Officers investigating an alleged drugs ring have arrested 24 people across the country and executed 30 warrants. Twelve of those arrested have now been charged with offences relating to the production and supply of class A and B drugs and appeared at court while the others have been released on bail while inquires continue. Officers […]
The number of people getting killed or seriously injured on UK roads is rising and drivers are being urged to take extra care around pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders. Vulnerable road users don’t have the same level of protection as a driver within a vehicle, and even minor contact could cause serious injuries or
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision in Cromford this afternoon, which has left a woman seriously injured. East Midlands Ambulance Service alerted police to an incident just before 4pm today (Monday 13 September) on The Hill. The collision is thought to have involved a silver van, which is reported to have hit
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Police are appealing for information after a woman was grabbed and assaulted close to Swan Lake, near Ilkeston. The incident occurred at around 10.10pm last night (9 September) on Derby Road and saw a woman in her 20s grabbed and sexually assaulted by a man who appeared from the Nutbrook Trail. The woman managed to
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The body of a man has been found close to Valehouse Reservoir in Tintwistle. The man has been identified as James Lee Hartshorne, who was reported missing from Manchester on 8 September – he was found later that same day. The 41-year-old’s family have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this sad
Body of man found near to Derbyshire reservoir. Read More »
A year after the coronavirus pandemic swept through Derbyshire, the economic impact is still being felt right across the county, with many businesses still counting the cost and people who lost their jobs still looking for work. But while many sectors continue to struggle, there has been a huge increase in people setting up their
Proposals for a memorial park to remember and honour local people who died from Covid-19 have been given the go-ahead. Councillors approved plans for the park on a meadow grassland site at the northern end of Grassmoor Country Park near Chesterfield at a meeting today (Thursday 9 September). The site has been chosen with the
From today, Firefighters across Derbyshire will begin wearing new Dräger Breathing Apparatus (BA) following a £1.2 million ongoing commitment to Firefighter safety by the Fire and Rescue Authority (FRA). Approved at the February 2020 FRA meeting, members agreed the purchase of the new Dräger kit and a 10-year total care package to service and maintain
£1.2 million investment in new safety equipment for Firefighters across Derbyshire. Read More »
We’ve dug into the archives to find a photo of our Ashbourne Recreation Ground with the bandstand there looking in better shape than it has in recent times. Sadly, due to concerns about the safety of the badly vandalised structure we had to dismantle the bandstand down to plinth level last week. The good news
Improvements continue in Ashbourne Recreation Ground. Read More »
Funding to tackle antisocial behaviour (ASB) is available from Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster’s Antisocial Behaviour Prevention Grant. This new dedicated funding stream has been set up in response to feedback from local residents, parish and town councils and community groups. The Grant, worth a total £100k, is designed to help local groups and
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