A Chesterfield woman who played a key role in keeping the miners’ strike going says it’s high time for a documentary about women’s role in the dispute. Kate Alvey was a miner’s wife in her late twenties when the miners walked out in 1984, and soon ended up on picket lines, or organising the distribution
Storm Claudia is still causing issues on our roads this morning due to a lot of surface water and localised flooding. We’ve closed roads due to flooding at: Leathersley Lane Scropton B6012 Bakewell Road from 13 bends junction to B6048 junction The A617 approach to Chesterfield at Hornsbridge. This is likely to remain closed well
An amber rain warning has been declared by the Met Office across the East Midlands. There are 25 flood alerts currently in place across the region, and one flood warning, which is more severe. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has urged the public to take extra precautions as a result of
Prepare for the whole family to be entertained at the Chesterfield Christmas Lights Switch On event. Taking place on 23 November, there will be entertainment, much of which is free of charge, taking place from 12noon. The planned entertainment is once again expected to attract thousands of visitors to Chesterfield. There will be entertainment in
The proposed permanent or temporary Traveller site in New Road, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, next to the cemetery. Image from Google. A Derbyshire council is pursuing two potential permanent Traveller sites while discussions over a third are being reignited in hopes to end 12 years of failed attempts. Derbyshire Dales District Council remains in pursuit of its years-long
Derbyshire County Council’s new Reform UK administration which has been put under pressure to outline its progress after only six months in power has compiled a portfolio of its latest achievements with Leader Alan Graves claiming these are set to deliver over £53million in savings. Cllr Graves hosted an unprecedented meeting on November 10, at
A vital community charity that has helped poverty-stricken residents including homeless people for 17 years is being forced to shut down after a long struggle to secure funding for its survival. The Freedom Community Project based at St Bernadette’s Centre, on High Street, Bolsover, has been supported by Bolsover District Council and was founded in
A landslip-hit Derbyshire road will have been closed for four years by the time it reopens, council officials have revealed as it launches £7 million in repairs funding. Derbyshire County Council’s Reform UK administration have announced £48 million highways capital improvements for the next year, which includes £7 million for landslip repairs on five landslip-hit
Derbyshire’s ten councils have outlined their varied preferred proposed options to be submitted to the Government under its reorganisation plans to introduce unitary councils in counties and wider areas to replace county, borough and district councils. The Government is aiming to set up single, unitary authorities across England with an elected mayor in two-tier authority
Marie Curie nurses are working closely with GP practices across Derby and Derbyshire as part of a new initiative to improve end of life care across the county. Funded by the UK’s leading end of life charity, the two-year scheme will help equip local teams with the skills and knowledge to more effectively support people