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Bridge love locks to be unveiled in their new home
Bridge love locks to be unveiled in their new home
Published 13 February 2025
By Samantha Noble
BBC News, Derby
Thousands of love locks are to be unveiled in their new home on the most romantic day of the year, after being removed from a footbridge in Derbyshire.
The padlocks were previously attached to Weir Bridge in Bakewell but Derbyshire County Council took them off for repair work and was due to melt them down. Read more...
First love locks strung up at their new home
First love locks strung up at their new home
Published 29 January 2025
By Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News, Derby
The first love locks have been strung up at their new home after they were removed from a landmark Peak District bridge.
The padlocks were previously attached to Weir Bridge in Bakewell but Derbyshire County Council took them off for repair work Read more...
Landmark love locks installed at their new home
Landmark love locks installed at their new home
Published 16 January 2025
By Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News Reporting from Thornbridge Hall
Volunteers have begun installing thousands of love locks at their home after they were removed from a landmark bridge.
The padlocks were previously attached to Weir footbridge in Bakewell, Derbyshire, but were taken off for repair work. Read more...
First love locks removed from landmark bridge
First love locks removed from landmark bridge
Published 25 September 2024
By Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News Reporting from Bakewell
The first love locks have been removed from a landmark bridge in the Peak District - after a council agreed to give them to a campaign group.
Derbyshire County Council said it needed to remove the padlocks from Weir Bridge in Bakewell to do repair work. Read more...
New home found for love locks after outcry
New home found for love locks after outcry
Published 19 August 2024
By Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News, Derbyshire
A new home has been found for thousands of love locks that were set to be removed from a landmark bridge and melted down.
Derbyshire County Council said it needed to remove the padlocks from the bridge in Bakewell to do maintenance work. Read more..
Should landmark love lock bridge be preserved?
Should landmark love lock bridge be preserved?
Published 5 August 2024
By Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News, Bakewell
Thousands of love locks are to be removed from a landmark bridge in the Peak District, despite a campaign to save them. Are they a dangerous eyesore, or is the lock-laden bridge a monument worth preserving?
Jamie Allen knew he didn't have long to live when he attached a love lock to read more...
Love locks to be removed from bridge 'for safety'
Love locks to be removed from bridge 'for safety'
Published: 25 July 2024
By Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News, Derby
Love locks are to be permanently eradicated from a famous bridge in the Peak District following claims that people have been injured by them.
Visitors have placed thousands of padlocks on the bridge in Bakewell over the past decade, making it a tourist read more...
Bakewell love locks removal plan postponed for at least a year
Bakewell love locks removal plan postponed for at least a year
Published: 28 December 2021
By Simon Hare
BBC East Midlands Today
Campaigners have said they are pleased plans to remove about 10,000 love locks from a footbridge will not be carried out for at least another year.
Thousands of people have hung the padlocks on Weir Bridge, in Bakewell, Derbyshire read more...
Bakewell love locks removal plans leave families 'devastated'
Bakewell love locks removal plans leave families 'devastated'
Published 4 April 2021
By Amy Woodfield
BBC News, East Midlands
Over the past decade, hundreds of people have added padlocks to a bridge in the picturesque Peak District town of Bakewell to celebrate their love or remember someone they have lost.
It mirrors a tradition seen at tourist spots across read more..
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