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Councillor slams "blatant tragedy" of 650 long-term empty homes in Derbyshire Dales

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Firefighters were called to the scene

Firefighters tackle Hathersage fire

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Here's how the weather is looking this weekend

This is how the weather is looking in Derbyshire this weekend

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Unemployment has risen in Derbyshire

Small dip in number of people in full or part-time work in Derbyshire

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Action Fraud issues warning over scam Amazon email

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A round-up of this week’s best readers’ pictures

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Just how hot WILL it get in Derbyshire next week?

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Six beds ‘blocked’ in Derbyshire hospitals per day

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Police are trying to track the two other men who were involved in hunting with dogs on the High Peak moors

Man found guilty of hunting hares with a dog in Derbyshire

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Extra strain on Derbyshire hospitals as helpline sends more callers to A&E

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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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The A5012 at Pikehall

Derbyshire County Council granted funds to fix three dangerous roads

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Crime More Crime >>

Masked burglar is jailed after police catch him raiding a chemist shop

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Drug-addict who stole whiskey from an Aldi store is locked-up

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Pictured is Raymond Barry Skelly, 39, of Mersey Bank Road, Glossop, who has been jailed for 12 weeks after he admitted committing six shop thefts.

Desperate serial thief with life-threatening booze problems has been jailed

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Drink-driving.

Boozy World Cup fan caught drink-driving as he dashed to McDonald’s

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Education More Education >>

Woodwork could help stop Derbyshire kids straying into ‘darker realms’

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Budget cuts and lack of mental health support blamed for hike in number of Derbyshire students being expelled from school

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Students from Year 4 at St Anselm's Preparatory School in Bakewell released the sweet treat, supplied by the Bakewell Bakery, into orbit attached to a high-altitude balloon and part of their term project.

Bakewell school high-altitude pudding experiment lost in Lincolnshire

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Derbyshire schools asked to pay for lollipop patrols

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Lady Manners School student Emily Porter a student has received a Royal Geographical Society excellence award for achieving the highest mark in the country in GCSE Geography in 2017. From left, geography teacher Mark Evans, head of geography Linda Scott, Emily Porter, and headteacher Duncan Meikle.

Bakewell school pupil gets Royal Society award for UK’s top GCSE mark

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Longcliffe quarry butterfly reserve event shows conservation success

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

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

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The county council has scores of care jobs unfilled

DERBYSHIRE: 100 care worker jobs county council can’t find anyone to do

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Politics More Politics >>

Councillor slams "blatant tragedy" of 650 long-term empty homes in Derbyshire Dales

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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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Derbyshire Dales District Council approved a rise in car parking charges at its meeting on Thursday.

Councillors approve Derbyshire Dales car parking charge hike

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

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Brexit turmoil: live updates as Theresa May meets her new-look cabinet

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Environment More Environment >>

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

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Peak District gamekeepers are reporting catastrophic species loss as a result of the fire on Saddleworth Moor near Oldham.

Moorland fire: gamekeepers say Buxton lantern event should be scrapped

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Health More Health >>

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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The heatwave is expected to last for most of the week

How to stay safe during hot weather

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The alert has been issued by the Met Office and Public Health England

Health warning issued as heatwave hits the UK

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