Plans to permanently install a Platinum Jubilee beacon in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II in grassland a mile outside a Derbyshire town have been rejected. The plan, submitted by Ashbourne Town Council, was to install the 5.6 metre-tall beacon, at a cost of £10,000, at the junction of Windmill Lane and Ashbourne Green. …
A Derbyshire council is spending thousands of pounds extra on bins after an initial batch proved widely faulted and frequently broke, alongside rising costs of plastic. Amber Valley Borough Council had budgeted to spend £114,000 on replacing general waste and recycling bins for thousands of residents – including bins for newly-built homes – over the …
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Derbyshire County Council are providing funding to secure some key bus services across the county. The services are: 9 – East Midlands Airport – Melbourne – Swadlincote – Burton 53 – Sheffield – Eckington – Clowne – Bolsover – Mansfield 401 – Burton – Hatton – Foston – Sudbury – Doveridge – Uttoxeter 237 – …
Crowds gathered outside Chesterfield Town Hall to witness a local ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III today, Sunday, 11 September. Councillor Tony Rogers, Mayor of Chesterfield, read the Local Proclamation from the balcony of the Town Hall, as part of a series of official events held across the country this weekend to mark …
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Matlock Town have appointed former Boston United manager Craig Elliott as their new boss. Craig spoke to North Derbyshire Radio’s Matthew Rhodes about his new role and his plans for the club.
Derbyshire leaders have paid tribute to a ‘dedicated’ and ‘much-loved’ monarch, following the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II. Union flags at public buildings throughout the county fly at half mast today (September 9) and civic events such as public meetings have been suspended until further notice as a mark of respect for the late …
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A trailblazer of early gay rights was honoured with an annual walk, raising more than £500 for Chesterfield’s LGBT+ centre. Edwardian activist and poet Edward Carpenter was remembered during the sponsored seven mile walk starting at his home, in Millthorpe, and continuing cross country through Rumbling Street, Wilday Green and Cutthorpe to Chesterfield, where he …
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The mother of a woman with learning disabilities refuses to give up the fight against proposals to close eight Derbyshire adult day centres, as it is revealed the overwhelming majority of people consulted over the plans are against them. Bolsover district councillor Sandra Peake picked up the gauntlet when she heard Carter Lane Day Centre, …
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has been shortlisted for Local Authority of the Year at the National Energy Efficiency Awards in October. The nomination for the prestigious awards came from Leisure Energy, which has worked as a partner on energy efficiency installations at the District Council’s leisure facilities across the district. Leisure Energy helps operators to …
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Key sports clubs in a part of Derbyshire may need to find new homes in the not too distant future with the area experiencing a wide shortfall in facilities, a new report has shown. The Amber Valley Sports Playing Pitch Strategy has assessed the needs of the borough for the next five years and has …
