Peak District

noun

a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)

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Police were called to one of the Peak District's most famous routes after a UK rapper blocked the road whilst filming a music video.

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Police said they attended and the road was cleared, with Wayne saying he "locked off Peak District till the Feds came" on his TikTok account.

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One of Wayne's videos in the Peak District has already gained more than five million views since it was posted on Sunday.

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Here in the heart of the Peak District, there is one main issue on people's minds: everyone in the laid-back spa town of Buxton, it seems, has a view on plans for a £100m redevelopment of the town centre.

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The town, encircled by the Peak District, is about an hour from the nearest cities - Derby, Manchester, Sheffield and Stoke - and statistics show that Derbyshire social care and NHS workforce is significantly less diverse than the national average.

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