News
Mountain rescue team called to Kinder Scout
Mountain rescuers were called into action a walker fell 20-feet off a track in the Blackden Brook area near to the Northern edge of Kinder Scout.
Prevention is the name of the game for Hope police
Following a series of burglaries in the Hope Valley area, officers are taking to the road to combat crime in the peaks.
Y Not line-up announced
Joining The Cribs, The Horrors, The Darkness, The Enemy, Ash and the Mystery Jets and many many more are: Deaf Havana, sMe, Chapel Club, Temples, The Temperance Movement, Nightworks, Maybeshewill and Chloe Howl.
DERBYSHIRE: Latest travel updates
A610 Derbyshire - Traffic light failure on A610 Market Place in Codnor at the Alfreton Road junction. Expect delays. Approach with care.
Derbyshire Dales sporting hero bounces back
Sporting hero John Thompson was in a hospital bed when told last autumn that he had won a top Derbyshire Dales award.
Ashover residents go potty over revamp
One of the most popular buildings in the village of Ashover is to be given a major makeover – to the great relief of visitors, delivery drivers and locals who rely on its special assets.
Sport
SLIDESHOW: Butterley Utd v Ashover video
These action shots are from the DCCL Division 7N game between Butterley Utd and Ashover.
Struan claims debut win for Hillspeed Racing
Hillspeed Racing’s Struan Moore claimed his first ever single-seater victory as he won round eight of the BRDC Formula 4 Championship at Snetterton 300 Circuit on Sunday.
Lady Captain’s Day sees Abigail take main honour
The Lady Captain’s Day has been held at Matlock Golf Club with 34 competitors taking part.
Video
SLIDESHOW: Butterley Utd v Ashover video
These action shots are from the DCCL Division 7N game between Butterley Utd and Ashover.
Lifestyle
Much-loved book takes to the stage
The Original Theatre Company and Birdsong Productions Ltd will be performing a touring production of Birdsong at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from June 17-22.
Head off on a bug hunt around town
Matlock Town Council is inviting you to share a Saturday Unplugged event on a nature walk and Bug Hunt this weekend in Hall Leys Park and Denefields, Matlock.
Greaves plays at The Queen’s Head
Mike Greaves is playing at The Queen’s Head on Chesterfield Road, Belper, on Saturday, June 22.
Floral displays at Heage Windmill
Heage Windmill will be be-decked with flowers during the weekend of June 22-23, from 11am-4pm.
Why the vintage looks is so right now
If you’re secretly yearning to give your home a charming new look, it’s time to hark back to the past.
Shedding Skin at Derby Theatre
The play Shedding Skin, by Paul Davies, is to be performed at Derby Theatre on June 21-22.
Community
High Peak Mayor competes in 17th Peaks and Dales Run
Mayor of the High Peak, Councillor Tony Kemp took part in the 17th Peaks and Dales Run, organised by the Hare and Hounds Classic Vehicle Club, on Sunday, June 16th, in his 1963 Humber Sceptre.
1st Buxton Rangers run Race for Life
1st Buxton Rangers, Rachael Millwood, Lucy Kelly, Amy Beresford, Rebecca Fisher, Lucy Evans and their leader Lesley Crowther, took part in the 5k Race for Life on Sunday, June 16th, in Chesterfield to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
DERBYSHIRE: Reporter urges cyclists to join charity challenge
Derbyshire Times’ Jon Cooper is leading by example as he takes on the newspaper’s and Pelican’s Flagg cycle challenge for Ashgate Hospice.
Riding bicycles and being nice is not enough
May I put through your columns the question which the speaker did not answer at her talk in Wirksworth on June 5th concerning the future of farming.
Please party for Parkinson’s I would like to invi
I would like to invite people in the Midlands to indulge in one of our favourite pastimes – having a cuppa – by hosting a tea Party for Parkinson’s.
Thank you for your support
The Grand Evening of Music held on the 8th June at St Mary’s Church Wirksworth in aid of The Nightingale Macmillan Unit and The Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance was a truly amazing evening of music with Tideswell Male Voice Choir and Fretwirk (Classical Guitar Duo).
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Weather for Matlock
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 12 C to 23 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 12 C to 17 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: East
