December 2022

Two ‘living’ strategies that will help manage the Peak District has been developed and adopted by park chiefs. Members of the Peak District National Park Authority approved both the National Park Management Plan (NPMP) and Authority Plan (AP) for 2023-28 in a meeting on Friday (December 2). Presenting the MPNP, chairman Councillor Andrew McCloy described …

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A North Derbyshire school which has had to shorten its teaching hours due to the lack of a local bus is set for an expansion. Mickley Infant and Nursery School, in Milton Avenue, between Alfreton and Clay Cross, has 60 pupils and many families also have children at Shirland Primary School – around two miles …

A North Derbyshire school which has had to shorten its teaching hours due to the lack of a local bus is set for an expansion to help rushed and stressed parents and guardians  Read More »

This is an advisory for the article titled “DERBYSHIRE DALES: Leader’s Travellers deal. Cllr Purdy has now provided a statement and the copy below has now been updated to include this statement. Please alter your articles accordingly. A homeless Gypsy family will only have a limited stay on a council’s car park because of a …

A homeless Gypsy family will only have a limited stay on a council’s car park because of a verbal deal between its leader and a well-known tourist attraction Read More »

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a serious assault in North Wingfield. The assault happened on Friday 25 November at approximately 8.15pm on New Street, North Wingfield, Chesterfield. A man in his 60s was approached by two men who asked for him for money. When he refused they assaulted him leaving him with a fractured …

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The former leaders of a cash-strapped Derbyshire council tried to buy a planned solar farm for £35 million – a scheme the authority is now fighting a costly inquiry to stop. Emails and a council-procured investment report, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, show the attempts made by the councillors to buy the then-undetermined …

The former leaders of a cash-strapped Derbyshire council tried to buy a planned solar farm for £35 million – a scheme the authority is now fighting a costly inquiry to stop Read More »

The works to rebuild the road have been complex due to the challenges involved with working on an active landslip. After the initial landslip in 2020, work started to fix it the following year but had to stop in May 2021 as the ground started moving again. Work was due to start again in November …

Lea Road reopens again after landslip Read More »

Local residents are invited to share their opinions about proposals to improve road safety along the 7½ mile stretch of the A5004 between Buxton and Whaley Bridge as part of a public consultation exercise. Funding for the proposals, worth around £2.5 million, has come from the Department for Transport’s Safer Roads Fund to improve safety …

Public consultation to shape road safety improvements along the A5004 ‘Long Hill’, Buxton to Whaley Bridge Read More »

A man has been jailed after being found guilty of killing his friend with a single punch. Richard Mee and Stephen Paylor were arguing in Market Street, Heanor on the afternoon of 27 October 2021. Paylor punched 48-year-old Mr Mee and he fell to the ground. He was taken to hospital, where he died two …

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