Eastwood & Kimberley news
Exhibition of brewery plans
An exhibition of the final plans for the Kimberley Brewery site will be on display the end of the month.
Bishop’s walk
The new Bishop of Southwell will walk from Selston to Eastwood to get to know people in the area.
VIDEO: Derbyshire Food and Drink Fair video
The crowds packed into the Derbyshire Food and Drink Fair over the weekend.
Raise cash over a cuppa.....
A charity campaign to get people to raise money over a cuppa was launched this week.
PICTURES: Olympic champ Jessica Ennis weds
Sheffield’s Olympic champ Jessica Ennis has added the most inportant gold ever to her collection - a wedding ring, when she tied the knot, writes Graham Walker
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Regional News
Decorator 'victim of gang rivalry'
An innocent painter and decorator died after being stabbed 25 times by a gang including a man from Hertfordshire as he got caught up in gang warfare on a housing estate, a court has heard.
Man held over teenager shooting
Armed police have arrested a man after a teenager was shot in the back in Luton.
Teacher wins major regional award
A history teacher in St Albans has been announced as the winner of the Pearson Teaching Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year in the East of England.
LulzSec hackers get jail sentences
Members of a group of young British computer hackers, including a man from Essex, who masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been jailed.
Man sentenced over cyber attacks
A man who used his IT expertise to launch cyber attacks on the websites of Oxford and Cambridge universities has been jailed for two years.
National
Rod Stewart tops UK album chart
Rod Stewart's first album of self-penned songs in 20 years has gone straight to the top of the UK album charts.
Philpott wife plans sentence appeal
A mother jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to appeal against the length of her sentence, her lawyer has said.
Cameron hints at going it alone
David Cameron has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue.
Call to stop demonising bankers
Sir Mervyn King has called for an end to bankers being "demonised" for their role in the financial crash, insisting the problem was with the system rather than individuals.
Toddler taken to morgue in body bag
A toddler pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was dead.
Crime
Train hits block on railway line
Mindless yobs could have caused a fatal accident after putting a concrete block on the train line near Bennerley Viaduct.
Brewery worker stole booze
A worker has been given a suspended sentence for stealing Jägermeister from his employer.
1 commentWarning after man enters pair’s home
Neighbours in Watnall are being asked to be on their guard after a man entered a home while the elderly occupants were in.
Politics
County council elections: Electorate stays loyal
The electorate in Eastwood and Kimberley stayed loyal to their long serving councillors in this week’s county council elections.
Education
Fun at library re-launch
Children at Hollywell Primary School in Kimberley celebrated the launch of their new library with a book themed week which saw them dress as book characters.
Showbiz
Sgt Pepper overtaken by Abba Gold
Abba's greatest hits collection has overtaken The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the UK's second biggest selling album of all time, according to the Official Charts Company.
No driving seat for Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel has revealed he has no plans to step into the director's chair in the near future.
Actor Furlong arrested in Hollywood
Actor Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.
Charisma Carpenter has confessed the happiest she has ever been was working on hit vampire show Angel.
Orla enjoying Poirot adventure
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
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Monday 20 May 2013
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