Chesterfield council’s leader and opposition chief went head-to-head in a lively debate as the authority agreed a controversial budget plan to balance a forecast £4m deficit while the council was accused of falling off a ‘financial cliff edge’. Cllr Tricia Gilby, of the Labour-controlled borough council, refuted claims by the opposition Liberal Democrat Group Leader
High Peak Borough Council is set to bring in the maximum council tax premium for owners of second homes and owners of empty properties which could yield an annual income of over £120,000 for the authority in its bid to ensure more properties are occupied. The local authority agreed a budget plan for the 2024-25
Storm Babet caused more than £1.3 million in damage to Derbyshire’s bridges, roads and culverts, with no additional funding to help the cash-strapped county council with repairs. A Derbyshire County Council scrutiny meeting yesterday (February 28) heard how the “reverberations” of the “dreadful” impact of Storm Babet, which hit from October 18-21 last year, are