Officers investigating a serious assault in Alfreton are appealing for witnesses and information. Police were called to the incident in Nottingham Road at just after 11.40pm on Friday 20 September. A woman in her 20s suffered serious facial injuries after being hit in the face with a metal pole. She was taken to hospital for
A Derbyshire council is due to spend £3.8 million on 23 homes providing temporary accommodation for Afghan refugees and people who become homeless. Derbyshire Dales District Council has been given £3.8 million by central Government, from its £450 million local authority housing fund. The council has already been given £2.2 million from a previous round
One of Derbyshire County Council’s main objectives as it continues its battle to overcome an estimated budget shortfall of around £40m for the current 2024/25 financial year with saving plans and cutbacks is to ensure the authority’s General Reserve of back-up cash does not fall below a £25m level. The Conservative-led council announced at a