Latest Articles
- 20th December 2013
Local police have been given new powers to tackle groups of people causing a nuisance in Heanor, including the power to take youths under 16 home if they are out and causing problems after 9pm. Read more here...
- 12th December 2013
Amber Valley Borough Council will once again be providing free parking, in all of its pay and display car parks in the week before Christmas.
- 10th December 2013
A new police officer will be patrolling the streets of Heage, Nether Heage and Ambergate.
- 29th November 2013
Have you heard about Jen Lowthrop, from Langley Mill? She's won a national competition and is now travelling around Africa blogging about her experiences.
- 28th November 2013
Police in Ripley are stepping out in a seasonal campaign to shelve retail related crime in the town centre.
- 27th November 2013
We've already seen the first Christmas lights starting to go up in homes around Heanor and Ripley, which tells us its time for our annual round up of the last posting dates for delivery of parcels and cards before Christmas.
2014 will mark exactly 100 years since the start of the First World War. Please read this open letter to all local businesses from the Chairman of the Ripley branch of the Royal British Legion and get in touch if you can help in any way....
Small businesses in Derbyshire can now bid for grants of up to £75,000 as part of a £3m drive to help firms develop and grow.
- 22nd November 2013
If you've been broken into or had any of your property stolen in the last few months, now is your chance to see if you can get your stuff back. Derbyshire Police have just released pictures of a large number of items they think have been stolen from within the Amber Valley - are any of them yours?
- 21st November 2013
Want to drop a dress size for Christmas and still have fun? Join the Aldercar ladies Netball group and enjoy extra Christmas pud!