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Trail hunting demonstration near Holmesfield, Derbyshire

Demonstration Day shows success of trail hunting

Figures from the Department of Transport show 1,928 casualties were reported on Derbyshire roads in 2022 – up from 1,628 the year before.

Rise in number of road casualties in Derbyshire

Miss Great Britain contestants at Ringwood Hall Hotel & Spa in Chesterfield for the Masterclass Day. Picture supplied by Chris Perfect, Official photographer Miss Great Britain.

Scores of Miss Great Britain contenders check in at Chesterfield Hotel

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet paralympian Jody Cundy

Amy Meisak, the reigning Miss Great Britain, will lead a confidence and empowerment workshop at Ringwood Hall, Brimington, during the masterclass for this year's pageant finalists on September 15.

Miss Great Britain finalists will meet at masterclass in north Derbyshire hotel

Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain will play an outdoor concert at Melbourne Hall on September 2, 2023. The orchestra was founded by George Hinchliffe nearly 40 years ago.

Ukelele orchestra transforms favourite hit songs

The Nottingham Panthers are devastated to report that forward Mike Hammond has passed away.

Great Britain ice hockey player Mike Hammond dies in car crash aged 33

Oli Wilkes (far right) and his team in action in Slovenia.

Oli helps Britain to gold

Long Eaton Silver Prize Band will be performing at the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield, on Friday, April 28.

Chesterfield concert for national brass band championship contenders

Voters will be required to show photo ID to vote in the May elections

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring

Hundreds of car accidents take place each day in the UK

How to avoid fines and driving points following a crash on the roads

Full list of Michelin star restaurants in the 2023 Michelin Guide

The RAC Foundation said there is only so long councils can continue to "patch things up before bigger cracks literally start to appear" in road infrastructure.

Derbyshire has dozens of substandard bridges a new study has revealed

Former GB Olympic Judo player Karen Jones with medal winners; Idris Khan 15, Ilyas Khan 12, Hadeeja Khan 8

Derbyshire school crowned British judo champion

10 sausage-centred recipes to conquer the ‘teatime rut’ – including Sausage Trif...

24 restaurants have been added to the 2023 Michelin Guide United Kingdom & Ireland.

24 new restaurants added to the 2023 Michelin Guide UK & Ireland

George Roberts sits opposite the ‘experts’ on an episode of Married At First Sight UK.

George Roberts from Married at First Sight UK arrested

British Ploughing Championships will be held at Elm Tree Farm, Glapwell (generic photo: Adobe Stock/Valentin Valkov)

Chatsworth estate farm hosts British Ploughing Championships for first time

These are the top 10 best boating destinations in the UK, according to Heather K...

Prime Minister Liz Truss reads a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Thursday September 8, 2022.

Queen Elizabeth II Dies: what Prime Minister Liz Truss said

Married At First Sight cast

Full Married at First Sight 2022 line-up

Shifting modes of transport 13 times a year will decrease the emissions of carbo...

Being able to afford a home of their own is impossible for many in the UK.

Home ownership 'impossible' due to low wages, struggles to save and house prices

From left to right: Ella Gibson takes gold in Medellin, Compound Women’s Team win silver, Recurve Women’s Team win silver.

Great Britain's female archers secure three medals at the 2022 World Cup stage 4...

Blake McManus will train with some of the best in Europe whilst in Portugal.

Staveley talent seeks help for Portugal trip

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

GB mixed category competitors (photo: Dean Alberga, World Archery)

GB archers strike gold, silver and bronze at World Cup in Paris

Provisional figures from the Department for Transport suggest there were 1,607 road casualties in Derbyshire in 2021

Road casualties rise in Derbyshire – but still lower than before pandemic

Fodens Band, the the National Brass Band Champion of Great Britain, is based at Sandbach, Cheshire.

National champions Foden's Band team up with Derbyshire Singers for concert

Dave Ellis and his guide Luke Pollard compete at the Tokyo Paralympics. (Photo: Getty)

Heanor's Ellis is going for gold

Joshua Johns has been selected in the Great Britain squad.

Ilkeston teenager heads to World Team Cup

The RAC Foundation said the threat of more severe weather due to climate change could lead to dangerous collapses on Great Britain's highways and has urged councils to address unsuitable bridges.

Derbyshire’s dozens of substandard bridges unfit for heaviest lorries

Phoebe Stewart is vying for the Miss Teen Great Britain and Miss Teen Galaxy UK titles

Chesterfield teen set for finals after double pageant win

Chesterfield's Morgan Swales.

Chesterfield professional skater Morgan Swales to star on Dancing on Ice

Join Coca Cola's Hero the Driver campaign, just launched with Spencer Matthews

The figures also show that four children were hit during school 'rush hours', either between 7.30am and 8.30am or between 3.30pm and 4.30pm.

Chesterfield children hit by vehicles almost a dozen times

Ruby Bishop and Joshua Johns in action against France.

Ilkeston teen bags a World Cup silver medal

Orthopaedic nurse and Miss Sheffield 2021, Jessica Jones. Picture Scott Merrylees

Chesterfield nurse swaps scrubs for gowns as she sets sights on prestigious Miss...

Dame Sarah is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian (Photo: Getty Images)

Dame Sarah Storey claims 17th gold to become Britain’s most successful Paralympi...

Dame Sarah Storey rode to victory in the women’s C5 time trial (Photo: Getty Images)

Dame Sarah Storey rides to victory to claim 16th career gold at Tokyo 2020

Jump in serious drink-drive casualties

Ella Rush claimed a PB on her GB debut.

Athlete Ella Rush is delighted with GB debut

Country lane between Danebridge and Tittesworth Reservoir. Photo: peakimages.co.uk/Chiz Dakin galleries

New book signposts Derbyshire cyclists to best 25 big rides

Hollie Pearne-Webb celebrates scoring Team GB's third goal with Sarah Robertson and Isabelle Petter during the women's bronze medal match between Great Britain and India. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Pearne-Webb thrilled by bronze medal

Hannah Mills (L) and Eilidh McIntyre of Team Great Britain celebrate following the Women's 470 class medal race on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Hannah Mills wins gold and becomes Team GB’s most successful female sailor

Britain's Sky Brown reacts during the women's park final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park Skateboarding in Tokyo on August 04, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Sky Brown, 13, becomes Team GB’s youngest ever Olympic medallist