Author: Naz Premji

Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a battery energy storage system facility on greenfield land despite concerns about the impact on the countryside, highways and a feared fire risk. North East Derbyshire District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously in favour of conditionally approving Enray SPV 23855 Ltd’s application for a BESS at  Hallgate Farm,

MK Dons 2–2 Chesterfield Chesterfield showed tremendous resilience to earn a dramatic late point as they drew 2–2 away at MK Dons, with a stoppage-time equaliser capping an eventful afternoon. The hosts opened the scoring on 29 minutes when Callum Paterson fired a left-footed shot from the centre of the box past the Chesterfield goalkeeper

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Copper A worried councillor is urging North East Derbyshire District Council to oppose a Derbyshire County Council-backed scheme to introduce a new set of traffic lights near a staggered crossroads along a busy main carriageway between Chesterfield and New Tupton. Labour-controlled North East Derbyshire District Council has been

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet is due to consider the latest steps towards potentially closing an authority-maintained nursery school in Glossop and endorsing the transfer of the school and its pupils to a nearby primary academy building. The Gamesley Early Excellence Centre Nursery has already relocated to the

Oldham Athletic 1–1 Chesterfield Chesterfield were forced to settle for a point at Boundary Park after a dramatic 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic, in a match that saw goals in either half and a late red card. The Spireites made a strong start and were rewarded in the 21st minute when Adam Lewis opened the

Ashgate Hospice has confirmed that 19 roles have been made redundant across clinical and support teams including 5 inpatient unit nurses. The end-of-life care service, which employs 378 people, cited inflation, rising energy bills, and staff salaries as contributors to rising running costs. The hospice said no services would stop completely, but some would continue

Derbyshire Police asking businesses and private sellers to be vigilant to counterfeit money as they’ve seen a number of reports across the county in recent weeks. In some cases, businesses were targeted, but they have also seen reports from private sellers who have arranged to sell items via social media or a selling website. PC

Chesterfield planners have voted in favour of approving the conversion of a building near the town centre into a shared property potentially for nine ‘young professionals’. Chesterfield Borough Council approved applicant Luke Edwards’s scheme at a meeting on December 22 to change a two-storey building on Saltergate, Chesterfield, previously used as an office and a

  Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter Derbyshire planners have provisionally given the go-ahead for a new 40-bed care home scheme in Chesterfield despite objections about increased traffic, insufficient parking and fears from some residents that the two-storey development will be overbearing and overshadowing. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee provisionally gave the green

Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter Shirebrook Town Council is expected to return to business after it successfully co-opted eight new councillors following a suspension of operations due to the resignation of 11 councillors. The new councillors were co-opted and appointed during a town council meeting at Shirebrook Town Hall, on December 22,