Residents and local businesses have the opportunity to take part in a consultation on measures to curb anti-social behaviour in Chesterfield town centre.

The consultation, run by Chesterfield Borough Council, is open until Monday 25 September and gives people the chance to have their say on the Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) the council plans to introduce in areas of the town centre.

Currently, anyone found drinking alcohol in Chesterfield town centre can be required to hand this over to an authorised officer or police officer. The new laws would require anyone drinking to hand over alcohol opened or unopened.

The new rules would also:

·         Ban positioning or occupying any tent or other temporary structure without the landowner’s permission

·         Ban any activity or behaviour causing nuisance, alarm, harassment or distress to any other person

·         Ban loitering around cash machines, shopping centre entrances, shop entrances or car park ticket and payment machines for the purposes of begging

·         Ban urinating or defecating other than in a facility specifically designed for such use – i.e. in public toilets

·         Ban leaving unattended any personal effects or belongings or any other material or paraphernalia.

Councillor Chris Ludlow, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: “We are aware that anti-social behaviour is a problem in the town centre which is why we are working with the police and partners to introduce measures to curb anti-social behaviour and make it a safer place for people to work and visit.

“The council recently co-hosted a summit with the Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa to look at anti-social behaviour issues in the town centre. Partners agreed to focus on enforcement, treatment and support, and welfare policies.

“I would encourage people to take part and let us have their views.”

The consultation is available at www.chesterfield.gov.uk/pspo.

Paper copies will be available at:

·         Chesterfield Town Hall, Rose Hill

·         Customer Service Centre, New Square

·         Queen’s Park Sports Centre

·         The Healthy Living Centre, Staveley

·         Chesterfield Library.

Former Great British Bake Off winner turned author and TV presenter Nadiya Hussain’s flourishing career has reached a new peak – the ‘capital of the Peak’, in fact, as she came to Derbyshire to sample Ian Barratt’s authentic Derbyshire oatcakes for her new BBC2 series, Nadiya’s British Food Adventure.

The eight-part series takes her all over Britain to find local specialities. The Derbyshire episode which aired on July 24, saw Nadiya sampling Ian’s traditional fare and finding out how the oatcakes are made before devising her own improvised speciality – Derbyshire oatcake samosas!

Nadiya was certainly cooking with gas on the day – literally so, as Ian’s farmhouse and bakehouse at Owlgreave Farm in Combs, just outside Chapel-en-le-Frith, uses LPG from Chesterfield based AvantiGas for cooking and heating.

LPG fires up Ian’s gargantuan, vintage, 18-foot hotplate with its gas jets underneath which cooks up to five dozen oatcakes at a time, totalling 200-300 dozen oatcakes or thicker pikelets per shift.

Ian Barratt comments:-

“Gas has a nice moist heat which is what you need for the oatcakes. Electric hotplates dry them out too much.”

Ian showed Nadiya how he and his mother, Eileen, and assistant Sheila make the batter then griddle the oatcakes, ready for them to be delivered to shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants across three counties.

Then Nadiya came up with her own special twist on tradition:-

“She made vegetable samosas out of the oatcakes – and they were brilliant! She used flour and water to seal the edges and deep fried them, so they crisped up on the outside and had the moist and slightly spicy vegetables on the inside. I can see them becoming a whole new product line. They were absolutely delicious!”

Andrew Mann, Head of Marketing at AvantiGas, said:-

“We’re delighted that Ian is cooking his unique products with gas and finds it produces the best results, and equally delighted that Nadiya has sampled them and enjoyed them. We’ve been Ian’s supplier for many years now – and long may it continue.”

Ian has just had a third LPG tank installed too, because as well as his farmhouse and bakery, he fuels a holiday cottage with LPG and heats the toilet block on his campsite.

The Derbyshire Sports Awards are back for 2017 – and Derbyshire Sport want your nominations.

All nine local authorities in Derbyshire are running Sports Awards, where winners will filter straight through to be considered for the county event, held on November 9 at The Roundhouse, Derby.

That prestigious evening on the sporting calendar – The Derby Telegraph Sports Awards – is again being presented by the media group in partnership with Derbyshire Sport, Champions (UK) plc agency and Smith Partnership Solicitors.

Nominations for this year’s Awards are now open and Derbyshire residents are invited to nominate committed sports volunteers, dedicated coaches, community projects and talented athletes from the county who they feel are worthy of recognition.

There are 14 categories for the county Awards, including Lifetime Achievement Award, Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Disabled Sportsperson of the Year, Team of the Year, Manager/Coach of the Year, Volunteer of the Year.

Other categories inviting nominations are Community Award, Club of the Year, Active4Life, Junior Team of the Year, Young Sportsman of the Year, Young Sportswoman of the Year and Service to Sport.

In 2016 Adam Peaty, formerly of City Of Derby Swimming Club won the Sportsman of the Year Award for the third year running. He was honoured in 2016 after picking up Great Britain’s first gold medal of the Rio Olympics by winning the 100m breaststroke in emphatic style with a new world record and also picked up a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay.

Ilana Freestone, Director at Derbyshire Sport, said:-

“There are so many people who contribute in so many ways to sport and physical activity across the county, so it is really important that we take the opportunity to thank those working behind the scenes for their efforts – as well as applaud those who are competing at a high level.”

The closing date for the Active Chesterfield Sports Awards is August 21, 2017.