A Derbyshire council is drawing up plans to bring more than 800 long-term empty homes back into use – but this will not include an extra tax hike. Amber Valley is host to 842 long-term empty homes which have been vacant for more than six months. Meanwhile, there are a further 735 properties unoccupied for
A leisure chief has told how Chesterfield Borough Council is having to review the deliverability of its parks and open spaces to make tens of thousands of pounds of savings as part of an overall drive to overcome the local authority’s estimated £4m budget shortfall. The council’s Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing Director, Ian Waller,
Our Rural Crime Team have been recognised as the most proactive team in the country in preventing farm machinery and plant theft. Accepting the Rob Oliver Award, Sergeant Chris Wilkinson said: “I’m immensely proud of the achievements of this team, and their commitment to supporting our rural communities. “It’s an honour to win this for
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted following reports of an aggravated burglary in Buxton. Three men are believed to have entered the property on Queen’s Road, Fairfield, at around 8pm on Thursday 11 January. The victim discovered the men in his home, and they assaulted him before leaving the property. He