Category: Local News

North East Derbyshire District Council’s Leader has stressed the authority will continue with a cooperative approach with regional leaders and Parliamentary representatives to outline the district’s regeneration priorities after the council has been asked to urge Government not to give up on the area’s community schemes. Labour Council Leader, Cllr Nigel Barker, rejected opposition Conservative

‘CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated in a quote in the fourth paragraph the phrase ‘….You have no moral authority.’ but this should have read ‘…with no moral authority.’ INCORRECT VERSION – But Clowne Garden Village Action Group chairperson Dominic Webb told the committee: “You have failed, as a council, the parishes

Staveley Town Council has agreed to fund new footpath signs to be put up in honour of murder victim Gracie Spinks after a councillor’s long campaign for a permanent tribute in the town. Town Cllr Mick Bagshaw has been campaigning for the tribute for many months since Gracie Spinks was stabbed to death when she

Officers investigating a serious assault in Alfreton are appealing for witnesses and information. Police were called to the incident in Nottingham Road at just after 11.40pm on Friday 20 September. A woman in her 20s suffered serious facial injuries after being hit in the face with a metal pole. She was taken to hospital for

A Derbyshire council is due to spend £3.8 million on 23 homes providing temporary accommodation for Afghan refugees and people who become homeless. Derbyshire Dales District Council has been given £3.8 million by central Government, from its £450 million local authority housing fund. The council has already been given £2.2 million from a previous round

One of Derbyshire County Council’s main objectives as it continues its battle to overcome an estimated budget shortfall of around £40m for the current 2024/25 financial year with saving plans and cutbacks is to ensure the authority’s General Reserve of back-up cash does not fall below a £25m level. The Conservative-led council announced at a

From 1 October, there will be a slight change in daily opening times from 8.30am to 6pm to 9.30am to 5pm at 8 of the council’s 9 centres. Hours will remain the same at the Waterswallows site in Buxton due to different contractual arrangements at that centre. A new trade waste service will also be

Derbyshire council’s future plans for mineral extraction include a possible reduction in quarrying in the beautiful and scenic Peak District National Park despite objections from some quarry operators. The county council’s Cabinet approved the submission of the Derbyshire and Derby Joint Minerals Local Plan – which has been prepared with Derby City Council – for

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a 92-year-old man was assaulted in Clay Cross. The incident occurred between 11am and 12noon on 31 August when the man was sat on a bench at the bus station. He was then approached by a group of four youths who grabbed him, lifted him over the

New national housing policies could create “large dormitory settlements of commuters” in parts of Derbyshire without investment into infrastructure and jobs, a council says. A Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting this month debated new planning policies brought by the new Labour Government which could see its housing targets more than doubled from 216 homes per