<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Derbyshire Times Matlock</title>    <link>https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/topic/matlock/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Derbyshire Times Matlock and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:53:47 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-16T14:53:47Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/topic/matlock/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Letter: 'Reform UK is wholly unfit to run even a local authority, much less the country']]></title>          <link>https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/letter-reform-uk-is-wholly-unfit-to-run-even-a-local-authority-much-less-the-country-9291902</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Derbyshire Times is to be congratulated both on its very thorough coverage of the story of the county council's unlawful obstruction of a right of way on Cavendish Street in Matlock and on its decision to publish an opinion piece by the Local Democracy Reporter concerned drawing attention to the action of Reform UK which has made it impossible for him to do his job properly.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:05:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9291902</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE3NWQ2ZmM2LWExZWEtNGE2Ni05MDFlLWY4OWZjNjllZGIzMTo0NWRiNzE3Yy03OTY2LTRkNGUtOWVlNi0xODU1ZGZjMDY1NjM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>David Hughes</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The current entrance to the former Cavendish Road car park in Matlock, including the concrete Lego-like blocks. Image from David Hughes. -  (David Hughes)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Riden]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-16T11:05:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>