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A biker has been airlifted to hospital following a ‘serious collision’ in the Moorlands. The patient received ‘specialist trauma care’ before being flown to the Royal Stoke after the crash in Upper Hulme.
And Staffordshire Police has urged motorists to…
More than 100,000 train tickets are on sale today across the north west including tickets to and from Lime Street Station.
The Northern Rail ticket sale launched on Monday, with one million tickets cut in price to 50p, three million priced at £1 and a …
Northern has released a map[1] showing which of its routes are the most popular with students for their commute to schools and colleges.
Stations with the highest numbers of student commuters are located in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancas…
It is kind of Mr Knight (Buxton Advertiser letters, August 10), to warn us of the waste of energy by car drivers keeping their foot on the brake pedal at traffic lights.
As he says, it’s not a lot but it’s unnecessary and can add up.He needn’t worry h…
A motorbike rider is in hospital after a crash on a busy road into the Peak District[1]. Officers were called to a report of a collision involving a motorbike and a car on the A53 Leek Road just before 3.30pm on Thursday, August 3.
The rider of the mot…
A new scheme has been announced that will see bus travel around Derbyshire free on most services on a Sunday morning. Local residents and visitors to Derbyshire are being offered free bus rides on summer Sunday mornings[1] in a bid to get people enjoyi…
Duffield (Ashley Franklin)
Duffield to Belper
Starting from pretty Duffield, cross the flood plain to Bridge Inn. Veer left at the pub to walk the pavement of Duffield Bank. The bucolic views across town to the hills beyond more than make up for the ro…
Buxton-based SK Distribution has sealed a partnership deal with The Pallet Network (TPN) to provide palletised freight collection and delivery services on behalf of the network. This is the third pallet network SK Distribution has joined to date…
The Leyland railhead was reopened by the Fox Group in January, having not been used since 1997 prior to that, and marked the group’s expansion into rail.
The first train to use the line following its reopening arrived from Tunstead quarry near Buxton, …
David Ross, EditorThu, 06 Jul 2023
A last generation Ford Escort XR3i is expected to fetch between £8000 to £10,000 when it goes to auction later this month. The unmodified and unmolested example has just 26,000 miles from new.
It will appear at the …
Petrol prices may be falling but according to the Government’s Competition and Markets Authority this is not being passed on to customers.
And prices aren’t just high at the pumps. Money Mail research reveals customers who shop at motorway service stat…
Global building materials supplier Cemex has made a considerable investment into its UK rail network, making improvements at several of its depots across the country. These developments support Cemex’s efforts to increase the use of rail to move its m…
A stretch of old railway line in a Derbyshire village is to be converted into a route for cyclists, horseriders, walkers, runners, and mobility scooters[1].
The plans will see the 3.5-mile Little Eaton Branch Line between Duffield Road in Little Eaton …