Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has welcomed plans for an overhaul of driving laws aimed at drastically reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads. The Department for Transport (DfT) unveiled its ambitious Road Safety Strategy earlier this week, pledging to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035
A third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in Chesterfield. The incident occurred shortly before 1pm on Tuesday 20 January at a house in Southgate Way, Barrow Hill, after reports of a man having been assaulted. Jason Smith, of Southgate Way, was found at the address and was taken
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell A Derbyshire council is set to call on the East Midlands Mayor to scrap any potential tourism tax plans. Derbyshire County Council’s Conservative opposition group is pushing for the authority to make this call and has received the backing of its administration, the Reform UK group. Claire
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A cash-strapped Derbyshire hospice has welcomed the intervention of Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock after the hospice was forced to announce plans to slash beds from up to 21 to six with feared job losses. Chesterfield-based Ashgate Hospice’s Chief Executive Barbara-Anne Walker met with senior representatives from
Stalemate was the outcome at the Silverlands as Buxton and Peterborough Sports played out a goalless draw. Early pressure from Buxton saw them win a free-kick on the left-hand side, with Luke Brennan picking out Kieran Burton, whose effort drifted narrowly wide of the post. Making his first start for the club, Kurt Willoughby tested
UP NEXT: Buxton are back under the lights as they face Peterborough Sports on Tuesday 10th February with a 7:45pm kickoff. The Bucks On Saturday Buxton’s game against Alfreton was called off due to a waterlogged pitch at North Street. In their most recent outing last weekend, Buxton lost 2-1 to Spennymoor Town with Kirby
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Pictured Is Derbyshire’s Peak District, Near Castleton, Which Is At The Western End Of The Hope Valley Derbyshire residents are being invited to events in Buxton and the Hope Valley on a proposed multi-million pound scheme for a massive underground carbon capture pipeline aimed at securing jobs
The Racecourse Retreat site which is a mile from Wirksworth. Image from Google. Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell A Derbyshire farmer has revived repeatedly hampered plans to build glamping pods in the countryside, now with backing from the county’s tourism board. Barry Britland, who owns the Racecourse Retreat campsite off Hey Lane,
Substitute James Berry fired a late winner as Chesterfield secured an entertaining away victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium, boosting their promotion push with back-to-back wins on the road. The Spireites made a flying start and took the lead inside three minutes. Liam Mandeville kept a corner alive with a volleyed cross, and
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Four MPs are backing a union campaign urging Derbyshire County Council to save eight of its care homes from feared closure after a collapsed sale. The former Conservative-controlled council chose to sell the eight care homes while managing a multi-million pound budget deficit and after the new