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Derbyshire County Council are in discussions with the government about establishing an investment zone in Derbyshire to encourage investment, support economic growth and create jobs. Areas hosting investment zones will benefit from: lower taxes – businesses in designated sites will benefit from time-limited tax benefits including 100% business rates relief on newly occupied and expanded […]

Plans for a £9million crematorium have been approved for the edge of Shirebrook, with hopes it will ease ‘prolonged waiting times’ for funeral services. The eagerly-anticipated facility is the result of collaboration between Bolsover District Council and Shirebrook Town Council and has been years in the making. A large site off Common Lane next to Shirebrook

The clock is ticking for council officers who need to spend £100k of developers’ cash by the end of the year or face losing it. Bolsover District Council has received the funds in the form of Section 106 (S106) payments, which are a legal agreement between a planning authority and developer to be spent within

A former pub is to be turned into a drive-thru Starbucks, after controversial convenience store plans were shelved. Bolsover District Council granted permission for The Plug and Feathers, on The Hill, Glapwell, to be converted into a convenience store back in February, despite concerns raised by local shop owners that it would harm their businesses.

Experts have concerns over a Derbyshire council’s “significant weaknesses” relating to financial sustainability after years of turmoil. Mazars, which audits Amber Valley Borough Council – assessing its financial security – has concerns over how the authority plans and manages its resources to ensure it can continue to deliver services. Gavin Barker, a director at Mazars,

A public inquiry will be held into plans for a huge solar farm in the beloved countryside near a Derbyshire town. KS SPV 61 Limited – a company run by Kronos Solar – is appealing for a 310-acre solar farm between Alfreton and Oakerthorpe, at Hall Farm, off Church Street, to be approved. Amber Valley

A bridge over the High Peak Trail in the Derbyshire Dales is to be replaced permanently following an accident which severely damaged the original structure. In April 2019 the old bridge was extensively damaged by an HGV and the road and trail were closed for 5 weeks until a temporary bridge was lifted into place.