Did you know that older people are six times more likely than anyone else to die in a house fire caused by a faulty electric blanket? Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is once again offering FREE Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) for electric blankets.
Police are warning residents about a scam where fraudsters con people to obtain their bank account details and debit cards. In recent weeks, people living in Derby, Chesterfield and Kilburn have called police to report the same scam.
Local groups looking for a speaker can find one by looking at the Derbyshire Directory.
Families on low incomes in Derbyshire are being urged not to miss out on free childcare for their two-year-olds.
A burglary occurred on High Street, Stonebroom, on Sunday 9th February around 6.55pm. The offender smashed the glass in a rear conservatory door and used the key in the lock to gain access.
Police are reminding residents to be security conscious after several burglaries involving unlocked windows and doors occurred across the division.
For 6 weeks commencing Wednesday 5th March at 7-30pm to 9-30pm at Morton Village Hall 7-30-9-30pm.
Trading Standards are warning residents about a telephone scam regarding bogus telephone calls. Trading Standards urge residents not to respond to cold callers, and not to give any information/ bank details in response to such calls.
Police in north Derbyshire are reminding residents to be safety conscious after two sneak in burglaries in Stonebroom where the houses had been left insecure.
Chapel Players Drama Group in Tupton have issued an invitation to anyone who wishes to join them.
TalkTalk are now taking orders for superfast broadband. The first installation date available is 5th February 2013. It’s likely that all broadband providers are now taking orders.
Derbyshire Trading Standards would like to raise the awareness of unsolicited telephone calls from traders offering free boiler inspections. However, they are requesting £299 for a Green Deal Assessment.