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The £132m refurbishment is the best way to "keep options open".Plans to convert Derbyshire County Council's Grade-II lis...
09/09/2026

The £132m refurbishment is the best way to "keep options open".

Plans to convert Derbyshire County Council's Grade-II listed headquarters into a hotel have been given the go-ahead.

Read more: https://bbc.in/3TiF5Nm

😬 Don't end up like this driver. A 4x4 response team has warned drivers against using an unsuitable road in the Peak Dis...
09/09/2026

😬 Don't end up like this driver.

A 4x4 response team has warned drivers against using an unsuitable road in the Peak District after multiple call-outs to help stranded motorists.

They've been called out 15 times along a mile-and-a-half stretch of the road, while Derbyshire County Council is resurfacing part of the Cat and Fiddle road.

Read more: https://bbc.in/3SPABO8

08/09/2026

"The audience went almost animalistic." 😍

Derbyshire Dolly Parton tribute act, Lucy Floyd, says her bookings have trebled since the country singer's death.

She's been telling us about her first gig since the sad news of Dolly's death.

Read all about it at the link in comments

⚠️ East Midlands Airport is among those affected.Flights from airports in the UK and Ireland are being heavily disrupted...
08/09/2026

⚠️ East Midlands Airport is among those affected.

Flights from airports in the UK and Ireland are being heavily disrupted by a technical problem affecting the air traffic control provider Nats.

Read the latest: https://bbc.in/4h0oKF3

He regularly appeared on TV confronting law-breaking motorists.But now PC Nick Lovatt, who worked for Derbyshire Police,...
08/09/2026

He regularly appeared on TV confronting law-breaking motorists.

But now PC Nick Lovatt, who worked for Derbyshire Police, has been dismissed for gross misconduct after a disciplinary panel heard he committed multiple offences himself.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4inwEdX

"Oh my God, there's a bus at the bus stop" 😮🚌People in this Derbyshire village - which had a new bus stop installed desp...
08/09/2026

"Oh my God, there's a bus at the bus stop" 😮🚌

People in this Derbyshire village - which had a new bus stop installed despite having no bus service - were paid a surprise visit by bus enthusiasts.

Vintage transport enthusiasts brought their 1964 Daimler bus and parked it at the new, yet unused, stop 🤩

Read the full story at link in comments

⚠️ A flight was diverted to East Midlands Airport this morning after a bird strike.Latest here: https://bbc.in/4ihqqw7
08/09/2026

⚠️ A flight was diverted to East Midlands Airport this morning after a bird strike.

Latest here: https://bbc.in/4ihqqw7

"You wouldn't know what he's been through." ❤️Rory is the first in the world to receive a new type of treatment for a ra...
08/09/2026

"You wouldn't know what he's been through." ❤️

Rory is the first in the world to receive a new type of treatment for a rare skull condition - and is doing well one year on.

The "happy and cheeky" one-year-old, from Derbyshire, is doing well a year after his surgery to have "super elastic" springs inserted, which gradually reshaped his skull, before being removed.

Read his story at the link in comments

She told the audience "she hoped to do Dolly proud" ❤️A Dolly Parton tribute act Lucy Floyd, from Derbyshire, says her b...
08/09/2026

She told the audience "she hoped to do Dolly proud" ❤️

A Dolly Parton tribute act Lucy Floyd, from Derbyshire, says her bookings have trebled and the audience went from being "silent to animalistic" at her first gig since the country singer's death.

📷 Reuters

Read more: https://bbc.in/4cBsoDU

One of his comments "condones violence to be used against a child", the report said.A Derbyshire Police officer has been...
07/09/2026

One of his comments "condones violence to be used against a child", the report said.

A Derbyshire Police officer has been sacked after repeatedly making offensive "racist and sexist" comments on social media - despite several warnings.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4hfafOJ

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