Matlock Mercury

25/07/2025

The doctors' strike will last for five days 🩺

The doctor’s strike will last for five days 🩺

25/07/2025

Staff doing an end of year clear-out at a Derbyshire secondary school were surprised to discover a dusty stack of Shakespeare books dating back to the 1940s, and are now attempting to reunite them with the pupils who left their names in the covers way back when.

Staff doing end of year clear-out at a Matlock secondary school were surprised to discover a dusty stack of Shakespeare books dating back to the 1940s, and are now attempting to reunite them with the pupils who left their names in the covers way back when.

25/07/2025

'This loss has left the family devastated and in need of support' 💔

Paul Matts was playing on the beach with his children when he died unexpectedly following a ‘medical episode.’

25/07/2025

Police have put new specialist technology to good use in the Derbyshire Dales – with officers making a number of arrests.

Police have put a new specialist technology to good use in the Derbyshire Dales – with officers making a number of arrests.

25/07/2025

Derbyshire protesters who are fighting to preserve woodland from a planned holiday park have been honoured with a top award for their ‘inspiring’ group campaign.

Protesters fighting to save woodland from holiday park plans, being considered by Derbyshire Dales District Council, have won a top award v.1

25/07/2025

Derbyshire police are appealing for help finding a missing 41-year-old who was last seen on Monday.

24/07/2025

“My entire world has been taken from me” 💔
[via NationalWorld ]

A devastated daughter has shared an emotional tribute after losing her mum and her nan in the same night.

24/07/2025

The owners of an award-winning pub in Derbyshire have urged the Government to cut VAT to help save venues across the country – with thousands of landlords facing a potential tax hike in 2026.

24/07/2025

A test of the government’s Emergency Alert system is set to take place in the autumn. Millions of people are set to receive a text with a ‘siren’ sound.

The date of the Emergency Alert test has been confirmed 🚨

23/07/2025

The Government is considering new steps to help children and their parents regain control of their surging screen time.

One option being explored is social media apps locking kids out if they scroll for too long 🔒

23/07/2025

"Harold, my dad, was a wonderful human being who was loved dearly by his family and we think about him with sadness every day." 💔
[via NationalWorld ]

Described by his family as “a wonderful human being”, 94-year-old Harold Monk was brutally murdered in his bedroom by drug addict.

23/07/2025

Police have stepped up patrols in a bid to end persistent anti-social behaviour in a Derbyshire town – and have called for parents to help their efforts to tackle the issue.