A6 reopens after work to remove unsafe trees

Work to remove trees alongside the A6 started on 14 November

A major route in Derbyshire has reopened following work to remove more than 100 trees.

Derbyshire County Council decided to close the A6 after the junction with Cromford towards Matlock Bath on Sunday due to concerns trees could fall into the road.

The authority said the trees, which were on private land, were left overhanging and unsafe after Storm Claudia hit the county on 14 November.

After the road was reopened on Friday, Charlotte Hill, cabinet member for potholes, highways and transport, said: "I'd like to thank everyone for their patience while we carried out these emergency tree works."

More than 100 trees along the roadside have been removed

The county council previously said it had intervened because of the risk to motorists and pedestrians as two trees had already fallen on to the road.

There were a number of ash trees affected by ash dieback on the route, the authority added, alongside dead elms and other trees.

Natalie Bowler told the BBC she was "incredibly lucky" not to have been seriously hurt after a tree fell on her car while she was driving along the road on Friday night.

A diversion route was put in place via the A610 and A38 while the road was closed.

Hill said the council knew "the disruption and inconvenience which many people experienced as a result".