Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper East Midlands Combined County Authority is looking to invest £3.5m over two years into supporting a feasibility study for a highways scheme to improve the busy A61 road between Chesterfield and Clay Cross. The authority will consider supporting the funding plan during a Transport and Digital Connectivity
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Reform-led Derbyshire County Council’s Leader has blamed the Labour Government for increasing cost pressures on local authorities and for introducing an increase in employer national insurance contributions as the council looks set to implement a three-year council tax rise. Council Leader, Cllr Alan Graves, outlined the council’s
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Reform-led Derbyshire County Council’s environment chief has insisted that a waste site which is being considered for closure collects the lowest amount of rubbish out of all the county’s authority tips and that the majority of people who use it are not from the county. Cllr Carol
Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has welcomed the impact of extra visibility patrols and partnership initiatives in driving down anti-social behaviour as she held the force to account on its performance. In her latest Public Assurance Meeting, the Derbyshire PCC considered a report detailing the key achievements and actions being taken by the force
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town finally got their 2026 programme underway with a 1-1 home draw against Sandiacre Town. A series of postponements meant that neither side had played since December 27th and given that both teams started level on points prior to kickoff, it was perhaps no surprise that an