Politics

Nearly 5,000 people are claiming Universal Credit in Chesterfield, according to new figures.

Here in the European Parliament, I’m busy making sure your voice is heard, writes Rory Palmer MEP.

Plans for a new supermarket and a DIY supply store in Long Eaton – creating 70 jobs – are set for rejection after being slammed by council planners.

North East Derbyshire District Council has confirmed it has taken disciplinary action after allegations were made about 'criminal activity' at one of its depots.

Plans have been submitted for another 18 homes in the vicinity of two historic waste dumps which councillors fear could be a health hazard.

Councillors in a Derbyshire borough have rejected plans to have free women’s sanitary products in its offices and public buildings to tackle ‘period poverty’.

Millions of pounds raised from a huge Derbyshire business park will no longer be leaving the county to plump coffers in Sheffield.

A Derbyshire councillor has quit the Labour Party, claiming he has suffered citing bullying, harassment and discrimination.

Rolls-Royce may have dumped hazardous blue asbestos into a Derbyshire waste tip shrouded in mystery and controversy.

Climate activists took to Chesterfield Town Hall to stage a 'die-in' during a full council meeting.

Hundreds of Labour Party members turned out to meet Jeremy Corbyn and the party’s parliamentary candidate for North East Derbyshire at the weekend.

Council leaders admit they are 'disappointed' after it was revealed more people are dying on Derbyshire's roads.

North East Derbyshire’s MP has met with the Secretary of State for Transport to raise issues regarding the district’s road and rail infrastructure.