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A Chesterfield law firm is looking to highlight the benefits of family mediation during an awareness week taking place from 17th-21st January. Family Mediation is a process in which an independent, professionally-trained mediator helps you work out arrangements for children and finances following separation. Midlands Dove Mediation, part of Elliot Mather LLP is a specialist service offering

A £58 million investment in the county’s roads and pavements has been revealed by Derbyshire County Council. The work, to be carried out from April 2022 to March 2023, will include resurfacing and surface dressing roads and pavements, traffic safety schemes, draining improvements and maintenance to bridges and retaining walls. Councillor Kewal Singh Athwal, Derbyshire

A woman and her husband have been named following an incident in Langwith Junction.   A murder inquiry was launched after 86-year-old Freda Walker was found dead at her home in Station Road at just after 9am on Saturday 15 January. Her 88-year-old husband Kenneth, who is a serving Shirebrook Town Councillor, was found with

Officers are concerned for the safety of missing Bolsover man William Mayhew. William, who is known to sleep rough, was last seen in the town on 6 January. He was then seen in the Chesterfield area on around 13 January. The 38-year-old, who is slim and around 5ft 11ins tall, was last seen wearing a

North East Derbyshire based local charity – crafting2gether which has supported over 1000 businesses during the pandemic, has received a surprise visit from the BBC’s The One Show to thank their founder, Shelagh Cheetham. The charity, formerly Shelagh’s Sewing Circle, has supplied over 77,000 face masks to frontline workers and businesses and has now received

A man has been found guilty of committing sexual crimes against children. Nigel Pettitt (54), was found guilty at Derby Crown Court on Tuesday 11 January of 11 counts, including sexual assault and two counts of rape. The crimes happened over several years in the Chesterfield area. Pettitt, formerly of Holmeport Mews, Chesterfield, had denied