May 2021

Derbyshire will have a new Police and Crime Commissioner after voters headed to the ballot box in the 2021 local elections. Angelique Foster, the Conservative candidate for the county, won the election after earning more than 149,000 votes. Hardyal Dhindsa, who has held the post since 2016, received 117,564 votes. Chief Constable Rachel Swann said: “I […]

Derbyshire’s biggest festival Y Not have announced they are planning to bounce back this year – with one of the most exciting line-ups in the event’s history. Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Gabrielle, Bombay Bicycle Club, Blossoms, Fontains, James and The Levellers are among the acts lined up to help the Derbyshire-born festival light up its

Derbyshire residents who are deaf or have hearing loss can find out more about what support is available at a series of roadshows we’re running during Deaf Awareness Week 2021. The council’s deaf team is taking to the road from 3 to 10 May to offer help, advice and information from stalls in 3 Derbyshire

A number of Peregrine Falcon nesting sites across Derbyshire are being monitored to help protect their eggs from thieves. Cameras have been placed to watch the eggs as they get close to hatching, a time when they are at their most vulnerable. They have been provided by a number of different organisations, all who are