By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town’s promotion hopes came crashing down on Tuesday night (28/04/26) as Bradford Park Avenue advanced to the NPL East Division play-off final on Bank Holiday Saturday. Before the game even kicked off, the atmosphere was electric! With home fans packing out the stand at one end of

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Chesterfield Borough Council has reached a new agreement for its popular annual Festival of Cricket with Derbyshire County Cricket Club to continue for yet another five years. The council’s Cabinet approved the agreement at a meeting on April 28 involving Derbyshire County Cricket Club Ltd for the

Buxton progressed to the play-off semi-finals with a 4-2 victory over Scarborough and will now travel to South Shields on Saturday. Early on, the first big chance fell to Scarborough. Former Buck Jake Hull headed down Lewis Maloney’s cross into the path of Kieran Weledji, whose close-range effort was well saved by Joe Young. Soon

Chesterfield Borough Council has published its Climate Change Delivery Plan for 2026 to 2028, outlining the key actions the authority will take over the next two years to cut carbon emissions, support climate resilience, and prepare for the transition to a new unitary council in 2028. The council is committed to creating a greener Chesterfield

UP NEXT Buxton host Scarborough in the playoff eliminator on Tuesday, 28th April, with a 7:45 pm kickoff. The Bucks On Saturday, Buxton secured 5th place in the league with a 4–1 victory over Leamington. Goals from Kirby, Trueman, Brennan and Johnston meant that they earned a home tie. Reflecting on the game and reaching

Pictures – Dom Webb – Campaigner Pictures – Great Wolf Lodge Water Park A campaigner has requested that a controversial scheme for a huge Derbyshire water park resort near a massive housing scheme be considered by the Government’s Secretary of State for housing and communities instead of a council planning committee. Great Lakes UK and

Police have released CCTV of two men we are tracing in relation to an assault in Chesterfield. The incident happened when a man was walking along New Beetwell Street at about 5pm on Friday 24 April when he was attacked by two other men. The assault happened at the bottom of Chesterfield Library steps near

The family of a teenager who lost her life in a collision have paid tribute to her as an ‘outgoing young girl, full of life’. Summer was a passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa which left the road and was in collision with a tree in Sutton Lane, Sutton Scarsdale on Sunday 19 April. The 17-year-old

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell The B. Braun Sheffield Sharks went down to an 8 point defeat at the hands of Manchester Basketball in their final Super League Basketball fixture of the regular season. The result was largely irrelevant with the Sharks already having been confirmed in fourth place in the table and

Image – Google Street View A North Derbyshire man says Chesterfield Royal Hospital continually discriminates against disabled people – and he’s just settled two lawsuits against them for it, winning payouts of around £20,000. Daniel Birch from Chesterfield is registered blind, and has a condition that makes loud noises distressing to hear. He says the