The interim building will host pupils from Mercia Academy while it is demolished and rebuilt.

The plot has been in a state of decay since Bretby Colliery's closure in 1962.

The commemorative decoration disappeared just days after being put on display.

A temporary school building will be set up while the old building is demolished and replaced.

The council says despite the reduction in hours, it will still be able to keep a seven-day service.

Derbyshire County Council hopes a raft of changes will save it half a million pounds a year.

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Chloe Mefford describes the heartbreak of telling her four-year-old son about the death of his father.