A Derbyshire police officer has avoided dismissal despite it being proven he “did deliberately lie” on occasions to a road accident victim and struggled to deal with all aspects of his job. An independent panel found the actions of PC Joshua Poultney amounted to gross misconduct but concluded they were “influenced by his disability”. But
Chesterfield Borough Council has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that the East Midlands Investment Zone scheme is to go ahead with potentially ‘£160m’ of funding including the development of the former Staveley Chemical Works site and the former Hartington Colliery site. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that Investment Zone schemes for the UK are
Bolsover MP Natalie Fleet has been joined by Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins in welcoming a £1.5bn boost to former miners’ pensions as part of the Autumn Budget announcement. The Labour Government says it presented a budget on October 30 based on borrowing with a massive £40bn of tax increases to be shouldered by businesses and
A 34-year-old previously fit and healthy woman who suffered a stroke ten months ago says weeks swimming in fresh water in the hills around Matlock have helped her recovery. Melissa Clayton is looking to raise awareness of young stroke survivors, to coincide with World Stroke Day. Melissa had no underlying health problems, had just finished