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BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
Repairs to vandalised play area in Swadlincote to cost thousands
A council has said it will cost thousands of pounds to fix a vandalised play area in Derbyshire District Council said the bill for repairs to ripped-up soft surfacing at the Fabis Close play area would come to more than £5,000.A spokesperson for the authority said: "It is sad to see play areas vandalised at a time when we are investing in new play facilities for our communities."The play area will remain closed until the repairs are done, the council added. The Swadlincote Police Safer Neighbourhood Team said it was believed the damage was done on 7 urged anyone with information about the culprits to come forward.
BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Police appeal over damage at play area in Swadlincote
Police are appealing for information about damage to a play area in from the town's safer neighbourhood team posted pictures on social media showing torn-up soft surfacing at the play area in Fabis said they were "disappointed" to see the damage, which they believe was caused on 7 with information has been urged to come forward.
Yahoo
11-08-2025
- Yahoo
Homeless Derbyshire woman attacked friend who caught her having sex in her bed
A Derbyshire woman attacked the friend she was staying with after she caught her having sex in her home. Derby Crown Court heard how Demi Parker hit the woman over the head with a box and threw ashtrays and vases at the Swadlincote property. The 24-year-old then went to her family home that she'd been banished from and burnt the internet cables and kicked a gas meter after her sister refused to let her in or hand over money. Handing her a seven month jail term, suspended for two years, Recorder Helen Malcolm KC said: 'You committed these offences in February and April of this year and certainly in relation to the April offences you were the subject of a suspended sentence order. READ MORE: A42 closed live updates as 'multi-vehicle collision' shuts main road near East Midlands Airport READ MORE: The Peak district village where A-listers spotted and home to brilliant chippy "One set of offences was on a friend who had shown you great kindness and you acted in a wholly unacceptable way.' Georgina Miller, prosecuting said the first set of offences took place in Elmsleigh Drive, Midway, in February this year. She said the defendant went out and returned home with a man known only as 'Shorty' who she had been drinking with. The prosecutor said they went upstairs and her friend followed them only to find them having sex. She asked them both to leave. Miss Miller said: 'Shorty left but the defendant became aggressive, throwing vases and ashtrays around. She then picked up a white box and hit (the victim) over the head with it and bit her arm.' The prosecutor said after being arrested and bailed, Parker then turned up at her former family home in Brookdale Road, Swadlincote, demanding money from her sister. She said: 'There had been significant issues which had led her to being kicked out, she demanded the money which her sister refused so she started kicking the front door. 'She then used a lighter to damage the Wifi cable and kicked the gas box. The police arrived and she was sitting on the doorstep having said to her sister 'give me some money or I will set fire to the house'. 'When she was arrested she lashed out and struck a police officer with her arm to the face.' Parker, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, criminal damage and assaulting an emergency worker. She has 10 previous court appearances for 25 offences, Miss Miller told the court. David Watts, mitigating, said: "The right place to start is Miss Parker's apology to all involved. 'She is in a much better place now and recognises the harm she caused, expressing her regret. Her friend had provided her with somewhere to live when she became homeless and Miss Parker knows she let her friend down and betrayed her trust.' As part of the suspended sentence order, the judge ordered Parker to attend 20 rehabilitation sessions with the probation service and a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement. She also handed her a restraining order not to contact any of the victims or go to their addresses until further order.
Yahoo
08-08-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Homeowners near approved Swadlincote incinerator now plan to sell their properties
Homeowners plan to sell their properties after a controversial incinerator was given the go-ahead as they fear worsening dust, smells and traffic. Four homeowners in the 18 historic redbrick houses in Woodland Road which sit close to the approved Swadlincote incinerator are in the process of selling their homes following the approval of the facility. The incinerator, approved at appeal by a Government inspector following rejection by Derbyshire County Council would sit off the A444 on the outskirts of the town, on the existing Willshee's waste site. Government inspector Paul Griffiths effectively concluded that the benefits of the waste facility in diverting waste from landfill and energy creation outweighed the 'significant harm' to the area and its residents. A spokesperson for Willshee's has confirmed that the firm will not be the operator of the new incinerator facility. READ MORE: Plans for more than 100 homes in Derbyshire village return after two failed attempts READ MORE: Woman who allowed 12 cats to 'starve to death' in Derbyshire flat avoids jail Now Woodland Road residents see the incinerator approval as the final straw, following frustrations with the existing Willshee's waste plant, and the impending concerns about the disruption from the new 60-metre-tall facility. Geoff Cooper, who has lived in Woodland Road for 50 years, said: 'I don't want it. I am not happy with it, but what can you do? 'I don't know how they will manage it when there is disruption from what is there now. There was a fire a few weeks ago and there was thick smoke all over the place.' An unnamed resident said: 'I can't say I am best pleased about it. I am worried about the traffic, we already have all the Willshee lorries going up and down here every day. Getting out of your own driveway is already difficult. We are not looking forward to it.' They said they were glad they were already in the process of selling their home. Rebecca and Simon Cuff have lived in Woodland Road for 10 years. Mr Cuff said: 'We are not impressed really. It is so close and it is going to be all day and all night, with smoke and particulate. It will be unsightly in the landscape.' Mrs Cuff, who has asthma, says she is concerned about the impact on her own health. She said: 'I had this horrible thought that it was going to go through. There is another one at Drakelow and another in Sinfin, it makes no sense.' They said the facilities on site already frequently 'stink', adding: 'It is already bad enough as it is.' Mrs Cuff said: 'We'd like to move now. We don't really feel like we want to be here anymore. It is a shame. It is probably going to lower our house prices now though.' Peter McQuilton, who has lived in Woodland Road for 20 years, said: 'There is not a lot we can do about it now. We objected but they didn't listen. We have been overridden. This isn't new, this has been happening to councils for several governments.' A further resident, who is also now in the process of selling their home after 43 years in Woodland Road, said his garden seating was recently covered in soot and ash from the Willshee's facility fire in May. They said: 'We just don't know what to do. I am now finalising the paperwork to sell the house. 'We can't understand why highways didn't object when we already cannot get out of our drive. How they (Willshee's) can run this new facility when they already can't control what they have already, I don't know. 'It will be taller than the Tall Chimney, I can't believe it. I just can't believe they have passed it. I thought everybody fighting against it would mean something. So many people opposed it, people living in the vicinity and people from far away, that is how strongly we all felt about it.' A spokesperson for Willshee's said: 'Willshee's recognises the value of the Planning Inspectorate's decision to approve the development of the new Energy Recovery Facility adjacent to our Swadlincote site. The facility will be operated by a separate contractor with a proven track record of running Energy from Waste facilities of similar scale and technology to that of the SERF. 'It is designed to create a clean, safe and secure supply of renewable energy by recovering energy from residual, non-recyclable waste – helping to reduce reliance on landfill, lower carbon emissions, and ultimately support the UK's transition to a more sustainable, circular economy. Willshee's will supply a significant proportion of this waste fuel, and co-locating the facility next to our operations is expected to help reduce vehicle movements across the wider region, while supporting the proximity principle of managing waste as close as possible to the source of waste. 'Willshee's current operations will continue alongside the new facility and remain fully compliant with all existing permits and regulations.'
BBC News
05-08-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Rejected £150m Swadlincote incinerator plan approved after appeal
Rejected plans for a £150m incinerator that were opposed by thousands of residents have been approved by a government inspector following an for the scheme off the A444 on the outskirts of Swadlincote were rejected by Derbyshire County Council's planning committee's in September inspector Paul Griffiths held a public inquiry into the plans in April and May after developers appealed against the decision to block the 60m-tall "energy-from-waste" decision to approve the project, which will be called Swadlincote Energy Recovery Park, was revealed on Monday. More than 3,400 people signed a petition opposing the scheme and more than 1,200 submitted objection letters citing concerns over pollution, health issues, traffic and landscape impact. The developer R&P Clean Power Limited said the facility would be capable of powering 36,000 homes and would divert hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste away from landfills or facilities in will visit the site nearly 200 times a day on weekdays, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).Mr Griffiths wrote in his decision notice: "In my judgment, the harm that would be caused, in its totality, while significant, would be outweighed by the benefits the proposal would bring forward."Any installation of this sort is going to result in harmful impacts, and it has not been argued that there are sequentially better sites available, especially sites that would provide the obvious co-locational benefits, and a rail spur."The approval of the appeal will mean there are three incinerators in southern Derbyshire, one in Sinfin, one in Drakelow and one in costs will be paid by Derbyshire County Council to the developers due to the inspector finding it "unreasonable" that the scheme was turned down based on a perceived lack of need, the LDRS said. 'Absolutely gutted' Dr Tracey Wond, who led the Community Against the Swadlincote Incinerator campaign group, said: "We're deeply disappointed by the decision to allow the Swadlincote incinerator to go ahead – despite thousands of local objections, a unanimous planning refusal, and serious concerns that remain unresolved."A spokesperson for the project said it was a "shame" the taxpayer had to part-fund the appeal despite council planning officers recommending the original application for added: "This £200m private sector investment into the state-of-the-art Swadlincote Energy Recovery Facility on a former railyard and coal transfer centre will create a clean, safe and secure supply of renewable energy."It will help to divert the waste that can't be recycled from landfill to provide a low carbon source of heat and power for local homes and businesses."Amy Wheelton, a district and county councillor, who spoke at the public inquiry, said she was "absolutely gutted" and dubbed the decision "bonkers and shortsighted".Derbyshire County Council has been asked to provide a statement.
