Day: September 16, 2026

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddic Bisknell A new Government-mandated MOT of Derbyshire’s roads has been published, showing a declining proportion of well maintained routes around the county. Derbyshire County Council’s newly-published highways maintenance transparency report – which has to be published each year as ordered by central Government – shows the current state

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Derbyshire High Peak campaigners opposed to the controversial Peak Cluster carbon capture scheme are urging people to join sections of a ‘solidarity’ relay walk along the estimated 200km route of the proposed project’s underground pipeline. Peak Cluster, which is made up of cement and lime producers in

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell Opposition to solar and wind farms, net zero and disbelief in man-made climate change have not prevented a Derbyshire council continuing to invest more than £1.9 billion in all those areas. In late August Councillor Alan Graves, Reform UK leader of Derbyshire County Council (DCC) said he