Colonel John Doody looks back on his army career
Pat Ashworth speaks with Derbyshire-based retired Colonel John Doody about a difficult childhood, overcoming adversity and finding happiness
Willie Tucker retires as Lord Lieutenant for Derbyshire
After 11 hugely successful years, Willie Tucker reflects on his time in office
Derbyshire key workers share their experiences of the coronavirus
Across Derbyshire we continue to be indebted to key workers across many sectors. Here, we talk to six of them about their experiences.
The history of Vikings in Derbyshire
Dr Gareth Williams, British Museum curator and expert on the history and archaeology of the Vikings and of Tutbury Castle, advised on a recent case concerning the illegal break-up of a Viking hoard of ‘national importance’. Pat Ashworth reports.
Viyella - the household name interwoven into Derbyshire’s history of fabric
Dating back to the 1890s, Viyella – ‘the first branded fabric in the world’ – is a name indelibly linked to Derbyshire’s clothing industry. As Pat Ashworth discovers, a third-generation family connection is helping to breathe new life into the business.
Visiting Casterne Hall at Christmas
Pat Ashworth visits Casterne Hall, the home of Charles and Caroline Hurt Photographs by Andrew Eyley
A look at the House Style: Five Centuries of Fashion exhibition at Chatsworth
Derbyshire Life talks to Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington about this season’s innovative exhibition at the magnificent stately home
Inside the Derby town house where Christmas is always celebrated in style
Derbyshire Life visits Ian Griffiths’ beautiful Edwardian terrace house in Derby
Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre - celebrating the charity’s 125th anniversary
It's 125 years since a Derbyshire charity first took children from Derby on holiday to Skegness. Pat Ashworth talks to Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre chairman Bill Tomlinson about the plans to celebrate the anniversary
Exploring Derbyshire’s pilgrimage route from Ilam to Eyam
From Ilam to Alstonefield, Hartington, Monyash, Bakewell, Baslow and Eyam, the stages of the Derbyshire’s new pilgrimage trail - set up to mark the 350th anniversary of the plague in Eyam - take in the glories of Chatsworth and the beauty of Lathkill Dale
