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A Matlock teaching assistant has smashed the 133-year-old world record for riding the length of Britain on a penny farthing, raising thousands of pounds for Children in Need.

The new leadership team at Derbyshire Dales District Council has set out its priorities for the next four years.

Derbyshire police is expanding its drone unit to provide round the clock cover across the county.

Derbyshire Dales District Council is serving up ‘Rusty Rackets’ tennis sessions for over-18s this summer at Matlock’s Hall Leys Park.

Matlock Town Council recently declared an official climate and ecological emergency, and one of its first actions has been to become a local champion for the Refill Scheme, now being rolled out in the town.

A new shop has just opened in Cromford stocking rare comics, memorabilia and collectibles which appeal to the ‘geek’ in every customer.

Hall Leys Park in Matlock has been recognised as one of the best in the world for a 12th consecutive year by the international Green Flag scheme.

Great Longstone author Sue Hepworth has recently released her fifth novel, Even When They Know You, a story or friendship and loss in later life and reflections on grief set against the landscape of the Peak District.

After months of preparation, a Matlock school worker is all set for his record-breaking attempt to ride the length of Britain on a penny farthing.

A 19th century stone cottage in Matlock, most recently used as a chiropractor’s office, is going under the hammer in Derby next week.

The fifth annual Pirate Mutiny festival will be sailing back into Matlock Bath over the weekend of August 2–9, with the ship’s captain promising something bigger, better, and filled with all-new adventures.

A teenage brother and sister from Matlock will be singing on prime time television this weekend as they battle other young talents in the next round of The Voice Kids.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is to begin a review of Derbyshire Dales District Council this year, which could change how communities are represented by councillors from 2023.

A piece of land in Matlock currently used for advertising and valued at around £20,000 billboards is to be sold at an auction in London this month.

An archive film producer from the Peak District is ready for lift-off as his latest project heads for cinemas nationwide this weekend, putting his name in the footnotes of a giant leap for mankind.

Derbyshire Constabulary has been revealed as one of the forces most likely to settle criminal cases using an out-of-court settlement which allows offenders to escape prosecution even for serious crimes.

The lido at Matlock Bath’s New Bath Hotel will reopen on Friday, June 21, exactly 85 years after swimmers first made a splash in it.

Pupils at a Derbyshire primary school have launched a charity fundraising campaign in support of a classmate with a rare genetic disorder.

A Matlock charity providing therapeutic work opportunities to people with long-term health problems has received a £6,250 kitchen makeover.