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
Grant funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help create a new heritage arts trail across Chesterfield town centre – to allow residents and visitors connect with the town’s history. ‘A Sense of Chesterfield’ has been awarded almost £80,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, made possible thanks to National Lottery players. With additional
A once overgrown patch of land in Derbyshire has been transformed into a thriving community garden, thanks to a £10,000 grant from Platform Housing Group. Platform Housing Group – one of the largest housing associations in the region – donated the funds to Hurst Farm Community Garden in Matlock. The project has seen dramatic improvements
Reform UK has appointed Alan Graves, the former Mayor of Derby, as its Derbyshire County Council leader. After winning control of Derbyshire County Council in this month’s local elections with 42 seats out of 64, Reform has now voted for who will lead its group on the authority. Cllr Alan Graves, who now represents the
Planners are due to consider a major developer’s updated, financial contribution plans worth millions of pounds to support neighbourhood infrastructure to finally endorse the go-ahead for the controversial Clowne Garden Village housing scheme for 1,800 homes. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee approved Waystone Ltd’s outline planning application at a meeting in September, last year, subject
A union has revealed that Derbyshire County Council began negotiations with a care provider just before the recent local county elections as part of the previous administration’s plans to sell-off eight care homes. The council’s former Conservative administration agreed in November, last year, to sell eight care homes before Reform UK took control of the
A new Reform UK Derbyshire county councillor has claimed the authority is “six months from bankruptcy” and that the party has “inherited an empire of dirt”. Cllr Dan Price, newly appointed Reform councillor for Ilkeston North on Derbyshire County Council, made the comments on Facebook on Friday, May 2, following the outcome of the election
A major family holiday park attraction could be built in Derbyshire and create up to 500 jobs. US leisure operator Great Wolf Resorts wants to build a 500-bedroom hotel, indoor water park, conference facilities and varied leisure facilities on the outskirts of Clowne. Plans for the land off the A619/Gapsick Lane junction also include mini-golf,
The opening date of a new leisure centre in Derbyshire has been confirmed. North East Derbyshire District Council has announced Clay Cross Active will open to the public on 18 June. The new building, which has replaced the Sharley Park Leisure Centre in Market Street, was originally planned to open last winter, but was delayed
The new Reform leader of Derbyshire County Council will be confirmed next week and formally take their post in two weeks’ time. Reform UK took control of the county council in a ‘turquoise tsunami’ last week (May 2) following the local elections, winning 42 out of the 64 seats – two-thirds of all seats –