Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Football Correspondent Arthur Inglis Alfreton Town’s FA Cup journey came to a disappointing end on Saturday as they were beaten 3–0 away at Spalding United in the second qualifying round. The home side were on the front foot from the start and were rewarded shortly before the break. Bart Cybulski
Preview by North Derbyshire Radio’s Football Correspondent Elliot Steadman UP NEXT: Buxton are in FA Cup action on Saturday, 13th September, when they host Redditch United at the Silverlands in the Second Qualifying Round, with kick-off at 3pm. The Bucks Goals from Luke Brennan and Tai Sodje meant Buxton picked up all three points against
The East Midlands Combined County Authority has taken another crucial step towards improving and transforming how people travel across the region after holding the first meeting of its new Transport and Digital Connectivity Committee with plans to begin allocating £2 billion of transport funding. During the milestone meeting at The Buxton Crescent Hotel, on September
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Football Correspondent David Bell It was back to earth with a bump for Dronfield Town as they came out on the wrong side of a 7-1 humbling at the hands of league leaders Retford United. Two goals in the opening eight minutes for prolific Retford striker Lewis Chambers saw the
Campaigners and residents who still suspect plans for a waterpark resort in Derbyshire have been influenced by a recently approved nearby controversial housing scheme fear the two projects may lead to combined further impacts on the environment with an increase in traffic. Bolsover District Council is considering Great Wolf Resorts’ plans for the indoor water
Report by North Derbyshire Radio Football Correspondent David Bell There was penalty shootout drama as Dronfield Town progressed to the first round proper of the Sports Ground Development UCL Cup by beating UCL Premier North side Blackstones FC. Town weathered some intense pressure from their Step 5 opponents to secure a 0-0 draw at the
By North Derbyshire Radio Sports Correspondent Arthur Inglis Chesterfield suffered a narrow defeat on the road as they were edged out 1–0 by Walsall at the Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The decisive moment came just before half-time when a misplaced pass was punished by Walsall’s Daniel Kanu, who coolly slotted home his first goal
North Derbyshire Radio Senior sports editor Matthew Rhodes caught up with Tupton director of rugby Rob McGeechan this week for an exclusive interview! Tupton finally get their 2025/26 season underway with an away trip to Mansfield on Saturday in the Counties 2 Midlands East (North) League. Rob discusses how pre-season preparations have gone and what
Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a further extension at a Travellers’ site which had originally attracted concerns about traffic and road safety. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously at a meeting on September 3 to approve Mr McAlister’s application to change grazing land to a parking and manoeuvring area for a Traveller
Campaigners are urging a Derbyshire council which has withdrawn adult education services from five centres to find some new way to secure the future of one of the axed learning hubs to meet the needs of adult learners in the areas affected. Derbyshire County Council recently announced that Adult Education Services are no longer to