A former police officer has today been jailed, after the force appealed his suspended sentence for misconduct in a public office. Matthew Longmate, 48, formerly of Derbyshire Constabulary, had been given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for a year, after he was found guilty of a single count of misconduct in a public office in
Derbyshire County Council has extended a public consultation and welcomed further views on its proposals to remodel two care centre services for disabled children to save over one-and-a-half million pounds over two years. The Conservative-led council which has already agreed to progress with a number of other saving plans to balance a forecast budget shortfall
Derbyshire council has agreed to launch a public consultation into proposals that could see a number of Day Opportunity and Short Break support services discontinued for adults with learning disabilities, as the authority continues to face financial challenges. During a meeting on April 11, at County Hall, in Matlock, the Conservative-controlled county council’s Cabinet approved
The new owners of a Derbyshire Dales pub want to build several “luxury” holiday lodges in its grounds, along with an extended car park, following two failed expansion plans. Chris and Andrea Harvey, through Henfox Ltd, have applied to build four holiday lodges in the grounds of the Knockerdown Inn, off the B5035, close to
Bolsover District Council planners have provisionally given the go-ahead for a residential development in Derbyshire which will unusually not need to make additional financial contributions to the area’s infrastructure – because the scheme involves purely ‘affordable’ properties and will help meet the crucial need for housing. The council’s planning committee approved Dukeries Homes’ planning application
A man has been jailed after a burglary in Whitwell and six other people have been arrested after burglaries and vehicle thefts across Derbyshire. Neil Mann was disturbed by a neighbour as he helped himself to items from a home in Middlegate Field Drive, at around 4pm on 16 February. A young woman heard footsteps
A Derbyshire council’s solar farm plans have been delayed by six months and are due to be pushed forward this summer. Derbyshire County Council says that its planned solar farm, next to the Williamthorpe Nature Reserve, a few miles southwest of Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire, has been delayed by six months. It had aimed
A North Derbyshire junior school is set to be demolished and rebuilt as part of a Government replacement scheme. The plans, submitted by the Department for Education and Bowmer + Kirkland to Amber Valley Borough Council, would see Somerlea Park Junior School in Bank Street, Somercotes, demolished and replaced. Borough council planning officers have recommended
Police were called to reports of a fire at a house on Staunton Close in Chesterfield at 2.50am this morning, Sunday 7 April. Officers attended with colleagues from Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service, and assisted with road closures and scene preservation. A woman managed to escape from the property but
Derbyshire County Council has insisted it remains committed to supporting people with learning difficulties and autism despite plans to consider stopping a number of ‘Day Opportunity’ and ‘Short Break’ support services as the authority faces on-going financial problems. The Conservative-controlled council’s cabinet will decide at a meeting on April 11, at County Hall, in Matlock,