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A North Derbyshire mum is asking for our help to pay for medicine to treat a rare form of breast cancer. Rachael Holmes, who’s 51 from Clowne, has already had a double mastectomy for an aggressive form of ‘triple-negative breast cancer’, but the cancer has returned and she’s been told it will cost her her

Chesterfield’s council housing chief has welcomed plans for 22 new affordable properties to be built across the borough in Staveley and Middlecroft to help meet waiting lists and the rising need for homes. The announcement comes not long after Chesterfield Borough Council confirmed it was continuing with efforts to address a significant number of empty

Plans for 75 hillside homes above a flood-hit North Derbyshire town are set for final approval despite “deep concerns” about flooding issues. The scheme, from Homes by Honey, would see 75 homes built off Chesterfield Road and Quarry Lane on the hillside above Matlock. Derbyshire Dales District Council officers have recommended that the plans are

Concerned Derbyshire residents’ mixed and negative reactions to a proposed 20mph speed-limit traffic zone in areas around Buxton and Long Eaton means the county council is likely to reject the plans. Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council’s cabinet is due to decide upon the recommendations of a Green Towns initiative report to refuse the proposed plans at

Liberal Democrat councillors who have been calling for a more ‘collegiate approach’ with shared decision-making at cash-strapped Staveley Town Council have welcomed a critical report into the authority’s finances after it stated the authority should adopt a more consensual approach with collective decision-taking. Following the Local Elections, Labour secured six seats at Staveley Town Council,

A Derbyshire council wants the Government to ban candy floss, bubble gum, salted caramel, ice cream, and lemonade vape flavours. Central Government is asking councils for their views on new plans for a so-called “smoke-free generation” including significant restrictions on vape products and bans on selling tobacco products to anyone aged 14 and above. Derbyshire

“A Derbyshire salon owner has been crowned Midlands Hairdresser of the Year. Tracey Ann Smith, owner of French & Ivi in Belper, was given the accolade at the Hairdresser’s Journal awards at a glittering ceremony on London’s Park Lane. To get through to the finals, Tracey had to hand in a portfolio of images showcasing