[ad_1] A dilapidated house that served as the only surviving relic of a forgotten Chesterfield colliery is to be knocked down and replaced with a modern family home. The late 19th century building is a prominent landmark on Newbold Back Lane, Chesterfield, and is thought to have once served as a small-scale owner or manager’s…
[ad_1] A Derbyshire great granddad who recently celebrated his 80th birthday has become the oldest full-time delivery postman in the UK. Mick Gibson, known as “Gibbo” to his mates, started out working in a grocer’s shop, then became a time-served painter and decorator before undertaking a series of other jobs and then eventually joining Royal…
[ad_1] Parts of the beautiful Peak District are to feature on a special set of British stamps, it has been announced. The Royal Mail has revealed the first Special Stamps to be released for sale in 2021 will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s first National Parks. And one of them will show…