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Man charged with murdering woman in e-bike hit-and-run crash

Keaton Muldoon has been charged with the murder of Alana Armstrong in Pleasley, Derbyshire.

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

Welsh carols, Derbyshire ballads and Cajun drinking songs: the best folk music for Christmas and winter

As the Unthanks release a new collection of wintry folk, we pick out other seasonal albums full of variously warm, sparkling and sharp songcraft

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

Police release CCTV as they hunt young mother’s killer after e-bike hit-and-run

Alana Armstrong died at the scene after being hit by a suspected Land Rover in Derbyshire

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024

Two men arrested on suspicion of theft of rare Peak District mineral

Around 60kg of Blue John was recovered after Derbyshire Police’s Rural Crime Team searched an address in the Greater Manchester area.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

Brave shopkeeper armed with mop confronts knife-wielding robber

A brave shopkeeper confronted a knife-wielding robber thought to be behind a string of similar incidents in Derbyshire.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Edwina Currie on selling her antiques to raise money for Ukraine

The former MP tells Lisa Salmon about taking part in TV show Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House, and the Ukrainian family that lives with her.

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024

English council may ask parents of children taken into care to pay half of costs

Derbyshire authority proposes asking for up to £113 a week for children in care under voluntary arrangements

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

Lancashire frustrate Somerset, Surrey forge ahead of Durham: county cricket – as it happened

Lancashire ground out a lead of 292 on a gripping day at Old Trafford, while Essex won inside two days at Edgbaston

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Somerset stalled by Lancashire as wickets fly: county cricket – as it happened

The title-chasers bowled the hosts out for 140 at Old Trafford, only to fall for 146 all out on a tricky hybrid pitch

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

How a small town in Derbyshire became the toe-wrestling capital of the world

For 50 years, Ashbourne has played host to an annual event in which ordinary people compete for ‘best in toe’ at one of the strangest competitive sports in the world. Elizabeth McCafferty went to watch from the sidelines

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024