In pictures: 'Thank you' messages left for Whaley Bridge emergency services

Some of the thank you signs being left around Whaley Bridge

Emergency services working on the crisis-hit town of Whaley Bridge say they've been bolstered by the thank you messages from people living there.

More than a thousand people are still waiting to hear when they can return to their homes after a damaged dam above the town threatened to collapse.

The reservoir water has now been lowered to a safe level, and engineers can assess the damage more closely.

Thank you signs and other gestures of support have gone up in front gardens or been posted to social media:

Credit: Derbyshire Armed Response Unit