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Derbyshire

[ dur-bee-sheer, -sher; British dahr-bi-sheer, -sher ]

noun

  1. a county in central England. 1,060 sq. mi. (2,630 sq. km).


Derbyshire

/ ˈdɑːbɪˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

  1. a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Labour's Joan Dixon told me she goes out campaigning in Derbyshire with a fish slice.

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Emergency services were first called to Darley Moor race track at about 11:30 BST on Tuesday and remain at the scene, Derbyshire Police said.

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People have been urged to avoid the area, which is just over three miles from the town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire.

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Ms Evans has been given a rough idea of where she will be working - the Trent area, which spans almost all of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire - but no further clues.

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At an event in Derbyshire, a key target council which is currently run by the Conservatives, Sir Keir said Labour councils would "work hand-in-hand" with the government on its plan for change, including bringing back community policing, supporting High Streets and fixing potholes.

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