A group of ‘cemetery friends’ have made some remarkable discoveries about some remarkable local women,…
Tag: derbyshire history
The bravery of Derbyshire men proved the deciding factor in a 12th Century civil war,…
Teacher Esther Rackham moved from Bristol to Chesterfield with her family a few years ago…
David Nightingale reports on the remarkable, medal-winning bravery of a Chesterfield soldier exactly 100 years…
Retired doctor John Spencer looks at how vulnerable young children were exploited in some Peakland…
It is exactly 50 years since a Chesterfield-born woman closed the famous railway line through…
OVER THE LAST FIFTY YEARS OR SO, the residents of Eyam have had to balance…
A unique commemoration is being planned in Wirksworth to mark the 100th anniversary of the…
Rosie Gilligan gets a lesson on Chesterfield’s rich history – thanks to a tour of…
World War One brought severe food shortages and the real fear that the country could…