By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Matlock Town ended 2025 on a rather negative note as they were well beaten by an Ossett United side who were, at the start of the day, potentially glancing over their shoulders towards the relegation places. The game couldn’t have got off to a much worse start as

Ashgate Hospice has confirmed that 19 roles have been made redundant across clinical and support teams including 5 inpatient unit nurses. The end-of-life care service, which employs 378 people, cited inflation, rising energy bills, and staff salaries as contributors to rising running costs. The hospice said no services would stop completely, but some would continue

Derbyshire Police asking businesses and private sellers to be vigilant to counterfeit money as they’ve seen a number of reports across the county in recent weeks. In some cases, businesses were targeted, but they have also seen reports from private sellers who have arranged to sell items via social media or a selling website. PC

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Ben Smith Chesterfield made it three League Two victories on the spin on Boxing Day, beating Notts County 2-0 at the SMH Group Stadium. Lee Bonis continued his fine personal form with his ninth goal since the start of November to open the scoring before an own goal from Notts

Chesterfield planners have voted in favour of approving the conversion of a building near the town centre into a shared property potentially for nine ‘young professionals’. Chesterfield Borough Council approved applicant Luke Edwards’s scheme at a meeting on December 22 to change a two-storey building on Saltergate, Chesterfield, previously used as an office and a

  Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter Derbyshire planners have provisionally given the go-ahead for a new 40-bed care home scheme in Chesterfield despite objections about increased traffic, insufficient parking and fears from some residents that the two-storey development will be overbearing and overshadowing. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee provisionally gave the green

Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter Shirebrook Town Council is expected to return to business after it successfully co-opted eight new councillors following a suspension of operations due to the resignation of 11 councillors. The new councillors were co-opted and appointed during a town council meeting at Shirebrook Town Hall, on December 22,

Stores across Derbyshire have been overwhelmed by the generosity of customers who donated at the Tesco Winter Food Collection. An incredible 17,187 meals’ worth of long-life food items were donated to the collection between 24 November and 29 November across the retailer’s large and Express stores in Derbyshire. More than 2,000 volunteers across the UK

Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter Reform UK’s Derbyshire County Council Leader Alan Graves has hit back at a Labour MP who has claimed that if Reform cannot deliver on a number of key areas after a £160.6m Government funding boost ‘they can only blame themselves’. Derbyshire Dales Labour MP John Whitby has

By Chris Wood for North Derbyshire Radio Photo Credit: Chris Cookman Photography The Gladiators made sure that they finished the year strong on home turf as they saw off Lincoln United on Saturday afternoon (20/12/25). This was the first game of December that actually managed to go ahead at The Proctor Cars Stadium after the