By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town’s final away day of the season ended in victory for Cresswell and Ravenhill’s men as they travelled up the A1 to face Newton Aycliffe in the NPL East Division. Following last week’s result, the Gladiators knew that their position in the table could not change regardless

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell It may have had a slightly ‘end of season’ air about it but Dronfield Town’s 1-1 home draw with Pinchbeck United confirmed the North Derbyshire side in 8th place in their inaugural United Counties League Division One season. An absolute rocket of a strike from Chris Simpkins gave

Ryan Stirk rescued a dramatic late point for 10-man Chesterfield as they battled to a 1-1 draw at Fleetwood Town. The Spireites were up against it for much of the second half after centre-back Kyle McFadzean was shown a red card for a last-man foul on Ronan Coughlan just past the hour mark. Fleetwood took

Buxton suffered a setback in their push for the playoffs after being held to a 2-2 draw against Alfreton. They nearly made the perfect start inside ten seconds when Johnny Johnston broke away with pace, but his effort bobbled wide of the post. Early on, George Ward picked up possession in the fifth minute, shifted

Paul Cook’s Chesterfield continued their play off push in League 2 with a dramatic win against Grimsby Town on Tuesday evening. They took the lead through Liam Mandeville’s goal after a great ball in from Lewis Gordon, the Chesterfield man guided a left footed shot into the bottom right corner on 31 minutes. Moments later

Pictured Earlier In 2026 Is Drained Mill Pond One, At Pleasley Vale Business Park, Which Has Been Undergoing Desilting As Part Of Enviornemntal And Flood Mitigation Works. Courtesy Of Mansfield Wildlife Rescue. Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A Derbyshire council has urged well-meaning residents not to feed wildlife during an ongoing £1.5m

UP NEXT: Buxton make the short trip to face Alfreton on Tuesday 14th April with a 7:45pm kick-off. The Bucks On Saturday Buxton won 2-0 at home to Scarborough in an important game for the playoff chase with goals from Luke Brennan and Johnny Johnston. Reflecting on the game, manager John McGrath said: “It was

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