Derbyshire County Council has given the go-ahead for £700,000 of Government funding towards plans for a clean energy facility on ‘farmland’ just days after agreeing to oppose solar farms and battery energy storage schemes on greenfield sites. The Reform UK-led council approved the Mayoral Renewables Fund grant money at a Cabinet meeting on October 16
Reform’s Derbyshire County Council leader says a council tax cut would “affect residents badly” after election pledges to decrease annual bills for residents. Cllr Alan Graves, a long-term Derby city councillor and now Reform’s Derbyshire County Council leader, said his administration felt stuck between a rock and a hard place over an impending decision on
Jake Buxton Named New First-Team Manager at Alfreton Town Alfreton Town FC have confirmed the appointment of Jake Buxton as their new first-team manager, returning to the club after a distinguished playing and coaching career. Return to the Reds The 40-year-old replaces Billy Heath, who stepped down in September 2025 after several years in charge.
Reform’s Derbyshire County Council leader says a council tax cut would “affect residents badly” after election pledges to decrease annual bills for residents. Cllr Alan Graves, a long-term Derby city councillor and now Reform’s Derbyshire County Council leader, said his administration felt stuck between a rock and a hard place over an impending decision on
A quarter of a million pounds is to be spent trying to stop illegal parking near a popular Peak District hiking hotspot. Derbyshire County Council is set to use £250,000 in transport funding from the East Midlands Combined County Authority to target problem parking at Rushup Edge past Mam Tor. The county council, Peak District
Two suspected thieves have been arrested after officers deployed a stinger and boxed in a stolen van on the M1. A number of units including firearms and roads policing based at Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire forces worked together to bring the Ford Transit to a halt safely during a carefully orchestrated operation. We received a call
Runcorn Linnets 0 – 1 Buxton FCCompetition: FA Cup Third Qualifying RoundDate: Saturday 4th October 2025Venue: APEC Taxis Stadium, Runcorn Goal: Luke Brennan (90+2’) Buxton FC booked their place in the next round of the FA Cup after a dramatic 1–0 victory away at Runcorn Linnets, thanks to a stoppage-time strike from Luke Brennan. Match
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Arthur Inglis Matlock Town suffered a 2-1 defeat on the road at North Ferriby. The Gladiators conceded when Josh Thacker delivered a shot into the bottom corner after stealing the ball from the Gladiators in the final third. Diego De Girolamo was sent off for two bookable offences for Adam
A dad from North Derbyshire has donated stem cells to a stranger so they can have a potentially lifesaving transplant. Jonathan Fox, who’s 30 from Shirebrook, joined the register a few months ago, and received a call recently to say that he had been matched to a seriously ill patient. He travelled to Sheffield to