Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell Councillors have called for the speed limit to be lowered on a 50mph route close to a popular Derbyshire tourist attraction. At a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting this month (Tuesday, February 10) councillors approved expansion plans for the Knockerdown Inn, off the B5035 near Carsington Water.
Local people are invited to mark International Women’s Day by attending a free event themed around ‘women in sport’ at Chesterfield’s football Club. The Chesterfield Equality and Diversity Forum and Chesterfield FC Community Trust are hosting an event including a series of inspirational speakers to mark the occasion on Monday 9 March from 9.30am to 1pm at SMH Group
Derbyshire County Council has voted by a majority to increase its share of residents’ council tax for the next financial year by 4.9per cent despite accusations from opposition councillors that it has failed to fulfil an election campaign promise of cutting taxes. The Reform UK-controlled council plan for a 4.9per cent increase to its
Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has welcomed plans for an overhaul of driving laws aimed at drastically reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads. The Department for Transport (DfT) unveiled its ambitious Road Safety Strategy earlier this week, pledging to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035
A third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in Chesterfield. The incident occurred shortly before 1pm on Tuesday 20 January at a house in Southgate Way, Barrow Hill, after reports of a man having been assaulted. Jason Smith, of Southgate Way, was found at the address and was taken
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell A Derbyshire council is set to call on the East Midlands Mayor to scrap any potential tourism tax plans. Derbyshire County Council’s Conservative opposition group is pushing for the authority to make this call and has received the backing of its administration, the Reform UK group. Claire
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A cash-strapped Derbyshire hospice has welcomed the intervention of Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock after the hospice was forced to announce plans to slash beds from up to 21 to six with feared job losses. Chesterfield-based Ashgate Hospice’s Chief Executive Barbara-Anne Walker met with senior representatives from
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Pictured Is Derbyshire’s Peak District, Near Castleton, Which Is At The Western End Of The Hope Valley Derbyshire residents are being invited to events in Buxton and the Hope Valley on a proposed multi-million pound scheme for a massive underground carbon capture pipeline aimed at securing jobs
The Racecourse Retreat site which is a mile from Wirksworth. Image from Google. Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell A Derbyshire farmer has revived repeatedly hampered plans to build glamping pods in the countryside, now with backing from the county’s tourism board. Barry Britland, who owns the Racecourse Retreat campsite off Hey Lane,
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