Cash-strapped Derbyshire council has agreed to sell-off a care home and convert two others into rehabilitation centres – despite a large protest with campaigners gathered outside the authority’s headquarters. The Conservative-controlled council’s Cabinet approved plans at a meeting on February 20 to put the Ada Belfield care home, on Derwent Street, in Belper, on the
Report by North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Football Correspondent Elliot Steadman Buxton fought back to secure a 1-1 draw against Leamington in Warwickshire, with a late Kieran Burton header cancelling out Owen Farmer’s first-half strike. The opening stages of the game saw both sides struggling to create clear-cut chances, with early efforts from both teams being
A further 59 e-scooters were seized in Derbyshire in January, as we continue to target their illegal use. Over the past three months, 264 e-scooters have been seized in total since the Constabulary started a new approach of seizing on first offence from November. E-scooters can only be used on private land, those riding them
An area of Derbyshire is set to be given extra protection to try and fend off a planned 60-kilometre powerline and other “significant” development pressure. Derbyshire County Council is to support an application to have northern Amber Valley made an area of outstanding national beauty (AONB) to counter National Grid’s plans to build power lines
Opposition councillors have criticised the Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council after plans for its 2025-26 budget were given the go ahead with more multi-million pound saving plans in the pipeline. The council presented its Revenue Budget Report 2025-26 and its Reserves Position at a Full Council meeting, on February 12, which were both voted through and
Dronfield Town claimed a vital win over bottom side Yorkshire Amateur in a game that was packed with incident. Town survived the 15th minute sending-off of Matty Ord to claim a 35th minute lead through Sam Bebbington. Yorkshire Amateur were reduced to 10 men themselves when Madamadou Cessay was given his marching orders, quickly followed
Matt Sargent scored late on to come away with all three points against the ten men of Buxton with Kieran Burton being sent off in the second half. The Bucks started the game on the front foot with an early corner ball coming to Will Trueman on the overlap from Johnny Johnston and his shot
Campaigners say they have successfully raised the necessary funds to submit a bid to buy and run a former youth centre as a community facility after Derbyshire County Council announced plans to sell the property at an auction. The council has agreed to sell its Polygon Centre building, on Church Street, Alfreton, as it continues
Campaigners have submitted an on-going petition with over 2,800 names to a Derbyshire council in opposition to plans for a woodland holiday park that they fear will result in a loss of trees and wildlife and an increase in traffic problems. Save Farley Moor campaign members Kitty Kenyon and Sarah Benson presented the petition with
Derbyshire’s district council leaders, along with Derby, have committed to retaining “local” accountability in any super authority merger talks. The Government has asked Derbyshire councils to come up with ideas for merger ideas to reorganise local government within the county, with a deadline of March 21 for initial ideas and November 28 for final submissions.