Launching the Dragonfly Appeal in 2025 – Peter Clark, managing partner at Graysons and Barbara-Anne Walker, Chief Executive of Ashgate Hospice A Hope Valley law firm that has supported local families for over a century is backing a new initiative at Chesterfield’s Ashgate Hospice designed to create a lasting place of remembrance for generations to come. Graysons Solicitors is supporting the hospice’s new ‘Tree of Life’ – a striking sculpture set within the hospice gardens th

Laura Cowan, Head of the Private Client Team at Graysons Solicitors Thousands of couples across the region could face a serious legal shock if one partner dies without a will. Many people still believe that long-term partners automatically inherit from one another, but in law this simply is not the case if the couple are not married or in a civil partnership. Despite this, research shows that more than half of UK adults do not currently have a will in place. Many also wrong

Megan Wroe, Angela Moores and Isabella Franchini New Year financial anxiety is placing growing strain on relationships, with a leading Hope Valley law firm warning that Monday, 19 January, could be the tipping point for people feeling overwhelmed by money worries and relationship pressure. The date, commonly referred to as ‘Blue Monday’, is recognised as a point in the calendar when stress and anxiety tend to peak, following the financial and emotional pressures of Christmas

Megan Wroe, Head of Family at Graysons The start of the New Year is traditionally one of the busiest periods for family law firms, with the first Monday of January dubbed ‘Divorce Day’ due to a yearly surge in enquiries. At Hope Valley-based Graysons Solicitors, the family team is preparing for an expected rise in calls, with this January marking the first such period under the leadership of Megan Wroe since her appointment as Head of Family. Graysons says one of the bigge