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Deadly ash dieback tree disease causing 'ecological collapse' in Peak District

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Over 1,000 wraps of class A drugs seized in East Midlands county lines crackdown

Crime

Halloween activities in Derbyshire

11 spooktacular Halloween activities to enjoy in Derbyshire

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Chesterfield magistrates' court.

Drunken man must pay compensation after smearing excrement around police cell door

Crime

Matlock baker impressed judges at World Bread Awards

People

Casualty taken to hospital after Matlock collision

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'Heavy and blustery' showers forecast for East Midlands

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Peak District village remade from cake to help rural transport charity

People

Some of the latest defendants this month have been jailed at Chesterfield magistrates' court.

The latest Derbyshire offenders to be jailed so far this month

Crime

Charity chief Bev Peck and TV antiques expert Tim Medhurst with the letter, hand-written by Florence Nightingale. (PHOTO BY: Weldmar/BNPS)

Letter written by Florence Nightingale in 1897 found during house clearance

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Traffic and Travel More Traffic and Travel >>

Peak District village remade from cake to help rural transport charity

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Stagecoach will run more buses in the town

Stagecoach brings more buses to Derbyshire town

Traffic and Travel

The swan.

Swan stops traffic on M1

Traffic and Travel

Motorists may face delays after a suspected road traffic collision in Chesterfield.

Motorists may face delays after a suspected collision in Chesterfield

Traffic and Travel

Train tracks.

Derbyshire trains disrupted after animal hit on tracks

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Education More Education >>

Derbyshire schools currently closed as 'large amount of water enters gas network'

Education

School absence rates

The best and worst Derbyshire secondary schools for pupil absences

Education

Students from the Matlock area staged a climate change protest

Matlock students urge workers to join Friday’s global climate strike

Education

Thousands of children will no longer have discount train and bus tickets.

Bus and train discounts for Derbyshire schoolchildren to be scrapped

People

Best universities

These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings

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Business More Business >>

Tesco to make huge changes to its Clubcard scheme - here's what shoppers need to know

Business

The boys queued for two hours to make sure they were first in line for free pizzas, Harley Smith, Louis Heap and Henry Rich

New Domino’s store opens in Matlock

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Steve Porter, head of gardens and landscape, is overseeing the first phase of the Arcadia transformation project which will see 80,000 new plants bedded in to the Chatsworth gardens before spring 2020.

Chatsworth teams begin transforming garden area with 80,000 new plants

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The Matlock branch of Domino's opens on Monday September 30. Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images.

Domino's Pizza to open new Matlock branch

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Politics More Politics >>

A 'clean break' Brexit simply doesn't exist

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More people have died or been injured on Derbyshire's roads.

More people killed and seriously injured on Derbyshire's roads

Politics

Hardyal Dhindsa, Derbyshire's Police and Crime Commissioner.

Derbyshire's police tsar defends spending hundreds of pounds on boosting Facebook posts

Politics

The Explorers Retreat hotel at Gulliver's Kingdom in Matlock Bath can sell alcohol until midnight every day of the week.

Derbyshire theme park hotel gets green light to sell late-night booze

Politics

Students from the Matlock area staged a climate change protest

Matlock students urge workers to join Friday’s global climate strike

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Rise in diesel vehicles in Derbyshire despite environmental impact

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Ellen Fineran, left, Bertie the Badger and project partners celebrate the opening of the Whistlestop Caf� at Matlock Bath station.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust opens café at restored Matlock Bath station

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Matlock climate school strike takes call for action to County Hall

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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has awarded �25,000 for renovations at Spider Park on the Hurst Farm estate in Matlock. Pictured is estate regeneration manager Marie Schmidt.

Government awards £25,000 for transformation project at Matlock park

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Health More Health >>

Duke and Duchess of Devonshire visit as Whitworth Hospital eases congestion in car park

Health

New cash will help prevent suicides.

Derbyshire sports clubs to be trained on preventing suicides

Health

There were 14.8 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 17 in the area between April and June last year.

More teenagers are becoming pregnant in Derbyshire

Health

Royal Derby Hospital.

Derbyshire baby's death could be linked to bacteria in hospital sink

Health

Cigarettes

Derbyshire residents want more smoke free spaces consultation reveals

Health