The owner of a Derbyshire campsite which has been operating unlawfully for months says removing works built on the site will cost her thousands of pounds. On land north of Brassington, a couple of miles from Carsington Water in rural Derbyshire, sits a campsite called The Laurels, in Manystones Lane. A planning appeal decision from …
A plan to reopen a railway line linking Sheffield and Chesterfield through the city’s south east and North East Derbyshire has taken another step closer. Minister of State for Transport Wendy Morton has said the reopening of Barrow Hill Line has now progressed past the strategic outline business case phase along with eight other UK …
Police are alerting people to scam texts being sent that are trying to trick people into sending money to them. The force had a report earlier today from a woman who had received a text from an unknown number saying it was her daughter. The text explained that she had damaged her phone and that …
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Police are appealing for the public’s help after a woman was sexually assaulted while walking her dogs near Swanwick. The incident, which occurred just after midday on Sunday 19 June in the fields between Pentritch Road, Asher Lane, and Back Lane, saw a woman in her 50s grabbed by a man who then sexually assaulted …
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A man has been arrested after several burglaries were reported in the Amber Valley area over a 24-hour period. The first burglary happened in the early hours of 6 June at a home in Main Road, Ripley, where mobile phones, a purse containing cash and bank cards, a kindle fire and fishing tackle were reported …
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The election for a new regional mayor could be held in two years, it has been revealed, as the first stages of a devolution shake up are under way. The Government has welcomed the initial bid for an East Midlands Mayoral Combined Authority, which if successful could see the election of a mayor in May …
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County chiefs hope a new procurement policy aimed at reducing the council’s carbon footprint will have a ripple effect down to its suppliers. Derbyshire County Council’s Sustainable Procurement Policy outlines how it plans to adapt its processes and guidance to promote sustainability, in line with the wider Climate Change Strategy: Achieving Net Zero, that aims …
Derbyshire County Council cabinet members have been updated on progress on a regeneration programme for the county totaling more than £570 million over the next few years. More than 50 major projects are included in the programme, initiated either by us, by the Government or by district or borough councils. We have a key role …
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A disqualified driver has been jailed after an off-duty police officer spotted him behind the wheel. Carl Sherman was spotted driving a distinctive yellow Peugeot 208 in High Street, Old Whittington on 2 June by an off-duty officer who knew that he was banned. Two days later the same car was seen by officers to …
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