Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town’s first game for a fortnight ended with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Radford FC. The game was played at a lively pace as Radford’s Abdul Bakare gave them a first half lead from the penalty spot. An unfortunate rebound saw Bakare claim his second
A ruthless Derby County B side inflicted a heavy 4-0 defeat on Buxton to knock them out of the Derbyshire Senior Cup. Buxton created the first opening of the game when Callum Ebanks dribbled into the area before firing wide of the target. Meanwhile, at the other end, Derby’s Owen Eames burst forward with
The Reform-run Derbyshire County Council is considering scrapping its entire direct delivery of its adult education service and handing it over to commissioned private providers. This comes after the authority, under the now-resigned cabinet member for education, Jack Bradley, illegally approved the closure of five community adult education centres without consultation in August. That decision,
Derbyshire Dales District Council has chosen not to submit its proposals for Local Government Reorganisation with the county’s other nine main councils after its members were unable to endorse the case for change due to a ‘lack of confidence in the net positive benefits’ for communities. The Labour Government is aiming to set up single,
Doncaster Rovers 5–1 Chesterfield — Vertu Trophy Round of 32 Doncaster Rovers swept aside a much-changed Chesterfield side with a convincing 5–1 victory at the Eco-Power Stadium, booking their place in the last 16 of the Vertu Trophy and ending Chesterfield’s cup run for this season. 🔹 First-Half Blitz The hosts set the tone early