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Police praise Derbyshire folk for helping them to solve crimes

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What you can expect from the weather today

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Celebrating A level students at Highfields School Matlock

Scenes of joy as Derbyshire Dales students celebrate A-Level results

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A speed camera van.

Mobile speed cameras will be monitoring these new locations from today

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‘There’s so much character to be found’ - Artist looks to Derbyshire’s market towns for inspiration

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What you can expect from the weather today

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A-level high-flier Hannah sets her sights on vet career

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Shots fired at travellers site in Rowsley

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The 30 foot high stacks were left in a field adjacent to the back gardens of residents' homes (Photo: SWNS)

Neighbours accuse Derbyshire farmer of bullying for building 30 foot high ‘wall’ of hay bales

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Stock picture posed by model: A hand reaches into a car through a broken window. See PA story.

Rise in car thefts in Derbyshire

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Burst water main causes severe disruption to traffic in Derby

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Highways England is testing varying the speed around roadworks on motorways

Speed limits around roadworks on motorways set to increase

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Derbyshire Dales council to vote on raising car park charges by 13%

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Emergency services attend serious road accident in Darley Dale

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Rowsley railway heritage groups to mark anniversary with open day

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Shots fired at travellers site in Rowsley

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Cannabis.

Here is what to do if you think your neighbours are smoking cannabis

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Chesterfield magistrates' court.

Magistrates throw a serial thief a lifeline in his battle to beat drugs

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Suspected drink-driver gets a ban after she failed to give a breath specimen

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Education More Education >>

Scenes of joy as Derbyshire Dales students celebrate A-Level results

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Hannah Steele, 18, from Matlock, will go on to study veterinary medicine at the University of Nottingham.

A-level high-flier Hannah sets her sights on vet career

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Students at Lady Manners School in Bakewell celebrate their results

Lady Manners School students celebrate record breaking A-level results

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Students will be collecting their A-level results on Thursday

Advice for Derbyshire students as A-level results day nears

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The number of pupils permanently excluded from Derbyshire schools rose last year. Photo used for illustrative purposes.

Fears over sharp rise in permanent school exclusions across Derbyshire

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Matlock’s oldest charity shop to celebrate 50 years with book event

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Learning disability respite care services at Orchard Cottage in Darley Dale could be under threat after North Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group announced plans to review how they are delivered.

Charity fears Darley Dale care service could be axed in NHS review

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust leaders fear a widespread badger cull may come to the county, despite the success of their vaccination programme. (Photos: Jason Skeen)

Derbyshire charity fears badger cull despite vaccination success

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Business leaders gather for the breakfast meeting.

Derbyshire Dales firms gather for business forum

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Politics More Politics >>

Matlock’s oldest charity shop to celebrate 50 years with book event

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust leaders fear a widespread badger cull may come to the county, despite the success of their vaccination programme. (Photos: Jason Skeen)

Derbyshire charity fears badger cull despite vaccination success

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Employees of Yorkshire Television line up outside their studios in 1986.

David Behrens: The 50th anniversary of Yorkshire Television – or ‘proper’ TV

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Savings targets

County council misses its saving targets - as it looks to make £53m in cuts by 2022

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Hall Leys Park in Matlock

No ‘stay of execution’ for public toilets in Matlock's Hall Leys Park

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Derbyshire charity fears badger cull despite vaccination success

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National Trust spokesman, Jon Stewart, enjoys the new National Trust fields in Stoney Middleton. Photo: Michael Scott/Caters News.

National Trust spends £2.15m to save wildlife-rich hay meadows

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Derbyshire Dales District Council's Matlock Hall Leys Park has been recognised as world class by the international Green Flag Award scheme for the 11th consecutive year. From left, council Clean & Green team members Paul Marsden, Scott Palmer, and area supervisor Ian Buxton.

Matlock Hall Leys park placed among world’s best with Green Flag award

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Longcliffe Quarries welcomed more than 600 wildlife lovers to Hoe Grange Quarry last month for an open day at Derbyshire's only butterfly reserve.

Longcliffe quarry butterfly reserve event shows conservation success

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Health More Health >>

Charity fears Darley Dale care service could be axed in NHS review

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The heatwave is expected to last for most of the week

How to stay safe during hot weather

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Matlock GP alarmed by lack of health investment to support new housing

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Valley Lodge care home staff Sam Cave and Courtney Johnson dressed in Second World War costume to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 30.

Matlock care home marks Armed Forces Day with show of wartime spirit

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Buxton Hospital is home to the town's minor injuries unit.

Opening hours cut at minor injuries units in Buxton, Darley Dale, Ilkeston and Ripley

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