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Business storage plan approved

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:59:53 GMT

Changing the use of a garage at a Buxton property to business storage has been approved by councillors.

26 cannabis farms found during police campaign

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:41 GMT

Derbyshire police discovered 26 residential cannabis farms during a four-week campaign which also saw a spike in calls to Crimestoppers.

Questions for our politicians

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:15:05 GMT

Regarding ‘Leaving borders open defies common sense’ (Mercury letters, May 9), I am deeply worried by the rumour that immigrants are stopping British people from working.

How much will permits cost us?

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:08:48 GMT

About the suggestion of the possible introduction of a charge for residents’ parking permit, I think it all depends on how much the charge is going to be.

Suggestions to improve service

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:00 GMT

As the Director of Planning and Housing Services clearly states (Views sought over car park charges shake up, Mercury, May 9) ‘these are sensitive areas and the review is long overdue’.

Make sure YOUR voice is heard

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:40:46 GMT

Many people registered their opposition to the proposal for a large supermarket as a key part of the Bakewell Road redevelopment and to the secretive and shoddy process by which the project was being conducted.

Tax on shopping killing the town

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:23:01 GMT

Do you know the stones’ secret?

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:14:21 GMT

Peter Keeble sent us this photo, hoping that Mercury readers might solve its mystery.

The view through your lens

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:09:52 GMT

Hilary Backhouse, from Darley Dale, sent us this image of The Cork Stone on Stanton Moor.

My Opinion by Mercury reader Christian Smith: Can our new council oppose the cuts?

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:05:50 GMT

I’m somewhat happy that we now have a Labour led council, and really quite happy that a union representative has been voted in. Although the shadow cabinet is leaning to the right, I feel that local Labour councillors understand what is in the interests of the average person.

Leaving Europe will not solve problems

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:29 GMT

Whatever problem exists with welfare dependency, leaving the EU is not the solution (Mercury letters, May 9).

The view through YOUR lens

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:27:33 GMT

Jen Bradley took this lovely image of Tansley dam in the spring sunshine.

My opinion by Mercury reader Fliss Goldsmith When talk is not such idle gossip....

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:15:14 GMT

I’ve often heard the phrase ‘Idle Gossip’ but I have come to realise that there’s actually a lot of effort that goes into perpetuating this rather dreary social ritual. Now I know not all gossip is harmful, the gossip about the latest Prada Handbag, the gossip about various celebrity shows of insanity and even the word on the street regarding her next doors new hair - do. Some gossip however can be rather more malicious and as I say it appears to take a great deal of time and effort to spread nasty rumours or speak ill of people. It led me to wonder that if those more narrow minded amongst us, that dedicate their time to negatively portraying their fellow folk and quite often ‘friends’, put as much effort into more positive ventures - how much better could life be? Shying away from the malevolent mutterings of those more concerned with stirring the social cauldron is by far the better thing to do and if we all took that lesser trodden path perhaps the word on the street would be a far more positive one.

Leaving borders open defies common sense

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:01:05 GMT

I read with interest Daryl’s letter in the Mercury where he recounted an overheard conversation with three female benefit claimants.  The letter highlights an issue which ought to be of concern to us all as we confront the harsh reality of deficit reduction.  We now have a welfare class, some of whom fail to see any moral compunction or harbour any ambition to lift themselves out of the benefit net. They have simply weighed up the options and decided they’re better off having an easy, if frugal, life on welfare than going to the effort of working and perhaps being a little better off in a minimum wage job.  So who is to blame for this sorry state of affairs? It’s easy to demonise people as scroungers but I think we should point the finger firmly at the interfering “do-gooders”, however well intentioned, who constructed this web of benefits in the first place and who are directly responsible for systematically destroying the work ethic of so many.  These people call themselves “Progressives” but I fail to see how transforming a large section of the once proud and independent working classes into professional welfare recipients is progress!  The Coalition are making some clumsy efforts to curb the benefit bill and make work pay.  On its own this is not enough since there must be employment available for current welfare claimants to move into.  With 1 million young people already out of work we need to stop making this problem worse by inviting in more migrant workers, driving down wages and making work even less attractive to the people already here.   Leaving the borders open to migrant labour whilst million of Brits languish on benefits defies all common sense!  In a buoyant economy, immigration can be a positive benefit, but right now further mass immigration could lead to resentment and we should not sweep this issue under the carpet out of fear of being thought “politically incorrect”.  Only by leaving the EU can we reclaim the powers to control our own borders, a fundamental right of any nation state, and effectively curb the bureaucracy, red tape and taxes which have been loaded onto our small business owners and which stifle the main engine of job creation.  We can then start tackling this welfare issue effectively, easing the burden on hard pressed tax payers while protecting the deserving.  It’s time the British people had the chance to vote on our EU membership in a simple IN or OUT referendum right now!

Rotary’s efforts to defeat polio are blooming

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:35:41 GMT

Matlock residents and visitors passing by the Tump on Asker Lane will not fail to see the purple crocuses that are now part of the landscape at this time of the year.

State of the art maypole for Brownies

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:29:38 GMT

Ashover Brownies are celebrating the arrival of a new Maypole which was dedicated during a special Songs of Praise service in the village church on Sunday morning.

Day trip to Blackpool?

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:16:38 GMT

Lee Knowles, of Chaddesden, sent us this photo of what he thinks is a day trip out by Bonsall lads to Blackpool.

School days caught on film

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:11:31 GMT

This wonderful photo was sent in to us by Lee Knowles, of Chaddesden.

Reunion planned to celebrate former students’ 75th

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:57:20 GMT

Former students of a Buxton girls’ school are invited to a special birthday celebration.

READER PHOTO: Red deer at Lyme Park

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:39:14 GMT

Calling all amateur photographers! Have you captured an eye-catching image of the landscape and wildlife of the Peak District and Derbyshire?