July 2021

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid has announced that Glossop in the High Peak will join the rest of Derbyshire under the new Integrated Care System that will come fully into place next year. Integrated Care Systems (ICS) are new partnerships between councils and the NHS to coordinate both health and […]

Six people have been arrested after a drugs warrant was carried out in Buxton. Working on intelligence from the local community that reported anti-social behaviour, along with drug taking and dealing, officers from the local Safer Neighbourhood Team carried out the warrant in the Fairfield area yesterday (22 July). At the scene officers arrested four

A brand new virtual event is being held for young people in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire who find themselves at a careers crossroads since leaving school. The free ‘Apprentice Town – Find Your Apprenticeship’ event is taking place on Tuesday 10 August – A Level results day and just two days before GCSE results day

A man’s body has been recovered from a flooded quarry, prompting the fire service to warn against swimming in open water during hot weather. The man was reported missing after getting into difficulties at Victory Quarry near Dove Holes in Derbyshire on Sunday. Police and firefighters spent four hours searching before his body was found

Residents are to get the opportunity to have their say on our plans to revise opening hours at the library in Whaley Bridge. A 6-week consultation starts today (Monday 19 July 2021) into the proposal to reduce hours at the library from 23.5 hours per week to 18 hours per week. The proposed change is

Organisations across Derbyshire are joining the UK’s first official Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week to take a stand in making communities safer. Derbyshire Constabulary, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, city, borough and district councils, Derbyshire Victim Support and ourselves are among those who have signed the ASB Help Pledge showing their commitment to tackling the issue.