Chesterfield is a historic market town in Derbyshire, England that is nationally famed for the crooked spire of the Church Of St Mary And All Saints.Its town centre offers traditional shopping within the Market Hall and outdoor markets that take place three times a week as well as modern high street stores. It is a town popular with visitors and is often used as a base to explore the Derbyshire Peak District and Amber Valley and Chesterfield itself is not short of attractions with its museum, historic houses and canals attracting thousands of visitors every year.
Three escape after robbing lorry
A lorry driver is attacked by three men who stole cigarettes as he made a delivery to a Derbyshire supermarket.
Men jailed after fatal M1 crash
Two men are jailed for their parts in a fatal motorway crash following a police chase in Derbyshire.
Cannabis plants are found in raid
Up to 700 cannabis plants and growing equipment are discovered during a raid at a house in Derby, police confirm.
Mercian soldier killed in Helmand
A soldier from the Mercian regiment is one of two men killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
Biker dies in collision with car
A 24-year-old biker dies after his machine collides with a Ford C-Max car on a Derbyshire road, police have said.
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