Day: January 6, 2026

A Derbyshire police officer has been sacked after her serious failures put an alleged domestic abuse victim “at risk of harm”. PC Gemma Cumberlidge was dismissed without notice after “failing to adequately carry out her duties” while investigating a domestic abuse case and carrying out a stop and search on a teenager. A misconduct hearing found

Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a battery energy storage system facility on greenfield land despite concerns about the impact on the countryside, highways and a feared fire risk. North East Derbyshire District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously in favour of conditionally approving Enray SPV 23855 Ltd’s application for a BESS at  Hallgate Farm,