Chesterfield

A TikTok content creator from Chesterfield has gained hundreds of thousands of views for videos advising people how to claim Personal Independence Payments, as the number of PIP claimants in England and Wales has doubled since 2019 and costs for anxiety-related claims have soared.

A mother from Chesterfield claims her baby daughter was left permanently disabled after she contracted chickenpox during pregnancy and doctors dismissed her symptoms. The mother has initiated legal proceedings against the hospital and GP practice involved.

A man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for posing as a taxi driver to attack and rape a woman in her home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, last year. Shabir Sultani, 27, was convicted following a trial at Derby Crown Court in November.