Campaigners say they have successfully raised the necessary funds to submit a bid to buy and run a former youth centre as a community facility after Derbyshire County Council announced plans to sell the property at an auction. The council has agreed to sell its Polygon Centre building, on Church Street, Alfreton, as it continues
Campaigners have submitted an on-going petition with over 2,800 names to a Derbyshire council in opposition to plans for a woodland holiday park that they fear will result in a loss of trees and wildlife and an increase in traffic problems. Save Farley Moor campaign members Kitty Kenyon and Sarah Benson presented the petition with
Derbyshire’s district council leaders, along with Derby, have committed to retaining “local” accountability in any super authority merger talks. The Government has asked Derbyshire councils to come up with ideas for merger ideas to reorganise local government within the county, with a deadline of March 21 for initial ideas and November 28 for final submissions.
The new council for the East Midlands now has a spending budget of £160 million – seven times more than last year. As it looks ahead to its first full financial year with an elected mayor, the East Midlands Combined County Authority is setting a £162.5 million spending budget, up from the £20.5 million it