Day: September 23, 2026

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper The future of the long-awaited ‘£197m’ Chesterfield-Staveley bypass scheme continues to be surrounded in doubt as the Government’s Department for Transport has still not confirmed the lion’s share of funding for the project. East Midlands Combined County Authority, which now oversees transport, was expecting ‘further clarity’ on

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Planners have given the go-ahead for a controversial multi-million pound renovation and extension to a Derbyshire leisure centre that will result in the loss of much-loved squash court facilities. High Peak Borough Council’s Development Control Committee recently approved the council’s own application to increase the height of

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A determined campaigner who fought tooth and nail during a long-running dispute to try and stop the controversial Clowne Garden Village housing scheme for 1,800 homes has finally failed in his last ditch bid to at least guarantee around £1.5m of SEND funding from the developer. Bolsover