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Chesterfield round of pre season with defeat to Sheffield United

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent Ben Smith Chesterfield concluded their pre-season schedule on Saturday, losing out 4-1 to Championship side Sheffield United at the SMH Group Stadium. Jefferson Cáceres, Ehije Ukaki, Anel Ahmedhodzic and Tom Cannon all found the net for the away side, whose dominance was only briefly interrupted by a […]

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North Derbyshire Swimmers Set To Take On The World Championship Out In Singapore

By North Derbyshire Radio’s Sports Reporter Dylan Pick The swimming events at the Aquatics World Championship are set to get underway this Sunday in Singapore this weekend with some local faces ready to dive into the pool at the World Aquatics Championships Arena. Abbie Wood from Buxton and Jacob Whittle from Alfreton will represent Great

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It would take 185 years of funding – in excess of £1.5 billion – to bring Derbyshire’s roads up to standard, with some delays “embarrassing” a meeting has been told

It would take 185 years of funding – in excess of £1.5 billion – to bring Derbyshire’s roads up to standard, a meeting has been told. A Derbyshire County Council scrutiny meeting today (July 23) was told that the authority’s highways department was previously “not fit for purpose” and had “got it wrong” in terms

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Protesters fighting to save woodland from holiday park plans, being considered by Derbyshire Dales District Council, have won a top award

Derbyshire protesters who are fighting to preserve woodland from a planned holiday park have been honoured with a top award for their ‘inspiring’ group campaign. The Save Farley Moor campaigners have held a series of events and activities among continued efforts to highlight their opposition to Forest Holidays’ planning application to Derbyshire Dales District Council

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Chesterfield draw 1-1 at Alfreton Town in pre-season friendly

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent Ben Smith There was nothing to split two North Derbyshire neighbours on Saturday, as Alfreton Town and Chesterfield played out a 1-1 pre-season draw at the Impact Arena. Chey Dunkley opened the scoring for the away side and that was an advantage which held for much of

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‘Stabilised’ Staveley Town Council donates over £34,000 to community projects after turbulent time

A Derbyshire council chairperson has praised a Town Clerk for helping to stabilise a local authority’s financial position to such an extent that they have been able to recently award over £34,000 of funding grants towards worthy community groups and projects including a new village green. Staveley Town Council sought to herald in a new

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A potential plan to pull Ashbourne out of the Derbyshire Dales and in with a new “Greater Derby” council has been met with “disgust” and dubbed “totally disastrous”

A potential plan to pull Ashbourne out of the Derbyshire Dales and in with a new “Greater Derby” council has been met with “disgust” and dubbed “totally disastrous”. Reform-run Derbyshire County Council has put forward four options for local government reorganisation, having previously pledged to refuse to take part. It has backed two preferred options

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Chesterfield businesses unlock over £170k in funding to upskill their workforce

Chesterfield businesses have accessed more than £170,000 in government funding through the Adult Apprenticeship Levy Transfer, helping them invest in their teams with little or no cost to their organisation[1]. The funding, which was part of a wider allocation secured by Derbyshire County Council during the 2024/25 financial year, has enabled 104 adult apprenticeships across

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Bolsover District Council’s planners dismiss villagers’ objections as Travelling Showpeople’s site gets the go-ahead

Planners have given the go-ahead for a residential site for Travelling Showpeople near a Derbyshire village despite residents’ fears that it may expand with increased traffic, pose a threat to the environment and create conflict over the use of a privately owned access road. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee approved Messrs Marshall and Allen’s application

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Chesterfield Reform UK apologises and disassociates itself from controversial Facebook post

Apologetic Chesterfield Reform UK has removed and disassociated itself from a disturbing conspiracy-style social media post made under the group’s banner that attacked gender education in schools, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and society’s economic system. The recent Facebook post under the Chesterfield Reform UK title and logo accused people of behaving like uninformed,

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