Over 50 arrests were made in Derbyshire as part of a recent national week of action to reduce business crime. The week, which was spearheaded by the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC), saw police and partners working together and holding targeted operations across the country from 17-24 October. In Derbyshire, our officers actively engaged with […]
Two people have been jailed after a burgling spree across Buxton, in which they targeted the homes of elderly and vulnerable people. Heather Keeling, 21, and Jamie Browne, 33, pinpointed several addresses with key safes so that they could enter properties without the occupants’ knowledge. Keeling also repeatedly posed as a carer to gain access
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Officers in Derbyshire are gearing up for an activity-filled week highlighting the invaluable work being done year-round to keep knife crime out of the county. Next week, police up and down the county will be taking part in Operation Sceptre, the national week of intensification in the fight against knife crime. Some of this activity
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Homes have been approved on a Derbyshire site claimed to be “the most contaminated in England”, with residents fearing a “ticking time bomb”. At an Amber Valley Borough Council meeting this week (November 7) councillors approved plans from David Ashley Construction for 250 homes on the Amber Valley Rugby Club site off the B600 in
Councillors swapped stories of HGVs causing chaos on Derbyshire roads, including one blocking a perilous Peak District pass, as they united in a call to ban truckers using standard car sat navs. Conservative Councillor Nigel Gourlay remembered seeing a truck carrying a shipping container get stuck on Winnats Pass, near Castleton, as he backed a
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Council-employed care workers are receiving the first of two £500 instalments after a controversial pay policy was scrapped.There was uproar among Derbyshire County Council (DCC) care workers last year when they missed out on a £500 sweetener provided to agency staff because the authority’s long-standing pay policy prevented retention payments to employees.Members voted to remove
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A Derbyshire alpaca farm is set to be given the go-ahead despite a petition opposing the plans signed by more than 13,000 people. The plans, from private business owner Phil Kerry, would see the alpaca farm set up on land off Turlowfields Lane in Hognaston, close to Carsington Water. Mr Kerry had run a rabbit
Severely disabled children from Derbyshire were sent to three Doncaster residential homes that are currently under police investigation over abuse claims. Reports of physical and emotional abuse, violence, neglect, sexual harm and unmet medical needs at Fullerton House, Wheatley House, and Wilsic Hall are the subject of South Yorkshire Police’s ongoing Operation Lima Alpha, and have
An East Midlands elected mayor could have the power to introduce new charges to residents and businesses, as well as an additional Council Tax charge, as part of a ground-breaking £1.14billion devolution deal.The proposed East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) would join together Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire county councils, as well as Derby and Nottingham city councils,
Two drive-thru restaurants have been approved for a key site off the A38 next to a major commercial development.Bolsover District Council’s Planning Committee granted outline permission for the two restaurants, which will be built on a site off the newly-laid roundabout off the A38 Mansfield Road, South Normanton, next to the Park 38 development.Planning manager
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