It’s that day of the week again with the Ashbourne News Telegraph out. Here are the items that relate to immediate area:
- p.7 A page feature on Tom Chambers and Strictly Come Dancing: “Tom goes through with steamy salsa”
- p.9 Longcliffe Quarries are given planning permission for their new head quarters at Curzon Lodge in Longcliffe, relocating from their existing site at Brassington Moor Quarry.
- p.54 Ashbourne Town Darts. The report gives a sumary of reults and current league table positions. It has been a good week for Parwich with the following results: Nag’s Head 2 – 7 Parwich Legion; Sycamore 5 – 4 The Bullets; and Parwich Legion A 5 – 4 The Shepherds. The League meeting is at 8-30pm Thursday 27th Nov at Compton Social Club.
Here are some other items of possible interest:
- p.1 Concerns about whether Ashbourne Market can survive. (Click here to see the article.)
- p.2 Comment on Government Review of GP practices issuing prescriptions, with concern expressed on the impact on patients using such practices (e.g. Hartington, where if the surgery lost its dispensary patients would have to travel to Ashbourne or Buxton in addition to the surgery to have any prescriptions filled).
- p.2 Article on QEGS’ favourable Ofsted Report. (Click here to see the article.)
- p.3 JCB to axe 400 jobs.
- p.5 Thieves took £350 worth of diesel from the tank of a lorry at Grange Mill on the night of Sunday/Monday. Police also warn households to be on their guard for thefts of domestic heating oil.
- p.6 Bradbourne Church’s Christmas fair in aid of the roof appeal is on Saturday at the parish hall from 2 to 4pm.
As always, let us know if we have missed any items relating to our area.


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