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Police in the Peak District have said they have increased patrols to try and stop illegal raves in the Peak District.

The events, which can attract hundreds of people, cause damage to the environment and impact public safety, the Derbyshire force said.

Officers ran a 10-week operation to disrupt the outdoor parties in 2018 but patrols have been carried out over 16 weeks this year.

Rave organiser Charles Gregland-Bland told the 大象传媒's Inside Out the parties give attendees a "definite feeling of freedom" and one reveller said they felt safer at the outdoor events than in city centres.