This month, one of England’s longest hiking trails will be launched in Derbyshire. Godfrey Holmes…
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Alex Ledger looks at some of the more unusual elements of the history of Baslow.…
Life was hard – and very dangerous – in Chesterfield’s infamous Yards in the 19th…
This month marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of famous composer Sir Arthur Sullivan,…
History graduate Patrick Coleman reveals the fascinating tale of how Derbyshire men, with Derbyshire stone,…
Steve Brown looks at an ancient custom that lives on in only one village in…
It is sixty years ago this month that Derbyshire witnessed one of the most selfless…
Part two of Rosy Thacker’s fascinating account of how Matlock’s hydros proved a mecca for…
Links between the Devonshires and American families goes back further than many realise, as Deborah Barham…
Matlock was a mecca for professional footballers more than a century ago, as local author…