Matlock Mercury (Matlock, England) back issues from April 2007:
Town slip up at home to play-off rivals.
Apr 02, 2007 ... UniBond Premier Division Matlock Town 0-3 Guiseley MATLOCK Town slipped to defeat at home on Saturday, going down 3-0 to play-off rivals Guiseley. For ...
Tired Town outplayed by in-form Guiseley.
Apr 03, 2007 ... UniBond Premier Division Matlock Town 0-3 Guiseley Saturday's visit of in form Guiseley, unbeaten in March and worthy winners of the UniBond League Team Of The Month award, proved a match too many for a tired looking Matlock side. Playing their fourth game ...
Lions take pole position for title.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Matlock Utd Lions U10 ... ... ... ... ...2 Alfreton Town Wildcats U10 ... ....1 The Lions took a giant leap to wards the championship with a great victory over their rival title contenders. And manager Evans praised his team by giving the man-of-the-match award ...
Ellie collects British skiing titles.
Apr 04, 2007 ... DALES moguls skier Ellie Koyander has ended her 2007 season on a high. The 15-year-old Lady Manners School pupil has just returned from the British Moguls Championships held in Austria last weekend where she took titles of British moguls female champion ...
Guy set for GT debut.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Guy Harrington makes his bow in the British GT Championships this weekend, behind the wheel of the Barwell Motorsports Aston Martin at Cheshire's Oulton Park Circuit. The Alderwasley driver has been very much on the pace during winter testing and will be looking to gain at least ...
Wind gives Panthers a helping hand over Ashover.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Leabrooks Panthers U15 ... ... .....1 Ashover JFC U15 ... ... ... ... ... ... ....0 A VERY blustery wind proved to be the most significant feature of this truly forgettable match. Ashover fielded a much changed team and with the difficult conditions never really ...
Ten tigers give their all against Colts.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Matlock United Tigers U11 ... .....2 Wirksworth Colts U11 ... ... ... ... ...3 Matlock only had ten players and started the first half kicking up the slope and with a strong wind blowing against them. The defensive line of Ashley Billam, Adam Wilson, Jordan ...
Swings and roundabouts.
Apr 04, 2007 ... FIRST the bad news.You've been dropped from the Great Britain world class performance programme - and with it goes your access to Lottery funding - despite meeting your personal performance targets. But the good news is you've landed a contract with a top US team keen to raise ...
Youngsters to set sail for DYS series.
Apr 04, 2007 ... YOUNG sailors from Carsington and Ogston sailing clubs will be among those taking to the water as the 2007 Derbyshire Youth Sailing series gets underway on Saturday. The first of the ten-round series takes place at Trent Valley Sailing Club, near Long Eaton. Sailing ...
Good start to fell championships.
Apr 04, 2007 ... MATLOCK runners returned some excellent results from the first round of the English Junior Fell Racing Championships, held at The Wrekin, near Telford, at the weekend. Jenny Reed was competing in her first under 20 race, which forms part of the senior ladies event, and finished ...
Mad minutes.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Matlock Saints U8 ... ... ... ... .....1 Chesterfield Jnr Blues U8 .....3 Jack Stephenson gave Saints the lead after just four minutes with a measured shot just inside the post. The Blues pushed forward, but found Lewis Gelsthorpe and the excellent Archie ...
It's third time lucky for McConnachie.
Apr 04, 2007 ... ASHOVER'S McConnachie racing team headed to the Croft racing circuit near Darlington for a weekend's action riding a Honda RS125 in the open 400cc racing class. Rider Ben McConnachie, who turned 15 on the Friday, was looking forward to racing against the 250cc and 400cc bikes on ...
Conditions tell.
Apr 04, 2007 ... DERWENT Valley Orienteers contested the first round of the Compass Sport Cup at Grenoside Woods, north of Sheffield, but had to reckon with the weather as well as an interesting course. Horizontal hail, sleet and snow, brought in by unrelenting northerly, gale-force winds were ...
National medals for Dales club's junior fighters.
Apr 04, 2007 ... AFTER an absence of five years the British Wrestling Association English Junior Championship returned to the Dales, and last Saturday a packed Wirksworth Leisure Centre was a fitting stage for 175 determined youngsters to compete for a national title. First on the mat for ...
Only victory will do at Newark.
Apr 04, 2007 ... THAT Midlands Two play-off place is now tantalisingly close for Matlock Rugby Club's first XV. Derby's defeat at Loughborough Students put them out of the equation, but Kettering are still breathing down Matlock's necks after thumping Paviors 66-17 on Saturday. So ...
Tired Town are outplayed by play-off rivals Guiseley.
Apr 04, 2007 ... SATURDAY'S visit of in-form Guiseley proved a match too many for a tired looking Matlock side. Playing their fourth game in a punishing seven days, Matlock could easily have been five goals in arrears at half time instead of just two as they struggled to cope with a bright ...
Clawed back.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Tansley Tigers U11 ... ....4 Old Whittington U11 .....4 With the wind in their favour, Old Whittington went straight on the attack and scored in the very first minute. They were completely on top, quicker to the ball, and out-playing and out-battling a very ...
Another title for Mannerians.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Worksop ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....0 Mannerians ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...42 An emphatic victory against the always tricky side from Worksop swept Mannerians to their second league title in succession. With Boston's challenge petering out at Derby ...
Manners complete a fabulous season by running riot in Derbyshire U18 Cup final.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Lady Manners School ... ... ... ....55 Chellaston School ... ... ... ... ... .....0 Manners ran riot in the final of the Derbyshire Under 18s Schools Cup against Chellaston School, running out winners by eight tries to nil to win the trophy for the eighth year in a row. ...
Cotes in Shield final.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Manor Pharmacy Shield semi-final Cotes Park ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....3 Live and Let Live ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...1 THIS much anticipated semi-final lived up to its billing, with both teams playing fluid football. The deadlock ...
Penalties joy for Elton.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Hutson Cup semi-final Elton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...2 Rowthorne Lane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...2 (Aet. Elton won 4-2 on penalties) A THRILLING encounter at Queens Park saw Elton progress to the final and to grace the turf of ...
Darley Dale sunk as the Ark open up the floodgates.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Division Four Darley Dale Utd ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....0 Ark Tavern ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....5 Winston Churchill once quoted: 'Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm", and while Darley have ...
Ricochet defeats plucky Astros.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Chesterfield Tn Whites U10 ... ...3 Ashover Astros U10 ... ... ... ... ... ...2 ASTROS decided to give all 13 available squad members a game and they all played their part in another encouraging display, and can count themselves very unlucky not to come out of this game with ...
Play-offs just one win away.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Midlands Two East Matlock ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....25 Old Northamptonians ... ....8 MATLOCK'S vice presidents enjoyed a hearty lunch then cheered their team of local lads to a hard-won victory - the first against these committed and skilful visitors whose ...
Curtis takes British title on fine night for Jesters.
Apr 04, 2007 ... ON a night when British titles were at stake, Jesters Gym fighters took their opportunity to impress at Matlock Bath's Pav nightclub on Saturday. Matlock's Odin Conquest showed great composure and confidence, moving around well and peppering Barnsley fighter Kallum Smith with a ...
Fourths still in need of points to stay up.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Baileans fourth XI ... ... ... ... ... ... ....2 Derby Asterdale second XI ... ....2 MATLOCK once more took the game to the visitors from the whistle and good passing in midfield from Katy Allen and Jenny Kennedy created chances before Bod Brassington opened the scoring from ...
Vipers turn table top clash around.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Matlock United Vipers U9 ... ... ...3 Buxton Falcons U9 ... ... ... ... ... .....2 Vipers had to win this table topping clash if they still wanted to be in the league title hunt, but a lacklustre first half saw the Matlock outfit outplayed, and at the break Vipers were 2-0 ...
Gary hits goal No. 300.
Apr 04, 2007 ... HOT-shot Gary Binns reached a footballing milestone with a brace of goals for Laburnum FC on Sunday. That's because the second of those strikes was his 300th goal for the club. Gary, 32, made his debut for Laburnum in 1990, when the club was known as Crabtree FC, and ...
Matt's ready to be a marathon mutt.
Apr 04, 2007 ... IT may be a rrrruff ride for one Birchover resident when he undertakes the London Marathon on behalf of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Simon Clark, 22, is all set to test mind, body and soul in this year's gruelling 26-miler and may even don a furry dog costume to compete in on ...
An Easter tester.
Apr 04, 2007 ... MATLOCK TOWN joint manager Phil Brown reckons Matlock's Easter programme could either ignite or seriously undermine their play off hopes. The Gladiators travel to Leek on Saturday and face Derbyshire rivals Ilkeston Town at the Geoquip Stadium on Monday night, before hosting ...
Pupils enjoy day at sculpture park.
Apr 04, 2007 ... PUPILS from St Joseph's Primary school enjoyed an arty day out at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park last week. Year three pupils soaked up the sights with a variety of weird and wacky installations scattered around 500 acres of 18th century parkland. The park is full of ...
Police appeal for theft information.
Apr 04, 2007 ... POLICE are appealing for information on the theft of two mountain bikes at the weekend. Overnight on Sunday April 1 and Monday Apri 2 morning two high value push bikes were stolen from an address on Woolley Road at Matlock. They were taken along with a cycle rack off ...
Starkholmes raider jailed.
Apr 04, 2007 ... AN ARMED robber driven by "debt and despair" to hold up Starkholmes Post Office was sentenced to five years in jail at Derby Crown Court on Friday. Stephen James Watson, of Staveley, who raided the post office on January 30, admitted a total of five robberies, five charges of ...
Suspected arson attack.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A MOTORHOME was destroyed in a suspected arson attack on Monday night. Two fire crews from Matlock were called to tackle the blaze on Harrison Way, Darley Dale, just before 10pm. The vehicle owners, who are from Bolsover, were using it to tour Derbyshire. ...
Call for more recycling facilities.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A CAR park could quickly become a magnet for fly-tipping if its recycling depot is removed, it is feared. Artist's Corner has hosted the recycling facilities of the Bridge Street car park while work is ongoing at the Sainsbury's development in Cawdor Quarry. But the ...
Woman guilty of [pounds sterling]20,000 benefit fraud.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A WINSTER woman has been sentenced to 240 hours' community service after fraudulently claiming benefits amounting to nearly [pounds sterling]20,000. Chesterfield Magistrates Court heard that Barbara Atkin, of Leacroft Road, had failed to declare an inheritance of [pounds ...
Trust to take over running of old town hall.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A DECISION on Bakewell Town Hall's future has been made after councillors voted to hand over the running to an energetic community trust. The crumbling hall faces a huge bill of upto [pounds sterling]400,000 to modernise and repair and this monumental task is finally being ...
Sisters' bid to cut accidents.
Apr 04, 2007 ... SISTERS who lost their parents in two separate motorbike accidents on Dales roads have joined British Superbike star Leon Haslam to launch Derbyshire Constabulary's annual motorcycle casualty reduction campaign. Melanie and Kerry Smith's father Philip Griffin was travelling at ...
New policy contradicts Darley plans.
Apr 04, 2007 ... CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Darley Maternity Unit say proposed changes to maternity services in north Derbyshire conflict with the latest piece of Government guidance. The Maintain Our Maternity Services (MOMS) group have asked why Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation ...
Chart Sainsbury's work on webcam.
Apr 04, 2007 ... WORK is steaming ahead at the Sainburys site on Cawdor quarry and people now have the opportunity to see for themselves the ongoing work as a webcam has been set up on site. The camera pans across the site giving views of all the ongoing construction work. Birse ...
Hairy moments at Ashover pub.
Apr 04, 2007 ... ASHOVER was awash with shorn locks after Fran Beardsley and friends braved the hairclippers for charity. Fran held a charity head shaving event at the Black Swan pub and has raised over [pounds sterling]2,000 for the Breast Cancer Campaign through various fundraising activities ....
New homes for school birds.
Apr 04, 2007 ... BIRDS of a feather have a comfortable new home at St Joseph's school as pupils put up handmade nesting boxes that they had created. The boxes have pride of place in the school's wildlife garden and pupils hope to attract all manner of local birdlife. Pupils had a hectic ...
Plans thrown out but fight not over.
Apr 04, 2007 ... OVERJOYED Wirksworth residents are celebrating a community victory after an unpopular development plan was thrown out at a planning meeting on Tuesday. They are delighted that plans by Dales Housing Ltd to build seven new properties on the estate have been refused but fear that ...
What will happen to jubilee crown?
Apr 04, 2007 ... UNCERTAINTY hangs over the crowning glory of Matlock town centre. The crown, which forms the centrepiece of the traffic island in Crown Square, is set to be deposed under planned changes to the junction joining Causeway Lane, Bank Road and the A6. Although it is not ...
Easter fun.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Read on for our one-stop Easter round-up. CHILDREN from All Saints Infant School's nursery group took part in a fantastic Easter egg hunt last week. Twelve children collected eggs from in and around the school and gardens. Samantha Clarke, nursery helper, ...
Darley doctor puts pen to paper for arthritis.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A Darley Dale doctor has written a book about arthritis which he hopes will provide vital help and information to the UK's seven million sufferers. Dr Mike Snaith, aged 65, a consultant rheumatologist who works for Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust, has written Your Guide to ...
Boot camp for police dog recruits.
Apr 04, 2007 ... THE new intake are being put through their paces on the fitness circuit and are learning to take orders, but this isn't the army, this is dog training with Derbyshire police. Over the next ten weeks, two German Shepherds - 12-month-old Ice and 18-month-old Blade - will be pushed ...
Sainsbury's webcam address.
Apr 05, 2007 ... If you are struggling to access the Sainsbury's webcam try the address below. ANYONE trying to access the Sainsburys webcam site should note that the hyphen in the web address that appeared in the ...
Thieves ransack football club outbuilding.
Apr 05, 2007 ... Police are searching for offenders who broke into the tea bar at the Geoquip Stadium. The theft, from a wooden hut on the Causeway Lane site, happened some ...
Deadline for comments on the Pav.
Apr 05, 2007 ... MEMBERS of the public who wish to submit comments for the review of a Dales nightspot's licence must do so before Thursday April 12. Police have called for a district council licensing committee to consider closing the Pav in Matlock Bath, stating: "The licensing objectives of ...
Rendell renders Matlock pointless.
Apr 09, 2007 ... UniBond Premier Division Leek Town 1-0 Matlock Town A 69th minute strike from Leek substitute Carl Rendell settled the Easter Saturday derby and extended Matlock's winless league run to three matches. Frustratingly, Matlock appear to have gone off the boil ...
Play-off hopes fading after derby defeat.
Apr 09, 2007 ... UniBond Premier Division Matlock Town 0-1 Ilkeston Town MATLOCK Town's hopes of making the UniBond Premier Division play-offs took another knock with a 1-0 ...
Decision in sight for school supporters.
Apr 10, 2007 ... CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a village school from closure have issue a rallying call ahead of a public meeting on Wednesday April 18. Schools adjudicator June Brown has been appointed to decide on whether Stoney Middleton Primary School should be closed due to falling pupil ...
MP slates hospital bosses.
Apr 11, 2007 ... WEST Derbyshire MP Patrick McLoughlin has labelled Chesterfield Royal Hospital officials the worst he has encountered in 20 years of public office. The tough-talking MP hit out at foundation trust bosses during an adjournment debate in the House of Commons, criticising their ...
New windows for Haddon Hall's 15th Century chapel.
Apr 11, 2007 ... A LOCAL team of craftsmen have been putting their skills to the test and giving part of a historic Dales building a new lease of life. Stonemasons and fixing specialists have replaced the tracery on the north-facing window of the chapel at Haddon Hall - replacing sections of ...
Arts in the Peak appeal for events.
Apr 11, 2007 ... DOES your village hold any arts events during the year? Are you planning any? If so, Arts in the Peak wants to hear from you. The organisation, which promotes arts and artists in the Peak District, is putting together a list of arts and cultural events in 2007 across the area. ...
Police appeal over bike thefts.
Apr 11, 2007 ... OVERNIGHT between Sunday April 1 and April 2 two expensive bicycles were stolen from an address on Woolley Road at Matlock. They were taken, along with a cycle rack, from the owner's vehicle parked on his driveway. The bikes are described as a Trek men's mountain bike, grey in ...
Dales and Peak crime rates fall.
Apr 11, 2007 ... CRIME in the Derbyshire Dales has fallen for the forth year running, according to new figures released for Derbyshire Constabulary B division. The latest yearly crime figures for the division cover both the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales and show that the area also has strong ...
Parental advice in free sessions.
Apr 11, 2007 ... PARENTS and carers of youngsters with special educational needs are being invited to free sessions which will look at help and support available to them. The sessions will look at how children with special educational needs are supported and will also give parents and carers the ...
New home found for 'house tram'.
Apr 11, 2007 ... FIRST it was a tram, then it was a house, now it is set to be a tram again. A 1920 Nottingham tram, which has been a house for the past 70 years, is due to be craned out of its Lincolnshire site and transported 100 miles by road to its new home at Crich Tramway Village in ...
Social enterprise TV spot for pupils.
Apr 11, 2007 ... COMMUNITY spirited youngsters from one Matlock school will have their moment in the limelight when they take to the small screen to promote an enterprising new project. Highfields School in Matlock has been chosen to take part in a Dragons Den-style television show being ...
New season for Wirksworth Heritage Centre.
Apr 11, 2007 ... Wirksworth Heritage Centre has opened for its 23rd season with an unusual exhibition of health equipment. Staffed entirely by volunteers, the centre is working hard to welcome new and returning visitors alike. This year a new exhibit on the top floor will provide a ...
Return of River Ferry.
Apr 11, 2007 ... Derwent Gardens will see the return of the River Ferry later this summer. Named The Derwent, the old River Ferry was a wide timber boat with seats either side and carried as many as 15 passengers. Due to current safety standards, the new ferry cannot replicate the ...
Caribbean-style tasty treats made by pupils.
Apr 11, 2007 ... A FLAVOUR of the Caribbean pervaded Tansley Primary school last week as pupils tried their hand at some Jamaican cookery. The children created a tasty treat of Jamaican patties, mince and rice. It was all part of an ongoing project exploring the culture, food and ...
Making a stand against bullying.
Apr 11, 2007 ... ANTHONY Gell School's year seven drama club have made a stand against bullying in a self-penned play which they presented to the year group. They collected various poems on the subject and used them to create a story about a child who was being bullied, but started to learn how ...