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As part of the national 16 days of activism against gender-based abuse, we are helping Derbyshire spot the signs of domestic abuse.  Spotting the signs is key to identifying any abuse that may be ongoing, and ensuring victims get the right support they need. These include: If you are experiencing any of these, support is […]

Concerns over the threat of flooding in a Derbyshire town have been heightened with plans for 75 hillside homes. Flooding issues in Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales are complex and involve both problems with rivers breaking their banks and water running down from the hillside into the town. Plans from Richborough Estates and Statham Property

An impressive bronze statue honouring miners who lost their lives while working in collieries is to be the centrepiece of Shirebrook Market Place. The monument will take pride of place in the market place of the former mining town, following approval by Bolsover District Council planners. The poignant design depicts a miner working below ground with

Derbyshire health leaders have offered reassurance and advice to parents and guardians concerned about the ongoing spread of scarlet fever and an invasive form of Strep A. To date, Government health officials have not confirmed any cases or deaths relating to the bacterial infection Strep A in Derbyshire, including Derby. Eight children are known to

A £1million project to improve air quality in Bolsover can get under way, including the installation of electric vehicle charging points and a school educational programme. Bolsover District Council has been awarded Air Quality Grants from DEFRA totalling £975k to combat excessive amounts of harmful nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere as a result of the

A plan to build 30 houses on the outskirts of a Derbyshire town is set for rejection due to the feared impact on a protected farmhouse. The scheme, from Mr K Whitmore, would see the homes built off Belper Road in Ashbourne, close to the former airfield site. Derbyshire Dales District Council’s planning officers have

Two ‘living’ strategies that will help manage the Peak District has been developed and adopted by park chiefs. Members of the Peak District National Park Authority approved both the National Park Management Plan (NPMP) and Authority Plan (AP) for 2023-28 in a meeting on Friday (December 2). Presenting the MPNP, chairman Councillor Andrew McCloy described

A North Derbyshire school which has had to shorten its teaching hours due to the lack of a local bus is set for an expansion. Mickley Infant and Nursery School, in Milton Avenue, between Alfreton and Clay Cross, has 60 pupils and many families also have children at Shirland Primary School – around two miles

This is an advisory for the article titled “DERBYSHIRE DALES: Leader’s Travellers deal. Cllr Purdy has now provided a statement and the copy below has now been updated to include this statement. Please alter your articles accordingly. A homeless Gypsy family will only have a limited stay on a council’s car park because of a

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a serious assault in North Wingfield. The assault happened on Friday 25 November at approximately 8.15pm on New Street, North Wingfield, Chesterfield. A man in his 60s was approached by two men who asked for him for money. When he refused they assaulted him leaving him with a fractured