Police are appealing for information after a man was left hospitalised, and another threatened, during two separate incidents in Riddings. Both incidents took place in Church Street between around 10.30pm and 11pm on Sunday 28th August. The victim, a man in his 40s was left with serious injuries to his head after being assaulted. He […]
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Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault in which a man suffered serious injuries after being sprayed with pepper spray. Officers were called to Sheffield Road, in Chesterfield, near to Jewsons, to reports a man had been assaulted just after 5.20am on Saturday 30 July. It is believed the man had been sprayed with
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A SUMMER TO REMEMBER FOR IMOGEN CLARK It’s been a summer to remember for Chesterfield swimmer Imogen Clark after picking up a medal in two separate major events. Not only did Clark win a superb silver medal in the 50m breaststroke event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she also secured a bronze medal in
Members of a Shirebrook drugs gang who dealt hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of class A drugs in the Derbyshire town have been jailed for a combined total of 45 years. Thomas Carlisle, who headed up the gang, co-ordinated their activity which saw them handle and distribute huge quantities of cocaine between May 2018
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A former and a serving Derbyshire Constabulary police officer have been today charged with misconduct in public office offences. Following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct the two men, former police constable Daniel Nash, 40, and serving – but suspended – police constable, Matthew Longmate, 46, have now been charged with a
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Council chiefs have high hopes of securing more than £20m to help boost the standard of life and economic opportunities across North East Derbyshire. North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC) has submitted two bids to the Government for funding – £17.8m through the Levelling Up Fund Round Two for the ‘Elevating Eckington’ scheme and £2.5m
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A plan to demolish a former church and replace it with a dozen modern homes has been given the green light by planning chiefs.The application by Johnson Homes to knock down the former Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Victories Church and adjacent bungalow, in Creswell Road, Clowne, and build 12 three-bedroomed homes on the
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New lower speed limits will come into force along a busy commuter road between Chesterfield and Sheffield – despite some motorists saying the move is unnecessary. Derbyshire County Council is reducing the speed limit in three key areas along the B6057, which runs through Unstone and Dronfield, from Thursday (August 25). The 40mph speed limits
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A Derbyshire colony of bees which has been lovingly tended for more than 100 years has had to be moved several miles after a new housing development caused them to become aggressive. The “Bartlett Bees” have been kept in three hives in the garden of an idyllic cottage garden off Green Lane in Tansley –
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A young people’s mental health scheme piloted in Chesterfield is to be expanded to schools and colleges throughout the county. Derbyshire County Council has approved £75k funding to extend the Snapp-It project at 50 colleges and schools from the start of September in an effort to tackle mental health problems among young people. The engagement project specifically
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