East Midlands leaders have told the Government they will “be ready” to enact the region’s £1.14bn devolution deal once a new bill is passed through Parliament. And they say they are working on a timeline involving the region’s first elected mayor being voted in by May 2024. It follows Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove visiting the region on Thursday (May 18) to discuss devolution plans with council leaders. He visited […]

Derbyshire councils have spent more than £56,000 on cars for their mayors or leadership, often chauffeured by authority employees, during the cost of living crisis. At a time when residents and businesses are considering every penny spent Derbyshire councils have spent a combined £56,364 over the past calendar year from March 2022 to March 2023 on vehicles for their appointed leaders. Erewash Borough Council and Chesterfield Borough Council are the […]

Sites around the River Derwent through Derby, Carsington Water, Swadlincote and a vast area between Chesterfield and Alfreton are the prime locations for solar farms, a council report shows. An extensive Derbyshire County Council report details the best places for energy production, including solar and wind farms. It carried out the analysis in a bid to better understand what the county may need to provide to move away from fossil […]