Health

More diesel cars and vans are appearing on Derbyshire’s roads, despite the dangerous pollutants many emit.

There was a time when Dominique Parlatt was relying on food donations to survive – now an international business owner, she’s determined to give something back to Derbyshire food banks.

Outbreaks of Victorian diseases such as measles and scarlet fever are becoming more common in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Derbyshire County Council could be set to ban smoking in bus shelters and outside school gates.

The chief constable of Derbyshire Constabulary has said his force does not want to 'blight' the futures of young people who 'experiment' with cannabis.

A Derbyshire woman whose father sadly took his own life has produced a leaflet designed to help people who have suicidal thoughts.

Belper residents are gearing up for a spring fundraising campaign to help the family of a young boy receiving treatment for leukaemia.

Rape support centres in Derbyshire have been awarded Government funding- for the first time.

Hundreds of children in Derbyshire are not fully vaccinated against MMR – as the NHS warned vaccine deniers are gaining traction on social media.

Shocking new government figures have revealed the amount of children admitted to hospital in Derbyshire for alcohol-related conditions, drug abuse and self-harm.

Safeguarding bosses have this morning published a serious case view following the inquest of Amber Peat.

Council chiefs in Derbyshire insist they are ‘working hard’ to tackle the ‘growing’ issue of childhood obesity.

Air pollution causes four in every 100 deaths of people aged 30 and over in Derbyshire, data reveals.

British favourites such as baked beans and tomato ketchup have been named and shamed on a list of foods that are surprisingly high in sugar.

A group of young Derbyshire carers are learning to make themselves heard after forming a band.

A decision to make sweeping changes to Derbyshire County Council’s early help service - which could see 200 staff lose their jobs - has been called in for extra scrutiny.

The stepdad of Amber Peat, a 13-year-old girl who was found hanged in Mansfield, has said he is making a documentary to prove he is not "evil".