Matlock Mercury (Matlock, England) back issues from September 2007:
Gladiators' dream start unravels Cables.
Sep 01, 2007 ... MATLOCK Town recover from the blow of losing star striker to beat Prescot. UniBond Premier Division Prescot Cables 1 Matlock Town 2 GOALS from Gary Webster and Simon Barraclough proved the perfect pick-me-up for Matlock after the departure of ...
Deadly pesticides found in village.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Deadly pesticides which were discovered at a house in Middleton by Wirkworth were capable of killing thousands of people, say police. The pesticides were discovered during a police investigation after the carcasses of two ravens were found near Middleton Top Visitor Centre. ...
Town draws up wish list.
Sep 03, 2007 ... TOWN leaders in Darley Dale are calling on members of the public to throw their support behind a document mapping out how they want the town to develop in the future. Darley Dale Town Council is hoping to adopt a town plan - a blueprint for area development which adds weight to ...
MP braces for post office axe.
Sep 04, 2007 ... The post office axe is hovering over the Derbyshire Dales as the area has become one of the first to be scrutinised ahead of a wave of expected closures. A local area review of the Dales' post office network is drawing to a close, although its findings are not yet known. ...
New look for new term at Anthony Gell.
Sep 04, 2007 ... STUDENTS at Anthony Gell School returned to classes this week to find the [pounds sterling]650,000 revamp of the main building complete. The block, originally built in the early 1960s, had ill-fitting metal windows and rotting wooden frames. A major problem arose last ...
Ten-man Gladiators tame Tigers.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Matlock Town 3 Worksop Town 0 MATLOCK Town continued their superb start to the UniBond Premier Division season with an emphatic 3-0 win over Worksop at the Geoquip Stadium on Tuesday despite playing the whole of the second half with ten men. Glenn Kirkwood was ...
A new tradition springs into life.
Sep 05, 2007 ... A NEW well dressing project comes to life in Hackney this weekend. It is the brainchild of residents Sue and Phil Askham, who have wanted to dress their spring for a number of years. Following a workshop at this year's Matlock Live event and help from Glenys Goodman ...
Walkers alerted to deadly threat.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Health chiefs have issued a warning to Dales walkers following reported cases of deadly insects in the Peak District. Experts said the number of ticks carrying potentially fatal diseases had exploded due to the wet weather over the summer. One bite can pass on Lyme ...
Youngsters get crafty.
Sep 05, 2007 ... YOUNG people in Darley Dale enjoyed a day of arts and activities at the Joseph Whitworth centre as part of a summer programme of entertainment to keep people busy during the summer break. A graffiti wall, jewellery making and glass painting were all on offer to people aged ...
Focus on climate change.
Sep 05, 2007 ... An environmental group is staging an event to boost awareness of climate change. The Matlock Area Climate Action Forum has arranged for experts to be on hand to advise members of the public on ways in which they can reduce their impact on the environment. A ...
Green call as waste figures rise in Dales.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Council chiefs are calling on residents and traders to back their green campaign ? after it was revealed the Dales is set to miss its waste targets for the second year running. Council figures show the amount of household waste collected has continued to rise since 2004 and it ...
Aiders light up the town.
Sep 05, 2007 ... AFTER years of watching from the sidelines of the Matlock Bath Illuminations, Derbyshire St John's Ambulance volunteers decided it was high time they entered a float themselves ? and ended up taking first prize. The first aid charity took top honours in the Venetian Nights ...
Show's record result.
Sep 05, 2007 ... THERE were record takings at Starkholmes Village Show on Saturday. Over [pounds sterling]200 was raised for the village hall by the event, most of which was drummed up by the auction of ...
Helen's on cloud nine.
Sep 05, 2007 ... A TEACHER at Cromford Primary School got the new term off to a flying start by taking part in a sponsored tandem skydive. Helen Rogers took the plunge from 14,000 feet, raising over [pounds sterling]500 for the National Children's Homes charity in the process. Helen ...
Minister allows quarry agreement to go ahead.
Sep 05, 2007 ... A GOVERNMENT minister has decided not to intervene in a historic proposal that would halt work at two quarries. Local government secretary Hazel Blears could have stepped in if she deemed the plans to revoke planning permission at Lees Cross and Endcliffe quarries would have ...
'Big cat' sightings spark new debate.
Sep 05, 2007 ... A series of big cat sightings in the Dales has sparked a new debate on whether the creatures are living in north Derbyshire. Several people have contacted a group which monitors sightings to say they have seen tiger and puma-like animals. And Paul Westwood from the ...
Landlord hits out at travellers.
Sep 05, 2007 ... A PUB landlord has blasted a group of travellers who he says are making residents' lives a misery. The travellers have set up camp at Harvey Dale Quarry, near to the Boat House on Dale Road, and are living in a single decker bus and caravan. Steven Hunt, owner of the ...
Mae's hair hits the headlines.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Tiny tot Mae Perrott has been hitting the headlines ? because of her huge head of hair. Twelve-week-old Mae has appeared in the national press and on television because her locks have not stopped growing since she was born. Parents, Darren and Amy said they were ...
Chris takes points title once again.
Sep 05, 2007 ... PETER Colledge kept up his recent winning streak - but Chris Green wrapped up the season-long points championship with a victory on his return to action. First, however, Andy Woolf took victory by just six seconds in the last Matlock Cycling Club Ashford 5 time trial. ...
Tom's Derby PB.
Sep 05, 2007 ... MATLOCK Athletics Club's Tom Barker knocked 30 seconds off his personal best to record 17.12 in the midweek Derby 5km race. He finished sixth overall and fifth in the mile race, posting 5.17. ...
Busy week for Matlock as club returns to the domestic scene.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Matlock got back into domestic action this week with an away trip to last season's champions Leicester on Monday (report next week), Southwell away tonight (Thursday) and a home game against Leander on this coming Sunday. Despite the recent tour to Belgium returning five defeats ...
Three golds for the Ploughmen.
Sep 05, 2007 ... TWO Dales Ploughmen were both hosts and medals table-toppers at the British Tug-of-War Federation championships. The Ploughmen took three golds, in the 600kg, 680kg and 640kg, and a bronze in the catchweight. Judges declared the day's pulling to be some of the finest ...
Cotterill stuns Butterley with devastating spell.
Sep 05, 2007 ... DCCL Divison 6N Darley Dale second XI 142-5 beat Butterley Utd 140 all out by five wickets. Darley Dale welcomed Butterley to Station Road on Saturday in a game of high importance with both sides occupying similar positions in the league table. ...
Matlock crowned county champs.
Sep 05, 2007 ... MATLOCK Golf Club's junior section will represent Derbyshire in national competition after winning the county junior league final at Bakewell. Matlock's squad of Nico Pickard, James Twigg, Harry Briddon, ...
New start for Baileans.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Despite a defeat at the weekend to National League side Sheffield, Matlock Baileans first team are ready and raring to go for the season ahead. Aiming to build on their success of second place in the Midlands Premier League last season the squad, with faces both new and old, ...
Coey and Hawkmoon set example.
Sep 05, 2007 ... DCCL Division 6N Matlock second XI 135-3 beat Morton second 132-8 by seven wickets Batting first, Morton got off to a steady start, reaching 44 without loss after 13 overs. What happened in the next eight overs proved to be the decisive part of this match ....
Rosling stars, Lodge go up but Bakewell go down.
Sep 05, 2007 ... A STERLING effort from Nick Rosling meant new Divison One champions Parkhead stumbled to victory in the season's final fixture against the 2006 title winners at Pilhough Lane. Having removed their hosts for just 108, with 45 of them scored by Rosling, Parkhead scraped a win with ...
Tigers tamed by Town.
Sep 05, 2007 ... UniBond Premier Division Matlock Town ... ... ... ... ....3 Warne 55, Barraclough 66, 90 Worksop Town ... ... ... ... ...0 Pride and passion shone through in a terrific second half performance from ten man Matlock who mauled the Tigers into submission. ...
County squad in top dozen.
Sep 05, 2007 ... MATLOCK'S Charlotte Horton skippered Derbyshire women's cricket team in the County Challenge Cup tournament in Taunton in search of promotion to the game's elite ranks. After the first game against Essex was rained off, Horton took 4-12 as she helped to restrict Hampshire's ...
Peak hit fifteen.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Division Three Peak FC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...15 South Normanton Wanderers.1 The first game of the new season and expectations were high with manager Paul 'PJ' Bryan bringing in several new players to strengthen the squad. However, ...
Young is mulling over Italian job.
Sep 05, 2007 ... MATLOCK first XV coach Chris Loeber might have to make plans for life after Chris Young, writes Rob James. The full-back, who was Midlands Two East's leading scorer last season with 211 points, is currently playing with Calgary Irish in Canada, and his success across the pond ...
Wirksworth win on road.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Premier Division Wirksworth Town enjoyed a brace of 2-1 victories on the road, first at Ripley in midweek and then Belper United on Monday. In Division One on Saturday, Matlock United had a penalty miss and a Joe Heron winner to be grateful for in their victory over Willington. ...
Stuttering start.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Division Three Laburnum FC ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....1 Angel Hotel Bolsover ... ... ... ... ....2 Laburnum's Division Three campaign got off to a stuttering start as they were beaten at home in their first game by Angel Hotel Bolsover on Sunday. ...
Wirksworth fail to ignite passion in a very brief and sorry affair.
Sep 05, 2007 ... DCCL Division 2N Wirksworth first XI 78 all out lost to Heanor first XI 79-4 by six wickets THIS WAS a sorry affair. Admittedly Wirksworth were missing half their first choice first eleven but having lost to the second to bottom side last week they went ...
New faces set to bolster Town.
Sep 05, 2007 ... TWO new faces could arrive at the Geoquip Stadium this week as Matlock Town move to strengthen their squad. Ian Holmes's move to professional football with Mansfield Town on Friday, coupled with Mark Smith's decision to seek regular first team football at Belper Town means the ...
Worksop win 'our best yet'.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Gladiators joint boss Gareth Williams was left purring with delight at his depleted side's second half performance in the 3-0 local derby win over Worksop Town at the Geoquip Stadium on Tuesday night. Matlock played the whole second half with ten men after Glenn Kirkwood was ...
New look Mannerians find plus points in loss.
Sep 05, 2007 ... EDF Energy Senior Vase Midlands Round One Old Newtonians ... ... ... ... .....28 Bakewell Mannerians ... .....23 A new look Bakewell Mannerians side travelled down to Leicester on Saturday to take on Old Newtonians in the first round of the EDF Senior ...
Coach wary of new boys.
Sep 05, 2007 ... AFTER suffering at the hands of eventual champions Loughborough Students in the first game of last season Matlock's league opener this time around promises to be just as tough. They travel to newly-promoted Syston on Saturday to face a team that was beaten only once as it ...
Holmes 'loved every second' at Matlock.
Sep 05, 2007 ... IAN Holmes says he "loved every second" of playing for Matlock Town and told the Mercury that his 34 goals for the Gladiators were his way of repaying joint-manager Phil Brown's faith in him. The 22-year-old got his dream move to professional football on transfer deadline day ...
Weary Matlock roll over.
Sep 05, 2007 ... DCCL Division One Matlock 71 all out lost to Ticknall 191-9 by 120 runs The equivalent to the Lord Mayor's Show having taken place at Rolleston the previous Monday, it wasn't that surprising that Matlock played like a team waiting for the season's end and ...
Life goes on for the post-Holmes Gladiators as they tie up points.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Prescot Cables ... ... ... ... ...1 Bell 50 Matlock Town ... ... ... ... .....2 Webster 2, Barraclough 77 The post Ian Holmes era began with Matlock down to the bare bones, but grit and determination, combined with no shortage of flair. The ...
Top marks for school's [pounds sterling]650,000 revamp.
Sep 05, 2007 ... STUDENTS at Anthony Gell School returned to class this week to find a [pounds sterling]650,000 revamp of their main building complete. The block, originally built in the early 1960s, had ill-fitting metal windows and rotting wooden frames. A major problem arose last ...
O'Brien on fire.
Sep 05, 2007 ... DCCL Division 2 N Darley Dale first XI 112 all out lost to South Wingfield first XI 113-4 by six wickets With regular opener Andy Smith unavailable and Iain O'Brien, a man with New Zealand international experience taking the new ball for the opposition, it was ...
"Overwork" led to fire officer's death.
Sep 06, 2007 ... A DEDICATED fire officer took his own life because he was overworked by his employers, his family believe. An inquest into the death of father and community champion Ray Dring heard that the Darley Dale resident had been repeatedly called out to manage incidents over two days in ...
Taylor still passionate about his 'art'.
Sep 06, 2007 ... MERCURY sports editor Rob James meets Derbyshire and England wicketkeeping great Bob Taylor. PERMIT me, if you will, to indulge in a moment or two of starry-eyed fandom. In an age when our top sports stars are measured by their marketability and the all too fleeting ...
Taylor's late header sees justice done.
Sep 08, 2007 ... STEVE Taylor's last ditch header earns fifth win from six. UniBond Premier Division Matlock Town 2 North Ferriby United 1 STEVE Taylor's 90th minute header proved to be the winner that looked as if it could have eluded Matlock on an afternoon ...
Call to save at-risk heritage.
Sep 10, 2007 ... A COUNCILLOR has warned that historic buildings in the Derbyshire Dales could be lost forever because of a drop in funding to preserve the area's heritage. English Heritage has published this year's Buildings at Risk Register, which lists several structures at Cromford Mill and ...
Sainsbury's name the date.
Sep 10, 2007 ... SAINSBURY'S in Matlock will open its doors on Thursday October 4, bringing to an end years of speculation and delays. The Cawdor Quarry development has already created more than 200 jobs, and many hope the supermarket will breathe new life into the town. Christian ...
Launch day for new skatepark.
Sep 10, 2007 ... THE long-anticipated launch event of Wirksworth's new skatepark is to take place this Saturday. An open day of ribbon cutting and demonstrations had to be shelved in July because of bad weather, but the re-arranged festivities are set for 2.30pm onwards at the new facility on ...
Cricket results.
Sep 10, 2007 ... DCCL results from Saturday and Sunday 8/9 September Sunday September 9 Abbey Glass Division 1 Matlock (5pts) 49 all out (26.2 overs] (S Khan 8-14) lost to Aston-on-Trent (27pts) 123 all out (40.3 overs] (R Wood 3-34, S Haslam 3-31) by 74 runs ...
Delayed Matlock's opening charge stalled by Syston.
Sep 10, 2007 ... MATLOCK defeated in season's opener. Syston 1st XV 34 Matlock 1st XV 10 A LONG and winding road certainly sums up Matlock's journey to Midlands Two East new boys Syston and it may also be the story for Matlock's season ahead. As several Matlock ...
Poorly ref puts paid to playing for points.
Sep 10, 2007 ... Mannerians 1st XV 8pts Mellish 1st XV 7pts A hard-fought victory over a strong Mellish team was frustratingly fruitless in terms of league points for Mannerians. The appointed referee cried off with a sick note minutes before kick off: Mannerians legend Tim Sargent ...
Forwards set up Young Jr's moment of glory.
Sep 10, 2007 ... Matlock 2nd XV 16 Ashbourne 2nd XV 15 JAMES Young, younger brother of Matlock first XV star Chris, held his nerve with the last kick of the match to convert a penalty to give Matlock seconds a well deserved victory over local rival Ashbourne in the first league ...
Seconds make light of officiating problems.
Sep 10, 2007 ... Bakewell Mannerians 2nd XV 57 Tupton RFC 2nd XV 22 Refereeing may be a thankless task, but Mannerians' experiences last Saturday clearly highlighted its importance to the game. With no referee for this match, each side provided a player to referee one ...
Leisure centre closure date set.
Sep 11, 2007 ... USERS of Sherwood Hall in Matlock have been sent letters saying the facility will close its doors on Monday September 24. Derbyshire Dales District Council ...
Oldest event goes on trial.
Sep 12, 2007 ... The annual three-day sheep dog trials took place at Longshaw last week. Founded in 1898 the trials claim to be the oldest in the country ...
Train project steams ahead.
Sep 12, 2007 ... IT'S full steam ahead for improvements at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway after the line successfully landed two grants. A sum of almost [pounds sterling]10,000 from Awards for All will fund new uniforms, a children's play area and leaflets promoting the history of the Wirksworth ...
Skating in with launch event.
Sep 12, 2007 ... THE long-anticipated launch event of Wirksworth's new skatepark is to take place this Saturday. An open day of ribbon cutting and demonstrations had to be shelved in July because of bad weather, but the re-arranged festivities are set for 2.30pm onwards at the new facility on ...
Flood of praise for driver.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Bakewell motorist Aaron Storey has been presented with his Advanced Motoring certificate after battling terrible weather conditions to pass his test. Aaron took his test in Chesterfield when the town was flooded making driving difficult and access to the motorway impossible. ...
Have a voice on park authority.
Sep 12, 2007 ... An opportunity to provide a voice in conservation issues is being offered to Dales residents. The Peak National Park Authority is inviting nominations for a vacancy. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn MP wants nominations for the vacancy arising when former authority ...
Serving up aid for trust.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Walkers indulged in a bacon butty and a hike in the Dales for charity. More than 70 people took part in the Winster Bacon Butty Walk in aid of Helen's Trust from Winster via Robin Hood Stride to Elton and back or a longer route taking in Bradford Dale. ...
Peak blackspot for bird attacks.
Sep 12, 2007 ... A REPORT published by the RSPB this week identifies Derbyshire as one of the worst "black spots" in England for crimes against wild birds. The bird charity has issued a report which details a 50 per cent increase in attacks against the previous year ? leading to the ...
Minister cheques out.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Retiring Matlock minister Barbara Savage presented a cheque for [pounds sterling]400 to a development project in Africa. The Matlock Methodist and United Reformed Church minister handed over the funds to trustees of the Jokadu District Development Fund in The Gambia. ...
Crowning glory for community.
Sep 12, 2007 ... THE community of Elton came together to celebrate its village being named the best in the county. Elton was crowned Calor Derbyshire Village of the Year Competition last month, and residents of all ages turned out to the celebrations in a marquee on the Jubilee Sports and ...
Vandals target top prize charity boat.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Vandals have targeted a charity's Venetian boat ? just days after it scooped first prize in Matlock Bath's illuminations. The hard work of Derbyshire's St John's Ambulance volunteers paid off when they took first prize in the contest but their illuminated ambulance has since ...