Planners have agreed to the launch of a new waterside commercial and retail centre with a restaurant and cafe near to a Derbyshire town as part of ongoing improvements to the area’s canal and region. Chesterfield Borough Council planning committee unanimously approved the Derbyshire County Council planning application for the building of the mixed-use Staveley […]
Developers are due to transform a building at the end of a terraced row of properties with new shops and apartments in a Derbyshire town after council chiefs approved their planning application. NJGC Developments Ltd, of Wingerworth, Chesterfield, aims to carry out some demolition work at the building before creating three ground floor shop units and
A potential bin collection strike in a part of Derbyshire has been avoided after a late improved pay offer was agreed. Around 50 bin collection staff in the Derbyshire Dales – employed by Serco and in trade union GMB – were balloting for potential strike action earlier this month. This had come after failed efforts
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Derbyshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a motorbike and a pedestrian. Officers were called to reports of a serious collision in Greenhill Lane, Riddings, at about 9.30am on Saturday 18th August The collision involved a motorbike and a 92-year-old pedestrian, who was treated for serious injuries at the scene but later
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Clicking a fake Facebook notification led to weeks of anxiety and blocked access to an essential business page for one Derbyshire business owner. Carlo Laurenti, who owns and runs Derbyshire Wedding and Events, clicked a link after receiving a notification on Facebook saying that his page had been impersonating another. Within seconds, his computer screen
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Lots of free exciting activities continue in parks across Chesterfield this summer. Open to children from ages four to fourteen there are multisport sessions, tennis taster sessions and a selection of other workshops including circus skills and forest school activities such as exploring a nature discovery table, bug hunts and nature arts and crafts. The
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Council planning chiefs are due to consider proposals for a large residential development near a north east Derbyshire village despite dozens of objections from residents concerned about traffic congestion, flooding and an increased strain on services. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee is due to meet on Monday, August 21, to consider a planning application for 275 homes at
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Tennis courts in Staveley have officially reopened after a £130,000 renovation, and local youngsters can try out the new facilities at free taster sessions this month. The courts in King George V Park were reopened at an official ceremony attended by Toby Perkins MP, Councillor Jonathan Davies, representatives from the Lawn Tennis Association and coaches
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A recently reopened Derbyshire nightclub with historic ties to pop icon Cliff Richard has hit early issues with neighbours complaining about noise and anti-social behaviour. The Regal Nightclub, in Nottingham Road, Ripley, reopened in July after several years under the new ownership of Kane Oliver, who also runs gastropub Oliver’s Pub & Kitchen, in Eastwood,
A big name pizza takeaway chain is set to open a new store in a Derbyshire town centre. Plans filed to Derbyshire Dales District Council show Domino’s is looking to open up its 21st shop in the county in Ashbourne town centre. The plans would see the chain move into the current Ashbourne Fish Bar
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