Derbyshire Dales District Council has issued grants to 74 towns and villages across the Dales to help finance celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the coming long bank holiday weekend. Street parties, picnics and afternoon teas, barbecues, bands and dancers will help the celebrations to ring out in Dales communities, from Abney, Alkmonton and […]
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Police investigating a collision in which the driver of a car being pursued by officers managed to escape are appealing for dashcam footage to help with their enquires. A Ford Focus, that was being pursued by police collided with another car, a Volvo XC70, just after 10.35am this morning in Station Road, close to the
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Chesterfield’s season came to an end on Sunday afternoon after they were beaten 3-1 by Solihull Moors away from home in the National League play-off semi-final. The Spireites got off to the perfect start when the returning Joe Quigley finished off an excellent team move after just seven minutes to put Paul Cook’s side in
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A former soldier and businessman with more than 20 years of experience as a councillor has been appointed as the new Civic Chairman at Derbyshire County Council. Councillor David Wilson, who is the county councillor for Alfreton and Somercotes, accepted his new position at our AGM on 25 May and was presented with his official
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Derbyshire’s longest serving school crossing patrol Suzanne Wetton will hang up her yellow jacket and sign for good on Friday. Mum-of-3 Suzanne has been helping school children cross the road in Crich for 43 years and to mark her retirement she was presented with a bouquet of flowers from the county council’s Cabinet Member for
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Derbyshire Constabulary had a busy Operation Sceptre, a week dedicated to tackling and preventing knife crime, that took place between Monday 16 and Sunday 22 May. Activities took place around the county, including amnesties, community meetings and enforcement operations. Public engagement was a key focus, with anti-knife messaging at Derby County football ground and hard-hitting
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A man is behind bars for harassing and threatening his ex-partner and her friend. Benjamin Ellis, of Riddings, near Alfreton pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment during the case which was hard at Derby Crown Court. Despite having bail conditions not to contact her due to other allegations, the 20-year-old called her 85 times
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60 local school children visited the canal where they learnt more about the projects being funded through the Staveley Town Deal. Year six pupils from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School were taken on a trip along the Chesterfield Canal by the Chesterfield Canal Trust after speaking with Ivan Fomin Chair of the Staveley Town Deal
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Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault in Chesterfield in the early hours of Saturday. The incident happened in Corporation Street at around 2.30am on 21 May, when a woman was reportedly hit in the face by a man. Her partner then intervened, and the man hit him over the head with a bottle
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A coroner has confirmed it is investigating the death of a woman who died after reportedly immersing herself in a river during cold water therapy. Kellie Poole, 39, from Manchester, died after paramedics were called to attend a riverside in Derbyshire on 25 April. Chesterfield Coroner’s Court said it was looking into the death of
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