Plans to build a modern three-storey block of flats and shops in a Derbyshire town centre have been submitted. The scheme, from Babeola Limited, would see 21 flats and a number of shops built on the former The Original Factory Shop site, in Grosvenor Road, Ripley, which closed in June 2021. If approved by Amber
Derbyshire County Council has agreed to allocate over £13m of Government funding towards three school projects and towards improving mainstream inclusion for youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities. The Conservative-controlled council’s Cabinet recently noted and approved a £6,612,224 allocation of the Government Department for Education’s funding for building adaptations and new facilities at Holbrook
A View Of A Proposed Solar Farm Site At Wingerworth, Derbyshire, From Longedge Lane, Close To Hockley Lane, Courtesy Of Ne Derbyshire District Council Council planners have given the go-ahead for a large, new solar farm on Green Belt land near a north Derbyshire village, despite concerns about the loss of open countryside. NE Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Council has said it is ‘working really hard to find a solution’ for desperate villagers who feel they have been left stranded after a bus company ceased trading and left them without a vital service. Residents used to depend on the number 55 bus running through their village of Morton – three miles
Refurbished trains have started to be rolled out in the East Midlands as part of a £23m investment. Some of the Class 170 trains, which run on East Midlands Railway (EMR) local routes, have not been refurbished since 1999. Upgrades include re-upholstered seating, wi-fi, USB charging and new carpets, as well as signage and CCTV
Police are appealing for help identifying the man pictured after a man was left with a serious injury in a fight outside a Chesterfield bar. The incident took place on Saturday 10 August 2024 and since then officers have been working to try and identify those involved – including a previous media appeal. The image
Alfreton stopped Buxton’s run of Derbyshire Senior Challenge Cup triumphs after holding their nerve in a tense penalty shootout. After a goalless draw in normal time, The Reds claimed a 4-3 victory in the shootout to lift the trophy. Both sides began the contest by trading half chances. Josh Popoola saw his early effort blocked
A Derbyshire business has been fined £9,000 and ordered to pay nearly £7,000 costs after admitting selling vapes to an underage person and possession for supply of non-compliant illicit vapes. The successful prosecution was brought by our trading standards team following an investigation. Andrew Molloy, 56, company director of Mates Mobiles Ashbourne Ltd, Horse and
Derbyshire Police are appealing for dashcam and witnesses to a collision that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries. The incident occurred close to the junction of Locko Lane and the B6039 at Hardstoft at around 5.30pm on Friday 11 April. The collision involved a 125 Mutt motorcycle and a Nissan Nivara 4×4. The rider of
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a motorcyclist was left with life threatening injuries in a collision near Ladybower Reservoir. The collision took place just after 5.30pm yesterday (12 April) on the A57 just after the junction for the Ladybower car park and saw an orange KTM Superduke, which was travelling from