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Joe Absolom 1 Sep22
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Celebrity Interview – Joe Absolom

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By Steve Orme Reading an obituary of the award-winning thespian Sir Antony Sher was the start of an epiphany for Joe Absolom. The 43-year-old actor who came to prominence as Matthew Rose in the BBC soap EastEnders noted Sher’s success and thought that if anyone read Joe’s obituary, it would be really boring. “He did […]
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A quick look at … Earl Sterndale & The Upper Dove Valley – part two

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Having adjourned to the Pack Horse Inn at Crowdecote, we felt duly refreshed, and continuing our journey took the turning north, back alongside the Dove, out of the hamlet heading for Earl Sterndale. The road soon leaves the river and climbs gradually, passing the diminutive settlement of Abbot’s Grove; until the 20th century Abbots Grove […]
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The Lost Houses of Derbyshire – Culland Hall

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by Maxwell Craven It is perhaps quite a stretch to envisage the sheer antiquity of the site of Culland Hall, were you to visit the place today, the splendid gardens which are occasionally open to visitors and which are well worth visiting. Indeed, the present house is an agreeable neo-Georgian brick mansion, much in the […]
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Exploring The Castle, Colleges & Cathedrals of Durham City

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By Brian Spencer Having only seen Durham city from the train stopped at Durham Station, perched on a ledge high above the River Wear, Brian Spencer vowed that one day he would spend more time exploring the city, but it took a short break with Slack’s Coaches, basically to visit the unique museums nearby (see […]
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Earl Sterndale & The Upper Dove Valley pt.1

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Nucleated settlements are fairly scarce in the White Peak and the upper Derwent Valley, partly because the relief is challenging, not to mention the constant outcropping of limestone. Partly also it is because Saxon settlement came late to this part of Derbyshire, probably not starting in earnest until after around 640, and post-Roman British settlement […]
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Walk Derbyshire – Historic Deepdale – A walk back into history

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Deepdale you may ask, for the name doesn’t appear on any Ordnance Survey map?  Now better known as Dale Abbey, the village was once called Depedale, then Deepdale and eventually the modern name, Dale Abbey in remembrance of the abbey that flourished here from 1162 until Henry VIII’s quarrel with Rome in 1536. A lonely […]
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Celebrity Interview – Adrian Scarborough

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When an actor says this is a “very exciting time”, you have to think that there are some fascinating projects on the horizon. When that actor is Adrian Scarborough who you may know from Gavin And Stacey, Killing Eve and many other shows on the small screen, you’re inclined to take notice. Adrian will shortly […]
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Product Test – Charlotte Tilbury

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Magic Serum Crystal Elixir 100ml £130 Supersize your skincare with the NEW! XL 100ml bottle of the award-winning Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir!   This hydrating face serum is the secret to your skin’s best future.   Collaborated with expert scientists to bring you a ground-breaking serum for hydrated, youthful-looking skin. A magic matrix of […]
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The Lost Houses of Derbyshire – The New Hall Buxton by Maxwell Craven

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From considerable prominence during the Roman period as Aquae Arnemetiae, Buxton drops from record almost completely (avoiding an entry in Domesday Book) until it re-surfaces as Bawkestanes in a document of 1108.  Yet the hot springs and associated bathing facilities may well have survived and in use, if only informally, throughout the 600 or so […]
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Great Northern Railway and The Bennerley Viaduct – by Brian Spencer

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The first time I came across the Bennerley Viaduct was one foggy November day, a few years back. We were following the twists and turns of the Nottingham Canal along the Erewash Valley and decided to swap sides and cross the valley in order to reach the Erewash Canal on our way back to Ilkeston.  […]
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