Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A determined campaigner is appealing against a judge’s decision to refuse permission for a judicial review into plans for a controversial and massive Derbyshire housing scheme for 1,800 homes near two villages. Bolsover District Council originally granted outline planning permission for Waystone Ltd’s application for its Clowne

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town suffered a tough defeat in tricky conditions at the hands of playoff-seeking South Normanton Athletic in their latest United Counties League Division One fixture. A strange penalty gave the hosts the lead through Mason Booth-Davis but Dronfield equalised right on the stroke of half time through

By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio The Gladiators made their shortest away trip of the 25/26 season as they travelled to Sandygate, the world’s oldest football ground still in use, home of Hallam FC, yesterday (31/01/26). Manager Adam Clayton made a number of changes from the side that dispatched Blyth Spartans seven days earlier,

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town suffered an abandonment on the road at Sandiacre Town in their latest fixture. The two sides managed to get 45 minutes of football in with Sandiacre leading by 1-0 through Player-Manager Jamie Williamson’s 29th minute header. However, heavy rain for the last 20 minutes of the

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Ben Smith. Chesterfield squandered an opportunity to avenge last season’s League Two play-off semi-final defeat to Walsall, giving up the lead to draw 2-2 in Saturday’s rematch. Will Grigg and Dilan Markanday both struck inside the opening 20 minutes at the SMH Group Stadium, only for Daniel Kanu and Albert

Spennymoor Town secured their first victory since the beginning of December, edging past Buxton with a 2-1 win. Early on, Corey McKeown fashioned the visitors’ first opportunity by threading Cameron Salkeld through on goal. With Joe Young off his line, Salkeld could only fire onto the roof of the net. Moments later, the winger went

UP NEXT: Buxton are back at home as they face Spennymoor on Saturday 31st January with a 3:00pm kickoff. The Bucks On Tuesday Buxton’s game against Southport was called off due to weather conditions causing damage to the stand at Haig Avenue. In their most recent outing last weekend, Buxton secured a convincing 5–1 victory

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Nigel Slater The East Midlands Mayor has backed a rise in council tax bills for a role labelled a ‘failed experiment’. Taxpayers in Derby and across Derbyshire are set to face increased council tax bills from April – with the precept of the Police and Crime Commissioner going up.

Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter A concerned councillor’s bid to persuade NE Derbyshire District Council to oppose a Derbyshire County Council-backed traffic lights scheme aimed at supporting a new housing and commercial estate has been rejected. The Labour-controlled district council is favouring plans for a signalised junction near a staggered crossroads on

Report by Eddie Bicknell – Local Democracy Reporter Multiple bids to buy a Derbyshire council care home which will be closed this summer have been rejected, even after its sale fell through before Christmas. Derbyshire County Council – run by Reform UK – announced in December that the prospective sale of eight of its care