Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a further extension at a Travellers’ site which had originally attracted concerns about traffic and road safety. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously at a meeting on September 3 to approve Mr McAlister’s application to change grazing land to a parking and manoeuvring area for a Traveller
Campaigners are urging a Derbyshire council which has withdrawn adult education services from five centres to find some new way to secure the future of one of the axed learning hubs to meet the needs of adult learners in the areas affected. Derbyshire County Council recently announced that Adult Education Services are no longer to
After decades lying derelict, £70 million in repairs and five years of operating, not a single penny of £15 million owed to the people of Derbyshire has been repaid by the Buxton Crescent operators. A Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service has revealed that the total owed by the Buxton Crescent
A horsebox trailer serving milkshakes, waffles and hotdogs aimed at passing schoolchildren is set for approval in a driveway in a Derbyshire street. The plans, from Clare Penney, has applied to set up the new facility at her home in Holborn View, Codnor. Amber Valley Borough Council officials have recommended that the plans are approved
Many of Derbyshire’s local authorities feel they have their borrowing debts under control despite the UK’s overall councils’ combined debt to lenders amounting to over £122.2 billion with a seven per cent increase during the last financial year. A BBC Shared Data Unit team’s analysis of information from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Derbyshire Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they would like to trace following reports of a concern for safety at a McDonald’s restaurant. Officers were called by a member of the public who was concerned about the welfare of a customer inside the fast-food restaurant in Derby Road, Clay Cross. As part
People over 40 in North Derbyshire are being encouraged to get a free blood pressure check, during ‘Know Your Numbers’ week, which runs from 8 to 14 September 2025. High blood pressure rarely has any symptoms which is why it is called the ‘silent killer’. The only way to know you have the condition is
A specialist residential service has opened supporting young adults with a learning disability and autism to gain greater independence thanks to a partnership between us and Godfrey Care. Waverley House offers bespoke accommodation for young people aged 18 to 25 who have high care and support needs enabling them to live as independently as possible
A gang who flooded the streets of Chesterfield with drugs have been handed prison sentences for a combined total of more than 26 years. The six men dealt Class A drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine in the town between May and November last year. The gang ran their drug dealing operation by sending
Plans for 200 new homes have been submitted for a Derbyshire village in the protected Green Belt – but developers claim their chosen plot is ‘grey belt’. The project, from Wheeldon Brothers, would see 200 homes – including 70 classed as affordable housing – built off Horsley Road, Kilburn. If approved by Amber Valley Borough