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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Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Four MPs are backing a union campaign urging Derbyshire County Council to save eight of its care homes from feared closure after a collapsed sale. The former Conservative-controlled council chose to sell the eight care homes while managing a multi-million pound budget deficit and after the new
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A determined campaigner is appealing against a judge’s decision to refuse permission for a judicial review into plans for a controversial and massive Derbyshire housing scheme for 1,800 homes near two villages. Bolsover District Council originally granted outline planning permission for Waystone Ltd’s application for its Clowne
Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Nigel Slater The East Midlands Mayor has backed a rise in council tax bills for a role labelled a ‘failed experiment’. Taxpayers in Derby and across Derbyshire are set to face increased council tax bills from April – with the precept of the Police and Crime Commissioner going up.
Report by Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporter A concerned councillor’s bid to persuade NE Derbyshire District Council to oppose a Derbyshire County Council-backed traffic lights scheme aimed at supporting a new housing and commercial estate has been rejected. The Labour-controlled district council is favouring plans for a signalised junction near a staggered crossroads on