From football matches to plans to boost employment in the town, it was a busy February in 2001 but which of these stories can you remember?
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![Mansfield Town V Chesterfield in February 2001 where Lawrie Dudfield was pictured in action](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZlYzUyNWQwLWQwMDMtNGEyZC05YmJhLTFjZDkyMDZiMjVhMzo5YmE2ODQ3Ni01YjUzLTQ0NTktYWFkMi01MmM2ZmIxYjdhMGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Mansfield Town V Chesterfield
Mansfield Town V Chesterfield in February 2001 where Lawrie Dudfield was pictured in action Photo: Andrew Partridge
![Pictured at W&G Sissons, Carrwood Road, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, where new workers had been taken on after the company won a £100,000 grant in February 2001](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjcxYTI1MDNmLWI1M2MtNGY0YS1iMDQ1LTgxYmI1NjYxMTc4YjozNjVkNWM2Ni1kNTgyLTQxYmYtODJmYy02MWFiMjJjMDQzNTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. W&G Sissons
Pictured at W&G Sissons, Carrwood Road, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, where new workers had been taken on after the company won a £100,000 grant in February 2001 Photo: Mike Waistell (Staff)
![A court handout from February 2001 where the RSPCA found a tredmill used for for training fighting dogs in Chesterfield.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFjYjQxMDIzLWI4M2EtNGFkNi1hYjE3LTViYTJjOTAxNzJjMDpiMWNlMzA5OS02YTQ3LTQ5NzAtYTgwZi0xOWQ5MzcyNjY4ZTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. House of horrors
A court handout from February 2001 where the RSPCA found a tredmill used for for training fighting dogs in Chesterfield. Photo: PA
![Who saw the Ruby Slipper Experience in February 2001 where Eleanor Barrett and Chris Millett performed a valentine's show](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjljMDFmYzBiLWVhOWEtNGVhZi1iMzBmLWUyZDBkY2U1MDlmMDpkNzczOWI0ZC00NjE1LTQ4NTAtYjg3Yi00NDIzYTE0NWIxNDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Ruby Slipper Experience
Who saw the Ruby Slipper Experience in February 2001 where Eleanor Barrett and Chris Millett performed a valentine's show Photo: Barry Richardson
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