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Here’s what the weather is looking like today

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Avoid debt despair by acting fast on financial issues when you can no longer work

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Learn life-changing new skills at Chesterfield College

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General view of passengers going through UK Border at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport.

Number of EU citizens living in Derbyshire on the rise

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Derbyshire police issue advice to keep people safe on Christmas nights out

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Teenager jailed after making bomb threats to thousands of schools and UK bound flight

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This is how the weather is looking in Derbyshire this weekend

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Travelling family could be moved to a site close to Matlock Bath train station car park

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Allan Hickman captured this phenomenal shot of the Red Arrows practising at RAF Scampton.

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

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Coun Lewis Rose, leader of Derbyshire Dales District Council

Derbyshire Dales councillors reject roads levy plan . . . for now

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

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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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This is what the law says you can do when someone parks in front of your house

This is what the law says you can do when someone parks in front of your house

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Crime More Crime >>

Derbyshire police issue advice to keep people safe on Christmas nights out

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Teenager jailed after making bomb threats to thousands of schools and UK bound flight

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Chesterfield magistrates' court.

Heroin-user is fined after police catch him with the class A drug

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Relieved homeless man is spared from jail despite breaching his suspended prison sentence

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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

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Harvey Jacombs with grandparents Karen Morocco and Phillip Jacombs

Why Derbyshire child has been left ‘without a school’

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

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O2 services slowly being restored after UK-wide outage

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O2's network has been down all day

Chief executive of O2 owner apologises to customers over network outage

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O2's network has been down for most of the day

O2 network down across the UK - can you claim compensation?

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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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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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Derbyshire Dales District Council is inviting businesses, charities or special interest groups to consider occupying vacant buildings in Matlock's Hall Leys Park

Derbyshire Dales council puts Hall Leys Park buildings up for lease

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

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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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Michelle and Stuart Jackson.

Feature: ‘My whole future has been wiped out...’

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