Paul Cook’s Chesterfield continued their play off push in League 2 with a dramatic win against Grimsby Town on Tuesday evening. They took the lead through Liam Mandeville’s goal after a great ball in from Lewis Gordon, the Chesterfield man guided a left footed shot into the bottom right corner on 31 minutes. Moments later
Pictured Earlier In 2026 Is Drained Mill Pond One, At Pleasley Vale Business Park, Which Has Been Undergoing Desilting As Part Of Enviornemntal And Flood Mitigation Works. Courtesy Of Mansfield Wildlife Rescue. Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A Derbyshire council has urged well-meaning residents not to feed wildlife during an ongoing £1.5m
Three Derbyshire libraries are to benefit from a £440,000 funding boost announced today (Tuesday 14 April 2026). Derbyshire County Council have welcomed the funding which will be spent on reinvigorating and enhancing our libraries in Alfreton, Ilkeston and Long Eaton. Our libraries service successfully bid for the money from Arts Council England’s ‘Libraries Improvement Fund’, which
A man has been jailed for three years after a man was left with a broken jaw following an attack at a bonfire event in the High Peak. The incident occurred at the Dove Holes Village Hall on 4 November 2024, when a dispute about the placement of a ride took place between Nathaniel Bramhall
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell More than 1,800 Derbyshire children over the next five years will have to attend schools outside their catchment after central Government pulled the plug on a long-planned new secondary. A falling birth rate was the reason put forward for the Labour Government’s reason to scrap the planned
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Derbyshire patients are set to benefit from earlier, more efficient and potentially life-saving diagnoses after Health Minister Karin Smyth has announced the latest £237m Government investment in NHS Community Diagnostic Centres. Walton Hospital’s newly-opened Community Diagnostic Centre, on Whitecotes Lane, in Chesterfield, has received a generous share
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Lauren Monaghan The region’s ambulance trust’s reliance on private ambulance services has grown in a bid to help tackle patient handover delays on A&E doorsteps. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is using 56 private ambulance service crews each day on average, new figures from February data have revealed. The
People are being encouraged to give their views and help to shape the future of the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery by taking part in a survey. The survey, which runs until Sunday 19 April 2026, aims to find out more about what current and potential visitors would like from the museum and art gallery
We have approved the Derbyshire Best Start in Life Local Plan this week, which will help families with young children across the county to flourish and grow. The Best Start in Life Plan provides an overview of how support will be designed and delivered across the whole Early Years system over the next 3 years
Today (10 April) His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has released a report following an inspection into Derbyshire Constabulary’s child protection arrangements. Following the inspection in March the force has been notified of the following area of accelerated concern: The constabulary doesn’t adequately recognise risks to children, and it doesn’t respond