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Derbyshire County Council, the NHS, local charities and organisations in supporting World Suicide Prevention Day which is on 10 September. The effects of suicide can be far reaching and long lasting. Many people − friends, family and colleagues feel the impact. That’s why professionals, community groups, volunteers and individuals are working together to raise awareness […]

A Shirebrook resident has been handed a 200 pound fine for discarded waste. The council and local authority officials are warning people to make sure they don’t get caught out in the future. In July 2021 our enforcement team found evidence in the discarded waste in Shirebrook. The householder failed in their duty of care

Learning opportunities are available for people across Chesterfield and Derbyshire, both online and face to face this autumn as part of Derbyshire County Council’s adult community education service.  During the pandemic many of the classes offered by the council’s adult community education service had to be moved online. This worked successfully in lots of subject

North Derbyshire students heading to University are being warned to be on the lookout for loans scams. Around the three loan payment dates in September, January and April, fraudsters target students in an attempt to trick them into disclosing personal information – with the aim in accessing their online accounts and to potentially steal their

A new initiative by Citizens Advice and North East Derbyshire Derbyshire District Council is helping older residents to get help and advice to get online safely and tackle the new trends of online shopping and online banking as well as help with using smartphones and tablets. The scheme is called Digital Connect. Naz Premji from