Creswell parish council is due to consider the future running and survival of a new £3m leisure centre in the village. It comes after the costly development was hit by the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and huge increases in material costs resulting in an ‘enormous’ council tax hike for residents. The Creswell Heritage

A Derbyshire council is set to decide whether to rebuild a new bungalow at the site of a terrible gas explosion which destroyed the original property and left an elderly man seriously injured before he died in hospital. Pensioner Nigel Barrow, aged 78, was airlifted and taken to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital after the explosion

NDR SPORT PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS LOCAL ROUNDUP Matlock rower Oli Wilkes won a bronze medal in the men’s four event. The Team GB crew recovered superbly from a sluggish start to pick their way through the field and finish third in the final in front of a raucous crowd. North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Sports Editor

A road has been closed in a Derbyshire town after several sinkholes appeared over a bridge following a burst water main. Derbyshire Police said the Union Road Bridge in New Mills was shut on Saturday morning. The force said the road was unsafe for vehicles and pedestrians to use and would remain closed until further

Whilst we have not seen any widespread disorder in Derbyshire, police have made a number of arrests and charges for some isolated incidents. Derbyshire Police say they will continue to monitor the information about any events planned in the county, review our policing plans in line with any new information and be robust in our

Irresponsible pet owners could face fines of up to £1,000 under a new Chesterfield Borough Council crackdown to stamp out dog-fouling problems and disturbances in sensitive public places. The council agreed during a recent Cabinet meeting to approve a dog control Public Spaces Protection Order with new rules for dog owners in certain places across

The entrance to a Derbyshire town could be ruined by “loud music and drunken party goers” if a new cocktail lounge is given a licence, residents fear. Plans from Adam Luckwell and Cllr David Taylor – current Alfreton Mayor – look to open a new cocktail lounge called Moot Bar in Church Street, Alfreton, opposite

A former Derbyshire bank could be converted into flats despite concerns that construction may disrupt historic contamination, potentially polluting drinking water. The former RBS Bank, in Snitterton Road, Matlock, would be converted into 16 flats, through the use of the historic property and the demolition of modern extensions and replacement with a new building. Derbyshire

Derbyshire council is considering stopping a pre-school health review for children among proposed changes to services for pre-school families in what it believes will create a more focussed support package backed-up with the use of technology to address increasing cost pressures. The Conservative-led county council’s Cabinet gave the go-ahead during a meeting on July 25

Campaigners have raised fears that proposed improvements at a busy and ‘dangerous’ roundabout may not be enough to cope with thousands of new vehicles if a massive Derbyshire housing scheme and a village growth plan get the go-ahead. Bolsover District Council is still considering opposition from campaigners and residents to Waystone Ltd’s planning application for