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26/12/2025

The vision in his left eye is like a "camera out of focus".

But William, 23, hasn't let his visual impairment stop him from becoming a professional landscape photographer, based in the Peak District.

Now, he's had his work featured on BBC Countryfile.

Police have responded to reports of a fight on Christmas Day in Derbyshire.CCTV from the scene shows what appears to be ...
26/12/2025

Police have responded to reports of a fight on Christmas Day in Derbyshire.

CCTV from the scene shows what appears to be a firearm being discharged, and officers have confirmed two men are in hospital.

Read more here: https://bbc.in/48S5CWQ

Matlock is set to host its annual raft event, where the winner is not decided by whoever finishes fastest.Read more: htt...
26/12/2025

Matlock is set to host its annual raft event, where the winner is not decided by whoever finishes fastest.

Read more: https://bbc.in/49bO8DC

Former Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County winger John Robertson - once described by manager Brian Clough as "a...
25/12/2025

Former Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County winger John Robertson - once described by manager Brian Clough as "a Picasso of our game" - has died at the age of 72.

Robertson scored the only goal as Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup by beating Hamburg in 1980, having delivered the cross from which Trevor Francis netted the winner the previous season against Malmo.

Photo by Allsport/Getty Images

Read more: https://bbc.in/4qomRov

Merry Christmas from everyone at BBC Derby 🎄💫
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from everyone at BBC Derby 🎄💫

"We two kings of Orient are..." 🎵A community group in Derbyshire has explained why it chose to have two wise men, rather...
25/12/2025

"We two kings of Orient are..." 🎵

A community group in Derbyshire has explained why it chose to have two wise men, rather than three.

Read the full story: https://bbc.in/4pf4i53

24/12/2025

"You don't get that for murder, do you?" 🤣

After almost 30 years working as a till assistant in Derby, 86-year-old great-grandmother Olive Young has finally retired.

The hospice said no services would stop completely, but some would continue with reduced capacity.Earlier this year, the...
24/12/2025

The hospice said no services would stop completely, but some would continue with reduced capacity.

Earlier this year, the hospice in Derbyshire put 52 roles at risk of redundancy and warned it would have to "scale back" services.

Read more: https://bbc.in/45n6QXK

"If you find a job that you really love, you never work again" ❤️👏Great-grandmother Olive Young has scanned her last bas...
24/12/2025

"If you find a job that you really love, you never work again" ❤️👏

Great-grandmother Olive Young has scanned her last basket of shopping after almost 30 years at the supermarket in Derby.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4pWoNVB

The Elvaston Castle estate has been costing the taxpayer £400,000 a year, but there's a plan in place to reduce the fina...
24/12/2025

The Elvaston Castle estate has been costing the taxpayer £400,000 a year, but there's a plan in place to reduce the financial burden.

Read more: https://bbc.in/48QS2mC

A Derbyshire community group bought figures for a nativity set but couldn't afford all of them... leaving the scene one ...
23/12/2025

A Derbyshire community group bought figures for a nativity set but couldn't afford all of them... leaving the scene one wise man short 🤭

The group has been explaining: https://bbc.in/44DuTS7

Ben, a farmer from Derbyshire, says it's "a step in the right direction".Government proposals to tax inherited farmland ...
23/12/2025

Ben, a farmer from Derbyshire, says it's "a step in the right direction".

Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4qmiLx7

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