A horsebox trailer serving milkshakes, waffles and hotdogs aimed at passing schoolchildren is set for approval in a driveway in a Derbyshire street. The plans, from Clare Penney, has applied to set up the new facility at her home in Holborn View, Codnor. Amber Valley Borough Council officials have recommended that the plans are approved
Many of Derbyshire’s local authorities feel they have their borrowing debts under control despite the UK’s overall councils’ combined debt to lenders amounting to over £122.2 billion with a seven per cent increase during the last financial year. A BBC Shared Data Unit team’s analysis of information from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local
Derbyshire Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they would like to trace following reports of a concern for safety at a McDonald’s restaurant. Officers were called by a member of the public who was concerned about the welfare of a customer inside the fast-food restaurant in Derby Road, Clay Cross. As part
People over 40 in North Derbyshire are being encouraged to get a free blood pressure check, during ‘Know Your Numbers’ week, which runs from 8 to 14 September 2025. High blood pressure rarely has any symptoms which is why it is called the ‘silent killer’. The only way to know you have the condition is
A specialist residential service has opened supporting young adults with a learning disability and autism to gain greater independence thanks to a partnership between us and Godfrey Care. Waverley House offers bespoke accommodation for young people aged 18 to 25 who have high care and support needs enabling them to live as independently as possible
A gang who flooded the streets of Chesterfield with drugs have been handed prison sentences for a combined total of more than 26 years. The six men dealt Class A drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine in the town between May and November last year. The gang ran their drug dealing operation by sending
Plans for 200 new homes have been submitted for a Derbyshire village in the protected Green Belt – but developers claim their chosen plot is ‘grey belt’. The project, from Wheeldon Brothers, would see 200 homes – including 70 classed as affordable housing – built off Horsley Road, Kilburn. If approved by Amber Valley Borough
Derbyshire campaigners have vow to continue to push for a judicial review into the controversial Clowne Garden Village housing development for 1,800 homes – even though councillors have granted conditional outline planning permission for the scheme. Bolsover District Council previously approved Waystone Ltd’s outline planning permission for the scheme, near Clowne and Barlborough, subject to
A Derbyshire town council which has moved a significant step closer to paying off a £400,000 loan following a critical financial report has been honoured with a prestigious award on its road to recovery. Staveley Town Council announced on August 14 that its ongoing and improved governance and community engagement have been recognised with the
Part of an historic Derbyshire mill complex is set to be demolished after a recent arson attack left it unsafe, with plans pending for the site to be turned into homes. The 200-year-old Tansley Wood Mill complex, in Lumsdale, between Matlock and Tansley, was at the centre of a fire on July 1 with one