A top board director has claimed a Derbyshire council’s decision to publicly release a critical review concerning the authority’s arrangements with its wholly-owned development company without ‘full context’ and an ‘action plan’ could have ‘serious catastrophic, reputational and financial consequences’. Bolsover District Council’s relationship with its wholly-owned Dragonfly development companies has been criticised following a

Barbecues and campfires have been banned in part of the Peak District in a bid to stop wildfires breaking out. Fire crews in the High Peak, Derbyshire, have been called to a number of fires in the national park so far this year, including a major incident in Goyt Valley which shut roads and took

Community and voluntary organisations, and town and parish councils, are being invited to apply for funding to help pay for schemes aimed at attracting visitors to towns and villages across the High Peak. High Peak Borough Council has now opened the third round of applications for its Towns and Villages Regeneration Fund. The Council has

North Derbyshire Radio's Senior Sports Editor Matthew Rhodes caught up with Liam Rooney this week. Liam is the Derbyshire FA’s new Chief Executive Officer. In the interview, Liam outlines his vision for the Derbyshire FA going forward and what he’s aiming to achieve in his new role at the heart of grassroots football within the

Several former Derbyshire council offices could be demolished to make way for more than 70 apartments. Lancashire firm Sterling Property Limited has submitted plans to demolish a large number of properties on the former Derbyshire County Council Chatsworth Hall office complex off Wellington Street and Chesterfield Road in Matlock. Those buildings would be replaced with

A councillor has called for vehicle weight restrictions to further address residents’ traffic safety concerns by reducing the number of lorries moving along a worrying junction near Staveley which has already been the subject of a campaign for traffic lights. Staveley Town Cllr Paul Mann believes one of the main problem at the Inkersall Road

Hotspot policing and Immediate Justice will continue to make a difference to communities by addressing and preventing anti-social behaviour (ASB). Both the schemes have now been extended, thanks to funding from the Home Office and force funds. Chief Constable Rachel Swann recently joined a hotspot patrol and shared an update about the future of the

Long-awaited plans for the much-needed Chesterfield-to-Staveley Regeneration Route bypass scheme and its surrounding developments are still awaiting a Government decision on an estimated necessary £141m of funding for a final go-ahead which may depend on the outcome of a business case and a ground investigation. The Labour Government recently announced a £2bn funding package for

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A new scheme has helped more than 150 unpaid carers in Derbyshire cut their energy bills and boost their annual income by nearly £500,000. Carer Money Matters, run by Derbyshire Carers Association, has helped 156 carers since it was launched last year. The savings and improved income they’ve made has totalled £490,000 so far. The