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THE PEAK ADVERTISER is an independent, locally produced paper for the Peak District area, including Bakewell, Baslow, Hope Valley, Tideswell, Matlock, Matlock Bath and Wirksworth. Published since 1982, we distribute over 23,000 copies every fortnight.

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Our current publication:

Monday 21st April 2025

Distributed from:

Thu 17th April

Our next publication is:

Monday 5th May 2025

Which will be printed on:

Tuesday 29th April

Distributed from:

Thu 1st May

The booking deadline is:

5pm Thursday 24th April

Things to do in the Peak District

From our Summer in the Peaks and Dales guide

Dining in the Peak District
From our Summer in the Peaks and Dales guide and the Peak Advertiser

About The Peak District

Read about the Peak District National Park – home of the Peak Advertiser – and the history of the UK's first national park

Peak District towns and villages

10 of the Best Places to Visit in the Peak District

LITTLE GREEN SPACE

As we head further into spring, morning birdsong is becoming louder and louder. The dawn chorus is at its best in the months of April,...

WALKS WITH NELLIE ~ MACCLESFIELD FOREST ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY

For this walk, Nellie and I ventured out of the County for a change, heading over the border into Cheshire to delve into Macclesfield...

STEEPLE GRANGE LIGHT RAILWAY REOPENS SUNDAY 6TH APRIL

Steeple Grange Light Railway, the Peak District narrow gauge heritage industrial railway beloved of families since 1985, reopens for the...

BAKEWELL MAYOR SUPPORTS BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT FRIDAY GROUP – AND A PLEA

Mayor of Bakewell, Helen Garve, presents the donation cheque to volunteers Jackie Grandy, Lesley Simpson, Tracey Hawley and Mary Wirth at...

WIRKSWORTH MEMORIAL BOWLING CLUB MILLERS GREEN, WIRKSWORTH, DE4 4BL

Crown green bowling is a relatively low cost sporting activity available to all age groups offering plenty of outdoor exercise, friendly...

ROTARY BAKEWELL

Quiz Night at the Medway Another successful Quiz Night at the Medway Rotary Bakewell raised some £800 for their community grants scheme...

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The Peak Advertiser is currently looking for newspaper delivery people for either immediate start or to be added to our waiting lists for various towns and villages within the Peak Advertiser distribution area. You will need to be at least 13 years of age (unless supervised by an adult) but there is no upper age limit!

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Visiting the Peak District?

The 2024 edition of Summer in the Peaks and Dales is out now! You can view it online here.

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Business Directory

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Other information

• The Peak District area

Our local towns and villages.

• About us

History of the Peak Advertiser.

• Where we are in Bakewell

How to find our office and our contact details.

• Things to do

Latest events and things to do in the area.

The photographs on this website have been provided by Joe Parker, Chris Gilbert and Rod Dunn, and in some cases by members of our own office team. If you have any photographs you would like to be considered for this website (the photographer will be credited in a caption on or below the photograph, or under the navigation bar where used as a background image), please email them to: enquiries@peak-advertiser.co.uk

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