Weekly News From Bakewell

A CAMPAIGN to keep vulnerable people warm this winter is being launched at a Bakewell shop.

Some street lights will be turned off for a few hours each night, councillors decided at a meeting on Tuesday.

THey may be over 80 years old, but a collection of stylish photographs are causing some intrigue at a famous clothing company in Lea.

Blood donors are being urged to sign up for boat race in memory of a former Matlock Mercury journalist.

Make a date in your diary to help celebrate National Libraries Day in Derbyshire and you could be in with the chance of winning a prize.

Derby Mountain Rescue Team were called to Thorpe Cloud at Dovedale to a man who had fallen down a steep scree slope.

A MATLOCK councillor has described a report into off-road vehicle activities in the countryside as “very, very wrong” and has urged other people to lodge their concerns.

A PRIEST celebrated his 100th birthday by doing what he does best- enjoying a service.

Derbyshire County Council’s proposal to freeze council tax for the second year running has been agreed, but hundreds of jobs are to be lost.

MORE than 20 drivers have been given a stark reminder to buckle-up after being caught not wearing a seatbelt during a road safety operation in Darley Dale and Wirksworth.

A DISABLED adventurer who had to be airlifted out of the Antarctic with a life threatening illness has made it safely home in time to celebrate his birthday with family.

A CRIMINAL gang who set up a factory potentially capable of making up to 625 million counterfeit cigarettes and five million pouches of fake hand rolling tobacco a year has been jailed.

A COMMUNITY group launched 12 years ago with the vision of helping to build a modern leisure centre in Matlock made its final contribution this week – a cheque for £98,000.

HUNDREDs of hours of police front-counter services are to be lost and offices closed as Derbyshire Constabulary looks to slash its spending.

ARSONISTS in Darley Dale attempted to torch a bench at the town’s Whitworth Centre.

DOG WALKERS are being urged to lap up a fundraising romp for Chesterfield’s Ashgate Hospice.

COUNCIL bosses are offering hot tips for the elderly and vulnerable to keep warm and safe as temperatures are expected to drop to minus six degrees across the East Midlands.

A MAN suffered broken ribs after being assaulted in Matlock at the weekend.

Shirland and Higham Parish Council in Derbyshire is calling on the county council to drop plans to cut a school bus service to one of the county’s most deprived areas. 30 children from the village of Mickley will have to walk over two miles and cross the busy A61 to reach their new school in Shirland.

Buxton Festival is seeking another local boy, this time to take to the stage in a small speaking role in one of their professional operas.