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Meet the team

The people who report Derbyshire

A small newsroom with clear beats. Every story carries a byline, and every byline belongs to someone you can contact.

Rachel Ainsworth, Editor
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Rachel Ainsworth

Editor

Community & charity

Twenty years in regional newsrooms across the East Midlands. Rachel sets the editorial line and answers for it: no clickbait, no pop-ups, no stories written for a click target.

Tom Beresford, Local Democracy Reporter
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Tom Beresford

Local Democracy Reporter

Councils & spending

Tom sits through the committee meetings most of us never see, reads the papers in full and translates them. He has covered Chesterfield and Derbyshire budgets since 2018.

Priya Nandra, Politics Correspondent
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Priya Nandra

Politics Correspondent

Local politics

Priya reports on elections, boundary changes and the people who stand. She keeps a running record of every pledge made at ward level.

Marc Hollins, Wellness Editor
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Marc Hollins

Wellness Editor

Health & recovery

A former NHS community worker, Marc writes on mental well-being and recovery support with care for accuracy and language.

Eleri Whitfield, Lifestyle & Travel Editor
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Eleri Whitfield

Lifestyle & Travel Editor

Food, events & breaks

Eleri builds our what's-on listings and dining guides. Every venue in her guides has been visited and paid for by us.

Dan Okoro, Commercial Director
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Dan Okoro

Commercial Director

Featured businesses

Dan looks after directory listings and keeps commercial work clearly labelled and completely separate from the newsroom.

Contact the newsroom

Story tips, corrections, right-of-reply requests, and commercial or directory enquiries all go to support@nedtv.co.uk. We read everything and reply to what we can.

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