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Three officers have been assaulted during separate incidents in Derbyshire. An officer was allegedly assaulted as they arrested a woman following an incident in High Street, Alfreton at around 1pm on Thursday 12 January. Emma Clarke has been charged with one count of assaulting an emergency worker. The 32-year old, of Hall Street, Alfreton, has […]

A woman has died at a house in Cromford following a fire in the early hours of this morning, Saturday 14 January. Officers were alerted to the incident on Willersley Lane by Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service at around 3.20am. The family of the woman, who was aged in her 90s, are aware but formal

Derbyshire Police’s annual Christmas crackdown on drink and drug driving has led to the arrest of 180 drivers in Derbyshire. While officers target the issue as a priority throughout the year, there is a particular focus during the festive period and in the summer months as more people get together and socialise. This year the

A former swimming pool building at a historic Derbyshire stately home could be turned into 15 hotel rooms to further its transformation into a children’s adventure centre. The plans, from Globerow Ltd, would see the former swimming pool building at Willersley Castle, next to the River Derwent, in Cromford, turned into 15 hotel rooms. A

A controversial affordable housing development in Calow has been recommended for approval by planning chiefs, despite scores of objections from the public. The application by Stancliffe Homes Ltd initially proposed 65 dwellings on the site to the north-north west of The Homestead, in Dark Lane, however this figure has been reduced to 36 homes, all

A popular Derbyshire tourist attraction is looking to renovate and expand its tea room, connecting it to an historic pub moved in from Stoke four decades ago. The Crich Tramway Museum has applied to Amber Valley Borough Council for a modern renovation of its current tea room facility. It hopes to construct a larger building

An air quality campaigner has questioned why a Derbyshire town with the county’s worst pollution hotspot was overlooked for a 20mph speed limit zone. Derbyshire County Council says the 20mph zone it is looking to bring in for Buxton and Long Eaton’s town centres are, in part, aimed at tackling environmental concerns. However, in February

A car park with more than 200 spaces will be created on greenfield land for contractors working on Chesterfield’s new mental health unit, despite residents’ concerns it may cause flooding. The temporary parking facility will be located towards the north of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, and will include 186 spaces for construction workers and 33

A man who died after a collision in Bakewell has been named. The collision occurred at around 12.30am on 7 January when a Fiat 500 travelling along King Street left the carriageway and collided with the front of a shop. Kyle Shimwell, 21, from Bakewell, was a front seat passenger in the Fiat. He suffered

Can you help identify a man who attacked a shop worker in Matlock before taking cash from the till? At around 4.55pm on Sunday, 8 January, a man went into a shop in Matlock Green and assaulted the member of staff, leaving the victim, a man in his 20s, with head injuries. The offender then