Local residents, businesses and visitors in Buxton are being invited to give their views about how they think a busy junction in the town could be improved.Derbyshire County Council have launched a survey to find out what measures people would like to see put in place at the A6 Bakewell Road / Fairfield Road junction
A teenager has pleaded guilty to the murder of his stepfather at their home in Shirebrook. Armed officers attended the house in Valley Road, Shirebrook, following the call to the force at 8.45pm on Wednesday 22 October 2025 and arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder. The victim of the assault, 57-year-old Christopher Owen
After a goalless first half, Buxton struck four times in the second without reply to claim all three points against Marine at The Silverlands. Early on, Finlay Sinclair Smith looked to create the first opening of the game, delivering a free-kick into the area that failed to find a Marine shirt. Soon after, Leigh
UP NEXT: Buxton return to the TSS on Friday 17th January, welcoming Marine for a 3pm kick-off. The Bucks Buxton lost late on to Oxford City last week despite a late equaliser. A George Ward header in the 92nd minute looked to have earned Buxton a share of the points, but Oxford City struck moments
Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has published details of her budget for 2026-27, including the amount of council tax local residents will pay towards policing and community safety. The Commissioner will present her plans to members of Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Panel at its meeting on 21 January. With a budget designed to
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper East Midlands Combined County Authority is looking to invest £3.5m over two years into supporting a feasibility study for a highways scheme to improve the busy A61 road between Chesterfield and Clay Cross. The authority will consider supporting the funding plan during a Transport and Digital Connectivity
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Reform-led Derbyshire County Council’s Leader has blamed the Labour Government for increasing cost pressures on local authorities and for introducing an increase in employer national insurance contributions as the council looks set to implement a three-year council tax rise. Council Leader, Cllr Alan Graves, outlined the council’s
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Reform-led Derbyshire County Council’s environment chief has insisted that a waste site which is being considered for closure collects the lowest amount of rubbish out of all the county’s authority tips and that the majority of people who use it are not from the county. Cllr Carol
Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has welcomed the impact of extra visibility patrols and partnership initiatives in driving down anti-social behaviour as she held the force to account on its performance. In her latest Public Assurance Meeting, the Derbyshire PCC considered a report detailing the key achievements and actions being taken by the force
East Midlands’ ambulance trust is set to spend more than £36 million on new ambulances to address its “ageing” fleet of vehicles. The figure refers to the investment East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) will make in its vehicles as part of its three-year ‘Fleet Strategic Plan’. This was discussed by EMAS board officials in a