Dronfield Town climbed a couple of places in the UCL Division One table with a tense 2-1 victory away at Gedling MW. A fifteenth minute Dan Shelbourne header gave Town the lead and they extended that two minutes into the second half through Arran Bovill. Gedling substitute Joel Stevens pulled one back for the home

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Elliot Steadman Buxton progressed through to the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup after a 3-2 win over Marine, a tie that featured four penalties and a late winner. Terry Bondo had the first chance of the game, beating Deniche Hill before firing into the side netting. At the

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Football Correspondent Ben Smith Chesterfield returned to winning ways in some style during Saturday’s League Two meeting with Newport County, running out 4-1 winners at the SMH Group Stadium. The visitors briefly threatened to make things nervy when substitute Michael Spellman halved the deficit established by Will Grigg and Will

Super League Basketball Championship Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Leicester Riders 65 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks 93 It was an altogether different B. Braun Sheffield Sharks that took down hosts Leicester Riders in game two of the new Super League Basketball season. An almost complete first half on both ends of the floor

North Derbyshire Radio’s Elliot Steadman….. UP NEXT: Buxton are in FA Cup action on Saturday 27th September, as they make the trip to Merseyside to face Marine. The Bucks A late equaliser meant that Buxton picked up a point against Kidderminster last weekend. Luke Brennan got The Bucks’ first goal before Max Bardell scored in

A planning inspector has dismissed an appeal for a housing scheme in a Derbyshire town due to design issues after the developers had been hoping to build 132 homes on sloping greenfield land. Labour-led NE Derbyshire District Council’s planning committee originally refused W. Redmile and Sons Ltd’s planning application for the housing scheme with highways,

Long-awaited plans for a potential bypass around a congestion-hit Derbyshire town have once again been shelved due to funding issues. In a Derbyshire County Council meeting this week, councillors were informed that the previous Conservative administration “paused” work on the potential Ashbourne bypass after years of planning. News of this pause from the previous administration

A Reform councillor has urged a Derbyshire council to stop “tinkering around with pleasantries” like walking and cycling and invest in railways. Cllr David Harvey, who represents the Hardwick division on Derbyshire County Council and is chairman of its healthy scrutiny committee, made the statements in a meeting this week. Councillors had been discussing funding

A Reform councillor has suggested a Derbyshire council could “deprioritise” road repairs in order to “encourage” people into using trains more often. Cllr Alex Millward, who represents the Linacre and Loundsley Green division on Derbyshire County Council for Reform, made the comments in a meeting this week about transport issues. He said: “If we deprioritise