A Derbyshire-based chemist chain has apologised for delays with patients receiving prescriptions at one of its branches and it says it is working to improve the situation after it has been struggling during a difficult time for pharmacies. Staveley Town Councillor Paul Mann informed Peak Pharmacy that customers at its branch on Attlee Rd, at

The pilot of a light aircraft that crashed in an industrial estate near Chesterfield has died. Emergency services were called to land off Sheepbridge Lane, in Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, early on Sunday morning. An investigation into the circumstances is ongoing. The pilot was the only person on board and died in the collision. His family has

Public health officials from across the East Midlands want a regional crackdown on the “concerning” and “inappropriate” illegal sale and marketing of vapes to under 18s. An official joint statement on vaping, endorsed by the Association of Directors of Public Health for the East Midlands (including Derby and Derbyshire), along with each council’s tobacco control

A man who sent sexually explicit messages to children online has been jailed. Stephen Blackwell began messaging one girl on Tiktok when she was just 10. He initially told her he was a 17-year-old boy who lived in London before admitting he had lied about his age. He repeatedly sent her photos and videos and

Derbyshire children with special educational needs are travelling too far for school because facilities are not in the right places, a council official has said. Jenny Webster, head of development for children’s services at Derbyshire County Council, made the statement at a South Derbyshire District Council meeting last night (August 28). She said: “SEND (special

Battle lines have been drawn ahead of a public inquiry into refused plans for 185 houses in the countryside around a Derbyshire town. An eight-day public inquiry into plans for 185 houses off Chesterfield Road in Alfreton will be hosted between October 8 and October 18 at The Post Mill Centre in South Normanton. The

NORTH DERBYSHIRE RADIO 2024 PARALYMPICS PREVIEW Two members of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s 2024 Paralympics squad hail from our local region and both have a very real chance of securing a gold medal at the Games. DAVE ELLIS (Paratriathlon – Men’s PTVI race) The 38 year-old from Heanor has won a vast number of

Three people have pleaded guilty to the false imprisonment of a teenage boy in a Derbyshire village earlier this year. Thomas Brown, 27, Heather Hart, 22, and Connor Wheelhouse, 24, entered their guilty pleas during a hearing at Northampton Crown Court on Wednesday 7 August. The 15-year-old is believed to have been coerced into selling

Officers are appealing for a woman who helped a teenager after she had been sexually assaulted at the Y Not Festival to come forward. The incident saw the teenager sexually assaulted by a man and took place near the main stage while The Kooks were playing on the Friday night of the event. The teenager

More than £16 million is set to be spent on boosting house-building on 12 sites across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire helping to deliver more than 1,400 new homes. Claire Ward, East Midlands Mayor, has signed off on a preferred shortlist of 12 brownfield housing sites across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. This follows 50 expressions of interest being