A Derbyshire organic farmer who spent time studying agriculture in Australia has been appointed to the roles of Derbyshire County Council’s Council Chairman and Civic Chairman. Councillor Nick Adams, who was elected to represent the Dovedale and Ashbourne North division in the recent county council election, will carry out duties as both the Council and

Officers spoke to over 3500 people during a national campaign, raising awareness of the impact of knife crime and the work we are doing to prevent it. Operation Sceptre – which took place between 19-25 May – is a twice-yearly campaign, where forces up and down the country highlight their ongoing work to tackle knife

The stalled development for a new leisure centre in Clay Cross is set to finally open its doors in less than two weeks after the original contractor fell into administration and a new one stepped in to complete the project nearly six months behind schedule. Clay Cross Active which replaced the former Sharley Park Leisure

A North Derbyshire council is due to consider endorsing new security plans with possible new CCTV and tighter perimeter protection at its headquarters to keep the public, staff and councillors safe after a number of concerning incidents. Bolsover District Council’s Customer Services Scrutiny Committee and Local Growth Scrutiny Committees are meeting at an Extraordinary Meeting

A new warning urges the public to continue reporting phishy emails and texts with 41 million already reported. As of April 2025, the total number of phishing scams reported to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) reached over 41 million since its launch in April 2020. This has resulted in 217,000 scams being removed from

Construction of a modern rail innovation and training centre in Barrow Hill – which will create jobs and skills opportunities for local people, and bolster Chesterfield’s ambitions to be a leading destination for the rail sector, has started on site. The Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle (DRIIVe) will sit next to the historic Barrow Hill

Bolsover District Council’s relationship with its wholly-owned Dragonfly development companies has been heavily criticised following a review after risks have been identified including a lack of good governance, a lack of a business plan and a conflict of interest between the roles of the organisations. The council has two wholly-owned Dragonfly companies – the Dragonfly

Residents have welcomed what is thought to be the first hosepipe ban in the UK. Youlgreave Waterworks, which supplies water to the village of Youlgreave in North Derbyshire, introduced the ban after a two-month spell of dry weather. Residents of the village, which has had its own water supply since 1829, are being asked to

This spring the Council is formalising the changes we have made to our mowing regime over the past couple of years and extending the changes to additional areas within some of these sites, demonstrating our commitment to enhancing biodiversity and encouraging nature recovery. Designated areas of grass will continue to be cut on a once-a-year

Reform UK took control of the county council in the local elections held on 1 May and now have 42 seats out of a total of 64 seats on the council. At the AGM on Wednesday 21 May the new Leader of the county council was confirmed as Councillor Alan Graves, who represents the Aston