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Mark’s show at St John’s Church in Ashbourne on July 2, 2025 will combine spoken word, soundscape and film from the Peak ...
A spokesperson for Derbyshire police said: "The A515 Ashbourne road is currently closed from the junction with Green Lane to the junction of Rakes Lane due to a collision.
Two men have died after an aircraft crashed at a race track this morning.. Emergency services were called to the track near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, with reports a plane had gone down.Crews raced to ...
ASHBOURNE, UK — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a ...
An interactive map has shown the locations of more than 100 speed cameras across Derbyshire. Created using information published by the Casualty Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST), the ...
Four balls, used to play the ancient game of Shrovetide Football, have sold at auction for a total of £12,500. The famous game has been played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, on Shrove Tuesday and Ash ...
A pedestrian has been hit by a lorry in a "serious collision", police said. Officers said they were called to the crash in Buxton Road in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, at about 12:15 GMT on Wednesday.
"Fire service resources have since been scaled back, with fire crews from Ashbourne and Wirksworth remaining on scene supporting colleagues from Derbyshire Constabulary." "Family members of the two ...
HUNDREDS of mourners lined the streets of Ashbourne, Derbyshire for the funeral of a former firefighter who made the balls for the town’s legendary medieval football game. John Harrison, 80, … ...
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For 50 years, Ashbourne has played host to an annual event in which ordinary people compete for ‘best in toe’ at one of the strangest competitive sports in the world. Elizabeth McCafferty went ...
Flood-damaged furniture in Ashbourne. Credit: Ben Sellers/PA Wire The community of Ashbourne, in Derbyshire, rallied round its elderly residents affected by the flood by helping remove damaged ...