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COUNCIL POTHOLE REPAIR TRIAL TO BE EXTENDED AFTER SUCCESSFUL START
Derbyshire County Council are to extend a trial of a new material to fix potholes after positive feedback and good results over the last...


BASLOW PLAYERS’ PANTOMIME – ALICE IN WONDERLAND6 – 15 FEBRUARY
Come to Baslow Village Hall for Baslow Players’ pantomime of Alice in Wonderland, 6-15 February (7 performances including 2 Saturday...


Bakewell Bird Study Group’75 years of Oxford University’s Great Tit Study at Wytham Woods’
Dr Ella Cole, 10th February at Friends Meeting House 7.30pm Wytham Wood was gifted to the University in 1942. On 27th April 1947 the...


The EM Gauge Society AGM and Members' Day
Ashover Parish Hall Saturday 1st February, at 10am The EM Gauge Society a fine scale nationwide model railway society is holding its AGM...


WALKS WITH NELLIE ~ WETTON ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY
It was a curiously warm Wednesday in January when I decided to ditch the housework and head to the hills with Nellie for this fabulous...


MATLOCK TRAVEL SOCIETY
The members of Matlock Travel Society ended their 2024 season on a real high with a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum for a...


MATLOCK LUNCHEON CLUB
Barbara and Stuart Marriott with Elaine Lovell, Chair of Matlock Luncheon Club On Thursday January 9th, when the snow was deep and crisp...


GRANTS HELP DALES BUSINESSES TO GO GREEN
Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills Green projects have been to the fore in Derbyshire Dales District Council's £2.7m UK Shared...


INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS
Lucian Emmett at Zink HQ in Buxton Autistic adults in the High Peak are invited to attend information sessions about a new support group...
Talk of the Dales
A selection of articles and poetry IMPROVED WAITING AREA TAKING SHAPE AT MATLOCK’S BUS STATION New waiting facilities are taking shape in...


WALKS WITH NELLIE 2024 ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY
It’s been a funny old year and a bit of a rollercoaster to be honest. January started off wet which is nothing unusual, meaning that...


LITTLE GREEN SPACE ~ BY PENNY BUNTING
Have you made a New Year’s resolution? A survey conducted in autumn 2024 found that the three most popular resolutions in the UK were:...


BAKEWELL RAISES MONEY WITH MUSIC FOR HEALTH POSTS IN RWANDA
A winter concert, headlined by Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills Band and singers from 'Key Voices', has raised almost £2,000 to support health projects in Rwanda. Organised by Bakewell’s Heather Thomas of The Goboka Rwanda Trust, the event, which was held at a theatre in Great Longstone was attended by 90 local people. It promised an evening of fun, music and laughter, all whilst raising money for a great cause. Following a recent visit to Rwanda by Heather and charity


SUPPORTING RESIDENTS IN HIGH PEAK TO MOVE MORE
If you are a High Peak resident and interested in supporting your local community to move more then we would like to hear from you. The...


INDIA FUNDRAISING AT ROWSLEY CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
In the New Year, Miss Lindley from Rowsley CE Primary School will return to Bhowanipore Cemetery School in Kolkata, India, to spend time...


CHRISTMAS FOOD AND TOY DRIVE AT ARC LEISURE, MATLOCK
Arc Leisure Matlock, operated by Freedom Leisure on behalf of Derbyshire Dales District Council, were delighted to host a ‘Christmas Food...


Derbyshire charities receive over £25,000 from local insurer
NFU Mutual Agents and their staff recently nominated four local charities to receive a donation of more than £6,500 each from their...


Emma Simpson Appointed as CEO of Rural Action Derbyshire
Emma Simpson, new Chief Executive Officer Rural Action Derbyshire (RAD) is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Simpson as its...


Snowdrop Festival Returns in 202522nd-23rd February
The National Garden Scheme’s popular Snowdrop Festival returns this February with gardens featuring snowdrops and other winter flora open...


Lightwood Nature Reserve
Pseudogonalos hahniiI Rare sightings of a parasitic wasp and the Essex skipper butterfly – just two of the recent records to be plotted...
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