In Full

With the weather heating up what better edition can there be in a garden than a hot tub?

More than 200 EasyJet flights have been cancelled this weekend due to a French air traffic control strike.

Firefighters had to extinguish a fire near a secondary school in Matlock.

The temperature is on the rise and next week the UK will be basking in temperatures as hot as Spain, with temperatures set to reach a scorching 30C (86F).

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the people in these pictures in connection with a series of crimes.

An MP had a fiery clash with the barrister for chemicals giant INEOS during an ongoing inquiry into whether exploratory drilling for gas should be allowed in Derbyshire.

Readers have been out and about taking pictures of life across the area. Click the link above to see a round-up of some of the best snaps sent in this week. If you would like to see your picture appear online and in the newspaper please send them in via email. They don’t have to be related to a news story - they could be a local landmark, a gathering of friends - anything that records everyday life.

For years I have believed the statements of successive UK governments that cannabis is a dangerous and addictive drug that leads inexorably to the destruction of the health and morals of those using it and of society as we know it.

A new Sergeant has taken over the reins of the Safer Neighbourhood policing teams in the Derbyshire Dales.

A teenage driver has been banned from the road after he admitted a string of motoring offences including stealing a motorcycle.

Plans to build nearly 500 houses and flats on the site of a disused quarry in Matlock have been recommended for approval.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched two videos to warn school children of the dangers of derelict buildings and open water ahead of the summer holidays.

A judge has branded the Zombie Drug Mamba as a killer as police have been operating a town centre crackdown.

A thief was captured on CCTV cameras stealing two pairs of trainers from a store at the East Midlands Designer Outlet after pushing them down his trousers.

A foul-mouthed boozer ended-up in custody after he claimed that he had accidently phoned police who could hear swearing and abusive language.

A man who pushed an off-duty police officer in front of a lorry in Derbyshire has been jailed for 20 months.

A stalker who fantasised about kidnapping an old school colleague and chopping her head off has had his jail term cut after a top judge stated there was no clear evidence of a serious risk to the public.