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Pictured is the supporting wall which runs along the A6 between Matlock and Whatstandwell

Council gives go-ahead for £2.4m repairs to major road’s supporting wall

Figures from the survey, compiled by the Department for Transport, show 10.2% of people in Derbyshire were cycling at least once a month in the year to November 2022

Fewer cyclists in Derbyshire than before the pandemic

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

Experts suggest the decrease in the number of licensed vehicles accessible for those with mobility difficulties in England and Wales is due to a lack of training and certification for the safe handling and transport of wheelchairs. Photo: National World

Fewer wheelchair-accessible taxis and private hire vehicles in Derbyshire

Council chiefs have officially accepted an additional £4.2m of Government funding for the roll-out of highways maintenance and pothole repairs across Derbyshire.

£4.2m of additional funding towards highways maintenance and pothole repairs

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

(Composite: NationalWord/Shutterstock)

Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

The A5012 Via Gellia has long been considered one of the UK's most dangerous roads.

Derbyshire council opens consultation on safety changes to Peak District road

Department for Transport figures show passengers took 14.2 million bus journeys in Derbyshire in the year to March.

Bus journeys in Derbyshire fallen by more than half in the last decade

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Toby attended a public meeting held by the Chesterfield Civic Society at Brookfield School, which was attended by over 200 people, but no representative from the Council was there.

Chatsworth Road proposal ‘strongly opposed by virtually all local residents'

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Provisional figures from the Department for Transport suggest there were 1,607 road casualties in Derbyshire in 2021

Road casualties rise in Derbyshire – but still lower than before pandemic

At current prices in Chesterfield, a driver travelling this distance would spend an average of £946 on filling up a petrol car over the year – up from £660 based on prices in June last year.

Average Chesterfield driver 'could spend £300 more' on annual petrol costs

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

There has been a 256% rise in the number of electric cars in the town.

Number of Chesterfield electric vehicles more than tripled last year

Councils are keen to promote public transport as a way of cutting down carbon emissions

Derbyshire ‘short-changed’ by Government funding for bus services claim

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

The RAC Foundation said the threat of more severe weather due to climate change could lead to dangerous collapses on Great Britain's highways and has urged councils to address unsuitable bridges.

Derbyshire’s dozens of substandard bridges unfit for heaviest lorries

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

North East Derbyshire MP Lee Rowley meets with the new Minister for Rail, Wendy Morton, to discuss the Barrow Hill line proposal. Image: Lee Rowley, via Facebook.

Meetings held on bid to reopen Derbyshire train stations

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

New changes to The Highway Code will establish a “hierarchy of road users” (Shutterstock)

The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know