Heanor

Getting into the Christmas spirit at the Matthew Walker factory in the Derbyshire town of Heanor isn't difficult.

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Another man, Andrew Brough, 57, of Heanor, Derbyshire, previously pleaded guilty to firearms offences in connection with the investigation.

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Long afterwards he used to say that every scene in and about Heanor was photographed with absolute distinctness on his brain, and he loved to recall the long days that he had spent in following the plough, chopping turnips for the cattle, tramping over the snow-covered fields after red-wing and fieldfare, collecting acorns for the swine, or hunting through the barns for eggs.

Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century George Paston

William's father, who held a post as manager of a Derbyshire colliery, married a Quaker lady, Phoebe Tantum of the Fall, Heanor, and was himself received into the Society of Friends in 1783.

Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century George Paston

Marlpool and Heanor scattered the far-off darkness with brilliance.

Sons and Lovers 1913

Marlpool and Heanor scattered the far-off darkness with brilliance.

Sons and Lovers 1907

William's father, who held a post as manager of a Derbyshire colliery, married a Quaker lady, Phoebe Tantum of the Fall, Heanor, and was himself received into the Society of Friends in 1783.

Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Paston, George, d. 1936 1902

Long afterwards he used to say that every scene in and about Heanor was photographed with absolute distinctness on his brain, and he loved to recall the long days that he had spent in following the plough, chopping turnips for the cattle, tramping over the snow-covered fields after red-wing and fieldfare, collecting acorns for the swine, or hunting through the barns for eggs.

Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Paston, George, d. 1936 1902

William H. was born at Heanor, Derbyshire, and was apprenticed to a builder; Mary was born at Coleford,

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David Simmonds was arrested on Thursday at his flat in Derby Road, Heanor.

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