Author: Naz Premji

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

A major literary festival founded by Queen Camilla is set to return to Chatsworth House later this year. The Queen’s Reading Room Festival will take place at the Derbyshire stately home on 19 and 20 September, following a successful debut at the venue in 2025. Originally launched at Hampton Court Palace in 2023, the festival

Chesterfield continued their play off push with an Easter Monday win at Barrow. After a goalless first half James Berry scored the only goal of the game with a right footed shot into the bottom left corner of the net. It followed a really good move for Paul Cook’s side. The win means they are

Plans have been submitted to transform a historic former wedding venue in Alfreton into a school. Kingdom Christian School has lodged a planning application with Amber Valley Borough Council to convert Alfreton Hall, a Grade II listed building dating back to the early 18th Century. The hall, originally built between 1724 and 1725, has a

A major engineering project has taken place in Matlock, with a 60-tonne bridge successfully installed over the River Derwent. Water company Severn Trent used a large crane to lift the 36.6-metre structure into place, linking access to the town’s sewage treatment works. The complex operation took around two hours to complete, following three years of