October 2022

The four largest local authorities in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire will hold their own full council meetings to approve a public consultation on the East Midlands devolution deal. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire county councils and the two city councils in Nottingham and Derby will hold the meetings in the week commencing October 31 as the £1.14bn deal …

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Council chiefs are confident a £1m cultural strategy will result in a much-needed boost to tourism and investment in Derbyshire in the long term. Derbyshire County Council’s (DCC) Cabinet agreed to transfer funds from its Covid Recovery Fund to its newly formed Cultural Recovery Fund (CuReF) with plans to improve the cultural offer to residents, …

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Derbyshire residents will have a say in the direction of transport across the county, as the council sets to work forming a new travel strategy. Derbyshire County Council will hold a public consultation in the New Year over the new Integrated Local Transport Plan, which sets out how people, goods and services move around the …

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The cries of protesters, union chiefs and politicians to spare eight Derbyshire adult day centres were not enough, as the council rubber-stamped a decision to close the facilities for people with disabilities and learning difficulties. As dozens of campaigners picketed outside County Hall, in Matlock, today (October 13), Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet agreed the phased …

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Nottinghamshire County Council’s leader has repeated his assurances a new regional council led by an elected mayor will not be funded through a rise in council tax. Councillor Ben Bradley MP (Con) made the comments after papers suggested the new authority could be paid for through a mayoral precept or a ‘levy’ on councils. The …

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Councillors have unanimously approved plans to demolish an “ancient” Derbyshire fire station and to build a modern new replacement. At a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting last night (October 11) plans to demolish the existing Matlock fire station in Chesterfield Road to make way for a new replacement were approved. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service …

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Chesterfield Football Club has been permitted to build a new sports bar that will double up as an educational space during the day. The club plans to build the premises, which will include staff facilities and unisex toilets, on the south west corner of The Technique Stadium, in Whittington Moor, close to the Sheffield Road …

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The fourth generation of a family born and bred in the Peak District National Park have been allowed to remain in the area after councillors disregarded a ‘deeply flawed’ planning policy. Earlier in the year, applicant Sharon Bates wept when speaking to the Peak District National Park Authority Planning Committee of her wish to build …

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