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##"Lollipop Lady" to Retire After 41 Years#
#2008 Derby City Open#2008 Derby City Open#
#A Celebration of Darley Abbey#A Celebration of Darley Abbey#
#A High Court Win For Derby City Council#A High Court Win For Derby City Council#
#A New £1 Million Pound Gayton Pool#A New £1 Million Pound Gayton Pool#
#Ace Kickboxing Comes to Moorways Sports Centre#Ace Kickboxing Comes to Moorways Sports Centre#
#Adventures in the Third Age at Derby's Libraries#Adventures in the Third Age at Derby's Libraries#
#Adventures in the Third Age Thoughout February at Derby's Libraries#Adventures in the Third Age Thoughout February at Derby's Libraries#
#All are Invited to the Big 1#All are Invited to the Big 1#
#All Can Join Wild City Walk#All Can Join Wild City Walk#
#All Invited on Chellaston Brickworks Walk#All Invited on Chellaston Brickworks Walk#
#All Invited on the Mickleover Circular Walk#All Invited on the Mickleover Circular Walk#
#All invited to Join Biking Barbecue#All invited to Join Biking Barbecue#
#All Invited to Join Family Walk#All Invited to Join Family Walk#
#All Invited to Look at Allotments#All Invited to Look at Allotments#
#All Welcome on a Stroll Around Allestree Park#All Welcome on a Stroll Around Allestree Park#
#Alt.Fiction Science Fiction Festival Line-up is Confirmed#Alt.Fiction Science Fiction Festival Line-up is Confirmed#
#Alternative Ways to Pay over Bank Holiday#Alternative Ways to Pay over Bank Holiday#
#An English Mystery at the Assembly Rooms#An English Mystery at the Assembly Rooms#
#Andrew brings his Buns to the Tic!#Andrew brings his Buns to the Tic!#
#April School Holiday Activities at Derby College Sports Centre#April School Holiday Activities at Derby College Sports Centre#
#April School Holiday Activities at Moorways Sports Centre#April School Holiday Activities at Moorways Sports Centre#
#April School Holiday Activities at Queen's Leisure Centre#April School Holiday Activities at Queen's Leisure Centre#
#April School Holiday Activities at Shaftesbury Sports Centre#April School Holiday Activities at Shaftesbury Sports Centre#
#April School Holiday Activities at Springwood Leisure Centre#April School Holiday Activities at Springwood Leisure Centre#
#Aquafit Classes in Derby#Aquafit Classes in Derby#
#Archive Derby Films for Big Screen#Archive Derby Films for Big Screen#
#Artist- Inspired Road Safety Calendar is Launched#Artist- Inspired Road Safety Calendar is Launched#
#Arts Council Exhibition explores Lines at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#Arts Council Exhibition explores Lines at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#
#Autumn Colours of Darley Park#Autumn Colours of Darley Park#
#Award Achievements Recognised#Award Achievements Recognised#
#b-active and Lil Muslimah invite Women and Children to a Fun-packed Multicultural Event#b-active and Lil Muslimah invite Women and Children to a Fun-packed Multicultural Event#
#B-Active this half term#B-Active this half term#
#b-active Walking Programme Launches in Spondon, Sinfin and Alvaston#b-active Walking Programme Launches in Spondon, Sinfin and Alvaston#
#Big Draw for Budding Cartoonists at the Silk Mill#Big Draw for Budding Cartoonists at the Silk Mill#
#Big Opportunities for Derby Families to Learn Together#Big Opportunities for Derby Families to Learn Together#
#Bike Film Festival for Derby#Bike Film Festival for Derby#
#Black History Day at Museum and Art Gallery#Black History Day at Museum and Art Gallery#
#Blue - Photographic Installation#Blue - Photographic Installation#
#BMX World Champion to Open Midlands Championships in Derby#BMX World Champion to Open Midlands Championships in Derby#
#BMX World Champion to Open Midlands Championships in Derby#BMX World Champion to Open Midlands Championships in Derby#
#Bonfire and Fireworks Display on Saturday#Bonfire and Fireworks Display on Saturday#
#Bookings Invited for Free Adventure Days for Children with WildDerby#Bookings Invited for Free Adventure Days for Children with WildDerby#
#By the Time you Read This...#By the Time you Read This...#
#Cabinet to Consider Keeping Bramblebrook Open for a Further 18 Months#Cabinet to Consider Keeping Bramblebrook Open for a Further 18 Months#
#Calke Lecture Kicks off 2008 Series#Calke Lecture Kicks off 2008 Series#
#Campaign to Stop Pavement Parking in Derby is Launched#Campaign to Stop Pavement Parking in Derby is Launched#
#Campaign to Tackle Domestic Fly-tipping in Derby#Campaign to Tackle Domestic Fly-tipping in Derby#
#Cardboard Cartons will be Recycled in Derby for First Time#Cardboard Cartons will be Recycled in Derby for First Time#
#Celebrating Derby's Young People#Celebrating Derby's Young People#
#Central Library Hosts get Online Day#Central Library Hosts get Online Day#
#Chance to Comment on the Future of Osmaston#Chance to Comment on the Future of Osmaston#
#Chapel Street Banner is Unveiled - 7 November 2007#Chapel Street Banner is Unveiled - 7 November 2007#
#Chapel Street Banner is Unveiled - 8 November 2007#Chapel Street Banner is Unveiled - 8 November 2007#
#Childcare Providers to Recieve Top Awards#Childcare Providers to Recieve Top Awards#
#Children Encouraged to Cycle for Environment and Health#Children Encouraged to Cycle for Environment and Health#
#Children Encouraged to Walk for Health and the Environment#Children Encouraged to Walk for Health and the Environment#
#Children Invited to go for Gold this Summer at Derby's Libraries#Children Invited to go for Gold this Summer at Derby's Libraries#
#Children's Author Promotes Reading#Children's Author Promotes Reading#
#Chinese New Year Storytelling at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#Chinese New Year Storytelling at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#
#Choice of Walks on Wednesday#Choice of Walks on Wednesday#
#Citizenship Awards for Derby Young People#Citizenship Awards for Derby Young People#
#Citizenship Event at Derby's Central Library#Citizenship Event at Derby's Central Library#
#Citizenship Event at Derby's Central Library#Citizenship Event at Derby's Central Library#
#City Council Achieves IiP Status#City Council Achieves IiP Status#
#City Council Praised by Independent Watchdog#City Council Praised by Independent Watchdog#
#City Council Seeks Envoy for Osnabruck#City Council Seeks Envoy for Osnabruck#
#City Council Team in Hadrian's Wall Challenge#City Council Team in Hadrian's Wall Challenge#
#City Council to Continue Plying for Hire Crack Down#City Council to Continue Plying for Hire Crack Down#
#Civic Success For City Council#Civic Success For City Council#
#Coffee Morning for Derby Parents - February 2007#Coffee Morning for Derby Parents - February 2007#
#Coffee Morning for Derby Parents - May 2008#Coffee Morning for Derby Parents - May 2008#
#Community Safety Work Starts in River Gardens#Community Safety Work Starts in River Gardens#
#Connecting Derby is a Step Nearer Completion#Connecting Derby is a Step Nearer Completion#
#Consultation Launched#Consultation Launched#
#Consultation Meetings about New Children's Centres#Consultation Meetings about New Children's Centres#
#Corey Mwamba Launches the Rush at Quad#Corey Mwamba Launches the Rush at Quad#
#Council Clamps Down on Car Tax Evaders#Council Clamps Down on Car Tax Evaders#
#Council Offers Free Parking to Cathedral Quarter Customers#Council Offers Free Parking to Cathedral Quarter Customers#
#Council Recommendations on NHS Dentists#Council Recommendations on NHS Dentists#
#Council Reconsiders Furture of Liversage Court#Council Reconsiders Furture of Liversage Court#
#Council Services Information now Available at Libraries#Council Services Information now Available at Libraries#
#Council Tenants Have Their Say on Housing Services#Council Tenants Have Their Say on Housing Services#
#Council to Focus on Shops Illegally Selling Goods to Children#Council to Focus on Shops Illegally Selling Goods to Children#
#Council Will Pay Small Companies More Quickly#Council Will Pay Small Companies More Quickly#
#Council will Resurrect Producing Theatre in Derby#Council will Resurrect Producing Theatre in Derby#
#Courses for Spring at Derby's Local Studies Library#Courses for Spring at Derby's Local Studies Library#
#Crackdown on Empty Homes in Derby#Crackdown on Empty Homes in Derby#
#Cream of Derby's Sporting Talent Get Official Recognition#Cream of Derby's Sporting Talent Get Official Recognition#
#Creepy Crawlies for Under Fives at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#Creepy Crawlies for Under Fives at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#
#Cycle Derby offered chance to continue#Cycle Derby offered chance to continue#
#Cycle Derby Offers Free Bike Maintenance classes for all.#Cycle Derby Offers Free Bike Maintenance classes for all.#
#Cycle Derby will now Train Cycle Trainers#Cycle Derby will now Train Cycle Trainers#
#Darley Park Concert Celebrates Derby Centenaries#Darley Park Concert Celebrates Derby Centenaries#
#Day of Pondamania#Day of Pondamania#
#Deadline for Registering to Vote or to Get Postal Vote#Deadline for Registering to Vote or to Get Postal Vote#
#Debbie Guneratne at Derby's Festival of Words#Debbie Guneratne at Derby's Festival of Words#
#Delay for Travel Passes for Older and Disabled People#Delay for Travel Passes for Older and Disabled People#
#Demolition Makes Way for New Community Facility#Demolition Makes Way for New Community Facility#
#Derby #Derby "Compact" Wins National Award#
#Derby Big Screen Summer Season Starts with The Royal Ballet#Derby Big Screen Summer Season Starts with The Royal Ballet#
#Derby Bin Collections Over the Christmas Period - December 2007#Derby Bin Collections Over the Christmas Period - December 2007#
#Derby Building Win Through to National Awards Finals#Derby Building Win Through to National Awards Finals#
#Derby Businesses Encouraged to Prevent Smoking Litter#Derby Businesses Encouraged to Prevent Smoking Litter#
#Derby Cathedral 's Peregrine Falcons lay their first egg#Derby Cathedral 's Peregrine Falcons lay their first egg#
#Derby Chauffeurs Urged to Get Applications in by Next Month#Derby Chauffeurs Urged to Get Applications in by Next Month#
#Derby Children Need 50 More Carers#Derby Children Need 50 More Carers#
#Derby City Council Loves Parks, It's Official!#Derby City Council Loves Parks, It's Official!#
#Derby City School Sport Partnership Key Stage One Gymnastic Competition#Derby City School Sport Partnership Key Stage One Gymnastic Competition#
#Derby College Sports Centre Hosts Final Week of B-Active Summer Xplosion#Derby College Sports Centre Hosts Final Week of B-Active Summer Xplosion#
#Derby Encouraged to Join Big Tidy Up#Derby Encouraged to Join Big Tidy Up#
#Derby Gets Involved in British Tourism Week#Derby Gets Involved in British Tourism Week#
#Derby Household Bin Collections over the Christmas Period#Derby Household Bin Collections over the Christmas Period#
#Derby is Asked to De-light Again to Save Even More Energy#Derby is Asked to De-light Again to Save Even More Energy#
#Derby Live Begins Recruitment#Derby Live Begins Recruitment#
#Derby Live Programme Announced#Derby Live Programme Announced#
#Derby Marks Holocaust Memorial Day#Derby Marks Holocaust Memorial Day#
#Derby People Can Now Recycle Cooking Oil for Biofuel#Derby People Can Now Recycle Cooking Oil for Biofuel#
#Derby People Still Getting 'Four-star' Services - February 2007#Derby People Still Getting 'Four-star' Services - February 2007#
#Derby People Still Getting 'Four-star' Services - February 2008#Derby People Still Getting 'Four-star' Services - February 2008#
#Derby People Warned of Carbon Monoxide Dangers#Derby People Warned of Carbon Monoxide Dangers#
#Derby Residents Asked to Make it a Green Christmas - December 2007#Derby Residents Asked to Make it a Green Christmas - December 2007#
#Derby Residents Invited to Give Council Their Views#Derby Residents Invited to Give Council Their Views#
#Derby Schools Recieve Artsmark Awards#Derby Schools Recieve Artsmark Awards#
#Derby Schools Thinking Global-Acting Local#Derby Schools Thinking Global-Acting Local#
#Derby Will Get New Buses Worth £7 Million#Derby Will Get New Buses Worth £7 Million#
#Derby's First Ashtray Amnesty#Derby's First Ashtray Amnesty#
#Derby's First Purpose Built Extra Care Housing Development for Older People#Derby's First Purpose Built Extra Care Housing Development for Older People#
#Derby's First Purpose- Built Extra Care Housing Development for Older People#Derby's First Purpose- Built Extra Care Housing Development for Older People#
#Derby's Garden Bird Bonanza this Saturday#Derby's Garden Bird Bonanza this Saturday#
#Derby's New Libraries Get Go-Ahead#Derby's New Libraries Get Go-Ahead#
#Derby's Recycling Beats Government Target a Year Early#Derby's Recycling Beats Government Target a Year Early#
#Derby's Springwatch Festival in Market Place#Derby's Springwatch Festival in Market Place#
#Derbyshire's Wild Plants go Online#Derbyshire's Wild Plants go Online#
#Discovery Day on Darley and Nutwood Nature Reserve#Discovery Day on Darley and Nutwood Nature Reserve#
#Diwali Workshops at Museum and Art Gallery#Diwali Workshops at Museum and Art Gallery#
#Dual Recycling and Litter Bins to be Piloted in Derby#Dual Recycling and Litter Bins to be Piloted in Derby#
#Egyptian Jewellery Workshop at Museum and Art Gallery#Egyptian Jewellery Workshop at Museum and Art Gallery#
#Electors can now Register by Text#Electors can now Register by Text#
#Energise Your Heart, Lungs and Mind in Derby#Energise Your Heart, Lungs and Mind in Derby#
#Events to Celebrate Young People#Events to Celebrate Young People#
#Events to Mark Adult Learning Week in Derby#Events to Mark Adult Learning Week in Derby#
#Exercise to Show the Consequences of Unsafe Driving#Exercise to Show the Consequences of Unsafe Driving#
#Exterior of Derby Guildhall is Refurbished#Exterior of Derby Guildhall is Refurbished#
#Extra Help Enlisted to Speed up Bus Passes#Extra Help Enlisted to Speed up Bus Passes#
#Families Invited to Join Teddy Bears' Picnic#Families Invited to Join Teddy Bears' Picnic#
#Family Learning Celebration Afternoon#Family Learning Celebration Afternoon#
#Fatal Exit at Central Library#Fatal Exit at Central Library#
#February Half Term Activities - Adult and Toddler Swim#February Half Term Activities - Adult and Toddler Swim#
#February Half Term Activities - Intensive Learn to Swim Courses and Swimming Stroke Development Workshops#February Half Term Activities - Intensive Learn to Swim Courses and Swimming Stroke Development Workshops#
#February Half Term Activities - Play Rafts in the Pool#February Half Term Activities - Play Rafts in the Pool#
#February Half Term Activities- Active Fun#February Half Term Activities- Active Fun#
#February Half Term Activities- Activities Sessions#February Half Term Activities- Activities Sessions#
#February Half Term Activities- Family Swim#February Half Term Activities- Family Swim#
#February Half Term Activities- Gymnastics#February Half Term Activities- Gymnastics#
#February Half Term Activities- Inflatable Sessions in the Pool#February Half Term Activities- Inflatable Sessions in the Pool#
#February Half Term Activities- Springtots#February Half Term Activities- Springtots#
#February Half Term Activities- Trampolining#February Half Term Activities- Trampolining#
#February Half Term Activities- Women and Toddler Swim#February Half Term Activities- Women and Toddler Swim#
#Federation Consultation Underway#Federation Consultation Underway#
#Field Study at Pickford's House#Field Study at Pickford's House#
#Final Phase of Allenton Improvements Begins#Final Phase of Allenton Improvements Begins#
#First Multiple Occupation Landlord in Derby to be Prosecuted#First Multiple Occupation Landlord in Derby to be Prosecuted#
#Foster Carers and Adoptive Parents Needed#Foster Carers and Adoptive Parents Needed#
#Free Child Car Seat Checks for Derby#Free Child Car Seat Checks for Derby#
#Free Child Car Seat Checks for Derby#Free Child Car Seat Checks for Derby#
#Free Composter Scheme Starts this Week in Derby#Free Composter Scheme Starts this Week in Derby#
#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - December 2007#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - December 2007#
#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - February 2008#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - February 2008#
#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - January 2008#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - January 2008#
#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - March 2008#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - March 2008#
#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - November 2007#Free Energy-saving Plugs and Low-energy Light Bulbs - November 2007#
#Free Exercise Classes for Mackworth and Mickleover Residents#Free Exercise Classes for Mackworth and Mickleover Residents#
#Free Low-Energy Light Bulbs - March 2007#Free Low-Energy Light Bulbs - March 2007#
#Free Parking to Encourage Cathedral Quarter Trade#Free Parking to Encourage Cathedral Quarter Trade#
#Free Trees and Shrubs in Derby#Free Trees and Shrubs in Derby#
#Free Workshops Support Composting Pilot Project#Free Workshops Support Composting Pilot Project#
#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill#
#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill#
#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill#
#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill - November 2008#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill - November 2008#
#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill - October 2008#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill - October 2008#
#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill- June 2008#Full Steam Ahead at the Silk Mill- June 2008#
#Fun Day Reward for Regular School Attenders#Fun Day Reward for Regular School Attenders#
#Further to yesterday's release on this, please note that the date has changed. The lights will now be switched on at noon Friday (20 June) instead of Thursday (19 June)#Further to yesterday's release on this, please note that the date has changed. The lights will now be switched on at noon Friday (20 June) instead of Thursday (19 June)#
#Gabriella Cilmi Headlines Olympic Event on Derby Market Place#Gabriella Cilmi Headlines Olympic Event on Derby Market Place#
#Gazing at Portraits at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#Gazing at Portraits at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#
#Geology Live at Museum and Art Gallery#Geology Live at Museum and Art Gallery#
#Georgian Garden Party Marks Pickford's House Anniversary#Georgian Garden Party Marks Pickford's House Anniversary#
#Get Ready for an Xplosion of B-Active Fun This October#Get Ready for an Xplosion of B-Active Fun This October#
#Girls-Only Activity Day in Alvaston#Girls-Only Activity Day in Alvaston#
#Go Wild 2008 Programme is Launched#Go Wild 2008 Programme is Launched#
#Ground - Breaking for New Community Centre#Ground - Breaking for New Community Centre#
#Groups Invited to get Involved in Going Wild#Groups Invited to get Involved in Going Wild#
#Gymnastics and Trampolining Disability Roadshow heads for Derby#Gymnastics and Trampolining Disability Roadshow heads for Derby#
#Halloween Event at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#Halloween Event at Derby Museum and Art Gallery#
#Happen Happens at Guildhall Theatre#Happen Happens at Guildhall Theatre#
#Hate Crime Information Day for Disabled People#Hate Crime Information Day for Disabled People#
#Have you Been Bitten by a Loan Shark?#Have you Been Bitten by a Loan Shark?#
#Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes at Museum and Art Gallery#Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes at Museum and Art Gallery#
#Home Energy Efficiency Advice at Derby Libraries#Home Energy Efficiency Advice at Derby Libraries#
#Hotel- Photography by Steve Schofield#Hotel- Photography by Steve Schofield#
#I am a Potato at the Assembly Rooms#I am a Potato at the Assembly Rooms#
#Ice Balloon Installation for One Night only#Ice Balloon Installation for One Night only#
#Icy Adventures Arrive at Queen's Leisure Centre#Icy Adventures Arrive at Queen's Leisure Centre#
#Improvement Grants for Cathedral Quarter Businesses#Improvement Grants for Cathedral Quarter Businesses#
#Interactivity comes to Derby's Big Screen#Interactivity comes to Derby's Big Screen#
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