August 2022

Council chiefs have high hopes of securing more than £20m to help boost the standard of life and economic opportunities across North East Derbyshire. North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC) has submitted two bids to the Government for funding – £17.8m through the Levelling Up Fund Round Two for the ‘Elevating Eckington’ scheme and £2.5m …

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A  plan to demolish a former church  and replace it with a dozen modern homes has been given the green light by planning chiefs.The application by Johnson Homes to knock down the former Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Victories Church and adjacent bungalow, in Creswell Road, Clowne, and build 12 three-bedroomed homes on the …

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New lower speed limits will come into force along a busy commuter road between Chesterfield and Sheffield – despite some  motorists saying the move is unnecessary. Derbyshire County Council is reducing the speed limit in three key areas along the B6057, which runs through Unstone and Dronfield, from Thursday (August 25). The 40mph speed limits …

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A Derbyshire colony of bees which has been lovingly tended for more than 100 years has had to be moved several miles after a new housing development caused them to become aggressive. The “Bartlett Bees” have been kept in three hives in the garden of an idyllic cottage garden off Green Lane in Tansley – …

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Last year the Government published a new National Bus Strategy which set out a vision for future improvements across England and how bus services can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy placed a requirement on Derbyshire County Council and bus companies in the area to work together to create a Bus Service Improvement Plan …

£47 million confirmed to improve bus services in Derbyshire Read More »

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a reported stabbing in Matlock. Police were called to Dale Road, Matlock, at around 8pm on Friday (12 August) where a teenager boy was found with serious injuries after allegedly being stabbed in the neck. Officers then attended a property in nearby Matlock Bath where a …

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