I felt two things: a sense of loss I could barely give shape to, which lived in the centre of my chest ... I was in complete shock – it was like the dog had recited Shakespeare at me, or the garden ...
Every day Derbyshire residents say their final farewells to family members, friends, colleagues, neighbours and many other characters who have played a unique part in local life.
I sat in the silence of the empty room, one hand stroking a nervous English setter’s head and the other holding my phone. “Such a long way,” I thought as ...