A major literary festival founded by Queen Camilla is set to return to Chatsworth House later this year. The Queen’s Reading Room Festival will take place at the Derbyshire stately home on 19 and 20 September, following a successful debut at the venue in 2025. Originally launched at Hampton Court Palace in 2023, the festival
Chesterfield continued their play off push with an Easter Monday win at Barrow. After a goalless first half James Berry scored the only goal of the game with a right footed shot into the bottom left corner of the net. It followed a really good move for Paul Cook’s side. The win means they are
Plans have been submitted to transform a historic former wedding venue in Alfreton into a school. Kingdom Christian School has lodged a planning application with Amber Valley Borough Council to convert Alfreton Hall, a Grade II listed building dating back to the early 18th Century. The hall, originally built between 1724 and 1725, has a
A major engineering project has taken place in Matlock, with a 60-tonne bridge successfully installed over the River Derwent. Water company Severn Trent used a large crane to lift the 36.6-metre structure into place, linking access to the town’s sewage treatment works. The complex operation took around two hours to complete, following three years of
A new council plan outlining priorities for Derbyshire over the next three years has officially been launched. The strategy, which runs until 2029, sets out a shift in direction with a focus on delivering core services, reducing bureaucracy and improving efficiency across the county. Approved earlier this year, the plan aims to provide a clearer
Derbyshire County Council’s work to support children and families has been praised by Ofsted following its latest annual review. Inspectors highlighted strong leadership, effective partnership working and a clear focus on improving the lives of children and young people across the county. The feedback came after a routine engagement meeting between senior leaders from children’s
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell A planned new Derbyshire village containing thousands of homes is moving ahead, with the potential of more villages already touted. Over the past few months Derbyshire Dales District Council has been making baby steps towards a new housing plan outlining space for 580 homes to be built
Plans to transform public transport in the Peak District have been given the go-ahead, with a £6 million pilot scheme set to create a more reliable, joined-up network across the Hope Valley. The project aims to introduce a Swiss-style system, designed to better connect buses and trains with regular, clock-face timetables – making travel easier,
Cabinet members will be asked to give the go-ahead to a public consultation about the future of Glossop Household Waste Recycling Centre at a meeting on Thursday 9 April 2026. A public consultation would give local people the opportunity to have their say about proposals to close the recycling centre as part of measures to
Derbyshire County Council said the A623 would be closed in Middleton Dale between the road’s junction with Farnsley Lane and the junction with the B6521 towards Eyam. The council said the road closure will be in place from 08:00 BST to 17:00 from Monday to Thursday, and a signed diversion route will be in place.