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The Stunner

You can buy the Ashbourne News Telegraph from the Pub or read it online.  As always do let the team know if we have missed something. p1, 24 & 25 – Welcome home – The passion and the pride at the return of the 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment as they marched through Ashbourne. p2 – [...]

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This week in the Stunner

You can buy the Ashbourne News Telegraph in the Sycamore or read it online.  It includes the following stories: Mr Ashbourne’s fall from Grace – the paper contains a few stories about John Hanson, the former Royal Shrovetide secretary accused of fiddling the some £20,000 from the Shrovetide funds. Waitrose opens tomorrow: being opened by [...]

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This week’s Stunner.

Spotted in the Ashbourne News Telegraph this week: Page 2: “Clamping down on distraction burglars”. Burglars who trick their way into houses are being targeted by a new police campaign: “Not Sure? Don’t Open The Door“. Page 2: “Final touches added to Mercian’s march plans.” Up to 900 school children will be among supporters turning [...]

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This week’s News Telegraph

The Ashbourne News Telegraph (3rd March 2010) is available in the Shop at the Sycamore or on-line.  The only mention of our area I could find was the Darts and Dominoes Leagues on p. 47, however do add a comment with anything I have missed.  Other items that might be of interest include: p.1 & [...]

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This week in the Stunner

Available online or in the Sycamore, the Stunner has the following stories this week - further down, coverage and photos of the dance festival at QEGs which the juniors from school took part in a couple of weeks ago. Waitrose announces opening details of new Shawcroft Store – opening on 18th March, the new store will create [...]

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This Week in The Stunner

As always you can buy The Ashbourne News Telegraph in The Sycamore or read it online. p1,2,3 – Down’ards took the lead on the 1st day.  After a slow but arduous battle in the town centre the surprise goal came at about 6.30pm.  There was a dramatic break by 16 year old Adam Cundy, who [...]

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This week in The Stunner

Here’s our weekly pick of items from this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph. Copies are for sale in the shop, and the newspaper can also be read in full online. Page 1. “Show support for our troops.” Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Merican Regiment will parade through Ashbourne on Thursday, March 18, to mark their recent [...]

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Today’s Stunner

The Ashbourne News Telegraph is again available on the counter at the Sycamore or on-line; not even any thing from our own DW.  I struggled to find many mentions of our area, but here are some items that might interest our readers. p1 Councils have agreed to relax parking restrictions for Shrovetide Football and this [...]

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This Week in the Stunner

The Ashbourne News Telegraph can be purchased from The Sycamore or read online p 3 Parking bosses ready to step up enforcement campaign.  From Monday DCC will start being tougher on vehicles, particularly to those parked alongside dropped curbs. p.7. Newspaper undergoes a radical new redesign. p16. Flagg races planned for April.  The first race [...]

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Minutes from the Tissington Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team Governance Meeting held on Wednesday 9th December 2009 at Fenny Bentley School at 7.30pm 1. Welcome and Apologies. Sgt Steve Edwards opened the meeting and welcomed all attendees. Minutes from the last meeting were distributed and agreed. Parking at Tissington village (fishpond area) KC explained that the [...]

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This week in the Stunner

Available online or in the Sycamore, the Ashboune News Telegraph has the following stories: p.2 – snowfall causes potholes influx – potholes caused by the recent heavy snowfall will be repaired in due course say roads bosses. p.3 – Family statement on Lionel Webster’s shop – Lionel Webster’s family has issued a statement for customers [...]

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In the Stunner this week.

Once again, here’s our round-up of stories from this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph. Copies are available from Janet in The Sycamore, or you can read this week’s edition online. Page 2: “Application for sewage works.” Severn Trent Water are seeking planning permission for a sewage pumpimg station in Fenny Bentley. Page 3: “River Manifold freezes [...]

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Key found on sledging field

Carl W found a single door key with a piglet key ring yesterday on the sledging field behind Dodds Hill. Please contact him at Orchard View or email the blog team parwich@hotmail.co.uk  and we will pass on your contact number to him.

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School CLOSED today

A decision has now been taken not to open the school because the roads are worse than we had thought – sleet falling on ice has turned them into an ice rink and we have decided that it would be too dangerous for the teachers to attempt the roads into the village even if the [...]

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The live Parwich weather station  recorded a record low temperature of -8.8 degrees C at 05:30am this morning (Thursday 7th January) which is the lowest temperature recorded since the live weather station records began over 3 years ago. Temperatures have been around or below freezing since the middle of December, and the extreme cold seems set [...]

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Oops, we nearly missed this one: here’s a recent feature in the Derby Evening Telegraph on Parwich’s John Rawlings, who talks about his work as a “human quarry” for the Four Shires Bloodhounds. A lengthy piece, which makes for fascinating reading.

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Today’s News Telegraph

Deliveries of the Ashbourne News Telegraph and the Derby Evening Telegraph today have failed to reach Parwich.  Janet is going into Ashbourne this afternoon for the Stunner, so copies should be available in the Sycamore this evening.  In the meantime it can be seen on-line. Here are some items in this week’s paper that might [...]

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Today’s snow: how are the roads?

It’s 12:30 on Saturday afternoon, and the snow has been falling for several hours now. If you have any information on the state of the roads around Parwich, Alsop, Ballidon and Pikehall, then please share it with us via the comments box below.

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This Week in the Stunner

The Ashbourne News Telegraph can be bought at The Sycamore or viewed on line. p1. Festive lights a let down p2. Boxing Day Hunt hit by frozen ground – although unable to hunt the hounds proved to be popular with the crowds.  John Rawlings  made a guest appearance, he will be hunted down in the [...]

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“Whole new ball game for John.”

Thanks to Matt H for alerting us to this story (and photo) in the current edition of the Ashbourne News Telegraph. The man responsible for turning up Ash Wednesday’s Shrovetide ball is in fact Matt’s uncle: John Harrison, who (along with Matt’s late father and aunt Christine) was born and lived for many years in [...]

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The Stunner

Parwich features a little bit more in this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph. As always it can be bought from The Sycamore shop or viewed online. p2 – Parwich Postie makes his last delivery  A lovely article about the service held in the Church for Simon last Sunday with a super picture of Simon, Martin and [...]

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This week in the Stunner

Available online or in the Sycamore, the ANT has the following stories this week: p1. Paying Tribute to a Treasure – An article about the memorial service for the Ashbourne jeweller, Lionel Webster, formerly of Parwich. P2. Extension to free parking – those of you with a Derbyshire Dales window parking disk for your car [...]

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In the Stunner this week.

It’s Wednesday – so it must be Stunner time! Here’s our selection from this week’s newspaper, which can be bought from the Sycamore or browsed in full online. Page 1: “Pledge to shop local this year.” Ashbourne traders gear up for the Christmas shopping season, with a reward card on offer to local shoppers. Late [...]

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Today’s Ashbourne News Telegraph

It’s that time of the week again.  Today’s Ashbourne News Telegraph can be got from Janet at the Sycamore or seen on-line (click on the image to the left). p.1 The Sommerfield Store in Ashbourne is to be taken over by Waitrose, saving the existing jobs and hopefully creating more new jobs. p. 3 Lionel [...]

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This Week in The Stunner

The Asbourne News Telegraph can be bought at The Sycamore or accessed on line by clicking on the picture.  If anything has been missed, do send in a comment. p1. Lionel’s death still a mystery  Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ashbourne jeweller Lionel Webster, who died last month; he spent [...]

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This week in the ANT

Available online or in the Sycamore, the ANT has the following stories of local interest: p.1 and pp.20-21 – a community school for 100 years.  Photos and stories from QEGs’ 100 year anniversary fun day. p.2: More help needed for crazy New Year jump – Volunteers are being sought to help with the annual jump [...]

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This week’s Stunner.

In the Ashbourne News Telegraph this week: Pages 1 and 2: “Lionel’s death is investigated” / Ashbourne has lost a treasure.” Tributes have been coming in for Parwich-born jeweller Lionel Webster, who died on October 30th. Page 4: “QEGS sixth form students take a trip to the States.” 11 local teenagers spent their half-term break [...]

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Ashbourne News Telegraph

It is that time of week again with the latest edition of the News Telegraph now available on-line and at the Shop in the Sycamore Inn. p.1 & 4 Parwich born Lionel Webster, the well respected Ashbourne jeweller, died last week, the Police are waiting for the post-mortem results, but two people from Staffordshire were [...]

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This Week in The Stunner

This week The Stunner seemed rather thin and there is certainly not much to report about Parwich.  As always you can buy the Ashbourne News Telegraph in the pub or view it online. p2.  Bid to build brand loyalty in Ashbourne - Ashbourne needs to showcase its most renowned assets and adopt a clear-cut identity to [...]

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This week in the Stunner

Available online or in the Sycamore, the Ashbourne News Telegraph has the following stories of local interest: P.1 – Tom goes back to school – Tom Chambers is back on prime time TV in Waterloo Road next week – see page 3 for full story including comment from our village school headteacher, Caroline Rodgers. p.2 [...]

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The Stunner

Available online or in the Sycamore, the Stunner has the following items of local news: p.29 – New starters at Parwich Primary School – our village school has two new arrivals this term as shown in the picture below (courtesy of the ANT): p.52 – Darts – Parwich Legion 4: Shire Horse 5. D Gosling [...]

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This week in the Stunner

Available online or in the Sycamore, the Stunner has no directly local news stories this week as far as I can see, but it does have an article by local resident Debbie Webster: p.22 End of an era for my position – an article by Debbie Webster about her role in Ashbourne’s Volunteer Centre and the [...]

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Macmillan Coffee Morning update

The amount raised at the Biggest Coffee Morning in the World has risen since putting up the last post – to £380.  Sandra and Rebecca again would like to thank everyone for their support and donations.

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This week in the Stunner

It’s a quiet week for stories of local interest this week in the Stunner.  Available as always online or in the Sycamore, I could only find one local mention – of an application for planning permission for a lean-to in Pikehall.

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This week in the Stunner

You can see the Ashbourne News telegraph online or buy it in the Sycamore. p.2 – Parwich soiree helps churches: the concert held in the church on Saturday raised more than £500 for St Peter’s Church in the Village and St Peter’s Church Choir from Nottingham. p.2 – Dance Summer School: Who can spot a [...]

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This week’s Stunner

This week I’ve remembered to cover the Stunner – I clear forgot last week.  Don’t forget you can see it online or buy it from Janet in the Sycamore.  Of local interest this week: p.2 – Collision at crossroads – for those of you going into Ashbourne via the ford, there has been another crash [...]

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Bart is found

After being missing for 6 weeks Parwich.org capture the moment when Bart was reunited with his family. 

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Yesterday’s Stunner

Sorry we missed our regular post on the latest Ashbourne News Telegraph yesterday.  Click on the picture to see the complete paper on-line. p.9 ‘Village welcomes new show” – for those of you who missed out on showing your produce in the village horticultural show this year, Tissington is holding a village show on 26 [...]

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This Week in The Stunner

As always the Ashbourne News Telegraph can be bought at The Sycamore or read online. p1.  Hunt for Purse Snatcher as Pensioner Mugged on Doorstep p2. Hunt for Carsington Water Bike Flasher p2.  New Group Plan First Meet – The newly formed Tuesday Afternoon Fellowship Group will be having their first meeting with Rev Tim [...]

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This week’s Stunner

Again it has been a quiet week for news from our area: Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall.  However the Ashbourne News Telegraph is now in the Shop or can be seen on-line. Here are some items that might be of interest to our readers. p.1 & 3 Ashbourne Shrovetide football is being used as part [...]

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