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VIDEO: Trip down Memory Lane

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:19:34 GMT

Here are some of the latest pictures of times gone by in the area.

Dog fouling: Help us find justice

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:15:14 GMT

I read the letter from Cllr McGraw on dog fouling.

Wise use of money could revive town

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:15:11 GMT

I think the money for Ilkeston town centre, if used wisely, could do well. Primark would be great for the town, the nearest being Nottingham or Derby is nearly an hour away.

Action since the election

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:12:29 GMT

I have had several positive site meetings following my successful election to represent Ilkeston West on Derbyshire County Council.

Former town vicar

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:28:31 GMT

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

At the machine

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:28:25 GMT

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

Party time

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:28:17 GMT

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

Cafe break-in

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:23:47 GMT

Peckish thieves helped themselves to cheese and chocolate cake at a Langley Mill cafe.

TBG takes over Acorn training

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:55:59 GMT

A growing adult and youth learning organisation has strengthened its presence in the East Midlands with the acquisition of a Ripley firm.

Turn-of-the-century butchers shop

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:11:23 GMT

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.

Customers come first

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:36:05 GMT

I read in the Advertise of the traders’ wishlist which they want to present to councillors, but would they care to look up President Kennedy’s famous American speech and put it in place for Ilkeston — ‘Think not what Ilkeston can do for you, but what you can do for Ilkeston.’

Grasp the nettle to tackle dog fouling

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:35:39 GMT

Whilst walking through the streets of Breadsall, West Hallam, Stanley and Stanley Common during the course of the Derbyshire County Council election campaign, I was very annoyed to see an inordinate amount of dog muck.

Candidates a mystery

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:35:39 GMT

I have lived in the Ilkeston East area for more than 35 years and I have a postal vote because of my job and being away from home all week.

County council announces new cabinet posts

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:56:45 GMT

Derbyshire County Council’s newly elected controlling group has announced its key appointments ahead of the authority’s annual meeting on May 15.

Big Idea event is hailed big success

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:53:23 GMT

A community event held in Cotmanhay over the bank holiday weekend has been hailed a success after hundreds of people turned out.

Cotmanhay homes had no water

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:02:13 GMT

This photograph shows a group of houses in Cotmanhay which were know as Botany Bay.

Shower time

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:02:12 GMT

A worker at a the former Booth’s factory in Ilkeston gets her hair washed during a visit by hairdresser Keith Hall.

Footballer of the year

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:02:11 GMT

Colin Todd was voted footballer of the year 1975, according to the scarf in this photograph.

Factory man

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:02:04 GMT

This picture from Karl Aldred’s scrapbook shows Alf Booth, who gave his name to the factory he ran in Awsworth Road.