Matlock Mercury (Matlock, England) back issues from May 2007:
Woolly wanderer saved by Peak Village hero.
May 01, 2007 ... PEAK Village security officer, Eric Fisher from Sutton-in-Ashfield has been heralded a hero this week, as he braved the cold waters of the Derwent, to rescue a baby lamb. The lamb had fallen from the river bank, close to the Rowsley shopping centre's car park. The ...
Brave Gladiators promotion bid over.
May 01, 2007 ... UniBond Premier Division Play-off semi-final Witton Albion 4-2 Matlock Town (after extra time) Matlock Town's hopes of progressing to the Nationwide Conference North ...
John holds off elite challenge.
May 02, 2007 ... THE LAND of the Little Grey Rabbit, immortalised by Alison Uttley, was the venue for the Orienteering Event organised by Derwent Valley Orienteers last Sunday. Bow, Coumbs and Littlemoor Woods, given the collective name of Riber Hillside for orienteering purposes, attracted 260 ...
Jack takes title as Panthers impress.
May 02, 2007 ... A TRIO of top Dales kickboxers from the Panthers club headed north last week to pit themselves against some of the best fighters from around the UK. First up at Redcar's Eston Leisure Centre was 15-year-old Jack Clay, of Middleton , competing for the WKA English Junior Pro Am ...
Dales riders are in the YMSA mix.
May 02, 2007 ... DALES riders Jack Thompson and Hannah Styles each had to be content with the runners-up spot in Sunday's second round of the YMSA Trials Championships/ Repsol Beta Trophy at Foxholes. On an excellent course, with its rocky streams and steep banks, a field of 95 riders was tested ...
Wirksworth put Derby to sword.
May 02, 2007 ... Wirksworth Ladies CC 207-5 beat Derby Ladies CC 65 all out by 142 runs DESPITE having to start their first Midlands league match a player down due to hockey commitments, Wirksworth carried on their excellent pre-season form. Opener Lucy Anticliffe had hit a sharp 33 ...
Jim is voted best player.
May 02, 2007 ... IN the inaugural Seniors International between Northern Ireland and England, Darley Dale's Jim McCann was voted the outstanding player of the tournament. The match was hosted by the Irish Association in Belfast. The first day's play took place at the Windsor Club in ...
Phil's got Hung-er for ranking points.
May 02, 2007 ... MATLOCK mountain bike ace Phil Spencer shelved his Turkish travel plans at the last minute, but still headed east in search of crucial UCI ranking points at the weekend. The Subaru Gary Fisher team rider travelled to Budapest to compete in the Hungarian Cup. And it ...
Harmony hit by hair envy.
May 02, 2007 ... JEALOUSY threatens to hamper Matlock's preparations this week for what is arguably the club's most important match of the season this Sunday. Speaking from his luxury yacht in Belgium last week, wealthy club chairman Dave Frost, who is fighting a latest round of tax evasion ...
Record Rainbow.
May 02, 2007 ... MANSFIELD angler Tony Smith has broken Carsington Fishery's rainbow trout record, hauling in a 6lb 120z whopper. Fishing in Shingingford Creek, using a floating line with a team of size 18 Diawl Bachs, Tony was casting towards the trees along the western edge when he felt a very ...
Trio share club time trial spoils.
May 02, 2007 ... LAST week's Matlock Cycling Club time trials saw three different victors with Peter Colledge winning the Ashford 5, Chris Green the Short Hilly and Andy Woolf the club 10. Twenty two riders took part at Ashford, six aged between 12 and 16. On a slow and blustery ...
Not to be for Matlock.
May 02, 2007 ... Midlands Two Play-off Newport ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...20 Matlock ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...5 FOLLOWING their brilliant season, Matlock disappointingly failed in their bid for promotion to Midlands One League. On a bright sunny ...
Luck is not on Ashford's side.
May 02, 2007 ... YDCL Division One SWD 201 all out beat Ashford 117all out by 84 runs HAVING put SWD into bat on a flat track, Ashford saw the visitors get off to a slow start with some tight bowling from Clegg, returning after a year on the sidelines. By halfway SWD were ...
Peach pitches in with a seven-wicket haul to halt Walkley's march.
May 02, 2007 ... YDCL Division Two Bakewell 150-6 beat Walkley 146 all out by four runs BAKEWELL entertained newly promoted Walkley on Saturday with something of a scratch line up due to injury and unavailability. Skipper Roy Peach won the toss, setting the scene for a day ...
Hard slog on first day.
May 02, 2007 ... DCCL Division One Matlock I 221-4 lost to Shipley Hall I 222-1 by nine wickets With the hottest April on record almost in the bag, Matlock travelled to picturesque Shipley Hall in confident mood, but six hours later were already thinking about a long hard ...
Defeat spoils bright outlook.
May 02, 2007 ... DCCL Division Two North Staveley Welfare I 183 all out beat Wirksworth I 164 all out by 19 runs Forget the World Cup: Wirksworth's first league match of the season after three friendly victories, a new square after 158 years, extended ground, optimistic new captain, ...
Watts' effort proves in vain.
May 02, 2007 ... DCCL Division Two North Darley Dale 175 all out lost to Ambergate 178-1 by nine wickets Newly-promoted Darley Dale travelled the short distance up the A6 to Ambergate for their first fixture of the new campaign. With skipper Gareth Johnson ...
Generation game.
May 02, 2007 ... DCCL Division Seven North Middleton 191-7 drew with Clowne Town 140-8 A new-look Middleton team took to the field on Saturday at the start and compiled a useful 191-7. Most of the runs were scored by the old stagers, with Brian Wanford 59, David Eades 34, David Mason 20 not ...
Disappointed - but still proud.
May 02, 2007 ... MATLOCK first XV coach Chris Loeber believes the effects of a long, hard season and harder end-of-campaign pitches finally caught up with his team on Saturday. "It was a brilliant effort, but we were just not quite good enough on the day," he said. "I think we were ...
Off to flying start.
May 02, 2007 ... Ashover Sunday side enjoyed a flying start in Mansfield League Division One, overhauling Shirebrook's 196 with one wicket and one ...
Bowler misses from spot as Robins turn cup final on its head.
May 02, 2007 ... Derbyshire Senior Cup Final Second Leg Matlock Town ... ... ... ... ... ... .....0 Ilkeston Town ... ... ... ... ... ... .....2 Carruthers 32, McSweeney 65 Ilkeston win 3-2 on aggregate Ilkeston retained the Derbyshire Senior Cup after ...
Guiseley loss sees Gladiators home.
May 02, 2007 ... UniBond Premier League Ossett Town ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....2 Savory 25, Stratford 56 Matlock Town ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....1 Taylor 45 MATLOCK rounded off their regular league season with a defeat, but qualified for the play offs ...
Laburnum's hopes over.
May 02, 2007 ... There was no giant killing for Laburnum as their Alma Cup run ended at the semi-final stage at Queens Park against Division One Chesterfield Town, who included Matlock Town's Rockie White in their ranks. Laburnum were unlucky not to have taken the lead when Dave Harper's ...
Carnival of footie.
May 02, 2007 ... The annual Wirksworth Carnival five-a-side will be held on Sunday May 27. Last year saw one of the biggest and best events yet, and this year's promises to be just as good. The contest will be limited to 32 teams, beginning on a league basis and progressing on to ...
Situation vacant.
May 02, 2007 ... Bolton Wanderers fans may still be reeling from the shock news that their messiah and manager Sam Allardyce has resigned, but that's nothing in comparison with the even more devastating news that Matlock's PA announcer, Mike Bourne has sensationally quit as well! Work ...
Cotes collect the double.
May 02, 2007 ... Manor Pharmacy Shield Final Matlock United ... ... ... ... ... ... .....0 Cotes Park ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...3 This much anticipated final was played in front of a boisterous crowd, which was much appreciated by both teams. A tight game, however ...
Dream move on?
May 02, 2007 ... TOM Cahill could be on the verge of a possible dream move into league football at Rotherham United. Millers manager Mark Robins watched the 20-year-old Sheffield University student play for the Gladiators last week and quickly contacted Matlock joint bosses Phil Brown and Gareth ...
Haydn defends Euro title.
May 02, 2007 ... DALES powerlifter Haydn Rowlands successfully defended his World Drug Free European Bench Pressing Championships title in Switzerland at the weekend. Lifting in the masters 3 50-55 age group category, 145kg bodyweight class, the man from Slaley recorded and set a new world ...
Matlock bow out with heads high.
May 02, 2007 ... UniBond Premier Division Play-off semi-final Witton Albion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....4 Kearney 11, Gaghan 26, Moseley 102, Warlow 105 Matlock Town ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...2 Barraclough 18, Cahill 79 MATLOCK's ...
Flower festival.
May 02, 2007 ... ST MARGARET'S Church, Carsington will hold their Annual Flower Festival from Saturday May 19 to Thursday May 24 from 10.30am ...
Can you sponsor actress?
May 02, 2007 ... A TALENTED Peak actress is desperately seeking sponsorship in order to take part in a life-changing theatre course. Hayley Cameron, 15, a member of Matlock's Peak Theatre School, has just been awarded a place with the prestigious National Youth Music Theatre on their Broadway ...
Desert walk for Lizzie.
May 02, 2007 ... AN Anthony Gell pupil took part in a sponsored desert walk to raise money for medical aid in Palestine. Lizzie Hobbs, 18, of Anthony Gell School, reached her target of raising [pounds sterling]90 for the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity. This will fund a mobile clinic for ...
Join them for night of memories.
May 02, 2007 ... FIFTY years of fun, friendship and fellowship are being celebrated by the Matlock Methodist Ladies Fellowship next month. The group was formed in 1957 and was originally known as the Methodist Young Wives Group. It was started at the Imperial Road Methodist Church with just ...
Composer writes guides.
May 02, 2007 ... A LOCAL music teacher has had not one but three books published in the past few weeks. Composer Robert Steadman, who teaches music part-time at Lady Manners School, was commissioned to write some revision guides to help students prepare better for the A-level and GCSE Music ...
Steaming ahead in bid to show wagon.
May 02, 2007 ... CROMFORD steam enthusiast Derek Roose is taking to the road to take part in the Llandudno Transport Festival. With his half size Sentinel Steam Wagon, he draws curious onlookers aiming to get a look at one of the more unusual exhibits. "I think its one of only two in ...
Pupils spend a night at the museum.
May 02, 2007 ... PUPILS from one Wirksworth school got to grips with the science of robotics when they spent a night amongst the exhibits. Anthony Gell pupils spent a night at the museum when they took part in a sleepover at the ThinkTank Museum in Birmingham. Year seven and eight ...
Lapwing surveillance.
May 02, 2007 ... A FLYING squad of more than 60 volunteers is counting lapwings across the Peak District. They are all helping with a survey to find out how the distinctive black and white crested birds are faring on upland farms. Once a very common sight with their tumbling flight ...
New police scheme will see focus on fairness.
May 02, 2007 ... DERBYSHIRE Constabulary is driving forward its commitment to equality with the launch of a new scheme that promotes fairness and diversity. The force has introduced their Gender Equality Scheme aimed at progressing the fair treatment and opportunity for men and women, whether ...
Annual well dressings.
May 02, 2007 ... MIDDLETON-by-Youlgrave will be holding its annual well dressing and village market on Saturday May 26, beginning at 1pm. The village market will have the usual stalls, including a cake stall, plant stall, barbecue and tombola. Teas, cakes, ...
Centre is full of artwork.
May 02, 2007 ... LIME Grove Medical Centre is awash with colour and creativity as children from three local primary schools have been busy creating artwork for display at the surgery. Darley Dale Primary, Cromford Primary and All Saints Infants have produced some wonderful work on the theme of ...
Phone stolen as youth attacked.
May 02, 2007 ... A MAN has been arrested following a robbery at the weekend. A teenager was attacked after being approached by two men asking for alcohol. The 17-year-old victim was walking with a friend in Knowleston Place at 5pm Saturday April 28 when they were approached by two ...
Charity handover.
May 02, 2007 ... LOCAL charities benefited from a night of dancing and dining when Bakewell Mayor Joyce Steele presented them with the proceeds of a charity ball. The Mayor's Charity Ball, held at Hassop Hall, raised money for two local charities Helen's Trust and Bakewell and Eyam Community ...
Skatepark protesters are back.
May 02, 2007 ... RESIDENTS, fed up with continual noise and litter from a controversial skatepark, are re-forming a campaign group to have it moved. The park, on Fanny Shaws Playing Fields off Cromford Road was bitterly opposed by many residents but they failed to get it stopped.. ...
Celebrating words.
May 02, 2007 ... IF you enjoy reading or writing then a series of events being held at Derbyshire libraries over the next few weeks could be for you. Derbyshire County Council is holding Summer Words 2007 - a collection of writing workshops and talks by authors. Events will take place ...
Police arrest 30 illegal drivers.
May 02, 2007 ... AN operation launched to target criminals who use Derbyshire's roads to commit offences has resulted in 30 arrests. Operation Eiffel started on April 10 with the main aim of denying criminals the use of the road network. Officers have used Automatic Number Plate ...
Ella is queen of the ice rink.
May 02, 2007 ... A BAKEWELL schoolgirl is spinning and twirling her way to success thanks to a celebrity TV show. Ten-year-old Ella Nakulski, who is a pupil at St Anselm's Prep School in Bakewell, was captivated watching the stars compete in the Dancing on Ice TV series and decided to learn to ...
Pre-school's good report.
May 02, 2007 ... WINSTER Pre-School are celebrating after receiving a good Ofsted Inspection report. Michelle Bullock, on Behalf of Winster Pre School, said: "We are all thrilled about the report which went far beyond our expectations. "We have a fantastic group of staff here who ...
Pupils see site on the webcam.
May 02, 2007 ... PUPILS at All Saints Junior School, in Matlock, have been shown the safest way to take a look at progress of the town's new Sainsbury's store - through the eyes of the on-site web cameras. The webcams, that overlook two spots across the development to the North and South of ...
Hit-and-run driverinjures teenager.
May 02, 2007 ... POLICE are looking for a hit-and-run driver who left a Matlock teenager for dead on Saturday night. Fifteen-year-old Adam Barrett was hit and knocked unconscious by a car as he crossed Chesterfield Road near to the Duke of Wellington pub at midnight. The Highfields ...
Dream villa being made.
May 02, 2007 ... DERBYSHIRE couple Don and Kathryn Holton are constructing a recreated Roman villa in their garden near Matlock. The villa, which has three rooms, will be dismantled and moved to Bolsover Castle as the centrepiece of English Heritage's bank holiday weekend celebrations marking ...
CCTV delay in Pav case.
May 02, 2007 ... A HEARING deciding the future of a Dales nightclub has been adjourned so that key CCTV evidence can be finalised. A licensing sub-committee ruled on Tuesday that the legal team representing the Pav should have the right to review the footage being put forward as evidence by ...
Vandals cause beauty spot contamination.
May 02, 2007 ... VANDALS caused a local beauty spot to be contaminated with ground limestone just months after thousands of pounds were spent on its cleanup. The substance escaped from Dunsley Mill on Friday April 13 after vandals wrenched a tap off a storage tank causing limestone to escape ...
Housing shortage spells "social disaster" warns councillor.
May 02, 2007 ... THE Dales is heading for "economic and social disaster" because of a lack of affordable housing, a councillor has warned. A recent housing needs survey commissioned by Derbyshire Dales District Council has revealed a serious shortfall in the number of homes which could be called ...
Town midwife on the road to recovery after horror smash.
May 03, 2007 ... A WELL known Darley Dale midwife is finally being allowed out of hospital on Monday following a horrific accident last month. Pat Green, a former worker at the Darley Dale Maternity Unit, was badly injured after a car collided with her on April 26. Despite severe ...
Fine for garage after customer burned.
May 03, 2007 ... A GARAGE has been fined [pounds sterling]7,000 after a female customer's clothes were ignited by a heater, causing her "horrific" burns. Chesterfield Magistrates Court heard that Elaine Whittaker was hospitalised for three months with 40 per cent burns to her legs and buttocks ...
Thieves target elderly victims.
May 04, 2007 ... CALLOUS robbers forced their way into an elderly woman's home before snatching her security alarm and stealing a handbag. The pair knocked at the door of a 93-year-old woman at an address on Bedehouse Lane in Cromford and tried to talk their way into the house. The ...
Few surprises in Dales election results.
May 07, 2007 ... THE Derbyshire Dales District Council elections may not have produced any huge surprises but there were still tears, tribulations and triumphs to be had. Wirksworth bucked the national trend and Labour secured all three district seats while the Lib Dems celebrated after gaining ...
Matlock go nuclear to obliterate Marehay.
May 07, 2007 ... DCCL Division One Matlock 117-1 beat Marehay 116 all out by nine wickets Matlock entertained former Premier League side Marehay on Saturday, and were happy to win the toss and ask Marehay to bat first on a wicket tinged with some sort of orange nuclear fallout, which ...
Darley demonstrate they can be a force in Division Two.
May 07, 2007 ... DCCL Division Two North Darley Dale 1st XI 144 all out lost to Riddings 1st XI 145-9 by one wicket With skipper Gareth Johnson visiting the new Wembley, Jamie Watts took over the Darley Dale captaincy. Also absent was Andy Smith who suffered knee ligament ...
Holmesfield condemn Stanton to second defeat.
May 07, 2007 ... Week two in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire Cricket League saw Holmesfield build on their impressive win against Calver last week as they amassed 271-5 against defending champions Stanton. Roslington's 112, supported well by 50 from Rodgers put the game out ...
Stoney School decision postponed.
May 08, 2007 ... NEWS on whether a local school will be closed has been delayed by one week. The schools adjudicator, who is to rule on the future of Stoney Middleton Primary, has postponed the decision due to a heavy workload. The adjudicator has already visited the school to hear ...
League of Friends celebrates 40 years.
May 09, 2007 ... "When the group was first formed, I said I would do anything but secretary," said Pam Wildgoose MBE, reflecting on 40 years as the secretary of the Matlock Hospitals League of Friends. Back in 1967 Whitworth Hospital was a 17 bed GP unit which needed all the friends it could ...
Toy library volunteers needed.
May 09, 2007 ... CHILDREN throughout the area have the chance to play to their hearts content at a local toy library but volunteers are needed to make sure the centres can continue to thrive. Derbyshire Toy Library Network is on the look out for fun filled individuals to help build on the ...
Jessica joins the TA.
May 09, 2007 ... DERBYSHIRE's new two-girl army can hardly wait to help daddy in the garden. Jessica Halse, 23, enlisted with the TA two months ago and is looking forward to beng trained up. Jessica says her baby girl gave her an extra big smile the first time she saw her mum in her ...
School hosts annual festival of dance.
May 09, 2007 ... ANTHONY Gell School played host to 190 infant pupils at their annual Infant School Dance Festival. Boys and girls aged from four to seven years used their creative talent to create and perform dances based on the theme of the four seasons. Pupils from Turnditch, ...