Category: Local News

A Derbyshire council has stated all its recent election arrangements were carried out in accordance with all relevant electoral legislation after a concerned councillor claimed an assistant in the recent Derbyshire County Council election count based in the High Peak had contributed financially towards a candidate’s campaign. Re-elected Local Conservative Derbyshire County Councillor Nigel Gourlay,

Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins is continuing to press for the Chesterfield-Staveley bypass scheme to get under way after raising concerns that there are too many residents still being exposed to ‘unacceptable levels’ of air pollution. A recently-released Chesterfield Borough Council 2024 Air Quality Status Report revealed High Street and Ringwood Road, in Brimington, as the

Reform has scrapped Derbyshire’s committee on climate change, biodiversity and carbon reduction, with fears this will directly impact flood prevention. In its first series of decisions with the keys to Derbyshire County Council, Reform UK has chosen to axe one of the authority’s scrutiny committees, formed four years ago by the Conservatives. The climate change

Work on a new Greater Manchester bypass – 60 years in the making – has started. The new A57 Link Roads scheme, more commonly known as the Mottram bypass, is set to transform travel in the north by reducing congestion and improving journeys between Manchester and Sheffield. The section of roads between Hyde and South

Derbyshire’s roads will be noticeably better within a year, Reform’s new leadership has claimed Yesterday (May 21), was Reform UK’s first meeting in charge of Derbyshire County Council and they faced early questions on what the public can expect to see in terms of road repairs. “Potholes, potholes, potholes” was one of the key topics

On one of the most complex and challenging tasks for Derbyshire County Council’s new Reform leadership, special educational needs and disabilities, there is not much meat on the bones – yet. Cllr Alan Graves, Reform’s new council leader, and now Cllr Jack Bradley, its cabinet member for SEN and education, have both now fielded questions

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of its iconic Refreshers, British sweet maker Swizzels is launching The Great Community Refresh – a nationwide initiative dedicated to giving back to the communities that have supported the brand for decades. Swizzels is offering seven prizes of £1,000, one for each decade of Refreshers, to refresh and revive community

Discover what life was like during the Viking era as an interactive exhibition and Cestrefeld Vikings visit Duckmanton Primary School’s Summer Fayre. On Saturday 7 June Chesterfield Museum will be partnering with Duckmanton Primary School to bring an interactive Viking exhibition to the Summer Fayre as part of the Museum on the Move project. At

Chesterfield Royal Hospital has been awarded £6.5m of government money to invest in green energy schemes. The NHS trust that runs the hospital said the money would be used to install solar panels and associated battery storage. Hospital bosses said the project would reduce energy costs and cut carbon emissions. Steve Heppinstall, director of finance

A Derbyshire schoolboy saved the life of his 2-year-old brother, using first-aid skills gained at army cadets. Fifteen-year-old Cdt LCpl Lewis Butler and his family had begun enjoying their evening meal together when his 2-year-old brother, Lyndon, went silent, red-faced and began to shake. He was beginning to choke on a piece of food lodged