new restaurant and takeaway has opened following a major redevelopment of the old Horse and Jockey pub on Cromford Road Ripley. It's now called the Sea Fish Restaurant and is owned by Andrea and Panny. I spoke to Panny and Andrea briefly on Saturday mo...
  • Nick Matthew wins two commonwealth golds

    What a pity I didn't see the actual final on telly as you can't record the red button on freesat. But at least I did see the the two men's and one of the womens semi's, on my missis big TV :) Amazing picture and that was in standard def, brill squash a...
  • Premier League Squash at Duffield

    Duffield Squash Club Premier Squash League 2010 - 2011 Preparations are well on the way for the start of the new season. Duffield Squash club is again the place to be to see World Class Squash being played on our doorstep. The level of squash to be see...
  • Marehay Show - Sat 4th Sept, 12 noon

    Marehay Show is all set again this year for Saturday 4th September. The event will take place at The Kestrel Inn, Upper Marehay Road and Marehay Chapel, Warmwells Lane, from 12 noon to 5pm. The show will raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Associati...
  • Tai Chi Beginners Class at Ripley Leisure Centre

    New Tai Chi classes are running at Ripley Leisure Centre Tuesday & Thursday Evenings 7:00-8:15pm throughout the year. All are welcome. The cost is £5 per session attended. You can contact the Instructor Neil Bradley on 01773 745599 or visit ...
  • Rock and Blues Custom Show back again

    The 26th RBCS Rock and Blues Custom Show returns to the two stage 15 acre Coney Grey Showground near Pentrich from Thursday the 29th July to Sunday August 1st. This is one of Europe's best biker and music festivals. Appearing over the weekend include; ...
  • Thorntons Redundancies

    DERBYSHIRE chocolate retailer Thorntons is set to axe 35 staff from its head office in Somercotes. The jobs will go in the wake of a review of its operations carried out during the last few weeks. Staff affected are expected to be made redundant during th...
  • Relay For Life Swanwick 2010

    14th August 2010 - 10am – 24 HoursSwanwick Hall School Grounds£58,000 raised towards Cancer Research UK so far!Relay For Life Swanwick 2010 takes place on the 14th August 2010.We invite members of the public to attend the event, where they willfind a s...
  • Ripley Music Festival 2010

    The Ripley music festival 2010 starts July 10th. Get the latest updates at www.myspace.com/ripleymusicfestival    Upcoming Shows   10 Jul 2010 12:00 TBC Ripley 11 Jul 2010 5:30 ...
  • New Tai Chi Beginners Class at Ripley Leisure Centre

    A new Tai Chi class is starting at Ripley Leisure Centre from the 1st of July on a Thursday Evenings. Tai Chi is a system of rounded, flowing movements which help to create balance and improve health. It has been practised for many hundreds of years befo...