Parents and Child News & Updates
Stuck for a present, no idea what to get your Dad for Father's Day? We round up some of the best ideas and inspiration for perfect gifts for your Dad this weekend, all available to buy locally in Heanor and Ripley.
- 3rd June 2013
Schools across Heanor and Ripley are reporting an increase in cases of head lice; do you know what to look for and how to treat them?
Following the serious outbreak of measles in South Wales, Derbyshire County Council are urging all local parents to get their children vaccinated against this potentially deadly disease.
- 22nd May 2013
Ripley's Lons Infant School are celebrating after a successful outcome in a recent government inspection.
- 12th February 2013
It's the school holidays again and many of us have already started planning loads of activities to keep our kids entertained throughout next week.
To help you with this, we've got a full round up of Half Term Activities across our area so you can work out what to do and where to go around Heanor and Ripley this February...
- 3rd February 2013
Ripley Reckoning is an initiative which is working towards the rejuvenation of Ripley, organisers want to give us all a voice in the future of our town.
- 5th December 2012
This week we've been really proud to launch the first ever Heanor Indie Christmas Crawl - a fantastic fun competition for people of all ages which aims to get people into the local shops up and down our local High Street.
Find out how to enter here...
- 30th November 2012
Find out what you can buy at Heanor Market this week...
- 29th November 2012
James Bond, vampires and mythical fairy-tale creatures are loose in Ilkeston this week, as we bring you a round up of all the films showing at our local cinema this week and the times that you can see them....
- 23rd November 2012
Sending lots of Christmas Cards through the post this year? With the rises in the cost of stamps keeping in touch at Christmas is more expensive than ever, but there is hope for people on low incomes...