Cash-strapped Derbyshire County Council which is facing multi-million pound budget shortfalls is to consider approving the conversion of its County Hall building into a hotel, new homes and a new office site in an effort to save millions of pounds and boost the region’s economy. The future of the majestic, council-owned County Hall, on Smedley […]
Derbyshire County Council is considering making changes to reinforce its continued support for a countywide emergency fund to keep helping the most vulnerable with a possible increase in payouts for those desperately in need. The council’s cabinet will be asked at a cabinet meeting on January 11 to agree to seek the public’s views on
A man has been arrested after a Christmas Day assault. The incident happened in Chesterfield Road, Alfreton, at 6.50pm on 25 December. A woman was found nearby with injuries to her head and face and today (5 January) a man was arrested in connection with the incident. The 34-year-old, who is from the Alfreton area,
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A concerned north Derbyshire campaigner fears Green Belt land is being sacrificed for developers who are being granted approval to build more homes during the rising demand and need for affordable properties. Eric Singleton was disappointed after NE Derbyshire District Council gave the go-ahead for a housing development on a previously preserved greenfield Green Belt
Plans to turn an historic former Derbyshire bank into flats have been submitted after a previous regeneration scheme was rejected, both by councillors and at appeal. The former RBS Bank, in Snitterton Road, Matlock, would be converted into 16 flats, through the use of the historic property and the demolition of modern extensions and replacement
Chesterfield council chiefs have approved another three-year term for a successful scheme which helps to spare residents and visitors from anti-social behaviour and boozed-up street-drinking in the town centre. The Public Spaces Protection Order was first introduced in Chesterfield in December 2017, and it was renewed in 2020, and Chesterfield Borough Council has now agreed
Concerned firefighters want to hear Derbyshire residents’ views on the county’s fire service plans to reduce a forecast £1.2m budget gap as it considers over half-a-million pounds of cost-saving cuts and a possible increase in council tax precepts. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has identified a potential budget gap of £1.2m by the time of
Construction work on new theatre and museum in Chesterfield begins The multi-million-pound refurbishment of Chesterfield’s theatre and museum – which will create a state-of-the-art cultural venue in the heart of the town centre – has officially started on site. The refurbishment of Stephenson Memorial Hall home to both the Pomegranate Theatre and Chesterfield Museum includes
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Residents must be given the opportunity to buy a council car park and playing fields up for sale in a Derbyshire town, a ruling has found. This comes after a community group lobbied Derbyshire Dales District Council over Derbyshire County Council’s Cavendish Road car park and adjoining playing fields – which are being marketed for
Derbyshire County Council’s Leader – who is overseeing a financially-troubled local authority – is continuing to call for the Government to provide extra funding to deal with the ‘runaway’ costs of looking after children in care while dealing with profit-making private providers. During recent county council meetings, the Leader, Cllr Barry Lewis, and the Deputy
