The Latest Breaking News from Bakewell

Swap Barcelona for Bath, and Lisbon for London – the six best places in the UK for a solo staycation

Our solo travel expert Lydia Swinscoe has your guide to the most exciting destinations to travel to alone

The Independent UK · Aug 19

I'm not into cake stops - but - I made an exception to rate five British delicacies in one ride

Of all the cakes named after places in the north-west of England, which is the tastiest? Simon Warren sets out to sample them all in a single epic ride

Cycling Weekly · Dec 14, 2024

Love locks on Derbyshire bridge may get new home after outcry over removal

Owner of nearby stately home offers to relocate tens of thousands of locks attached to footbridge in Bakewell

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

Massive illegal 'Coronation rave' in quiet village 'sounded like Leeds festival'

Villagers between York and Selby in Yorkshire were up in arms at the loud music which drew crowds from London, Bakewell, Brighton, Leeds and Wakefield for the Coronation rave

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2023

Derbyshire Dales local council elections 2023 results in full

Seats were up for grabs in areas including Ashbourne, Bakewell, Calver, Chatsworth, Dovedale, Hathersage, Matlock, Norbury, Tideswell, Wirksworth and Youlgrave

Manchester Evening News · May 4, 2023

Chesterfield plans to cash in as a gateway to the Peak District and grow its visitor economy by £32m a year

Town offers public transport links and access to attractions such as Chatsworth House, Ladybower Reservoir and Bakewell

Birmingham Post · Mar 16, 2023

‘Get Boris back’: True blue Bakewell weighs up Johnson return

Voters in Peak District town say they still like the former PM - but others demand general election

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Dragons' Den star Rachel Elnaugh says new project not linked to Great Reset 'cult'

The Bakewell native has an interest in astrology and tarot, and described the Covid pandemic as a "mass fear event"

Nottingham Post · Aug 4, 2022

The 'most tranquil' Peak District village with only 250 people and not a busy road in sight

This sleepy villages overlooks the stunning Lathkill Dale and is stone's throw away from Bakewell

Manchester Evening News · Jul 10, 2022

Country diary: A fight for life or mere performance?

Bakewell, Derbyshire: It’s not unusual to see crows mobbing a buzzard, but the nature of the scrap going on overhead was unclear

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022