December 2022

Derbyshire foodbanks, mental health organisations and arts projects are among the worthwhile causes helping the continued Covid-19 recovery, that have benefited from a share of £31k. Since September 1, Derbyshire County Council has allocated 18 grants of between £250 and £2k through the Covid-19 Community Fund, which utilises Government cash to support ongoing outbreak management […]

Derbyshire Police are releasing the image of a man that officers want to speak to in connection with reports of an assault at a bar in Chesterfield. It is believed to have happened around 11.50pm on Saturday 3 December at Junction Bar on Chatsworth Road. The victim, a man in his 20s, was left with

Derbyshire Police are pleased to announce that their 2023 safety calendar, created by young people in Derbyshire is now available to download. Back in February they asked Derbyshire schools to get involved in our calendar competition by designing a poster around one of our key safety themes. They have been really impressed with all of

A former Chesterfield pub is to be converted into  apartments for people with physical and learning disabilities.Permission was granted to convert the All Inn, in Lowgates, Staveley, into six one-bedroomed apartments by Chesterfield Borough Council in 2019. Work has already started on the project, but applicant A-Rock Construction Ltd returned to the authority to vary

Prevention is a key element of a new strategy designed to address anti-social behaviour problems in Chesterfield. Members of Chesterfield Borough Council formally adopted the Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy in a meeting last night (December 14), having already seen success during the consultation period. Member for health and well-being Councillor Jill Mannion-Brunt said the strategy, which has

There is widespread opposition to the idea of an East Midlands elected mayor as devolution talks continue, but the final decision over whether a deal will be accepted lies in the hands of county and city councils. Chesterfield Borough Council (CBC) is the latest authority to react to plans for an East Midlands Combined County

Detectives are continuing their investigation following the death of a 26-year-old man in Whitwell. Officers were called to an alleyway between Station Road and Butt Hill just before 6am on Saturday 10 December. Toby Ridley, who was local to the area, was found with serious injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance

Tapton House campaigners have called the council’s decision to sell the historic property for apartments a ‘sad day for Chesterfield’. Friends of Tapton House (FoTH) lost out in its bid to take over the Grade II listed landmark, as Chesterfield Borough Council (CBC) chose to sell its 999-year leasehold to Stone Castle Enterprises Ltd. FoTH

Building homes on the hillside above a flood-hit Derbyshire town will improve and not worsen the risk of it flooding, say council officials. At a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting last night (December 13) plans from Richborough Estates and Statham Property Maintenance LLP for 75 homes off Chesterfield Road and Quarry Lane in Matlock were