Report by North Derbyshire Radio Senior Football Correspondent Ben Smith Chesterfield managed to halt their winless run at six competitive matches on Tuesday night, defeating 10-man Bromley 3-0 at the SMH Group Stadium. Goals from Armando Dobra, Ryan Colclough and Paddy Madden secured the Spireites their first victory since December 21 after the visitors’ Omar
A Derbyshire council is set to spend £7.5m buying and converting five houses into children’s homes as they grapple with a 125-child waiting list and costs of £50 million a year for private facilities. Derbyshire County Council is looking to buy the houses in a bid to curb the pressure that private children’s home placements
Derbyshire council has announced a major road in the county is to be closed at various points for the felling of trees suffering from ash dieback disease which poses a safety risk for motorists and is creating an additional budgetary pressure, according to the authority’s finance chief. The A5012 Via Gellia road between Cromford and
A high-profile councillor has explained how a Derbyshire parish council has ended-up facing possible bankruptcy after it struggled to keep a leisure centre scheme afloat during the Covid-19 crisis which saw a contractor go bust and costs triple. Elmton-with-Creswell Parish Council has recently shared an expert Locum’s damning interim report on its website into the
Report by North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Football Correspondent Elliot Steadman Debutant Johnny Johnston grabbed two goals in a scintillating second half performance from The Bucks which saw them pick up all three points. Following a slow start to the game, Finley Sinclair-Smith burst into life in the 15th minute, sprinting half the length of the
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Senior Football Correspondent David Bell Dronfield Town were comprehensively beaten by promotion-seeking Brigg Town in their first home game of 2025. The North Lincolnshire side took a 2-0 lead by half time thanks to two goals from prolific striker Josh Batty and ran in a further three in the second
Report by North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Football Correspondent Ben Smith Chesterfield fought from behind to claim a point for the second successive game as their League Two clash with Port Vale finished 1-1 at the SMH Group Stadium. Armando Dobra brought the Spireites level following a second half red card for Mitch Clark, that after
Chesterfield Borough Council has argued it has followed guidelines to ensure all sectors of Staveley have been represented during preparations for the town’s multi-million pound regeneration scheme despite complaints from businesses and town councillors that they have been overlooked. The Government-funded £25.2m Staveley Town Deal includes plans for the council’s Staveley 21 Project for the
A Derbyshire police officer has been sacked for sending inappropriate images to a member of the public. But the specific details of the misconduct hearing case have not been released to the public, nor has the identity of the officer. A private misconduct hearing was held on Friday (January 17) at Derbyshire Constabulary’s HQ offices
Buxton progressed through to the Semi Final of the Derbyshire Senior Challenge Cup after a convincing 4-0 over Belper Town. After the original postponement due to snow and not many games to start the year The Bucks were able to name a strong starting 11 with four changes from the side that lost to Peterborough