An uninsured motorcyclist who killed a 92-year-old pedestrian after crashing at almost double the speed limit has been jailed. Alfie Wheatley was captured on CCTV repeatedly speeding on his Aprilia motorbike on the morning of 19 August 2023. His reckless riding continued as he approached Greenhill Lane in Riddings with footage showing he was travelling
Campaigners attended a UNISON union rally in Buxton town centre as they continue to urge Derbyshire council to halt adult social care saving plans and proposed cutbacks including the possible closure of eight day centres and up to 11 care homes for the elderly. The latest rally, on October 23, in Buxton, followed a previous
Two concerned councils are continuing to join forces and work together with other organisations to help address rising worries about the number of ‘attempted suicides’ at three Chesterfield footbridges. Derbyshire County Council and Chesterfield Borough Council have been in talks and the county council’s highways team has visited one of the locations of concern as
Determined campaigners have drawn battle lines in their fight to stop developers converting part of a treasured Derbyshire woodland into a holiday park after more than 100 concerned people attended a packed meeting. The Save Farley Woods campaign group hosted a meeting, on October 22, at The Whitworth Hotel, in Darley Dale, in opposition to
Our bright pink fraud-fighting mascot is back to duel with scammers in Derbyshire – and this time, he has a giant in his corner. Sock It to the Scammers is an innovative campaign led by us, throwing the spotlight on the sophisticated tactics fraudsters will use to trick you out of your money. It’s fronted
Derbyshire council’s Cabinet is due to consider proposals to possibly end over £1m of funding for 50 community and voluntary groups as part of the authority’s ongoing saving plans. The cash-strapped Conservative-controlled county council has completed two 12-week public consultations to gather views as it considers the future of discretionary grant funding relating to two
Residents have lost their campaign to stop amended plans for a new nursing care home which they believe will lead to increased traffic and pose safety and noise problems in their neighbourhood. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee approved Cairnwell Developments’ amended planning application at a meeting on October 14 for the specialist nursing care home
Campaigners joined a union-organised rally calling for financially-stretched Derbyshire council to abandon adult social care saving plans and proposed cutbacks including the possible closure of eight day centres and up to 11 care homes for the elderly. The Derbyshire UNISON rally saw protesters meet at Rykneld Square, in Chesterfield town centre, on Thursday, October 17,
Derbyshire council’s leader has expressed disappointment that other local authorities in the region have not formally expressed concerns over the potential impact of National Grid’s proposed 60km long corridor of electricity pylons across the county. Cllr Barry Lewis told a recent county council meeting that Conservative-led Derbyshire County Council has submitted an objection to National
A Derbyshire charity providing vital transport to hospitals, care homes and isolated rural villages for the disabled and elderly is set to cease trading after nearly 30 years, putting more than 60 jobs at risk. Derbyshire Community Transport, registered in 1996, operates a number of key local bus services on behalf of Derbyshire County Council,