Another unusual name

I might mention this one in conversation with Aleena Naylor on Radio Derby this coming Monday (11.15am or thereabouts) - we are supposed to be discussing the rise and fall of forenames over the years, but I haven't worked out what to say just yet!  Anyway, while looking through some parish register printouts to check …

The crane arrives at New Street to begin construction of the extension

The Female of the Derbyshire Species

On International Women's Day (TODAY) find out about local heroines, including Florence Nightingale and Joan Waste, as well as the average Derbyshire woman in our county's past Online exhibition available at http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/education/exhibition/default.asp

Laying the foundations…

The official start of our building project was marked on leap day (29 February), when Councillor Andrew Lewer, the Leader of Derbyshire County Council came to lay the foundations.  The ceremony was attended by the Strategic Director of Cultural and Community Services, Martin Molloy, and other representatives from the County Council, Wates (the main contractor for the project) and …