Derby Evening Telegraph

Quality Time

JAZZ Unwin Club, Sutton-in-Ashfield. The Apex Jazz Band. Pounds 5, members Pounds 4. 8.30pm. 01623 559703. Marston's Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton. The Wabash Jazz Band. Pounds 7. 7.30pm. 01283 760313. Brunswick Inn, Railway Terrace, Derby. Brookside Jazz with singers. Free. 8.30pm-11pm. Derby 550666. PUBS AND CLUBS Unicorn, Repton Road, Newton Solney. Acoustic and Ale Festival, entertainment from Woolley and Archer. 01283 703324.

Days of Heaven for Live Music and Real Ale Fans

IF you were cheered by the news that Derby's Victoria Inn is to stay open as a rock pub, it may well have elicited fond memories of famous bands who once played The Vic, notably Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro and Kasabian. You could name-check yet more top bands who passed through Derby Wherehouse in the 1990s, including Oasis, Radiohead, Pulp and Garbage. Sadly, the Wherehouse was closed before the 1990s was over.

Reach Out to Enjoy an Epic Experience

GAME OF THE WEEK HALO: REACH PLATFORM: Xbox 360 GENRE: Shooter PRICE: Pounds 49.99 IT'S been touted as the last hurrah for the Halo series, delicately crafted by Microsoft's Bungie development team, and pretty much all that fans want to know is whether Halo: Reach proves to be a fitting send-off for the series. And the answer is a resounding yes. With a single player campaign packed with more meaty Covenant conflict than you can shake a carefully customised armoured fist at, and a mulitplayer...

'You Don't Know Me But...' the Woman Began ; Our Latest Short Story Is an Affair to Remember by Richard Barber

JANICE was startled by the ringing phone, surprised by the shrill sound in the quiet of midday. Nobody rang her at this time, at least almost nobody. Her friends would ring in the early evening when they had returned home from work. Her family didn't call. She moved to the phone, not running exactly but rushing, afraid that any moment they might ring off. In her hurry she brushed the corner of the coffee table with her thigh and it pitched over the vase of flowers. The lilies had been a prese...

University of Second Life Helping Real World ; Experts at the University of Derby Have Succeeded in a World First by Creating a Virtual House in an Online World to Teach Real-Life Students About Environmental Issues. Ed Hill has a Fly Around.

AT any one time there are 55,000 people in Second Life, a virtual world inhabited by avatars, controlled by humans. You can buy land and build on it. It's big business, with its own currency, banks, estate agents and even a booming fashion industry.

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Catering Corps Picture Served Up a Real Treat for Two Readers

A picture showing Ramsden's waiting and kitchen staff in the 1930s proved a delightful surprise for two Bygones readers. Jane Goddard reports. IT'S not often that Bygones gets a response to a story before it has actually appeared in full in the paper. But that's exactly what happened when we published a small picture in our coming-up panel at the bottom of the Bygones page. Sharp-eyed readers Frank Richardson and Kath Snow were quick to contact us when they spotted relatives in the picture of...

School's Closure

BYGONES has received a request for information about Sturgess School, which used to be located in Derby's West End. Leon Swierczek would like to find out in what year the school, which was in Markeaton Street, closed down.

On This Day 1970 Egyptians [...]

ON THIS DAY 1970 Egyptians were mourning the death of President Nasser. LOCAL: Proposals for a zoo in Alfreton Park and amusements for under-fives at the lido were to be considered by Alfreton Urban Council. The ideas were put forward in a bid to attract more people to the town's main recreation area.

Photos Wanted of Army Corps

Aircraft Which Bombed R-R Was a 217, Not a 215

I WAS interested in a Bygones story printed last month about the bombing of Derby's Rolls-Royce factory on the morning of July 27, 1942. The correspondent went into a lot of interesting detail stating the time the aircraft took off and naming the aircrew.

Six of the Best Go for World Rescue Title

FIREFIGHTERS are hoping their life-saving skills will secure them a place in the world championships of a competition carrying out mock rescues of car crash victims. A six-strong squad, assembled from across Derbyshire, is preparing to take on fire services from around the country at the UK Rescue Organisation's National Rescue Challenge. And, after previously coming fourth, the local team hopes to win a place in the top three in order to qualify for the international leg of the competition.

Music and Magic for Health Day

WORLD Mental Health Day will be marked with a celebration in Derby's Market Place. The free event, on Saturday, October 9, from 10am to 2pm, will include music, dancing, arts and crafts, face-painting, a quiz, a clown and magician.

Squash Shares Her Adventurous Spirit at School

AN adventurous former student has returned to her old school to be guest of honour at the annual speech day. Ex-Ockbrook School pupil Squash Falconer, 29, last year became the first British woman to climb Mount Blanc and then paraglide from the summit.

Rams Turn On the Style Again to Defeat Boro and Give Season a Fresh Impetus

DERBY County followed up their five-goal demolition of Crystal Palace with a stylish victory over Middlesbrough last night and their season has taken on new shape in the last few days. Another performance brimming with so many qualities sent supporters home from Pride Park Stadium happy and looking forward to their next view of the Rams.

Noticeboard

Planet-like moon DERBY, Friday: A talk, Titan - The Moon That Would Be A Planet, is being given by John Zarnecki, professor of space science at the Open University. From 7.30pm at Friends' Meeting House, in St Helen's Street. Admission Pounds 5. Call 01283 730400 for more details. All made with flour LITTLEOVER, Saturday: A flour festival, selling goods made with flour, at St Peter's Church Hall, Church Street, from 10am to 2pm. Free admission.

Family Would Love to See Abandoned Town Tennis Courts Restored

A COTMANHAY family is calling for outdoor tennis courts in Ilkeston to be restored after being closed for three years. Wendy Prati said husband Renato, 60, and her son, Mark, 30, had been using the multi-purpose court at the Rutland Sports Park for their tennis matches instead of the three disused outdoor courts at the park.