An essential service for victims of rape and serious sexual assault in Derbyshire has now reopened fully. Millfield House Adult Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) is once again fully operational following the completion of essential maintenance work, during which the Derbyshire team were working from Nottinghamshire’s SARC. The team provide confidential healthcare and compassionate support
Derbyshire Police are appealing for drivers who may have dashcam footage of a collision in Alfreton to come forward. The collision involved a white Mercedes Benz and a 14-year-old boy who was riding on an electric bike. It happened in King Street at about 4.30pm on Saturday 1 March. The boy was taken to hospital
Report by North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Football Correspondent Elliot Steadman Carlton Ubaezuonu’s extra-time goal rescued a point for Scunthorpe after Ethan Mann had given Buxton the lead in the first half. The game started at a frantic pace, with Scunthorpe winning a corner after just 10 seconds. Buxton responded immediately, as Luke Brennan’s cross was
Report by North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Football Correspondent David Bell A second half aberration cost Dronfield Town dearly as they went down by 6-0 at league leaders Horbury Town. The relegation-battling Derbyshire side did remarkably well to restrict the table-toppers to a solitary 35th minute Joe Angell header in a fairly even first half but
Report by North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Football Correspondent Ben Smith Chesterfield were consigned to a third consecutive League Two loss on Saturday, going down 3-1 against Crewe Alexandra at the SMH Group Stadium. Shilow Tracey and Max Conway gave the visitors a two-goal lead heading into half-time; a cushion that would be restored late on
Council planners have once again rejected a scheme for a children’s home in Chesterfield to the relief of many nearby residents despite the developer’s introduction of a number of amendments. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee voted by a majority at a meeting on February 24 to refuse Dr Catherine Kemp’s amended planning application for a
Derbyshire councils are in deadlock over how to redraw the county’s local government map after the impending scrapping and merging of all its major authorities. It has become a case of Derbyshire County Council versus the eight district councils (Amber Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak, North East Derbyshire and South Derbyshire) along
Work to refurbish Barrow Hill Memorial Hall and create enhanced community and healthcare facilities has started on site. Barrow Hill Community Trust is refurbishing its historic home to create a social space for the community and add new facilities that will enable local residents to access healthcare services. With funding provided through the Staveley Town
Warnings not issued until six hours after homes started to flood, ignored sandbag requests, HGV drivers pushing floodwater into houses, failing sewage networks and blocked drains. Homes flooded above the height of their letterboxes and windowsills, cars submerged and one life lost. This is the story of Storm Babet’s impact on Derbyshire during the region’s
Thirteen blank firearms have been handed in as part of our amnesty in Derbyshire so far. Across England and Wales, more than 1,000 of these Turkish manufactured guns, which will soon be outlawed due to tests showing them as readily convertible, have been handed in. The top-venting blank firing (TVBF) guns can be handed in