Voices The Whaley Bridge dam collapse is terrifying – but it will soon be dwarfed by far greater eco-disasters Increasingly volatile weather due to climate change will mean events like these ...

Howden says there are good signs that the Whaley Bridge dam isn't about to collapse, though he stresses he isn't on site and that anything local engineers and emergency responders say should of ...

Residents have been placing signs around Whaley Bridge to thank emergency services for their efforts.

For the residents of Whaley Bridge the first sign that something was wrong came on Wednesday night. Water from Toddbrook Reservoir, which sits above the Peak District village, had topped the ...

Whaley Bridge residents are being warned that if they hear a siren followed by the beep of three horns from emergency services they should make their way to high ground immediately. That’s ...

Barratt Homes has now released all of its properties for sale at its Derbyshire development, Midshires Meadow.

Photographs showing weeds growing on Whaley Bridge's dam have prompted some to question whether the spillway was maintained properly.

Repairs to the damaged dam above Whaley Bridge will cost millions and could take up to three years it has revealed. Around 1,500 people were evacuated from the Derbyshire town and areas nearby at ...

Dozens more homes have been evacuated in Whaley Bridge ahead of expected bad weather on Sunday, as emergency workers continue their efforts to prevent the dam giving way (pictured today).

A dam which has seen an entire town in Derbyshire evacuated today over fears it might collapse could become “fully broken” within hours and cause “massive flooding”, an expert has said.

Tony Gunner has been a familiar face at The Goyt Inn in Whaley Bridge since 2008. Last week was his last shift behind the bar and the 71-year-old and his partner Jennifer Grant are relocating to ...