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Derbyshire Police have been working with shopkeepers across the county to prevent the sales of knives to young people. The Safer Neighbourhood teams (SNT) have been visiting shops and delivering posters and a guide to selling, storing and displaying knives, reminding them of their legal obligations. The work is being undertaken as part of Project […]

Following a week of targeted action, nine vehicles have been stopped and almost 30 scrap metal dealers spoken to in relation to incidents involving catalytic converters. Between 19-25 April 2021, the force took part in a national Catalytic Converter theft week of action. Policing teams from across the county were involved in proactive activity to

Derbyshire Voluntary Action at 30. Derbyshire Voluntary Action has been supporting health and wellbeing related voluntary and community sector organisations in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire since 1991. Throughout 2021 they will be sharing memories and stories from the last thirty years and showing ways that you can support and strengthen your local voluntary sector –

Operation Sceptre is described as a ‘national week of intensification’ in the fight against knife crime and Derbyshire Constabulary say they will be highlighting the work they do to rid the county of illegal and dangerous weapons over the next seven days. While some of the campaign will ‘not be so publicly obvious’ the force

Self-catering breaks are now open for overnight stays in England and Wales and staycation providers across the country have reported record-breaking bookings. Derbyshire tourist destinations have proved to be very popular and there’s plenty of other options for those people looking to get away as we get closer to more places being open and more

A new transport service has been launched to provide people from Chesterfield with free, safe travel to Sheffield hospitals for cancer treatment. The service has been launched by regional charity Weston Park Cancer Charity and will operate twice daily from Monday to Friday, between The University of Derby’s St Helena Campus in Chesterfield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

Plans to restore the Chesterfield Canal by 1.6 miles have been approved. This will extend the navigable section in Derbyshire by a third from Staveley almost to Renishaw. It will include a 37m long aqueduct almost 10m above the River Doe Lea. There remains lots of preparation to be done, but there should be works