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Ambulance service fined £3.5m

East Midlands Ambulance Service has been fined for a third successive year after it failed to meet national targets for patients involved in life-threatening emergencies.

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Cafe gets business award

The owner of a health food eaterie in Eastwood has won a prestigious business award.

Packed programme for annual festival

The Underwood Gala has been renamed to the Underwood Festival this year because there are so many events taking place.

Transport secretary Patrick McCloughlin, Erewash MP Jessica Lee and Cllr Simon Spencer deputy leader Derbyshire county council and cabinet leader highways and transport looking at trainline through Ilkeston.

Brewery plan given go-ahead

Kimberley is getting 22 fresh homes amid hopes they can revive a historic part of the town.

Bank Holiday beer festival at the local

A beer festival is being held at a pub in Giltbrook this Bank Holiday weekend.

Village’s 27th annual running challenge

The 27th annual Underwood Run will take place on June 23.

Sport rss

Kimberley v Clifton village. Kimberley batsman D Brown.

VIDEO: cricket slideshow, Kimberley v Clifton Village video

Catch some of the action shots captured by photographer Brian Eyre at the Kimberley v Clifton Village clash.

Kimberley batsman Dominic Brown puts runs on the board against Clifton on Saturday.

Sheikh stuns Clifton and Aldred hits a double ton

Kimberley’s first XI produced an incredible end to the match to sneak a one-run victory over visitors Clifton Village on Saturday.

Andrew Bailey took three wickets as Langley Mill fell just short against Sandiacre.

Millers edged out by Sandiacre

Langley Mill’s first team produced a spirited fightback but ultimately fell to defeat at Sandiacre on Saturday.

Farhh ridden by Silvestre De Sousa on their way to victory in the JLT Lockinge Stakes during the JLT Lockinge Stakes Day at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire. PRESS ASSOCATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday May 18, 2013. See PA story RACING Newbury. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire.

Fifty horses to follow -- as the countdown to the Epsom Derby Festival and Royal Ascot begins

The new Flat season is well and truly in full swing. And two of the highlights of the year -- the Epsom Derby Festival (May 31 and June 1) and Royal Ascot (June 18-22) -- are just around the corner.

Bowls club to host annual doubles event

Belper Meadows Bowls Club will holds its annual Spring Bank Holiday Doubles Competition on Monday, May 27, from 9.30am.

VIDEO: Action from Saturday’s Derbyshire cricket matches video

Here is a selection of photos taken by our photographers at some of last weekend’s Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire County Cricket matches.

Lifestyle rss

Bands galore at the Victoria Inn

The Victoria Inn in Derby is the setting on Friday, May 24, for a gig by The Vibrators, Apocalypse Babies and The Atoms.

Triple bill of comedians

Jongleurs in Nottingham will feature stand-up sets by three leading acts on both Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25.

Dot To Dot at Rock City

Rock City in Nottingham welcomes The Summer Set on Friday, May 24, plus Action Item and Natives.

Four more bands are set to play The Venue

The Venue in Derby plays host to four more acts on Thursday, May 23, as part of its ongoing series of RadarLove gigs.

Miss Nightingale - The Burlesque Musical

Nightingale sings at Theatre Royal

An acclaimed new musical celebrating scandal and showbiz will be at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, from Thursday, May 23 to Saturday, May 25 as part of a 12-week UK tour.

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All Creatures duo team up for Mellor comedy

Lynda Bellingham and Christopher Timothy are to star in Kay Mellor’s comedy A Passionate Woman, to be performed at Derby’s Assembly Rooms from October 14-19.

Community rss

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The day shift at Collaro, Langley Mill

This is a picture of the staff at Collaro Ltd in Eastwood - a company established during World War Two to make ammunition boxes.

More than 30 million read a local paper each week

Local newspapers are more than twice as trusted as any other media channel.

The former Tarltons Butchers in South Street in Tony Leivers's picture.

Turn-of-the-century butchers shop

Two young women stand in front of a former Ilkeston butchers in this photograph which looks to have been taken around the turn of the century.

A worker at Booth's factory, Ilkeston.

At the machine

A happy seamstress works away at the former Booth’s hosiery factory in Ilkeston in this photograph.

Rev Edward Edmond Cox curate-in-charge 1908 to 1947 at St Bartholomew's church in Hallam Fields.

Former town vicar

This photograph of an Ilkeston vicar was submitted by a 92-year-old former Hallam Fields resident.

A celebration from David Grimley's collection.

Party time

In another photograph from former Ilkeston Junior Rams chairman David Grimley, there seem sto be a celebration going on.

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