The branches to close are at Allestree, Alvaston, Chaddesden, Normanton, Spondon, Duffield, Long Eaton and Somercotes, all in Derbyshire.

BBC: More Derbyshire Building Society branches to close

Former Scotland under-20 and Nottingham Rugby Club player Mitchell Todd was found in his car near Normanton-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire, in August.

BBC: Rugby player Mitchell Todd over drink limit, inquest hears

Ed Balls was with Gordon Brown every step of the way until he became MP for Normanton in May 2005.

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The company said the site located in Castlewood, South Normanton, will create 300 new jobs and employ more than 1, 000 people.

BBC: Opening for new ?22m Co-op centre in Derbyshire

Plans will be on display in South Normanton on Saturday.

BBC: M1 lane plans on display in South Normanton

The preliminary round of the 2006 Challenge Cup takes place this weekend, and the starting point for the BBC Sport website's Road to Wembley is just outside Leeds, as Normanton Knights take on Hull club Embassy on Saturday.

BBC: Cooke proudly holds aloft the Challenge Cup Trophy in 2005