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Derbyshire News A city for the 21st century Derby was recently crowned the UK's leading high-technology city, Ashley Franklin investigates the plans for its future READ MORE » A Baronet's Diary Extracts from Sir Richard FitzHerbert's journal on life at one of Derbyshire's finest stately homes READ MORE » Off-Road Nikalas Cook travels to the south of the county for the ultimate off-road experience READ MORE » Better By Design An important aspect to maintaining the beauty of our countryside lies in ensuring that any new developments are in harmony with the landscape. Mike Smith investigates the results of the Peak District National Park’s Design Awards READ MORE » The village of Holbrook I frequently travel through Holbrook, approaching it by sweeping up the scarp from Makeney in the Derwent Valley. Just before I turn left up Red Lane, I look towards Duffield Bank and think of the Holbrook resident who remarked wryly that ‘our village is the one place that looks down on Duffield. READ MORE » Slimming World Pat Ashworth visits the Alfreton home of the UK’s most advanced slimming organisation READ MORE » Peak District Hill Farming Kath Birkinshaw has been up since early morning, wading through mile upon mile of heather, bracken and bilberry to gather sheep in from the surrounding moors and bring them down for weaning. It has been a five-hour muster for the shepherdess, who works in partnership with her sister, Andrea Jolley, to run a National Trust hill farm in the Upper Derwent Valley. READ MORE » Haunted Buxton If possible, this article should be read during Hallowe’en, when most of us are prepared to temporarily suspend our scepticism about the existence of ghosts, ghouls and spirits, for what follows is an account of a tour of Buxton in the company of Norman Tinsel, a man who regularly guides parties to the most haunted parts of the ancient spa town. READ MORE » Donnington Park Motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss visited the Donington Grand Prix Collection earlier this year to give a talk on his racing career. The visit was arranged by Richard Morgan of Redliners, the Grand Prix Collection’s supporters club. Sir Stirling recalled driving for Mercedes alongside Fangio in 1955, whom he was ‘happy to follow’. READ MORE » Fly Fishing Silently rounding a bend in the river to be met with the graceful sight of a line arcing over the water has a mystique all of its own, Nikalas Cook takes a lesson in the art of fly fishing READ MORE » Main Menu Subscription Offer Derbyshire Life Derbyshire Homes and Gardens Derbyshire Food and Drink Derbyshire Social Photo's Derbyshire People Famous People in Derbyshire Weather in Derbyshire Travel and Transport in Derbyshire Search Places to Visit in Derbyshire Homes24 Property Search Back Issues Meet The Team Derbyshire News Where is Derbyshire? Whats On Events in the Midlands Virtual Magazine	SUBSCRIPTION OFFER FEATURES A city for the 21st century Derby was recently crowned the UK's leading high-technology city, Ashley Franklin investigates the plans for its future READ MORE » A Baronet's Diary Extracts from Sir Richard FitzHerbert's journal on life at one of Derbyshire's finest stately homes READ MORE » Off-Road Nikalas Cook travels to the south of the county for the ultimate off-road experience READ MORE »

Derbyshire News

A city for the 21st century

Derby was recently crowned the UK's leading high-technology city, Ashley Franklin investigates the plans for its future

A Baronet's Diary

Extracts from Sir Richard FitzHerbert's journal on life at one of Derbyshire's finest stately homes

Off-Road

Nikalas Cook travels to the south of the county for the ultimate off-road experience

Better By Design

An important aspect to maintaining the beauty of our countryside lies in ensuring that any new developments are in harmony with the landscape.
Mike Smith investigates the results of the Peak District National Park’s Design Awards

The village of Holbrook

I frequently travel through Holbrook, approaching it by sweeping up the scarp from Makeney in the Derwent Valley. Just before I turn left up Red Lane, I look towards Duffield Bank and think of the Holbrook resident who remarked wryly that ‘our village is the one place that looks down on Duffield.

Slimming World

Pat Ashworth visits the Alfreton home of the UK’s most advanced slimming organisation

Peak District Hill Farming

Kath Birkinshaw has been up since early morning, wading through mile upon mile of heather, bracken and bilberry to gather sheep in from the surrounding moors and bring them down for weaning. It has been a five-hour muster for the shepherdess, who works in partnership with her sister, Andrea Jolley, to run a National Trust hill farm in the Upper Derwent Valley.

Haunted Buxton

If possible, this article should be read during Hallowe’en, when most of us are prepared to temporarily suspend our scepticism about the existence of ghosts, ghouls and spirits, for what follows is an account of a tour of Buxton in the company of Norman Tinsel, a man who regularly guides parties to the most haunted parts of the ancient spa town.

Donnington Park

Motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss visited the Donington Grand Prix Collection earlier this year to give a talk on his racing career. The visit was arranged by Richard Morgan of Redliners, the Grand Prix Collection’s supporters club. Sir Stirling recalled driving for Mercedes alongside Fangio in 1955, whom he was ‘happy to follow’.

Fly Fishing

Silently rounding a bend in the river to be met with the graceful sight of a line arcing over the water has a mystique all of its own, Nikalas Cook takes a lesson in the art of fly fishing

Derbyshire News

A city for the 21st century

A Baronet's Diary

Off-Road

Better By Design

The village of Holbrook

Slimming World

Peak District Hill Farming

Haunted Buxton

Donnington Park

Fly Fishing

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