Behind the scenes of the Derbyshire sweet industry
St Valentine’s Day is surely a good excuse for a sweet treat or two... Claire Bore discovers what Derbyshire has to offer, finding love hearts and award-winning homemade marshmallows along the way
Andrew Frost - Derbyshire based wood sculptor
Claire Bore goes on a woodland trail in search of the creations of Derbyshire-based wood sculptor Andrew Frost.
Award winning relishes by Derbyshire’s Quirky Cook
Claire Bore heads to Borrowash, near Derby, in search of the perfect post-Christmas sandwich pick-me-up at award-winning food producers The Quirky Cook
A look behind the scenes of a panto costume department
Glass slippers, beanstalks, candy canes… and dames. Claire Bore talks to the local costume departments helping to create the Panto Land of Make Believe.
The ever-growing ice-cream industry in Derbyshire
Nothing screams summer more than ice cream and here in Derbyshire we have an abundance of award-winning dairies. Claire Bore finds a little piece of ice cream heaven as she scoops her way around the county
Derbyshire’s LA-based film director and writer Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
Numbered amongst the greatest stresses in life are moving house, divorce and changing jobs. In the case of Derbyshire’s LA-based film director and writer Elizabeth Blake-Thomas, these changes were the making of her, as Claire Bore discovers
New Year, New You - local yoga guru Vanessa Davies
Where will you be at the end of 2017? Derbyshire Life gets some expert fitness advice for the year ahead...
The Reindeer Man - Steve Swinnerton of Blithbury Reindeer Lodge
With their gentle ways and doe eyes, reindeer seem to capture the magic of Christmas. Derbyshire Life goes in search of the elusive red-nosed reindeer and finds a herd of stars instead
‘Guardian of the Land’ - Keith Johnson, head gamekeeper at Foston and Snelston shoots
Paid to roam landscapes and nurture wildlife, gamekeepers are often underestimated and crucially misunderstood. Claire Bore unpicks the controversy to discover the truth behind those checkered shirts and gun dogs...
The biggest wedding trends for 2017
Derbyshire Life looks ahead to the 2017 season, quizzing the wedding experts on the best way to deliver that ‘Happy Ever After’… dog suits and all!
