Three Derbyshire libraries are to benefit from a £440,000 funding boost announced today (Tuesday 14 April 2026). Derbyshire County Council have welcomed the funding which will be spent on reinvigorating and enhancing our libraries in Alfreton, Ilkeston and Long Eaton. Our libraries service successfully bid for the money from Arts Council England’s ‘Libraries Improvement Fund’, which

A man has been jailed for three years after a man was left with a broken jaw following an attack at a bonfire event in the High Peak. The incident occurred at the Dove Holes Village Hall on 4 November 2024, when a dispute about the placement of a ride took place between Nathaniel Bramhall

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell More than 1,800 Derbyshire children over the next five years will have to attend schools outside their catchment after central Government pulled the plug on a long-planned new secondary. A falling birth rate was the reason put forward for the Labour Government’s reason to scrap the planned

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Derbyshire patients are set to benefit from earlier, more efficient and potentially life-saving diagnoses after Health Minister Karin Smyth has announced the latest £237m Government investment in NHS Community Diagnostic Centres. Walton Hospital’s newly-opened Community Diagnostic Centre, on Whitecotes Lane, in Chesterfield, has received a generous share

By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio. Photo Credit to Michael South Photography Matlock Town confirmed that they will finish in 2nd place of the NPL East Division yesterday (11/04/26) as they beat Ashington AFC in some style at the Proctor Cars Stadium.  The game got off to a flying start for the hosts as they took

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town put one hand on an eighth place finish in the United Counties League Division One table with a creditable 2-2 draw at ninth-placed Pinxton FC. The contest followed a typical ‘game of two halves’ pattern with the hosts taking a 2-0 half time lead through Harvey

Buxton strengthened their playoff push with a 2-0 win over Scarborough at The Silverlands. Early on, Max Bardell created the first chance of the game, setting up Cian Coleman, but the midfielder fired wide. Soon after, the home pressure continued as Luke Brennan laid the ball into Coleman’s path in space, forcing the keeper into

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Ben Smith Chesterfield were forced to settle for a point against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday, playing out a 1-1 draw at the SMH Group Stadium. Tom Naylor established the lead for the home side before Sam Finley levelled for Tranmere, who had earlier seen a penalty saved at 0-0. The

UP NEXT: Buxton face a huge clash this Saturday, 11th April, as they take on fellow play-off contenders Scarborough Athletic at the TSS. Kick-off is at 3pm. The Bucks On Monday Buxton won 2-1 away at Worksop Town after goals from Connor Kirby and Max Bardell. Reflecting on the game, manager John McGrath said: “It

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Lauren Monaghan The region’s ambulance trust’s reliance on private ambulance services has grown in a bid to help tackle patient handover delays on A&E doorsteps. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is using 56 private ambulance service crews each day on average, new figures from February data have revealed. The