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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 […]

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

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

A new fire station is set to be approved in a Derbyshire town, replacing an ageing and out-of-date facility. Matlock Fire Station, in Chesterfield Road, was built more than 60 years ago and is in dire need of replacing, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service says. It plans to demolish the current station and rebuild a

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

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

£9.41m has already been committed to Clay Cross regeneration projects out of a Government funding pot of £24.1m. The figure was revealed in an update on Clay Cross Town Deal at a meeting of North East Derbyshire District Council on Monday, October 3, following a question by a ward member. In a question to the

Derbyshire people keeping birds are being urged to take steps now to reduce the risk of their flocks catching avian flu this winter. trading standards officers are issuing the call to people to take action now to protect birds they keep and avoid any outbreaks of the disease, more commonly known as bird flu. Across the

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