- Quest for love costs singles £3.4bn
- Mone in threat to leave Scotland
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Bill actor Colin Tarrant dies at 59
- Ex-Army chief in Falklands warning
- MP urges easing of smacking laws
- 'Fewer and better' immigrants plan
- Poisoning fears over hip implants
- Call for action over executive pay
- Fan quizzed over 'racist' gesture
- Action urged on political funding
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Shot Gurkha 'born leader of men'
- Team handshakes axed amid race row
- Frank Skinner to be a father at 55
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Karzai thanks Britain for sacrifice
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Big freeze fails to materialise
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News
Council tax hike is to keep pool afloat
A TOWN council says a hike in its annual tax bill is simply a matter of covering the costs of the local swimming pool.
Leaves a legacy
Green fingered Derbyshire residents have been working together to reinstate an ancient woodland.
Drama promotes recycling
School children will soon learn the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling rubbish through the medium of drama.
Recycling is not a waste of time
Have you ever wondered what happens to the newspapers and magazines that you recycle at the kerb side or your local recycling bank?
Generous people bail out business
GENEROUS business owners have stepped in to help a struggling shopkeeper in Matlock.
Sport
Young cyclists do their schools proud
YOUNG Dales cyclists were out in force at the weekend for the British Schools Cycling Association Cyclo Cross event at Thornbridge on Sunday.
Under 19s are off on their travels for league encounter
MATLOCK Town are set to continue their North Midlands League Under 19s season when they take on Retford United this week.
Lifestyle
Acoustic take on Zep songs
Acoustic Zeppelin, featuring vocalist Steven Gale of Fred Zeppelin and guitarist Russ Saxton of Sack Sabbath, bring their unplugged show back to Kimberley’s Queen’s Head on Thursday, February 9.
Make money letting your spare rooms
A growing number of British homeowners are renting out spare bedrooms on a nightly basis to help cover mortgage repayments and other running costs, data from global homestay website Crashpadder.com shows.
Phil’s tips for leaving home
Builder Taylor Wimpey has joined forces with property guru and TV favourite Phil Spencer to produce the ultimate guide for those buying their first home.
Setting sail for a classic adventure
The critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of Swallows And Amazons, a new musical play by Helen Edmundson with songs by Neil Hannon, will come to the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, from February 7 –11 February.
Community
Netball team shot from the 1950s
Charles White Secondary School’s netball team were celebrating a successful year in 1957.
Matlock in the Victorian days
This old photograph was taken almost a 150 years ago and shows Matlock town looking very different to how we see it today.
Rule Britannia for Bonsall ladies
Bonsall ladies stand proud amidst a flurry of bunting and Union Jack’s to celebrate Queen Elizabeth taking to the throne in 1952.
Our purse is not bottomless
I’d like to clear-up the confusion around the road repairs needed at the roundabout on the A619 Baslow (Matlock Mercury, January 12, 2012, ‘Pothole has still to be fixed’)
Thief is just despicable
It isn’t very often that I feel compelled to write to the Press but, after reading the story about the despicable person who stole the fake fur coat from the MIND Charity Shop, I decided to put pen to paper.
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Weather for Matlock
Sunday 29 January 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: -2 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 6 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -2 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: East
