Police and partners have been talking to young people to find out what they know about spiking, and how we can best support them. Whilst Derbyshire remains below the regional average for cases of spiking, we will never become complacent and will always take the opportunity to raise awareness and prevent incidents from happening. Officers,
Derbyshire council’s Deputy Leader has highlighted the positives of the authority’s ‘£173,000’ audio-visual system in its meeting chamber with possible future plans for live-streaming for the public and a voting system to identify how councillors are choosing to vote. The Conservative-controlled county council was asked by opposition Labour Cllr Kevin Gillott at a Full Council
Derbyshire County Council’s leader has urged fellow councillors to get behind whoever is elected as the first ever East Midlands Combined County Authority Mayor regardless of political affiliation and for the county council to grab the new authority’s opportunities by the ‘scruff of the neck’. Cllr Barry Lewis, Leader of the Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council,
Chesterfield council planners have given the go-ahead for a residential scheme with 143 new homes in a Derbyshire village as part of the first of a potentially larger four-phase housing development despite some residents’ concerns about the loss of agricultural land, increased traffic and the strain on facilities. House builder Harron Homes’ planning application for
Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council has paved the way to submit proposed changes to its electoral boundaries – which could see divisions and councillors in Labour-dominated Chesterfield reduced by one and the number of Conservative-dominated South Derbyshire divisions and councillors increased by one. County councillors voted by a majority at a Full Council meeting on March
Developers have launched the sale of a number of affordable homes as part of a controversial £60m residential scheme in north Derbyshire which had attracted concerns with an increasing number of developments in the area alongside worries of growing pressure upon village facilities. NE Derbyshire District Council approved Avant Homes Ltd’s planning application to build
A Derbyshire council is set to approve fines up to £1,000 for anti-social behaviour on a town marketplace and for nuisance driving across an entire borough. Amber Valley Borough Council is due to approve the new public space protection orders at a meeting on Wednesday, April 3. This includes a series of measures, including fines
Chesterfield are back in the EFL after a 6 year absence – Paul Cook’s side sealed promotion with a 3-0 victory against Boreham Wood at the SMH Group Stadium – Skipper Jamie Grimes scored twice and Liam Manderville got the other goal to spark scenes of sheer jubilation. North Derbyshire Radio's Naz Premji spoke to
Chesterfield Borough Council has approved a new annual delivery pan that aims to ensure the council is a carbon neutral organisation by 2030 and that the borough is carbon neutral by 2050. Investing in even more green vehicles, continuing to make council homes more energy efficient and making further progress towards decarbonising key council buildings
Chesterfield council is continuing with its successful crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour in the town with a newly-improved CCTV system with 80 new cameras aimed at creating a more responsive service and making people feel safer. Following over £350,000 of investment, Chesterfield Borough Council has approved new digital improvements to CCTV systems in Chesterfield,