School bus fares: no phone means no discount for kids
Parents face costly choice over smartphone and discounted school bus fares An 11-year-old girl in Derbyshire could be left paying hundreds of pounds more for her journey to school simply because she does not have a smartphone. Her mother, Adele Kightley, says the family could face an additional £546 in travel costs over the next […]
1 month ago
Woman in her 80s found dead inside home as Storm Babet claims ninth life
Two people have been killed in fast-flowing floodwater A woman in her 80s has been found dead inside her flooded home, in what is thought to be the ninth death related to Storm Babet. Derbyshire police, along with fire fighters and the ambulance service, were called to the pensioner’s home in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield, around […]
3 years ago
Council votes against flying LGBT flag during Pride month for second year
This has sparked anger among Derbyshire residents Derbyshire council has voted against flying a rainbow flag during Pride month for a second consecutive year, leaving local residents feeling “bitterly disappointed.” This comes after Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish Council in Derbyshire made the decision to display the flag for one day in September instead. The rainbow […]
5 years ago