Whaley Bridge residents allowed home as dam danger recedes

1,100 evacuees can return to Derbyshire town, despite forecast of heavy rain

Around 1,100 residents of a Derbyshire town have been allowed to return home almost a week after they were evacuated when a nearby dam threatened to collapse.

Parts of Whaley Bridge were evacuated on Thursday last week after heavy rain damaged the dam at Toddbrook reservoir, which sits high above the town.