October 2021

A Buxton drug dealer has been jailed after admitting supplying heroin and cocaine in the town – as well as his part in a burglary. Momodoulumi Sowe burst into the room of his victim at his shared house in the town on Sunday 31 January 2021. The victim told officers how he fled the scene […]

A safe has been stolen from a home in Derby. Sometime between 8pm and 11.50pm on Saturday 9 October, a house in Abbey Street was broken into via an upstairs window. Police believe more than one burglar broke in as they stole a safe which would have been very heavy. The thieves used a duvet

Green-minded residents are being invited to get involved in a new volunteer scheme to help care for the borough’s trees. From suggesting new areas for planting to caring for young trees, Chesterfield Borough Council’s new Tree Wardens will play a valuable role in their communities. There is no weekly time commitment for volunteers to take

Chesterfield celebrates as parks and green spaces win Green Flag Award In a record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award, as the scheme marks its Silver Jubilee, Chesterfield is celebrating retaining five awards. Chesterfield Borough Council is raising a Green Flag Award for the 15th time at Queen’s Park, Holmebrook Valley Country Park, Poolsbrook Country Park,

Residents are being encouraged to take part in a wide-ranging survey asking for their views on our services and how its budget should be prioritised for the year ahead. The annual Your Council Your Voice survey is launched today (Monday 18 October) and, as in previous years, thousands of Derbyshire residents are expected to take part and

Groups, businesses and residents are being asked to come forward with their ideas for using a former café space in Chesterfield Library. The space on the bottom floor of the library in New Beetwell Street, has been occupied by Café Browser since 1984 but the café closed its doors in March 2020 due to the

If you travel from High Peak into Greater Manchester you may see signs and enforcement cameras being installed as the area gets ready for the introduction of the Clean Air Zone which is set to come into force next year. From 30 May 2022, commercial vehicles including vans, HGVs, hackney cabs, private hire vehicles, buses,

ARG Resilience Grant open to applicants Application deadline: 15 November 2021  To support the continued recovery of the local economy, the District Council proposes to utilise its remaining COVID Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) allocation to help small and micro-businesses to adapt, diversify and improve resilience post COVID. Priority will be given to businesses operating from business

Chesterfield’s Brampton Brewery took home three Silver medals and one Bronze award at the annual SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards, which took place at the Trent Bridge Inn, Nottingham last week. Their award-winning beers are listed as follows : Terminus is a 4.2% session pale ale and won the Bronze medal in the Session IPA