A North Derbyshire infant school built more than 100 years ago is set to be closed due to budget issues. Wirksworth is home to two infant schools, both of which have a capacity for 60 pupils, totalling 120 pupils. Wirksworth Infant School in Harrison Drive currently has 31 pupils while Wirksworth Church of England Infant […]
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An investigation has been launched after a robbery took place at a house in Chesterfield earlier this evening, Thursday 21 July. At around 7.25pm a man who was described as black and wearing black clothing and a hat attended a property on Brimington Road. He demanded cash and made off from the house in a
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A property developer has been able to exploit a loophole in national planning legislation, allowing them to build 26 affordable homes to cheaper sustainability standards, despite receiving £1.57million of public money towards the project. Members of Chesterfield Borough Council’s Planning Committee begrudgingly granted permission for the development on land west of Swaddale Avenue, Tapton, despite
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A prominent building in the heart of Chesterfield town centre’s conservation area is to get a much-needed face lift, thanks to a new development. The first and second floors of Burlington House, in Burlington Street, will be converted into residential homes, which with the addition of a third floor will provide a total of 55
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The record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Derbyshire has caused a dozen roads to melt. Derbyshire County Council has so far been called out to 12 roads across the county after residents reported suspected melting, it told the Local Democracy Reporting Service. This includes roads in Brimington, Brough, Chesterfield, Hasland, Holmesfield, Kirk Hallam, Tideswell, Shottle and Stanley.
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Organisations across Derbyshire are supporting national Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week and will be helping residents learn more about what is and isn’t anti-social behaviour and where to turn if they need help. Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Constabulary, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, city, borough and district councils and Derbyshire Victim Services are among those showing
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North Derbyshire Radio announces new partnership with Chesterfield Ladies FC North Derbyshire Radio and Chesterfield Ladies FC have announced an exciting new partnership that will see the radio station provide extensive coverage of the team ahead of the new campaign. North Derbyshire Radio will have all the latest transfer news and updates regarding the team’s
Health officials have given strong warnings and urgent advice as the unprecedented heatwave rolls out across Derbyshire. Today and tomorrow (July 18 and 19), temperatures in Derbyshire are set to hit the high 30 degrees Celsius, sparking a first ever red extreme heat warning from the Met Office. This extreme heat, which could surpass 40
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A Derbyshire council has agreed to spend thousands of pounds defending a beloved allotment site and backed a campaign group looking to take ownership of it. At a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting last night (July 14) the authority chose to spend thousands of pounds relating to two legal battles over the Starkholmes Allotments site,
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A new “super council” for the East Midlands could win an extra £1 billion in Government funding for better buses, cheaper houses and more job creation. Fears that it would put up council tax by £100 a year have consistently been played down. At the moment, the proposed new East Midlands Combined Authority – with its
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