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Desperate worker must pay £3,000 after he stole from his employer to pay off debts

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Mountain rescue teams were joined by Search and Rescue Dog Association's search dog Flo in their operation to find two missing walkers who had been hiking around Edale.

Mountain teams rescue two walkers after they had been missing for over 18 hours

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Chesterfield magistrates' court.

Booze and drug-fuelled motorcyclist caught speeding on-and-off pavements in a Derbyshire village

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Pictured is Derby Crown Court.

Dangerous driver is jailed after a high speed police chase with a baby in his car

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Chilly start to the day in Derbyshire but milder dry weather to come

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Magistrates give a Chesterfield thief a chance after she stole clothes for Christmas presents

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Man accused of murder appears in court after a woman was found dead at a village property

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Bakewell Probus Club is given an insight into dealing with criminals

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Matlock Preschool Associaiton nativity play.

Matlock’s pre-school nativity play brings joy to proud families

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Courts.

A booze-plagued Chesterfield wife attacked her husband after he had been discharged from hospital

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Find out where mobile speed cameras will be patrolling in Derbyshire this week

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Mobile speed camera van

This is where mobile speed cameras will be located in Derbyshire this week - in pictures

Transport

Northern said most of its stations on penalty fare routes offer customers the opportunity to purchase tickets before they travel.

Northern extending penalty fares scheme to include Hope Valley rail route

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Fire crews free driver caught in two vehicle collision in Wirksworth

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The Lost Property Orchestra featuring the Royal Philharmonic playing an ode to the owners of instruments left behind. Image supplied.

Find out what ‘Donald Trump’, a pork chop and a bag of condoms have in common in the East Midlands

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Crime More Crime >>

Desperate worker must pay £3,000 after he stole from his employer to pay off debts

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Chesterfield magistrates' court.

Booze and drug-fuelled motorcyclist caught speeding on-and-off pavements in a Derbyshire village

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Pictured is Derby Crown Court.

Dangerous driver is jailed after a high speed police chase with a baby in his car

Crime

Courts.

Magistrates give a Chesterfield thief a chance after she stole clothes for Christmas presents

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Education More Education >>

New den enhances outdoor learning at Darley Dale Primary School

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Osian Wilson, aged 17, was named Young Volunteer of the Year at the UK National Parks Volunteer Awards ceremony in Kendal on Saturday, November 17, for his work with the Peak District's Eastern Moors Partnership.

Eastern Moors trainee wins National Parks youth volunteer award

Environment

Harvey Jacombs with grandparents Karen Morocco and Phillip Jacombs

Why Derbyshire child has been left ‘without a school’

Education

The charity Gingerbread wants more support for parents from the Government in the face of rising childcare costs

Charity calls for more Government support for parents after average cost of childcare in Derbyshire revealed to be £4.25 an hour

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School dinner

Unions slam plans to sack low-paid Derbyshire ‘dinner ladies’ who do not sign new reduced hours contracts

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Business More Business >>

Royal Mail's last posting days to ensure gifts arrive for Christmas

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A Job Centre.

Here are dozens of job vacancies at Derbyshire companies

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The retailer has stores in Derbyshire

Clothing retailer with stores in Derbyshire considering closing shops

Business

Find out where mobile speed cameras will be patrolling in Derbyshire this week

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Politics More Politics >>

Eurotunnel addressing post-Brexit travel concerns

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Derbyshire PCC Hardyal Dhindsa

Derbyshire police chief hits back at county council leader’s claims about his ‘bloated office’

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Council urging travellers to move onto Derbyshire car park

Politics

23 November 2017 ....... Prime Minister Theresa May during a visit to Leeds College of Building, a specialist further and higher education construction college. Picture Tony Johnson

Theresa May could be delaying tomorrow’s key Brexit vote

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Is your Derbyshire MP backing Theresa May’s Brexit deal?

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Environment More Environment >>

Derbyshire vet issues festive warning about what not to feed your dogs

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Opening up the great outdoors

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Osian Wilson, aged 17, was named Young Volunteer of the Year at the UK National Parks Volunteer Awards ceremony in Kendal on Saturday, November 17, for his work with the Peak District's Eastern Moors Partnership.

Eastern Moors trainee wins National Parks youth volunteer award

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Popular Peak District walking route to close for works in January

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Multi-million pound funding confirmed for new health hub on part of Bakewell hospital site

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Here's how long you should keep your child off if they are ill.

How long should you keep your child off school when they are sick?

Health

From left, Tom Oldfield, Joseph Greaves, Stewart Bothamley, all coaches at Fit Missions in Bakewell, have raised more than �4,600 for homecare charity Helen's Trust with a 24-hour workout.

Bakewell fitness coaches’ 24-hour workout nets £4,686 for care charity

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First Steps

Derbyshire Charity needs your support to help people fighting eating disorders in Chesterfield, Bakewell, Matlock, Buxton

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Derbyshire dad’s fury at hospital ‘too busy’ to treat toddler with head wound

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