An experienced and well-known former councillor has stepped back into the fray of local politics after he narrowly took the vacant Duckmanton Ward seat at Staveley Town Council during a by-election. Following the resignation of Labour Staveley Town Cllr Debbie Wheeldon, Mick Bagshaw – a former Chesterfield Borough Councillor and former Chesterfield Deputy Mayor –
A concerned resident has found the alleged continued presence of those linked to a troublesome, illegal waste site in a north Derbyshire village to be worrying and allegedly ‘intimidating’. North East Derbyshire District Council enforcement officers originally shut down two illegal waste sites at two north Derbyshire villages, West Handley and Ridegway, with court granted
There have been just as many, if not more, violent incidents since the forced closure of a troubled Derbyshire bar than while it was open, a court hearing has heard. A hearing at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court today (February 13) saw the first day of an appeal from the owners of Crib Bar in Church
Two men have been arrested, and suspected drugs and weapons have been recovered as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs in the High Peak. Simultaneous warrants were carried out at properties in Hadfield, Gamesley, Glossop and Chapel-en-le-Frith in the early hours of Thursday 25 January. Officers discovered what they believe to be
Derbyshire County Council is determined to maintain and improve its fabulous natural countryside and rural areas after launching a nature recovery strategy as the National Parks Societies call for political parties to commit to revitalising England’s protected landscapes. More than 100 delegates including local farming, environmental, wildlife and biodiversity experts met at the first Derbyshire
A woman has died following a serious collision on the A515 outside of Buxton in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 8 February. Police were called just after 6am to reports of a crash involving a car and a lorry at Brierlow Bar. Emergency services attended, and the driver of the car was found
Detectives investigating a serious assault in Creswell are making a further appeal for information as enquiries continue. A 49-year-old man suffered serious head injuries after he was assaulted on Elmton Road, near to Ours Bar, at around 1.30am on Saturday 27 January. He remains in a critical condition in hospital. Three men, aged 20, 25
Two-thirds of the current patients in Derbyshire’s mental health hospital beds have such significant health requirements they are legally detained there under the law. A report from Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust details that pressure on mental health beds and staff that oversee them has heightened. This includes more patients needing assistance and that those
High Peak Borough Council has proposed setting its share of the council tax rate increase at 2.99per cent and increasing its housing rent by 7.7per cent for the 2024-25 financial year as part of its yearly budget and future financial plans to address continued uncertainty over Government funding, inflation, interest rates and costs. The Labour-controlled
Financially-stretched Chesterfield Borough Council has agreed to scrap its free roadside garden waste collection service and introduce new charges as part of its on-going efforts to balance its forecast 2024-25 budget deficit of £4m. The Labour-led local authority announced its latest plans at a Joint Cabinet, Employment and General Committee meeting on Monday, February 5,