East Midlands Railway (EMR) is increasing services on its Intercity network following improvements to the reliability of its new Aurora trains. The operator reduced its Intercity timetable to 87% in July after experiencing problems with its new Class 810 trains, built by Hitachi Rail. EMR increased services to 92% from 1 September and says it
The proposed Traveller site in Foxholes Lane, Tansley. Image from Mark Simmonds Planning Services Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell An unauthorised Traveller site built in the Derbyshire countryside has been refused planning permission following a significant public campaign and a perceived litany of shortfalls. At a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting on
A North Derbyshire man is giving his time to the hospice that cared for his wife, returning each week to the gardens where he first decided he wanted to volunteer. Tony Allanson, 72, from Chesterfield, started volunteering at Ashgate Hospice in April this year, just months after his wife Linda died at the hospice. His