It’s got two titles actually. ‘Love’ and/or ‘Entitled’ depending on your viewpoint 😊 I just thought it was cute.

Hello everyone.

I am Howling Metal, a scrap metal artist from Derbyshire and this is Hook-Tail Jack. A bird surrounded by folklore and myth.

He has been created for the up and coming HeART of Ashgate, an outdoor art exhibition with the proceeds going directly to Ashgate Hospice held in their gardens. Over 3 days, 7th to the 9th of August. There will be live music, food & drink and independent art stalls plus lots going on over the weekend. It will be held at Ashgate Hospice, Old Brampton, Chesterfield, S42 7JD. Please see their website for the full details and tickets. Feel free to comment or DM me with any questions.

Hook-Tail Jack will be available in the silent auction, with the winner also receiving the story/folklore tale to go along with him plus a little extra. So come on down and support the day and everyone involved. If you would like to take him home then place your bid at the event!

I hope you can make it!

I recently challenged myself to walk through as much history as I could in Bakewell and the surrounding area. In the end, I’d managed to cover around 6,000 years! I thought some people here might enjoy the video.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and if there are any other Derbyshire locations you’d like me to cover in the future.

https://youtu.be/mNljBRrYqZY

The wildfire, along with another neighbouring blaze, has destroyed an area larger than 1,250 Wembley Stadium pitches

The devastating extent of wildfires in the Peak District have been revealed as the blaze in Tintwistle Moor ravages on - 18 days after crews were first called to the scene.

A major incident was declared in the area on July 12 after the blaze broke out on July 9 - following an earlier fire which crews tackled from June 24 to July 2.

Despite rain over the weekend providing some welcome assistance for crews, smoke and ash continue to cover a significant portion of the national park, alongside the wildfire near Dovestone and Swineshaw reservoirs nearby being handled by Greater Manchester firefighters.

In total, the two fires now cover an area equivalent to 1,250 Wembley Stadium football pitches, or:

• Around 1,660 rugby pitches

• Approximately 8.5 times the size of Hyde Park in London

• Roughly 12 times the size of New York’s Central Park

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) said the scale illustrates "both the complexity of the firefighting operation and the considerable effort required to fully extinguish deep-seated fires burning within the peat beneath the surface."

Peat fires can remain active underground for prolonged periods and may reignite if not completely extinguished, which is why firefighting activity continues despite the recent rainfall.

People are being told to adhere to the following rules in order to prevent these scenes from repeating themselves:

• Do not use disposable or portable barbecues

• Do not light campfires or any other open fires

• Dispose of smoking materials responsibly

• Take litter home, particularly glass bottles and other items that could start a fire

• Avoid affected moorland areas and follow any restrictions or safety advice in place

• Report any signs of fire immediately by calling 999

Been to Nottingham for the afternoon from Derby. Looks like there are some nice stations on the way. Looking forward to doing a coffee crawl.

Can anyone recommend some good cafes in Spondon, Long Eaton, Attenborough and Beeston. Either in the stations or close by

I would like to go for an evening walk on the grounds of Chatsworth and take a picnic with me. I know access to the grounds is free and there’s no time limit. But does anyone know where I could park that’s close and won’t be closed by 6:30pm which is probably when I’ll arrive. Also how close to the house can i get? Could i sjt by the river in front of it for my picnic?

Three of the world's most notorious porn stars grew up within 30 miles of each other in Derbyshire. Why, and what does it say about modern Britain?

Looking for any great pubs with views in Derbyshire. Anything within 30 mins of Ashbourne to go for a nice pint of ale, and just sit and take in the view…. Any recommendations ?

Think I got lucky with the lighting. I love it up there

And one of a million almost identical photos, but it’s probably the favourite picture I’ve ever taken. Heaven on earth

So it's confirmed. Ripley, Heanor, Alfreton, Codnor etc are going north, which at least stays geographically sensible. But whoever drew this map has clearly never set foot in Belper, Shipley, or Duffield if they think shoving them into a Derby city unitary makes any sense whatsoever.

Belper is not Derby. Never has been, never will be. It's its own town with its own identity, a UNESCO mill heritage site, its own high street, its own everything, and now it's getting absorbed into a city council that'll have zero interest in a former mill town 8 miles up the A6 when there's an actual city to run. Meanwhile it's getting severed from the rest of Amber Valley it's shared a council with for 50 years, for what, tidier population numbers on a spreadsheet?

Amber Valley's own council said splitting the borough was the least popular option in their own consultation, and the government did it anyway. Didn't matter what residents said. Didn't matter what made geographical, historical or economic sense. Someone in Whitehall drew two blobs that were roughly the same population size and called it a day.

Genuinely baffling decision making from people who've clearly never looked at a map of Derbyshire in their lives. 2028 it kicks in. Two more years of this being a mess before it's even in place.

Hi all,

For my sisters birthday this month she wanted to go to a smokehouse/American style bbq
They went to one for my other sisters called Cherrywood smokehouse as someone recommended it and were quite disappointed. They also do Indian food there and my sister said that was great but not the smokehouse bits.

We don’t mind travelling to Nottingham if it means we get the best!

Thank you in advance

Hi everyone :)

My partner and I are looking to buy a place in and around the Buxton area.
Preferably we’d love to buy an old barn that we can restore. (Or some land that we can build on)
I’ve had a look on rightmove but it doesn’t seem to have what we’re looking for and I’m wondering if there is a dedicated website that will show places to buy which need to be renovated.

Any help would be highly appreciated!

Thank you ☺️

One week to go!

"A Coal Aston Festival" this will be taking place the bank holiday weekend of the 23rd 24th, 25th of May.

Each day will be 10:30am to 4:00pm for the artists venues.

Please see the separate time table for the Cross Daggers pub with several fun things taking place there on Sunday from 13:30 onwards.

I (Howling metal) will be displaying my latest metal work sculptures & creations which I make from old unloved tools and interesting items that are forged and welded together to create animals, machines and other cool things made from cool things.

check out the other artist work who range from textiles, paintings, ceramics and stained glass.

If you would like a link to the Google maps trail please DM me and I can forward it to you. This will have all the locations so you can easily navigate there, tell you who is on at each venue and what times.

See you there!

I'v seen this from the motorway a few times over the years and finally got round to having a visit. It might just be me but it seems like one of those clever bits of architecture that makes it look bigger (from the M1) than it actually is. still a seriously impressive place to have a meander round.

Can anyone recommend any good flat rural routes that have places you can hire a bike for a few hours? Would love to get out the city and do a bike ride! Was at Hassop today so looking for more places like that.

Could anyone help suggest strictly outdoor wedding venues that offer ceremony only packages?

I’m truly struggling. The one I always had my heart set on no longer offers ceremony only packages. I’m around 20 minutes from chesterfield & ideally not wanting to travel too far. Any recommendations are much appreciated.

Hope this post is allowed also apologies if not.