June 2022

Derbyshire County Council are using our buying power to help tackle climate change by making greener purchasing decisions. We spend more than £450 million a year on goods and services ranging from materials used for fixing roads to food served in schools, books for libraries and waste and recycling services. Now, as part of our …

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Young people leaving care across the county will soon be able to save money on their household bills thanks to us securing an agreement with one of the UK’s largest water companies. We have joined Severn Trent’s ‘Big Difference Scheme’ which can help customers on a low income and struggling to pay their water charges. …

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A man has been seriously injured after a collision in Alfreton at the weekend. The 35-year-old was a passenger in a Burgundy Audi A3 which mounted the kerb and collided with railings in Mansfield Road shortly before 10pm on Friday 10 June. The passenger was taken to hospital for treatment where he remains in a …

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A man has been charged after a couple were allegedly threatened with a knife during a burglary in Chesterfield. Officers were called to reports of a disturbance in the Green Farm Close, Holme Hall, at 5.30pm on 7 June. The two victims, a man and a woman, told officers that they had been threatened with …

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There’s still time to take part in a consultation on proposals to transform day services across Derbyshire to help people with learning difficulties and/or who are autistic lead independent lives. The County Council are seeking people’s views on plans that would put people at the heart of services, recognising that everyone has the potential to …

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A man has been charged with alleged drugs production after a cannabis grow was found at a house in Clowne. Officers were contacted by colleagues from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue following reports of a potential fire at a house in Rhodes Cottages in the early hours of Saturday 11 June. At the scene firefighters noticed …

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A man has been charged with robbery, damage and assaulting a police officer following an incident at a shop in Wingerworth. Officers were called to the Spar shop on Allendale Road just before 10.10pm on Wednesday 8 June and a man was arrested. Luke Booker (31) of Longedge Lane, Wingerworth, was due to appear at …

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Posters have been put up around an old quarry near Matlock to try to stop people getting into danger. The police and fire service say there’s been antisocial behaviour, people starting fires and going into unsafe derelict buildings at Permanite Asphalt at Snitterton. The posters warn of rodents, exposed electricity and possible building collapse.