A disgraced former Derbyshire police officer sent sexually explicit messages to a vulnerable woman he met while on duty, a misconduct hearing has heard. The actions of ex-PC Benjamin Pearson would have led to dismissal had he not resigned from his position at the force just weeks prior to the hearing, an independent panel ruled.
A North Derbyshire mum who left school with no qualifications but ended up becoming a teacher herself says anyone thinking of going back into education or training should “Go for it!” Shaunna Bond from Bolsover left school at just 15 years old after struggling with bullies. As a result, she left with no qualifications and
Grants of up to £4,000 are now available to help attract visitors and improve the High Peak’s towns and villages for local residents. The Borough Council’s new Towns and Villages Regeneration Fund is available to parish and town councils and constituted voluntary and community organisations for projects such as: Production and promotion of local walking
Campaigners are hoping to keep and revive a former youth centre building as Derbyshire County Council prepares to sell the property at an auction as part of money-saving strategies to manage a multi-million pound budget deficit. The council has agreed to sell its Polygon Centre building, on Church Street, Alfreton, as it continues with efforts
This is an advisory for the article titled “DERBYSHIRE: Doctor loses licence”. The hospital trust has now provided a statement to go with this piece. The copy below has now been updated. Please update your articles accordingly. A Derbyshire doctor has been stripped of his medical licence after sending sexually explicit messages while at work
Derbyshire County Council and Bolsover MP Natalie Fleet are continuing to seek a solution to reduce traffic congestion at a notorious M1 junction in the county which is located in an area ranked as having one of the highest levels of transport-related issues for residents in England. The Midlands Connect transport body – which helps
A Derbyshire police officer has avoided dismissal despite it being proven he “did deliberately lie” on occasions to a road accident victim and struggled to deal with all aspects of his job. An independent panel found the actions of PC Joshua Poultney amounted to gross misconduct but concluded they were “influenced by his disability”. But
Chesterfield Borough Council has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that the East Midlands Investment Zone scheme is to go ahead with potentially ‘£160m’ of funding including the development of the former Staveley Chemical Works site and the former Hartington Colliery site. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that Investment Zone schemes for the UK are
Bolsover MP Natalie Fleet has been joined by Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins in welcoming a £1.5bn boost to former miners’ pensions as part of the Autumn Budget announcement. The Labour Government says it presented a budget on October 30 based on borrowing with a massive £40bn of tax increases to be shouldered by businesses and
A 34-year-old previously fit and healthy woman who suffered a stroke ten months ago says weeks swimming in fresh water in the hills around Matlock have helped her recovery. Melissa Clayton is looking to raise awareness of young stroke survivors, to coincide with World Stroke Day. Melissa had no underlying health problems, had just finished