Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has voiced his support for volunteers who are backing a national campaign urging men to declare their commitment to ending violence against women and girls.
Mining has a long history in Shirebrook, where twin shafts were first dug in 1896 to a depth of 1,630ft. Two years later, the men went on strike in a dispute over pay that saw them threatened with eviction from the mining company's houses.
Dozens of voluntary groups - paid by the council to provide vital care and assistance to the vulnerable, elderly and disabled - are to be granted a reprieve from possible funding cuts.
A councillor has compared Amber Valley’s ruling Labour Party to the hamster from A Secret Life of Pets 2 who runs on its wheel and is angered at not having gone anywhere.
A former Derbyshire police emergency response driver is “angered” and “frustrated” after being told a council will not pay out for the damage caused to his car by a large pothole.
