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Unusual shoppers swarm to Primark for its honey deals

Friday, July 03, 2009, 07:30

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SURPRISED shoppers were met by a swarm of bees outside Primark in Derby.

The insects converged on the window of the shop in Cornmarket yesterday on their way to find a new home.

Each summer, bees leave their hives together to find a new place to live. This allows the old hive to be taken over by a newly-born female bee, who will become the queen and build a new colony.

In this way, bees reproduce and expand in numbers.

Tony Spacey, of Littleover Apiaries, said: "Nobody is quite sure what the trigger is that makes them leave the hive. They swarm every summer, even when it's bad weather."

A spokesman for Derby City Council said pest control had visited the shop and given its staff contact numbers for local beekeepers, who are understood to have removed the insects.

 

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Littleover



Population: 12,259


Notes: Littleover village is part of the large suburb of Derby bearing the same name. The village, as it is known, is the shopping area on the Derby to Burton road, approximately 2 miles south west of Derby. There is a wide variety of shops and services in the village, including a Kwik Save, Iceland, garage, 2 butchers, and two pubs called the Half Moon and the White Swan. Littleover began life as a Saxon settlement, however as industrialization took place, Littleover along with Mickleover became an ideal place for the more affluent to escape the overcrowding within Derby. A main landmark in Littleover is the Church of St Peter, which is set back about 400 yards from the village main street. The church was heavily restored in the 19th and 20th century and is still in use on a daily basis.


Transport: Arriva Buses run a regular service connecting Littleover to Derby, also buses from Heatherton Village to Derby City Centre, through Littleover Village run every 15 minutes. There is no railway station in Littleover and the nearest mainline station is Derby.


Eating and Drinking: There are several pubs in Littleover, the Half Moon, and the White Swan, along with the Hollybrook, located in Heatherton Village, which is very popular among the younger generation. Fans of Indian food will find a Basmati, at the base of Pastures Hill, opposite the Hollybrook. For those who prefer an American/Italian 50s style restaurant there is the ever popular Frankie & Benny's on Manor Road.


Medical: The Lanes Medical Centre at 147 Normanton Lane, Tel: 01332 271374.

KC PATEL 640 Burton Road, Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6EL Tel: 01332 207100

There is also the private Nuffield Health hospital on Rykneld Road in Littleover, DE23 4SN Tel: 01332 540100


Chemists:Lloyds Pharmacy 562 Burton Road, Littleover, Derby, DE23 6DF Tel: 01332 342597


Opticians:Richard Petrie Optometrist 564 Burton Road, Littleover, Derby, DE23 6DF Tel: 01332 291010


Dentists: K Drost 566a Burton Road, Littleover, Derby DE23 6DG Tel: 01332 369679

Osman & Tavares 415 Burton Road, Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6AN Tel: 01332 364630


Libraries: Blagreaves Library, Blagreaves Lane, Littleover, Derby, DE23 1PT, Tel: 01332 255403


Shopping: Midlands Co-op Supermarket, Burton Road, Littleover; Midlands Co-op Travel, Burton Road, Littleover, Tel: 01332 272743; Petrol Station, Burton Road; Several Florists on Burton Road: Floral Dreams Tel: 01332 347819, Boys Floral Workshop Tel:01332 342850; Littleover Pet Supplies, Burton Road, DE23 6FP, Tel: 01332 364252


Schools: Gayton Junior School; Littleover Community School; Derby Grammar School; Derby High School.













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