Matthew Barlow

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'Pioneering' green energy project awarded £23.2mMatthew BarlowBBCThe Royal Derby Hospital is one of several city buildings due to be heated under the plansA major project to heat university, college and hospital buildings in Derby from a source several miles away in Spondon has received government backing. Water source heat pumps will be used to warm hot water pipes laid between the suburb and the city centre in the project, which is scheduled to be completed by 2029.

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Donations help fund new transport serviceMatthew BarlowBBCSiobhan Fennell helped to set up Belper Community TransportA new transport service in Belper will help prevent people becoming isolated, according to one of its founders. The charity Derbyshire Community Transport, which provided on-demand lifts for people for shopping trips and medical appointments, was liquidated last October.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Matthew Barlow

Image caption, Conservation work officer Jim Randle at Moors for the Future said he was 'grieving' after a major wildfire in the Goyt ValleyRestoration work on a Peak District moor could have prevented more damage being caused by a wildfire, according to an environmental group. A fire broke out in the Goyt Valley in Derbyshire on April 30 and caused damage to an area roughly the size of 325 football pitches.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Matthew Barlow

Mini dams may have prevented wildfire spreadMatthew BarlowBBCConservation work officer Jim Randle at Moors for the Future said he was 'grieving' after a major wildfire in the Goyt ValleyRestoration work on a Peak District moor could have prevented more damage being caused by a wildfire, according to an environmental group. A fire broke out in the Goyt Valley in Derbyshire on April 30 and caused damage to an area roughly the size of 325 football pitches.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Matthew Barlow

Image source, Mandy BentImage caption, While the couple face many changes they still enjoy walking together"It would be lovely to think that out of something so sad, something positive could come."A grandmother whose husband was diagnosed with early onset dementia 10 years ago has written a book to help explain the condition to young children. A decade on from his diagnosis, Mandy Bent's husband David is unable to have a conversation and is in residential care.