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Reform Derbyshire County Councillor blames Labour Government and former Tory administration for collapse of care homes sale

Derbyshire County Council’s business services chief has blamed the authority’s former Conservative administration and the Labour Government for the collapse of plans to sell eight of its care homes which has left them in danger of being closed down. The former Conservative-controlled council originally agreed to sell nine care homes while managing a multi-million pound

Derbyshire Police officer sacked after serious failures in domestic abuse investigation

A Derbyshire police officer has been sacked after her serious failures put an alleged domestic abuse victim “at risk of harm”. PC Gemma Cumberlidge was dismissed without notice after “failing to adequately carry out her duties” while investigating a domestic abuse case and carrying out a stop and search on a teenager. A misconduct hearing found

North East Derbyshire District Council planners give the go-ahead for a BESS facility despite some concerns for the countryside

Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a battery energy storage system facility on greenfield land despite concerns about the impact on the countryside, highways and a feared fire risk. North East Derbyshire District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously in favour of conditionally approving Enray SPV 23855 Ltd’s application for a BESS at  Hallgate Farm,

Derbyshire council considers closure of nursery school with pupils attending nearby academy

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet is due to consider the latest steps towards potentially closing an authority-maintained nursery school in Glossop and endorsing the transfer of the school and its pupils to a nearby primary academy building. The Gamesley Early Excellence Centre Nursery has already relocated to the

19 roles made redundant at Ashgate Hospice

Ashgate Hospice has confirmed that 19 roles have been made redundant across clinical and support teams including 5 inpatient unit nurses. The end-of-life care service, which employs 378 people, cited inflation, rising energy bills, and staff salaries as contributors to rising running costs. The hospice said no services would stop completely, but some would continue

Fake notes warning for Derbyshire residents

Derbyshire Police asking businesses and private sellers to be vigilant to counterfeit money as they’ve seen a number of reports across the county in recent weeks. In some cases, businesses were targeted, but they have also seen reports from private sellers who have arranged to sell items via social media or a selling website. PC

Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee gives the provisional go-ahead for a new 40-bed care home scheme

  Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter Derbyshire planners have provisionally given the go-ahead for a new 40-bed care home scheme in Chesterfield despite objections about increased traffic, insufficient parking and fears from some residents that the two-storey development will be overbearing and overshadowing. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee provisionally gave the green