TDP, a Derbyshire‑based maker of outdoor furniture, creates pieces designed to live outdoors year after year. TDP’s furniture can be found in gardens, village greens and beauty spots across the country, where it quietly does its job through sunshine, frost and rain. Made in Derbyshire using recycled plastic, each bench or table is solid, weatherproof and remarkably low maintenance. There’s no need for painting, staining or seasonal repairs, which is a welcome change for anyon

Children attending the first Hope Valley Art Trail By Rail event. A MAJOR new arts festival centred around Hope Valley and its railway stations got off to a flying start when it was launched earlier this autumn. More than 150 people attended the inaugural ‘Hope Valley Art Trail by Rail’ event, which aims to encourage both residents and visitors to explore the very best of the area’s art and culture by train – as well as on foot and by bus. Visitors were able to hop off at k