It is exactly 50 years since a Chesterfield-born woman closed the famous railway line through…
Tag: derbyshire history
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…
Matlock student Izzy Bunting discovers one of the country’s most fascinating archaeological sites is very close…
She was the daughter of a Derbyshire Baronet who went on to become one of…
THIS MONTH marks the 50th anniversary of the day Chesterfield Football Club officially became the…
Nurserymen to royalty at home and abroad – that was the proud boast of one…
Catherine Croney, a Matlock Baileans hockey player, documents the club’s history since its birth in…









