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Recycle more and recycle better is the message for the 18th annual Recycle Week which starts on Monday 20 September, and we are helping to spread the word. We’ re asking residents to ‘Step It Up’ in the fight against climate change and take action to protect our environment through even better recycling habits. The latest […]

Derbyshire libraries have launched a poetry competition to mark National Poetry Day on Thursday 7 October 2021. The theme of the competition is inspired by the theme of National Poetry Day, which is ‘choice’. To enter the competition poets must create a poem on the theme of choice in 200 words or less. The competition

A man has been arrested following an incident where a man was reportedly stabbed in South Normanton. Police were called to Market Street just before 12.30am this morning (Friday 17 September) to a man who was injured in the street. Officers attended the scene along with ambulance crews, and he was taken to hospital. It

Derbyshire’s ‘formidable’ crimefighting team, consists of Dog Handler PC Andy Bailey, cash and drugs detection dog PD Tilly and general purpose dog PD Riley. The Thin Blue Paw Foundation, a national dog welfare charity that celebrates and supports working and retired police dogs across the UK, held their inaugural Thin Blue Paw Awards ceremony on Thursday evening.

Nineteen new council properties are set to be built in Whaley Thorns after they received planning permission. The planning committee approved the application at their meeting on Wednesday 15 September 2021 and it will see a mix of bungalows (x2 units) and two-storey houses (x17 houses) to help meet a local housing need. The development

Derbyshire Police have released images of 2 men they are looking for and would like to speak to about a burglary in Chesterfield It happened sometime between midnight and 7.45am on Monday 13 September 2021 at a house in Pearson Croft, Upper Newbold. The burglars gained entry via an insecure door. Two mobile phones, Fitbit,

Five new statues have been added to the ‘Walking Together’ mining memorial at our Markham Vale Business Park, commemorating miners who tragically lost their lives in 3 major disasters at Markham Colliery. The ‘Walking Together’ memorial trail by Artist Stephen Broadbent symbolises a miner’s journey to the pit and back and represents the men who

Unemployment in the East Midlands has grown slightly – but remains below the national average, according to the latest figures. The region’s unemployment rate for the period between May and July 2021 was 4.4%, up by 0.1% compared to between April and June, the Office for National Statistics’ latest regional labour market report revealed. But

A popular virtual Christmas market showcasing some of Derbyshire’s best creatives, artisans and producers will return from this November. Following the success of the first virtual Peak District & Derbyshire Christmas Market last year, traders will once again be given the opportunity to showcase and sell their products to thousands of potential customers. Marketing Peak