Lucy Ball Reporter
  • Buxton
  • National World

Lucy is the retro reporter for The Sheffield Star, Doncaster Free Press, Derbyshire Times, Buxton Advertiser, Mansfield Chad and the Worksop Guardian. She has been with the company since 2015 and worked as a reporter for the Buxton Advertier for four years before becoming she took on the retro role. She now focuses on giving forgotten moments a new lease of life by delving into the extensive archives, which go back more than a century, and bringing you pictures from the past.

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Sheffield Star, Doncaster Free Press, Derbyshire Times, Buxton Advertiser, Mansfield Chad, Worksop Guardian

1336 Articles
5 months ago
buxtonadvertiser.co.uk

Mayoral candidates for East Midlands to attend Buxton to Matlock railway meeting

The plans for the restoration of the Buxton to Matlock railway will take a step forward as the candidates for East Mi...

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5 months ago
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'Every day is a struggle' - call for kindness by High Peak pharmacy as residents struggle to get ...

A pharmacy in the High Peak has called for kindness from people who may not realise the growing pressures staff are f...

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5 months ago
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Buxton school ‘living up to expectations’ of a church school

A school in the High Peak has been inspected by the Church of England which said ‘the school’s distinctive Christian ...

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5 months ago
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Take a look inside Buxton’s newest gym run an ex-military man

A new gym has opened in Buxton which will focus on class-based fitness, gymnastics, and sweat sessions.

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6 months ago
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Buxton’s coldest night for more than 12 years as air temperature plummets to -8.3°C

Buxton endured its coldest night in more than 12 years last night as an air temperature of -8.3°C was recorded.

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6 months ago
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Health boss’s update on former bottling plant site earmarked for Buxton’s new hospital

Last year the government announced the new £20m Buxton health hub site would not be going ahead - now Derbyshire heal...

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6 months ago
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Plans submitted by a Buxton school for a new roof - as the old one is collecting water

A Buxton school has submitted plans for a new roof which would have ‘positive influence’ on children and staff as the...

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6 months ago
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High Peak school’s new worship wall brings 'the church to its pupils'

A school in the High Peak which is unable to visit church as often as it would like has created a worship wall to bri...

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6 months ago
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Indie band The Mercians - who performed sell out gig at O2 Academy - put mental health and music...

An upcoming indie band, who have half million streams on spotify and a sold out their first headline tour made mental...

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6 months ago
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Popular bar in Buxton submits plans to convert first floor into five hotel rooms

A popular bar in Buxton has submitted plans to convert the first floor into five hotel rooms.

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6 months ago
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High Peak branded an ‘NHS dental desert’ - as MP Robert Largan says ‘a serious drive is needed’ t...

The High Peak has been branded a ‘dental desert’ by the High Peak Labour candidate – as MP Robert Largan says ‘a seri...

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6 months ago
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Nine cute pictures of polar bears and artic foxes enjoying the snow at Peak Wildlife Park

With the first dusting of snow for 2024 Peak Wildlife Park’s newest inhabitants were pictured enjoyed the cold.

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