June 2021

A free event aimed at encouraging men to consider careers in health and social care is set to take place in Chesterfield. Health and Social Care Needs Men is part of ‘Careers that Care’ week, a series of virtual events organised in partnership with Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s (DVA) Community Chesterfield project, the University of Derby …

Men across Chesterfield to be encouraged to consider careers in healthcare. Read More »

On Friday 11 June 2021, Council Leader Steve Fritchley joined the first meeting of the Bolsover high street taskforce, along with other stakeholders and representatives from the town. The taskforce is charged with developing ambitious plans to regenerate and improve Bolsover’s town centre to become the pre-eminent market town in North Derbyshire. It is looking …

New taskforce to look at developing Bolsover town. Read More »

Derbyshire County Council We’re using almost a quarter of a million pounds to help local residents who have to self-isolate because of COVID-19. The funding will be given to Citizens Advice across Derbyshire to provide extra help, advice and information to those struggling financially during the pandemic, including helping people who have to self-isolate to …

More cash for Derbyshire residents self isolating. Read More »

A family whose home has been burgled have provided officers with pictures of the stolen jewellery in a bid to trace it. Sometime between 2am and 4am on Thursday 10 June, a burglar broke into a house in Pentrich Road, Swanwick. They took a large amount of jewellery, including a women’s Gucci necklace, Clogau Gold …

Jewellery stolen during Swanwick raid. Read More »

A Rural Hardship Fund has been launched by Rural Action Derbyshire. The fund provides one-off small grants of up £250 to people in rural areas who have suffered hardship because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The grants are provided to improve the health and well-being of the rural community in cases where circumstances have led or …

Rural Hardship Fund set up in Derbyshire. Read More »

Young people are being sought to take part in a song writing workshop for Derbyshire libraries. The project ‘Derbyshire Sings’ is funded by Arts Council England as part of its Lottery Grants programme. Our library service successfully bid for just over £7,500 so that it could provide an opportunity for existing library customers to be …

Song about Derbyshire libraries to be written by library users. Read More »