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LONDON MARATHON RUNNER ISSY RAISES £3000 FOR DISABLED RIDING CHARITY
First-time London Marathon runner Issy Frost has tripled the original target she set herself to raise almost £3,000 for a High Peak-based...


BUXTON HILL WALKS
The Zink Project is launching a new weekly event to encourage local people to learn more about hillwalking. Led by a qualified leader,...


MATLOCK MUSIC PRESENTS LIVE MUSIC IN THE DALESSUSANNA BRAUN – PIANO
Matlock Music Society’s exciting 2024/25 season closes with a recital by Swiss pianist Susanna Braun on May 9th. Born in The Hague, she...


SPRINGTIME AT BAKEWELL METHODIST CHURCH
Some of the many crosses displayed during the “Journey to Jerusalem”. Spring has arrived in a spectacular way this year in the Dales;...


LONGBOW VENUES SHORTLISTED FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT AWARD AT GENERATION NEXT AWARDS 2025
Rob Hattersley and Steve Atkinson Peak District-based independent hospitality group Longbow Venues is celebrating after being shortlisted...


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...


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


LANDSCAPES UNLOCKED – HISTORIC IMAGE ARCHIVE OFFERS TANTALISING GLIMPSE INTO THE PEAK DISTRICT’S PAST
Children enjoying a field trip; walkers admiring Peak District landscapes; a warden proudly carrying out her National Park duties. These...


FINAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO MATLOCK’S BUS STATION
The partnership scheme led by Derbyshire Dales District Council to improve the bus station and taxi rank in Matlock's Bakewell Road is...


SUNNY SOLAR CHALLENGE AT EYAM CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
You will almost certainly have heard of Eyam as ‘The Historic Plague Village’ from 1666 but now there is a more modern story to tell. A...


PUPILS MAKE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ROCK SOLID
Pupils from Elton C. of E. Primary School, near Matlock, expanded their topic knowledge as they enjoyed a day at The National Stone...


Bin Lorries to Collect More Than Just Waste – Now Hunting for Rubbish Mobile Signals Too
Picture shows the deport supervisor with Antonia Lavelle of Derbyshire Dales District Council, Henry Rutland of Streetwise and Ian...


THE PEACOCK AT ROWSLEY WELCOMES BACK ITS ICONIC SUNDAY LUNCH
Dan Smith’s menu puts the spotlight on seasonal, local produce prepared with exceptional technique The Peacock at Rowsley, one of the...


Matlock Luncheon Club March Meeting
Colin Stewart and Elaine Lovell at The Peak Edge Hotel On Thursday March 13th, the members of Matlock Luncheon Club enjoyed a delicious...


NATIONAL TRUST ACQUIRES LAND NEAR MILLDALE IN THE PEAK DISTRICT TO CONNECT AND CARE FOR IMPORTANT PLACES FOR NATURE TO THRIVE
The National Trust has recently acquired 76 hectares (189-acres) of land at New Hanson Grange, near Milldale in the White Peak area of...


BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB THE SLAPTON SANDS MEMORIAL
L-R: Club Chairman, Christopher Jewitt and Phil Spillane In times of war, secrecy in planning a military operation is an obvious...


ICELAND – LAND OF FIRE AND ICEAN ILLUSTRATED TALK BY PAUL BINGHAM – MONDAY 17TH MARCH
DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST (WYE AND UPPER DERWENT GROUP) Paul is a renowned Derbyshire photographer who has travelled the world...


THE ROBINSON TWINS CELEBRATE THEIR 95TH BIRTHDAY
Vera and Dora were born on the 11th March 1930 at Marston Farm, Hope to Irvin and Evelyn Robinson and sisters to Eric. It was double the...


ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH ANTIOXIDANTS?
In the UK we are now heavily reliant on processed foods and medications. We are also exposed to a variety of chemical and environmental...
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