Ed Dingwall

Every day Derbyshire residents say their final farewells to family members, friends, colleagues, neighbours and many other characters who have played a unique part in local life.

One of this summer’s Olympic rowing stars made a bit of a splash in Matlock Bath at the weekend as he took to the River Derwent as part of the Illuminations boat parade.

The much delayed renovation of a Matlock bus station is now approaching its final destination, with Derbyshire Dales District Council expecting to begin the last phase of the project in the next few days.

The Chesterfield Railway Modellers held their autumn exhibition over the weekend and among the dazzling display of artistic and engineering skills, one layout was especially spellbinding.

A Derbyshire family has revealed a giant 150 kilogram home-grown pumpkin this week as the centrepiece of their front garden Halloween display.

A family has revealed a giant 150 kilogram home-grown pumpkin this week as the centrepiece of their front garden Halloween display.

Every day Derbyshire residents say their final farewells to family members, friends, colleagues, neighbours and many other characters who have played a unique part in local life.

An aspiring chainsaw sculptor from Whitwell has launched an auction to find a fitting new home for his new Remembrance work.

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Two rival campaigns pushing to reinstate a train line through the heart of the Peak District both launched new initiatives last week in a bid to marshal public support.