Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Ben Smith. Chesterfield secured a swift and stylish return to the League Two play-off places on Tuesday night, brushing aside Colchester United 3-0 at the SMH Group Stadium. Goals from Will Grigg, Dilan Markanday and Lee Bonis, the former of which was registered from the penalty spot, saw their side

A new public consultation has been launched over plans to build a 37-mile electricity transmission corridor through Derbyshire. National Grid is proposing new electricity infrastructure running from Chesterfield to Willington. The company says the upgraded network is needed to meet growing demand and to support future energy supplies across the region. Following feedback from an

Google Image Clowne Parish Council and Whitwell Parish Council have formally objected to the plans, while Barlborough Parish Council has expressed “significant concerns” regarding an application from Great Wolf Resorts. The company is seeking approval to develop a large-scale attraction on land south of Worksop Road. In their submissions, Clowne and Whitwell parish councils described

Police are appealing for dashcam footage after a man died following a crash near Heath. The incident happened when a black BMW 3 Series M Sport was in collision with a black Audi A3 on the A617, near to the Junction 29 exit, at about 9.50pm on Saturday 28 February. The driver of the BMW,

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town made it back to back victories with a hard-fought win over bottom side Rainworth MW. The game had been in doubt right up until kick off with the Dronfield groundstaff putting in several hours trying to rid the pitch of surface water. Their efforts were rewarded

Buxton secured their first win in six matches with an impressive victory on the road at Merthyr Town. Merthyr were quickest out of the blocks and took the lead after six minutes when Lee Lucas unleashed a superb strike from distance that flew into the top left corner. Sensing an opportunity to double the advantage,

Chesterfield fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat away at Barnet, with Nnamadi Ofoborh’s second-half strike proving decisive and seeing the Spireites drop out of the play-off places. In a closely fought contest, Paul Cook’s side competed well but were unable to find the cutting edge needed to take something from the game. The only goal

Chesterfield Cricket Club Chairman Nigel Mallender spoke to North Derbyshire Radio’s Naz Premji about the upcoming cricket season and the first class action coming up at Queens Park over the next few months. Listen to the interview here

  UP NEXT: Buxton make the trip to Wales to take on Merthyr Town on the 28th February with a 3pm kickoff. The Bucks On Tuesday, a 2-1 defeat to King’s Lynn extended The Bucks’ winless run to six matches. Despite Ashton Mee netting his first goal for the club to draw them level, The

We have approved £80,000 in funding for the Walk Derbyshire programme, which focuses on supporting new walking opportunities within the local community, with a focus on people who are inactive or living in areas with higher health inequalities. This money will ensure increased opportunities for Derbyshire residents to walk more, leading to a reduction of