Skydiving pensioner raising money for charity
A 70-year-old woman from Chesterfield is raising money for the hospital which saved her - by doing her second sky dive.
John Sheridan sacked as Chesterfield manager
John Sheridan has been sacked as manager of League Two side Chesterfield - just five months after he led the club to victory at Wembley.
Woman abandoned at shop as baby -"help find my mum"
Twenty-five years after being abandoned as a baby on the steps of Chesterfield shop, a woman has launched a hunt for her birth mum.
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Man jailed for selling wild birds
A man from North Derbyshire who illegally caught and sold wild birds has been jailed for eighteen weeks. Russell Yates, 41 years old, of Peveril Road, Tibshelf, admitted a string of offences when he appeared for sentence at Chesterfield Magistrates Court.
Video: Self-harm awareness campaign
Warning: This report contains images some viewers may find distressing
As it's revealed that children as young as nine are harming themselves as a way of coping with problems, a young woman from Chesterfield is helping to spearhead a national campaign to increase awareness of it.
It's been launched by ChildLine which estimates at one in every twelve youngsters will be affected by the issue
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Chesterfield Councillors approve council tax rise
Chesterfield Borough councillors have agreed to raise council tax by 6p per week for the average taxpayer to reduce the level of cuts to vital services.
Chesterfield Borough Council is dealing with a 38% reduction in its Government grant – which equates to £3.3 million over the next four years.
To help tackle the problem, the Government has told the council that as one of the 51 councils with the lowest tax rate in the country, it can consider a one off increase of 10p per week for a band D council tax payer.
Although Chesterfield Borough Council sends out council tax bills most of the money is collected on behalf of different authorities with:
- 74% of the total bill going to Derbyshire County Council to pay for services including education, roads and social services
- 11% going to Derbyshire Police
- 5% going to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue.
- The remaining 10% goes to local councils for services including refuse collection.
– Cllr John Burrows, Chesterfield Borough CouncilIt is always disappointing to have to increase council tax, especially in the current economic climate but with the level of cuts from the Government, it is necessary to provide the vital services we have to provide.
The Government has recognised the cuts would affect Chesterfield disproportionately because our council tax has been consistently one of the lowest in the country and would affect us more that councils who started the cuts from a higher tax base.”
Anger at Tesco closure
There's been an angry reaction to the news that 400 jobs could be lost in north east Derbyshire after supermarket giant Tesco announced it was shutting a distribution centre near the M1.
The site at Barlborough will close in September with the jobs moved down south. Council leaders and MPs say it's a massive blow to the area.
Dennis Skinner MP says Tesco job losses are "devastating"
Tesco say there are "no job losses"
A spokesman for Tesco said: "It’s wrong to say there are job losses – all the people at the three sites will be offered alternative roles at other Tesco sites. Plus, we are creating 2000 jobs at Reading and Dagenham.
"We will now have a period of consultation with colleagues and their representatives. We will do everything we can to support them at this time."
"We are opening two new distribution centres in Reading and Dagenham to create 1900 jobs in total."
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Chesterfield Tesco distribution centre among three to close
Tesco are closing the following distribution centres:
- Weybridge in Surrey which employs approximately 650 staff
- Harlow in Essex which employs approximately 800 staff
- Chesterfield in Derbyshire which employs approximately 400 staff
In addition Magor, in Monmouthshire, will reduce by approximately 150 staff and Welham Green, in Hertfordshire, by 70.
Tesco said staff would be offered alternative roles at other Tesco sites, including two new distribution centres at Reading and Dagenham where approximately 2,000 jobs will be created.
Three Tesco distribution centres to close
Tesco are closing the following distribution centres:
- Weybridge in Surrey which employs approximately 650 staff
- Harlow in Essex which employs approximately 800 staff
- Chesterfield in Derbyshire which employs approximately 400 staff
In addition Magor, in Monmouthshire, will reduce by approximately 150 staff and Welham Green, in Hertfordshire, by 70.
Tesco said staff would be offered alternative roles at other Tesco sites, including two new distribution centres at Reading and Dagenham where approximately 2,000 jobs will be created.
Chesterfield economy concerns
It's claimed a north Derbyshire town could suffer another blow to its economy if it loses its main post office from the market place. Business leaders in Chesterfield are worried it will affect trade in a town that's recently lost many long established firms. Martin Fisher reports.
Residents claim house sales fallen through
Residents who claim to be prisoners in their own homes since the High speed rail route was announced, are demanding the Government brings forward the consultation process.
The group from Swillington, Oulton and Woodlesford say their house prices have plummeted and sales have fallen through since the announcement was made. No formal consultation has been planned until later this year.
Now Leeds City Council is hoping to meet with the people behind HS2 to discuss the problems. Here's Councillor Richard Lewis.
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