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Jackie is someone to turn to

Fighter:  Jackie Blaney has been nominated for a Community Champion Award by Councillor Alan Graves. Jackie is always getting involved in local issues in an attempt to make her community a better place to live.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

EVERYBODY needs good neighbours – and residents in Allenton have exactly that in Jackie Blaney.

The 63-year-old played an integral role in a successful campaign backed by the Derby Telegraph to get a £110,000 sewer repair bill reversed.

And she has...

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Controversial housing plan wins backing from officers

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

NINETY homes look set to be built on the site of a former Derby school after council officers recommended the scheme for approval – despite...

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He turned his life around and helps wayward youngsters do the same

AwardS:  James Robinson  and, inset, other  winners.

Monday, March 15, 2010

SETTING fire to buildings, smashing up cars and fighting because he was bored, 11-year-old James Robinson was heading nowhere but behind bars. Fast...

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Secret Millionaire star reveals the heartache behind his £65,000 gift

good causes:  Left, Lewis Mighty.  Above,  Secret Millionaire star Paul Ragan with  Maria Hanson, of charity Mee & Dee,   Carl and Dawn Finn and their  children,  Liberty Rose and Destiny Mai.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

SECRET Millionaire Paul Ragan says donating £65,000 to three Derby good causes helped him to come to terms with emotional scars he carries from...

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Troubled teens' friend is up for community award

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

A YOUTH worker who helps to turn around the lives of young trouble-makers in Allenton has been nominated for an award. Laina Richardson, 27, who...

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Police operation teens sold booze

Monday, March 08, 2010

OFF-LICENCES and a pub in Derby sold alcohol to underage customers during test purchases by police. Derbyshire officers asked teenagers aged 16 and...

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Tesco confirms plan to regenerate market site and build green store

SIGHTS SET:  Tesco wants   a new environmentally-friendly store on the site of the Mitre pub.

Friday, March 05, 2010

TESCO has finally confirmed it has drawn up plans to regenerate Allenton market and build a new superstore on the site. The Telegraph revealed last...

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Constituents can follow councillor at home and work

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

A CITY councillor is allowing his constituents to follow him around at work and in his own home as he aims to make his actions more "transparent". ...

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Traders welcome proposal for market on site of former pub

on the map:  The former Mitre pub, in Allenton, could be pulled down to make way for a new Tesco, a market and a car park.

Monday, March 01, 2010

A TRADERS' leader has responded enthusiastically to Tesco's plans to redevelop an Allenton site. Tesco wants to build a two-storey supermarket and...

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No flats decision

Monday, March 01, 2010

DERBY City Council is still deciding whether to buy a block of flats in Allenton. It has requested information from agents auctioning Brindley Court...

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Allenton, situated 2 miles south of Derby city centre, is a busy part of the city with a variety of modern shops, stores, banks and other facilities.

Its best-known landmark is the spider bridge, built in 1971, so named because of its shape. It is really a series of bridges for pedestrians, over a very busy junction between the main Derby to Melbourne Road and the Derby Ring Road. A good view can be had of the surrounding district from the top of the bridge.

The suburb was once known as Allentown after Isaac Allen, who built the first houses in the area in 1878. It consisted of a few streets off the main Derby-Melbourne Road and several houses on the main road. He also built the Crown Hotel in 1891 at a cost of £1200. A school was built in 1880 on the corner of Allen Street and Poole Street and is still in use today as an infants school.

At the south side of Allenton is the War Memorial village, a cluster of over 30 homes in a pleasant setting with special features, needed by disabled people. Built in the mid 20th century, the first house was occupied in May 1950. The foundation stone had been laid by the then Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.


Shopping: Allenton has held its own market since 1961. The market consisting of 90 stalls all undercover, is open every friday and saturday from 9 am to 5.30 pm. A flea market also takes place on a Tuesday evening from 4 pm to 6.30 pm.

Allenton's main shopping facilities, on Osmaston Road, offer a wide selection of choice to the locals. There is a variety of shops from food produce to DIY specialists, that also have free parking directly in front of the shops.


Buses: Arriva buses pass through Allenton every 15 minutes connecting to the city centre.


Sport and Leisure: Moor Lane is home to Allenton's main sporting facilities, Moorways Sport Centre. The centre includes a separate swimming pool and baby pool at the top end, with free car parking on site. There is also a gym, fitted with the latest equipment from running machines to weights, with a variety of classes for sport-lovers to join. There are indoor tennis and badminton courts, where children's activities and sports clubs are often held, especially throughout the school summer holidays. Behind the building, is a running track, where Derby Athletics Club train tuesday and thursday evening. With a large number of members ranging in ages and ability, the track and the accompanying fields are offer busy. There is also the option to join clubs that specialise in field events such as long jump and pole volt, or football and hockey teams that train on the fields and outdoor courts.


Open Spaces: Opposite the centre is Osmaston Park, with many fields connected by a series of walkways and a children's play area.


Entertainment: The Showcase cinema, on Sinfin Lane, is very close to the Allenton borders. The cinema, showing the latest films is surrounded by a selection of fast food restaurants. There is KFC, Pizza Hut and Mc Donald's all with in walking distance of the cinema. As well as the cinema is Gala Bingo and Megabowl.












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