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
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
Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for alterations to a business unit providing its new south-facing windows have ‘obscured glazing’ to preserve the privacy of residents’ homes about 21 metres away from the building. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee recently granted Storage Team Ltd’s planning application to amend a previously built business unit at Whittington