September 2021

Officers investigating a single car collision in Mickleover are appealing for dash cam footage which may assist with their enquiries. A black BMW 4 series collided with street furniture after leaving the carriageway on the A38 Findern interchange towards Rykneld Road, last Friday (17 September) at around 9.30pm. The driver of the car, a 32-year-old man, […]

Community Chesterfield has launched its next phase of training and shared learning workshops to support the learning needs of staff and students at the University of Derby, as well as community and voluntary third sector groups across Derbyshire which help people in Chesterfield. The project, which is a Lottery funded partnership between Derbyshire Voluntary Action

The Chesterfield Royal Hospital charity has launched its annual Christmas card competition, with the team hoping this year’s will be the biggest and best yet. Young people across the area are being encouraged to submit their festive designs ahead of the 12th November deadline, with the winning designs to be professionally produced and sold to

Chesterfield residents are set to benefit from new facilities following the opening of a new bowls pavilion in Stand Road Park. It was opened at a ceremony on Friday 17 September by Toby Perkins MP, which was also attended by the Mayor of Chesterfield, Councillor Glenys Falconer, Councillor Jill Mannion-Brunt, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member

Three men have been arrested after parts of a gun were found in a South Normanton street. A member of the public found the parts of a shotgun in New Street at around 7.20am today. Armed officers attended the scene and, shortly after, three men were arrested at a nearby house on suspicion of possession

A man has been charged in connection with the deaths of a woman and three children in Killamarsh. Officers were called at 7.26am on Sunday 19 September to concerns for safety of those at a house on Chandos Crescent. The bodies of 35-year-old Terri Harris, her 11-year-old daughter Lacey Bennett and 13-year-old son John Paul

A portal has been set up for people to submit footage in relation to the murder of three children and a woman in Killamarsh. Thirty-five-year-old Terri Harris, her 11-year-old daughter Lacey Bennett and 13-year-old son John Paul Bennett, and Lacey’s friend Connie Gent, also 11, died at the house on Chandos Crescent. Their bodies were

Residents and visitors to Chesterfield can enjoy themselves during half term as the annual 1940s market returns for 2021. Taking place on Thursday 28 October between 10am and 4pm, visitors can enjoy 40s music, entertainment, exhibits and meet the stall holders in period dress. Councillor Kate Sarvent, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for town centres

Public Health in Derbyshire have commissioned training for hairdressers, barbers and beauty professionals so that they can support their customers’ mental health. It’s recognised that customers can often open up to hair stylists about their feelings and state of mind when they might not want to confide in family, friends or colleagues. The first free