Tourism News & Updates
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....
- 6th September 2013
Following the success of Heanor's Parking Payback Scheme, Ripley Traders are now launching their own scheme in an attempt to bring back footfall into Ripley Town Centre
- 8th August 2013
Have you seen the latest edition to the landscape of Langley Mill? The area is really seeing lots of development, and now has a beautiful wrought iron sign marking the start of 'Pottery Lane'
- 25th July 2013
The music and festivals continue in Heanor and Ripley with the fantastic Rock n Blues Old School Weekend, also known as the Pentrich Festival. If you're going, this bog is for you...
- 15th July 2013
Just in time for the great weather, Heanor's paddling pool is set to reopen for little feet this week
- 11th July 2013
Shipley Park is about to get even better, as the council starts work on a £34,000 improvement to the adventure playground.
It seems everybody has a view about the proposed new Morrisons in Ripley, with some for, and others against the plans. If you want to find out more of the details and have your say on the issue, make sure you go along to one of these public exhibitions next week...
Business owners from Ripley met tonight to raise their concerns and discuss the way forward to bring life back into the town. Find out more about what happened and the outcomes in our latest blog...
- 28th May 2013
High Streets up and down the country are about to go mad for Buy Local Week, and Heanor and Ripley are joining in big style! Find out what's going on and how you can get involved...
The Open Houses initiative has taken off in Belper and brings many visitors into the town every year over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Now the organisers would like to make contact with anyone who might be interested in starting off a similar idea in Heanor.