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Will it be cheaper? Can you use railcards with the app? 🤔We have been answering your questions after it was announced th...
04/01/2026

Will it be cheaper? Can you use railcards with the app? 🤔

We have been answering your questions after it was announced that East Midlands Railway would be testing ticketless train travel .
Read more: https://bbc.in/4plfb5y

03/01/2026

After developing type two diabetes, Mark decided it was time to change his lifestyle to get his health back👏

He's joined Derby's MAN v FAT football team and he has lost five stone since.

Work to replace three sets of traffic lights in and around the Chesterfield area is due to begin, the county council has...
03/01/2026

Work to replace three sets of traffic lights in and around the Chesterfield area is due to begin, the county council has announced.

Derbyshire County Council said it was carrying out the work as the existing traffic lights had reached "the end of their operational life".

Read more: https://bbc.in/3YGL2mx

Six months ago, there was hope for change to a crumbling heritage site in Derbyshire.It has been patiently awaiting a de...
03/01/2026

Six months ago, there was hope for change to a crumbling heritage site in Derbyshire.

It has been patiently awaiting a decision on its future for decades.

However, there are now concerns that progress on a planning application over its future faces further delay.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4qDU0g5

In November 2024, Louise Gather travelled from her home in Derby to Bradgate Park, Leicestershire in search of magpie in...
03/01/2026

In November 2024, Louise Gather travelled from her home in Derby to Bradgate Park, Leicestershire in search of magpie inkcaps - a rare kind of fungus.

She told the BBC she did not pick any mushrooms, but despite this, former PC Christopher Vickers later attended her property and issued a community resolution order.

However, a police misconduct panel found he had issued the paperwork to her husband and then lied when updating an official database - claiming to have spoken directly to Mrs Gather.

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

⚠️ Drivers have been warned a stretch of Derbyshire's Via Gellia Road will be closed for several weeks so diseased trees...
03/01/2026

⚠️ Drivers have been warned a stretch of Derbyshire's Via Gellia Road will be closed for several weeks so diseased trees can be removed.

More here: https://bbc.in/4bg3Z6M

It won't be this large and bright again until November 🌕 🐺The first full Moon of the year - known as the Wolf Moon - is ...
02/01/2026

It won't be this large and bright again until November 🌕 🐺

The first full Moon of the year - known as the Wolf Moon - is set to illuminate skies across Derbyshire on Saturday, bringing with it some welcome dazzle to the post-Christmas dip.

Here's all you need to know: https://bbc.in/4jjvYV4

02/01/2026

"If I'm not going home with my hands dirty, it wouldn't be for me." 🔥

Meet Jay, the 21-year-old blacksmith, who ditched joinery to work at a mid-1600s smithy in Derbyshire.

⚠️ We could be in for more snow in Derbyshire. There's currently a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in place from...
02/01/2026

⚠️ We could be in for more snow in Derbyshire.

There's currently a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in place from Sunday into Monday.

More here: https://bbc.in/4skjJfa

The man was found lying in the road with serious injuries.Three people, including a 15-year-old girl, have been arrested...
02/01/2026

The man was found lying in the road with serious injuries.

Three people, including a 15-year-old girl, have been arrested and released on bail after the incident in Derby, police say.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4pp1AKH

A SEND school in Derby is set to receive £1.7m to boost the number of pupil places.Read more: https://bbc.in/4qtc6RQ
02/01/2026

A SEND school in Derby is set to receive £1.7m to boost the number of pupil places.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4qtc6RQ

"We are the first all female British team to do the Dakar Classic, so we are really proud to be carrying the flag for th...
02/01/2026

"We are the first all female British team to do the Dakar Classic, so we are really proud to be carrying the flag for that."

Marcella and Helen, from Derbyshire, say they have sold belongings, including jewellery and a car to get to the rally in Saudi Arabia.

Read more: https://bbc.in/494ORrD

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