Eastwood Advertiser - News Feed

Help us capture life in a day!

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:44:21 GMT

The summer solstice is nearly upon us, and the Eastwood and Kimberley Advertiser is looking to celebrate the longest day of the year with a snapshot of life in our amazing towns.

Museum recognised in national scheme

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:26:00 GMT

DH Lawrence Heritage in Eastwood has been awarded museum accreditation. The centre has been awarded full accreditation under a new national museum standards scheme, run by Arts Council England.

Star to start the Underwood Run

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:03:29 GMT

A local star is to officially start the Underwood Run this weekend.

Conservative club open day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:47:07 GMT

Eastwood and District Conservative Club is holding an open day on Saturday, June 22.

MP is special guest at pub charity raffle

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:46:51 GMT

A special prize draw is taking place this week at the Sun Inn pub in Eastwood to raise money for Macmillan cancer.

Holiday laws will ‘punish families’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:25:10 GMT

Furious parents claim ‘unfair’ new laws on term-time holidays will hit low income homes and erode family bonds.

New market in Giltbrook

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:33:41 GMT

Kimberley Town Council is launching a new farmers’ market at Giltbrook Retail Park.

Housing repairs firm to keep its depot

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:09:54 GMT

A housing repairs firm is to be allowed to keep its depot wedged between homes and a noisy roundabout on the A610.

Ben is new star of hit musical

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:46:30 GMT

A 22-year-old from Selston has landed himself a role in London’s famous West End musical, MAMMA MIA!

Trip of a lifetime for lucky students

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:35:24 GMT

Biology students in Kimberley are jetting off to Malaysia at the end of the month for a ‘trip of a lifetime’.

Advertise and put your firm in spotlight during our ‘Summer Of Love’

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:55:36 GMT

The summer seems to have arrived at last with temperatures climbing — and now is the time to get your business out of the shade by advertising it through the pages and website of the Eastwood and Kimberley Advertiser.

Life for man who murdered PC Fiona Bone

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:50:06 GMT

A man has been jailed for life for four murders, including that of PC Fiona Bone, a former Long Eaton Air Cadet.

Photographic exhibition

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:16:04 GMT

A photographic exhibition by local photographic group The Print Project will be on show at Eastwood’s DH Lawrence Heritage Centre next month.

Eastwood’s craft workshops

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:09:56 GMT

At the craft workshops in Eastwood yo’ll find all sorts of creative talents.

New members for town council

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:23:04 GMT

Kimberley Town Council has five new members to replace those who left in protest over the way the council was being run earlier this year.

£1m Wetherspoon pub gets go-ahead

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:22:36 GMT

A £1million JD Wetherspoon pub has been given the go-ahead in Eastwood and will provide 40 jobs for local people.

Photographer’s inspiration from landmark

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:18:51 GMT

Student photographer Joanna Dale was so inspired by an Ilkeston landmark that she chose it as the centrepiece for her latest college project.

Daily hurt over viaduct death

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:16:59 GMT

The family of a 19-year-old who died when he jumped from Bennerley Viaduct in Awsworth say they are still coming to terms with his death.

Mark your special day

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:11:40 GMT

Are you celebrating a birthday, a birth, an anniversary, a graduation or some other landmark?

Competition entries add colour to Father’s Day

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:06:48 GMT

Featured here are the colourful pictures youngsters of the Eastwood and Kimberley area have submitted as part of our fantastic Father’s Day competition — and aren’t they just brilliant?