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The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company will open its 2018 season in Buxton Opera House on Tuesday, July 31, and start the celebrations rolling for the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival’s 25th Anniversary, just where it all began in 1994.

There is some great music on a summer’s evening for you to enjoy at this year’s Chesterfield Canal Festival.

The Viva Voice chamber choir invites you to a concert at St Peter’s Church, Edensor, on Saturday, June 30.

With the weather heating up what better edition can there be in a garden than a hot tub?

Born To Win is coming to the Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield, on July 12, from 7.30pm.

The War On Terry is to be performed as part of the Buxton Festival Fringe from July 15-17.

More than 200 EasyJet flights have been cancelled this weekend due to a French air traffic control strike.

It’s the fifth and final day of Royal Ascot, with the highlights being a couple of 6f sprints, the Group One Diamond Jubilee Stakes and the cavalry-charge that is the Wokingham Handicap.

More and more home and places are displaying the flag of St George as England prepare to take on Panama in the World Cup tomorrow.

Firefighters had to extinguish a fire near a secondary school in Matlock.

Derby Theatre is looking for young people aged 9-16 to be in their big family-friendly production for the festive season, Mike Kenny’s adaptation of the classic tale Hansel & Gretel.

QUAD in Derby presents a special one-day event SHADO CON 2 celebrating Gerry Anderson’s classic 1970s sci-fi show UFO.

The temperature is on the rise and next week the UK will be basking in temperatures as hot as Spain, with temperatures set to reach a scorching 30C (86F).

Sheffield Theatres has announced the full cast for Love and Information, in the Studio.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the people in these pictures in connection with a series of crimes.

An MP had a fiery clash with the barrister for chemicals giant INEOS during an ongoing inquiry into whether exploratory drilling for gas should be allowed in Derbyshire.

Readers have been out and about taking pictures of life across the area. Click the link above to see a round-up of some of the best snaps sent in this week. If you would like to see your picture appear online and in the newspaper please send them in via email. They don’t have to be related to a news story - they could be a local landmark, a gathering of friends - anything that records everyday life.

For years I have believed the statements of successive UK governments that cannabis is a dangerous and addictive drug that leads inexorably to the destruction of the health and morals of those using it and of society as we know it.

Frank Lampard has welcomed any added pressure that might come with his first game in charge of Derby County being televised live on Sky Sports.