A bid by Conservative councillors to persuade NE Derbyshire District Council to urge the Labour Government to reconsider proposed changes to planning policy has failed after they raised fears the proposals could lead to a requirement to deliver hundreds of new homes every year and see the removal of some Green Belt protection. The Deputy
An elderly Derbyshire man narrowly avoided being scammed out of thousands of pounds thanks to the help of a police officer. The man had been contacted by someone claiming to be an officer from Derbyshire police. The scammers told him that his bank card had been compromised and then sent a mobile phone to his
The body of a woman was tragically found at the rear of a derelict property in Killamarsh, police have confirmed. Derbyshire Police said the body of the woman, aged in her 50s, was discovered on Sheffield Road just before 6pm on Wednesday, September 4. A Derbyshire Police spokesperson said: “Investigations are ongoing after the body
A campaign leader who is opposed to the massive Clowne Garden Village residential scheme is aiming to submit an application to county court claiming that Bolsover District Council’s planning meeting arrangements to consider the developer’s application are ‘discriminatory’. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee is due to consider Waystone Ltd’s planning application for its Clowne Garden
A Derbyshire PCSO has reconnected with his past serving in the Gulf War for the British Army. PCSO Pete Bradbury, known as Brad, joined Derbyshire Constabulary in July 2023. He’s based in Ashbourne and enjoys his role out and about engaging with people and supporting neighbourhood policing in the Dales and Derwent Valley. He’s one
Concerned campaigners and residents are being given the opportunity by Bolsover District Council to address a crucial planning meeting to help decide upon controversial plans to build 1,800 homes near two Derbyshire villages. Waystone Ltd’s planning application for its Clowne Garden Village scheme, near Clowne and Barlborough, for 1,800 dwellings with 24 hectares of greenfield
Derbyshire Police are hailing a new scheme to tackle the issues that matter to our communities. Officers on dedicated patrols spent more than 700 additional hours targeting areas where we’ve received reports of disruptive and nuisance behaviour. On these patrols, they spoke to local people and businesses to check in, as well as speaking to
Two people have been arrested after a child fell from a second-floor window in Chesterfield. A 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect, following reports that a 20-month-old boy fell from a second-floor window in Chesterfield at 11am yesterday. The boy’s injuries are not believed to be life
A substantial cannabis grow was found during a police search at an address in Buxton earlier this week. Officers executed a warrant at a commercial address in Staden Lane, at 12.30pm on Monday 2 September. More than 800 cannabis plants were found in the address and seized by officers. Two men were arrested on suspicion
A 20-month-old boy has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after falling from a second-floor window in Chesterfield this morning. Emergency services were called at 11.00am to reports that a 20-month-old boy had fallen from a second-floor window in Chesterfield. The boy was taken by Air Ambulance from his home in the Harehill Road