A gang of burglars have admitted carrying out a series of high-value burglaries across Derbyshire and several other counties in which about £1 million worth of belongings were stolen. Five Albanian men – Endrit Nikolli (27), Kristian Gropcaj (30), George Lleshaj (31), Krisjian Dedndreaj (28) and Sidorjan Lleshi (26), all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to
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
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
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,
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Copper A worried councillor is urging North East Derbyshire District Council to oppose a Derbyshire County Council-backed scheme to introduce a new set of traffic lights near a staggered crossroads along a busy main carriageway between Chesterfield and New Tupton. Labour-controlled North East Derbyshire District Council has been
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
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
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 planners have voted in favour of approving the conversion of a building near the town centre into a shared property potentially for nine ‘young professionals’. Chesterfield Borough Council approved applicant Luke Edwards’s scheme at a meeting on December 22 to change a two-storey building on Saltergate, Chesterfield, previously used as an office and a
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