Catherine Roth

Popular local author Roz Watkins talks about her third published crime novel, set in Derbyshire

Catherine Roth discovers the unique theatre group which calls Chatsworth its home

Local author and historian Stephen Bailey has dedicated years to discovering the stories of Derbyshire’s roads; charting their development through the centuries in his book The Old Roads of Derbyshire.

After establishing her interior design company down south, Rebecca Leivars’ next port of call is Derbyshire.

Local novelist Joanna Courtney’s eagerly awaited novel Iron Queen will be published later this year. Catherine Roth meets the author.

After a career in fashion Pentrich-born Jayn Sterland returned to her roots and is now Managing Director of Weleda UK – the world-renowned producers of natural cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Catherine Roth catches up with her at the Ilkeston headquarters

Holdsworth Chocolates in the Peak District has been creating luxury handmade chocolates for over 30 years, using the best quality ingredients from around the world.

In a career that has spanned over 40 years – including Head of Patisserie at a top London hotel, Master Chocolatier at Thorntons and making cakes for royalty – Barry Colenso is an expert on all things chocolate.

A definitive guide to the fascinating history of one of the county’s most popular villages – Matlock Bath: A Perfectly Romantic Place – has just been published

James and Ineta Mather’s range of exciting gins and meads created from their home in Monyash has proved an instant hit, locally, nationally and internationally. Catherine Roth reports.