Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent Elliot Steadman A Luke Brennan brace proved decisive as Buxton edged past Southport 2-1 at The Silverlands. The visitors started brightly, forcing True Grant into two early saves. Buxton grew into the game, with Josh Williams creating their first real opening. He played Johnny Johnston down the […]
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Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent – David Bell Dronfield Town suffered a narrow defeat in a game they dominated for long periods away at Club Thorne Colliery. An eighth minute Ben Stobart goal gave the hosts a lead that they would keep for the remainder of the contest despite Dronfield creating plenty
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Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent – David Bell There was huge disappointment for Dronfield Town as they went down by 2-1 in their foot of the table clash against bottom side Appleby Frodingham. Dronfield actually made the brighter start, taking a 21st-minute lead through Arran Bovill. However, they conceded just before half
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Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent – Elliot Steadman Luke Brennan’s first-half penalty proved decisive as Buxton secured all three points against Darlington in County Durham. The visitors started brightly, with Johnny Johnston breaking through on goal early on, only for Peter Jameson to react quickly and clear his lines. Buxton’s fast start
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Report by North Derbyshire Radio Senior Football Correspondent Ben Smith Chesterfield managed to halt their winless run at six competitive matches on Tuesday night, defeating 10-man Bromley 3-0 at the SMH Group Stadium. Goals from Armando Dobra, Ryan Colclough and Paddy Madden secured the Spireites their first victory since December 21 after the visitors’ Omar
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A Derbyshire council is set to spend £7.5m buying and converting five houses into children’s homes as they grapple with a 125-child waiting list and costs of £50 million a year for private facilities. Derbyshire County Council is looking to buy the houses in a bid to curb the pressure that private children’s home placements
Derbyshire council has announced a major road in the county is to be closed at various points for the felling of trees suffering from ash dieback disease which poses a safety risk for motorists and is creating an additional budgetary pressure, according to the authority’s finance chief. The A5012 Via Gellia road between Cromford and
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A high-profile councillor has explained how a Derbyshire parish council has ended-up facing possible bankruptcy after it struggled to keep a leisure centre scheme afloat during the Covid-19 crisis which saw a contractor go bust and costs triple. Elmton-with-Creswell Parish Council has recently shared an expert Locum’s damning interim report on its website into the
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent Elliot Steadman Debutant Johnny Johnston grabbed two goals in a scintillating second half performance from The Bucks which saw them pick up all three points. Following a slow start to the game, Finley Sinclair-Smith burst into life in the 15th minute, sprinting half the length of the
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Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent David Bell Dronfield Town were comprehensively beaten by promotion-seeking Brigg Town in their first home game of 2025. The North Lincolnshire side took a 2-0 lead by half time thanks to two goals from prolific striker Josh Batty and ran in a further three in the second
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