Category: Local News

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

Campaigners are planning to appeal against a controversial decision by Bolsover District Council’s planning committee to grant outline planning permission for a massive housing development near two Derbyshire villages. The planning committee approved Waystone Ltd’s outline planning application at a meeting on September 17 for the Clowne Garden Village scheme’s plans for 1,800 new homes

Motorists are set to benefit from a £3m Government cash injection to support Derbyshire council’s fight to overcome pothole problems but the authority’s highways chief has expressed disappointment that so far the contribution is smaller than the previous year’s funding. Cllr Charlotte Cupit, Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, at Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council

Officers in Derbyshire will be out and about supporting the campaign, which has been coordinated by the National Police Chief Council (NPCC). Whilst our work to tackle and educate on spiking happens all year round, the week of intensification is a chance to put a spotlight on the issue, raise awareness and improve investigations into

A bid by Conservative councillors to persuade NE Derbyshire District Council to urge the Labour Government to reconsider proposed changes to planning policy has failed after they raised fears the proposals could lead to a requirement to deliver hundreds of new homes every year and see the removal of some Green Belt protection. The Deputy

An elderly Derbyshire man narrowly avoided being scammed out of thousands of pounds thanks to the help of a police officer. The man had been contacted by someone claiming to be an officer from Derbyshire police. The scammers told him that his bank card had been compromised and then sent a mobile phone to his

The body of a woman was tragically found at the rear of a derelict property in Killamarsh, police have confirmed. Derbyshire Police said the body of the woman, aged in her 50s, was discovered on Sheffield Road just before 6pm on Wednesday, September 4. A Derbyshire Police spokesperson said: “Investigations are ongoing after the body

A campaign leader who is opposed to the massive Clowne Garden Village residential scheme is aiming to submit an application to county court claiming that Bolsover District Council’s planning meeting arrangements to consider the developer’s application are ‘discriminatory’. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee is due to consider Waystone Ltd’s planning application for its Clowne Garden

A Derbyshire PCSO has reconnected with his past serving in the Gulf War for the British Army. PCSO Pete Bradbury, known as Brad, joined Derbyshire Constabulary in July 2023. He’s based in Ashbourne and enjoys his role out and about engaging with people and supporting neighbourhood policing in the Dales and Derwent Valley. He’s one

Concerned campaigners and residents are being given the opportunity by Bolsover District Council to address a crucial planning meeting to help decide upon controversial plans to build 1,800 homes near two Derbyshire villages. Waystone Ltd’s planning application for its Clowne Garden Village scheme, near Clowne and Barlborough, for 1,800 dwellings with 24 hectares of greenfield