Youngsters across Derbyshire are being encouraged to sign up to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge and get creative. All our libraries will be taking part in the annual Summer Reading Challenge which was officially launched at Chesterfield Library on Saturday (6 July). The challenge is presented by The Reading Agency and this year aims to
A former staff member of a GP surgery near Buxton has pleaded guilty to fraud after stealing more than £20,000. Kim Allsopp’s deceit was uncovered after accountants for the surgery in Hartington found discrepancies in the accounts in September 2022. When the books were reviewed it was found that £22,000 was missing from the accounts
Just before 3pm on Saturday 6th July it was reported a woman had entered a restaurant on The Market Place in Wirksworth and a threat was made about a bomb. A cordon was put in place and a number of roads were closed to allow for searches and enquiries to take place as a precaution