A warning has been issued after a major wildfire in Derbyshire was found to have partially reignited. Flames were spotted near Errwood Reservoir in the Goyt Valley on Wednesday and at its height 10 fire appliances were deployed to the scene. On Saturday, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) said there were still two appliances

Will Grigg scored the vital goal as Chesterfield beat Accrington to snatch the final play-off spot in League Two. The Spireites were ninth at the start of the day and were relying on Salford and Grimsby not winning and for themselves to get at least a point at the Wham Stadium. It worked out perfectly

The full results of the 2025 Derbyshire County Council elections are now in and Reform UK have won dominant control of the authority. Before this year’s elections the Conservatives were in control of the council with 40 councillors, followed by Labour with 15, the Liberal Democrats with four, two Amber Valley Independents, two Independents and

This article should have a joint byline for Eddie Bisknell and Jon Cooper. Reform UK have taken control of Derbyshire County Council in a turquoise tsunami to end eight years of Conservative control and leave other parties by the wayside. Labour had been looking to echo last year’s General Election success and regain council seats

Matlock Town have a new owner – David Hilton is the new man in charge and he has spoken EXCLUSIVELY to North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Sports Editor Matthew Rhodes about his plans and answers some of the questions fans may have.

A council’s plan for a temporary two-year Traveller site on a Derbyshire railway station car park is set for approval. The plan, from Derbyshire Dales District Council, would see a specific homeless Traveller family accommodated in the Matlock railway station car park in Derwent Way for a maximum of two years. This follows a December

A Derbyshire farming family that wants to build glamping pods on their land faces another setback because the countryside site is not connected to public transport. Barry Britland, whose family has farmed land off Hey Lane, a mile outside Wirksworth, for 50 years, has applied to build four glamping pods on the Racecourse Retreat camping

Derbyshire’s highways and transport chief has slammed claims released by Bolsover Labour MP Natalie Fleet’s office that a bus service for the village of Morton was cut by Derbyshire County Council as ‘completely wrong’. Ms Fleet has stated that she wants to see a bus stop and service in Morton reinstated after the Number 55

Chesterfield planners have given the green light to convert the site of a former nursing home into 21 homes, despite concerns about how the scheme’s unadopted, private road will be maintained. The planning committee at Chesterfield Borough Council approved The Spinney Brimington Ltd’s planning application during a meeting on April 28 for 21 homes at

A convenience store hoping to get a licence to sell alcohol in Backwell, accidentally told the council it wanted a licence for a store in Bakewell — a town 132 miles away. Bakewell in Derbyshire is a charming Peak District market town known for its eponymous Bakewell Tart. While it is well worth a visit,