Matlock Mercury

In the last two years, the cheapest flight bought by staff was just £19.99 - the same journey by train would have cost £84 for a flexible single ticket. Story via The i Paper

Absolutely tragic.

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Derbyshire County Council recorded 6,988 children accessing services in its centres in 2017-18, down from 24,469 in 2014-15.

The strongmen were no match for the kids when it came to the tug of war competition!

Drink drivers, stolen vehicles and crashes - these are the incidents Derbyshire's Roads Policing team have dealt with in the last week.

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“Just two weeks after [my sister] died I was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. I hadn’t even grieved yet when it happened but found out my benefits had been stopped while I was recovering." - story via The i Paper

Here are the troublespots to avoid on the roads this morning

“Before my husband fell ill, we had never asked for financial help from the state, always paid our dues, now it should be the state’s turn to look after me.” - story via The i Paper

“The lido is a much-cherished part of Matlock Bath and it’s a fantastic achievement to be able to secure its future for generations to come.”

Did you go? What was your highlight?

You might want to check these before heading out on the roads this evening

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Looks like it was a brilliant weekend at the museum.

Despite a u-turn earlier this month.....

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What is your favourite Sixties song?