, ▁who ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁editor . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁Pick ering ' s ▁Tr ader ▁Group , ▁which ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Thom son ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁O wn ership ▁subsequently ▁passed ▁to ▁Mid land ▁Independent ▁New sp apers ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Tr inity ▁Mir ror , ▁who ▁announced ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁by ▁then ▁loss - making ▁newspaper ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : New sp apers ▁published ▁in ▁Derby shire ▁Category : Week ly ▁newsp apers ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : M ass ▁media ▁in ▁Derby <0x0A> </s> ▁Mary ▁Ger va ise , ▁Hil ary ▁Wayne ▁and ▁Bell amy ▁Brown ▁are ▁the ▁pseud onym s ▁for ▁Joan ▁Mary ▁Wayne ▁Brown . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer , ▁publishing ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁books . ▁ ▁A ▁bout ▁of ▁an a emia ▁caused ▁her ▁to ▁purs ue ▁writing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁rather ▁than ▁att ending ▁college . ▁ ▁As ▁Mary ▁Ger va ise , ▁she ▁wrote ▁several ▁books ▁for ▁children . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁school ▁related , ▁but ▁the ▁Georg ie ▁and ▁Bel inda ▁series ▁were ▁about ▁horses . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁As ▁Bell amy ▁Brown ▁ ▁S weet ▁And ▁Kind ▁( 1 9 4 7