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A man has been issued with a £10,000 fine under coronavirus legislation after organising a gathering of hundreds of people. The 23-year-old man, who is from the town, placed messages on social media encouraging people to attend the event after a friend had died in a collision on the M1. More than 400 people attended […]

Recently, we have been made aware of a number of scams taking place in Derbyshire, that residents have been receiving phone calls where the caller ID has been displaying an old force phone number. These types of scams are known as number spoofing. The number reported to us in question, is an old non-emergency contact

On Monday’s North Derbyshire Radio Breakfast Show – Jen Lowthrop from the Peak District National Park Foundation spoke live to Naz about the 70th anniversary celebrations and why the Peak District National Park is so important to the communities that live there and the public who come in their millions to visit the area. If

There has been an increase in drink driving on the roads of Derbyshire this week, following the easing of lockdown restrictions. Derbyshire Constabulary has seen an increase in the number of drink drive offences since Monday, with people now allowed to visit pubs and bars with outdoor spaces and to socialise in private gardens. After

Officers are appealing for dashcam footage after a serious collision in Tideswell. The motorcyclist was left with serious injuries after the bike he was riding left Hernstone Lane, just east of the Manchester Road junction outside the village of Tideswell at around 2.20pm today (16 April). Officers investigating the incident are appealing for anyone with

Wirksworth Heritage Centre like many other places opened up on Monday 12th April 2021. The centre celebrated reopening and a funding boost of £28,688 in the recent second round of payments from the culture recovery fund Funding will go towards the forthcoming activities planned for the rest of the year. General manager Roger Shelley says,

If you are a smoker, or know someone who is, you will have heard many reasons why you should consider quitting; but, have you ever considered the fire risk associated with smoking? Fires caused by smoking materials kill more people than fires caused by any other item. In 2020, there were three fatal fires in

Restoration work is on track to repair a Peak District walking route which is a popular part of the National Park. A 450 metre section of path along the Great Ridge, which separates the White Peak from the Dark Peak giving views of the Hope Valley, is due to be completed next month. It will

A revised Northern Gateway scheme was approved by Chesterfield Borough Council in July 2016 to improve the town’s northern entrance and create 500 jobs. The plans include an enterprise centre for start-up and medium sized businesses on the site of Holywell Cross (Donut) car park as well as the provision of a new Saltergate multi-storey car

Creswell Crags, on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border near Worksop, has received a grant of £279,766 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, to help the organisation recover, reopen, and rebuild stronger and more resilient than before lockdown. Just a year ago, staff and trustees at the well-loved prehistoric site were facing the prospect of permanent closure when