A man’s in court today after an incident that saw dozens of homes evacuated in Chesterfield. In the early hours of Friday, a man allegedly threw a substance at another man in the Derby Road area. A man was taken to hospital and later discharged. The incident led officers to search a property on Kingsley
A man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault in Chesterfield. Officers received reports of a woman being sexually assaulted by a man in Low Pavement on Thursday 19 July. Andrew Taylor has now been charged with sexual assault. The 36-year-old, of Southgate Way, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, has been remanded in custody and
NORTH DERBYSHIRE AT THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS The 2024 Paris Olympics officially begins on Friday 26th July with what is expected to be the most unique and ambitious opening ceremony to ever take place. Hundreds of athletes across a huge variety of sports will proudly represent Team GB over the next couple of weeks but
Chesterfield has once again been recognised for its excellent parks and green spaces with a magnificent seven green flag awards. Monkey Park (Chester Street Recreation Ground), Brampton has been awarded the flag for the first-time following improvements carried out over the last few years. A further six spaces including Queen’s Park, Holmebrook Valley Park, Poolsbrook
Making progress on Chesterfield’s climate change targets Chesterfield Borough Council is continuing to make progress to its target of becoming a carbon neutral organisation by 2030 and carbon neutral borough by 2050 as its Climate Change Annual Report is published. The annual report sets out the work the council has undertaken over 2023/24 to make
Derbyshire Dales District Council is expected to shortly put forward a list of possible temporary Traveller sites for the region after long-running struggles and disputes during the authority’s efforts to find suitable locations. The announcement by the council – which is led by the authority’s Progressive Alliance group of Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green Party
Derbyshire County Council planners have given the go-ahead for a recycling facility at a controversial landfill site close to two north Derbyshire villages after residents have complained that they have already suffered with the waste tip for many years and they want the land restored. The council’s planning committee unanimously approved the planning application during
Derbyshire County Council will soon be introducing charges for the disposal of tyres and asbestos at its nine household waste recycling centres as part of money-saving plans to help address an estimated budget deficit of around £40m for the 2024/25 financial year. The Conservative-led council – which is already busy implementing numerous countywide saving plans
Youngsters across Derbyshire are being encouraged to sign up to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge and get creative. All our libraries will be taking part in the annual Summer Reading Challenge which was officially launched at Chesterfield Library on Saturday (6 July). The challenge is presented by The Reading Agency and this year aims to
A former staff member of a GP surgery near Buxton has pleaded guilty to fraud after stealing more than £20,000. Kim Allsopp’s deceit was uncovered after accountants for the surgery in Hartington found discrepancies in the accounts in September 2022. When the books were reviewed it was found that £22,000 was missing from the accounts