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Derbyshire County Council to decide plans to transform learning disability support

Derbyshire County Council will be discussing plans next week to transform support for people with learning disabilities and/or who are autistic to help them lead safe, fulfilled lives in their community. It follows a 12-week consultation with people with learning disabilities and/or who are autistic who use – or have previously used – our day […]

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Derbyshire recipients of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee trees revealed

Six trees from the Queen’s Green Canopy ‘Tree of Trees’ will be gifted to Derbyshire and dedicated to county organisations and schools it has been announced. The Queen’s Green Canopy, a nationwide tree-planting initiative launched by Her Majesty to mark her Platinum Jubilee, made the announcement at a ceremony held on Monday (3 October) in

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Fake energy bill support scheme messages reported in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Police have recently seen an increase in the number of reports relating to energy bill support scheme messages, identical or similar to that pictured. The discount for the Energy Bills Support Scheme is automatic – you do not need to apply or provide any bank details. Full details of the scheme are available on

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Plans for homes near Darley Dale could pose a threat to safety say local residents

Building homes on Derbyshire land next to a railway track could “invite misuse, vandalism and criminal trespass” which would “pose risks to life and limb”, a rail company fears. Plans from Chevin Homes to build 18 houses on grassland off Normanhurst Park in Darley Dale have caused numerous concerns relating to risk to life, flooding

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Tributes paid to ‘gentleman’ councillor with a ‘joke for every occasion’, ahead over trial over wife’s alleged murder

Tributes have been paid to a former Derbyshire councillor who died months after an attack in his home that led to the death of his wife. In the first full council meeting of North East Derbyshire District Council since the summer break on Monday, October 3, councillors remembered the ‘gentleman’ and ‘joker’ Ken Walker, following

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Bolsover spent nearly £39million of Government funding to tackle pandemic

Almost £39m of Government funding was spent to keep Bolsover district going at the height of the pandemic, new figures have revealed. A report into Bolsover District Council’s Covid-19 funding shows that between early 2020 and 2022 the authority received £42.5m from central Government in the form of relief and grants. Thanks to help from The

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Revitalising the Heart of Chesterfield works begin on Packers Row

Ambitious plans to revitalise Chesterfield town centre are being brought to life, with the first phase of the multi-million pound scheme now underway at Packers Row. New paving, seating and street furniture – plus overhead festoon lighting to add character – are among the improvements which are being carried out as part of Chesterfield Borough

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