Chesterfield council planners have given the go-ahead for a residential scheme with 143 new homes in a Derbyshire village as part of the first of a potentially larger four-phase housing development despite some residents’ concerns about the loss of agricultural land, increased traffic and the strain on facilities. House builder Harron Homes’ planning application for
Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council has paved the way to submit proposed changes to its electoral boundaries – which could see divisions and councillors in Labour-dominated Chesterfield reduced by one and the number of Conservative-dominated South Derbyshire divisions and councillors increased by one. County councillors voted by a majority at a Full Council meeting on March
Developers have launched the sale of a number of affordable homes as part of a controversial £60m residential scheme in north Derbyshire which had attracted concerns with an increasing number of developments in the area alongside worries of growing pressure upon village facilities. NE Derbyshire District Council approved Avant Homes Ltd’s planning application to build
A Derbyshire council is set to approve fines up to £1,000 for anti-social behaviour on a town marketplace and for nuisance driving across an entire borough. Amber Valley Borough Council is due to approve the new public space protection orders at a meeting on Wednesday, April 3. This includes a series of measures, including fines
Chesterfield are back in the EFL after a 6 year absence – Paul Cook’s side sealed promotion with a 3-0 victory against Boreham Wood at the SMH Group Stadium – Skipper Jamie Grimes scored twice and Liam Manderville got the other goal to spark scenes of sheer jubilation. North Derbyshire Radio's Naz Premji spoke to
Chesterfield Borough Council has approved a new annual delivery pan that aims to ensure the council is a carbon neutral organisation by 2030 and that the borough is carbon neutral by 2050. Investing in even more green vehicles, continuing to make council homes more energy efficient and making further progress towards decarbonising key council buildings
Chesterfield council is continuing with its successful crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour in the town with a newly-improved CCTV system with 80 new cameras aimed at creating a more responsive service and making people feel safer. Following over £350,000 of investment, Chesterfield Borough Council has approved new digital improvements to CCTV systems in Chesterfield,
Planners have given the go-ahead for builders to demolish 49 run-down council bungalows because they are no longer considered to be viable and a cleared site could soon possibly pave the way for a new development. Bolsover District Council agreed at an Executive meeting on March 4 to award the contract for the demolition of
Councillors called for unity across political divides and representation for rural areas, alongside cities, in the first meeting of a new East Midlands super council. The first meeting of the new East Midlands Combined County Authority, making decisions on behalf of more than two million people, took place in Chesterfield Town Hall today (March 19).
New research which claimed Derby and Derbyshire had some of the “worst roads in England” has been strongly refuted as councils say the data is misleading. Car check company Motorscan analysed and calculated data from the Department for Transport based on the average percentage of roads requiring maintenance between 2018 and 2023. It claimed Derbyshire