Campaigners and opposition councillors are calling for Derbyshire council to reconsider its plans to close up to 11 elderly care homes as part of ongoing saving strategies to overcome an estimated budget deficit of nearly £40m for the current financial year. Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council has launched a 12-week public consultation to consider the future
A Derbyshire council leader has been accused of “chucking his teddies out of the pram” while seeking to withdraw thousands of pounds of authority funding. The accusation was made during a meeting on Thursday (May 16) of what was supposed to be all the leaders and chief executives of Derbyshire’s councils, along with the new
Derbyshire needs more dentists and other dental professionals to plug NHS service gaps and patients with good hygiene will be advised to visit less regularly, a meeting has heard. A meeting hosted by Derbyshire County Council today (Monday, May 13) heard how there have been seven NHS dental services contracts terminated within Derbyshire since November
A man has appeared in court after being charged with stalking a woman in Dronfield. Leigh Wragg, of Shoreham Street in Sheffield, was arrested in Sheffield on Thursday 9 May. The 36-year-old has been charged with the offence following a series of incidents between January and April this year. Wragg was remanded and appeared at
An investigation is underway following a fire at a property in Killamarsh in the early hours of this morning (Monday 13 May). Police attended Beech Crescent just after 4.35am this morning, and the fire is believed to have started from a car and spread to the building. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service dealt with the
Councillor Jenny Flood has begun her term of office as Chesterfield’s 383rd Mayor, taking over the position as the borough’s civic head for the coming year. Councillor Flood was sworn in at Chesterfield Borough Council’s Annual Council Meeting on Wednesday 8 May, with a Civic Parade on Saturday 11 May. Councillor Flood’s friend and Community
A Derbyshire quarry could operate for an extra 12 years despite noise concerns in plans that have been sitting in limbo for more than six years. The plans, filed by Slinter Mining Company, would see Slinter Top Quarry, northwest of Cromford, extended by around six acres and operational for a further 12 years. Its plans
Rural Crime Team officers are working alongside the RSPB as part of an investigation into a Peregrine Falcon which was found injured at Hey Clough, off the A628 Woodhead Pass, near Crowden. The bird of prey was found on Saturday 4 April and taken to a vet, where it was discovered to have a broken
Opposition Labour councillors are calling for Conservative-led Derbyshire County Council to reconsider its controversial decision to close ten children’s centres as part of overall saving plans to meet an estimated budget deficit for the current financial year of nearly £40m. The Conservative-controlled council’s Cabinet approved the closure of the ten children’s centres during its recent
The number 80 bus service will continue with no break in service, thanks to Derbyshire County Council providing funding and finding a new operator to take it on. There will also be a new link between Killamarsh and Sheffield for residents in that part of the county. The 80 route, which currently goes from Chesterfield,