Welcome to Ashbourne News Online
HELLO everybody and welcome to Ashbourne News Online, your free online local newspaper and magazine.
Within these pages you will find news and features about what's happening in Ashbourne and surrounding villages.
Ashbourne News Online is updated daily to bring you the latest developments within your community.
You can get instant access to our top Ashbourne news stories by clicking on the links in the right-hand panel on this page.
Or if you're in a hurry, check out our News in Brief section for a quick overview of Ashbourne news.
By its very nature, Ashbourne News Online is an ongoing, ever-expanding project, and we aim to develop it into a one-stop online service where people in the Ashbourne area can access a wide variety of community information.
If you belong to a community organisation and would like to see it featured in Ashbourne News Online, simply use the form on our Contact Us page.
Inside Ashbourne News Online you will also find:-
Feature articles on a variety of topics A What's On guide to help you plan a day or night outA special guide highlighting places of interest and popular tourism attractions in the Ashbourne area (particularly handy for visitors to the area, as well as local folk)An InfoFile where you can go directly to other local websitesWe would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has encouraged the creation of Ashbourne News Online, and we look forward to making many more new friends in the future.
Why not add us to your Favourites so you can keep up to date with the latest Ashbourne news.
- Paul Henshall
Editor and Webmaster
Ashbourne News Online
TOP STORIES
Fairplay charity seeking volunteers
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Flower power bid to beat financial blues
More cash to help find missing kids
Outrage over 'covert attack on tourism'
Cyberscouts filmed at Chatsworth
Neutering plea to Staffie owners
Pensioners urged to claim benefits
Spotlight on youngsters' activities
Water bills rise by five per cent
Museum of Childhood open longer
'Silent killer' warning to families
Views sought on future of town
Take the plunge without splashing out
Tory hits out at Euro PC 'claptrap'
Euro MP's joke book under fire
Rallying call to small businesses
What people are saying about Ashbourne News Online...
A well laid-out site with good, clear text for all users. Excellent in-depth coverage of interesting local issues. I'm sure Ashbourne News Online will work great as a source of information for people to find out what's going on in Ashbourne and what the town has to offer to both residents and visitors. Good luck with the continued development of the site.
- Colin Swindell, Ashbourne prospective Parliamentary
Labour candidate
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Ashbourne News Online looks great. Well done!
- Cathy Luffman, Derbyshire campaigns and development officer, Campaign to Protect Rural England
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I think the she site looks great.
- Tim Polkinghorne, Ashbourne Business Club
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Good start.
- Bill Newton Dunn, East Midlands MEP
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You're doing a good job.
- Gini, Dovedale Gallery, Ashbourne
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I've checked out the site and it looks smart.
- Tim Barnes-Clay, media adviser, Country Land and Business Association
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