Nestled in the Derbyshire countryside, on the road between Darley Dale and Matlock, is the hamlet of Two Dales. It’s a typical leafy place that appears to be largely quiet apart for a babbling brook that snakes its way through the village, under fields, driveways and between houses. There is …
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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 …
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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 …
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