England’s smallest clean air charging zone could be brought in to help a Derbyshire town with the county’s worst pollution hotspot. At a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting last night (February 9) councillors from all parties approved a plan backing a clean air charging zone for Ashbourne town centre. There is a complex and lengthy […]
The council’s vision for the future of Chesterfield sees more jobs with better employment options and fewer empty shops in the town centre. Chesterfield Borough Council has published its 2023-27 Growth Strategy, which strives towards a ‘thriving borough, delivering environmentally sustainable growth that benefits local people’. A report into the strategy gives an assessment of
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An ex-serviceman who turned to drink says he wants veterans in Derbyshire to know they HAVE got somewhere to turn. Danny Webb is part of the “Stand To” support service, based in Chesterfield but covering the whole county. As well as alcohol counselling, they put on activities and trips to stop veterans becoming isolated, and
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Mansfield’s MP Ben Bradley has revealed he will likely make a decision in the autumn over whether to run to become the East Midlands’ first elected mayor. Councillor Bradley (Con), who also leads Nottinghamshire County Council, has long been linked with the role after pushing to get the £1.14bn devolution deal over the line. However,
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A road next to a Derbyshire school in a town with dangerous air quality issues could be temporarily closed off during pick-up and drop-off times in a bid to curb pollution. Ashbourne’s air pollution woes, centred in the Buxton Road hill area stemming north out of the town centre, have been a known threat for
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The chief executive of the region’s ambulance service has denied there is a “crisis” in its workforce despite a rise in staff turnover rates. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) reported staff turnover had increased from 11.05 per cent in November 2022 to 11.91 per cent in December. The number of serious incidents it attended also
A broke Derbyshire town council faces court action after making nearly all its staff redundant in a shock move last week. Unison, which represents the majority of the Staveley Town Council (STC) employees who lost their jobs on Friday (February 3), has announced plans to take the authority to court over non-payment of wages. STC
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A man who slashed a complete stranger across the face in an unprovoked attack in Bolsover has been jailed. The victim was sat in his friend’s car in a car park opposite the Pillar of Rock pub on the morning of Tuesday 1 March 2022 when he was attacked by Aiden Farmer. The 28-year-old walked
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Police have confirmed the incident which saw residents in Belper evacuated from their homes on Friday was not terrorism related. All residents whose properties were evacuated following the incident in Belper are now able to return to their homes. Enquiries are continuing into the items found at the address, however, police are able to confirm
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The council’s ‘tough’ stance on fly-tipping in North East Derbyshire is paying dividends, as it sees a large reduction on residents’ complaints. Members of North East Derbyshire District Council’s Street Scene and Environmental Health departments have been praised for their ‘excellent work’ as the authority comes down hard on people who don’t respect the environment.
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