One of Derbyshire County Council’s main objectives as it continues its battle to overcome an estimated budget shortfall of around £40m for the current 2024/25 financial year with saving plans and cutbacks is to ensure the authority’s General Reserve of back-up cash does not fall below a £25m level. The Conservative-led council announced at a
From 1 October, there will be a slight change in daily opening times from 8.30am to 6pm to 9.30am to 5pm at 8 of the council’s 9 centres. Hours will remain the same at the Waterswallows site in Buxton due to different contractual arrangements at that centre. A new trade waste service will also be
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Derbyshire council’s future plans for mineral extraction include a possible reduction in quarrying in the beautiful and scenic Peak District National Park despite objections from some quarry operators. The county council’s Cabinet approved the submission of the Derbyshire and Derby Joint Minerals Local Plan – which has been prepared with Derby City Council – for
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a 92-year-old man was assaulted in Clay Cross. The incident occurred between 11am and 12noon on 31 August when the man was sat on a bench at the bus station. He was then approached by a group of four youths who grabbed him, lifted him over the
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New national housing policies could create “large dormitory settlements of commuters” in parts of Derbyshire without investment into infrastructure and jobs, a council says. A Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting this month debated new planning policies brought by the new Labour Government which could see its housing targets more than doubled from 216 homes per
Campaigners are planning to appeal against a controversial decision by Bolsover District Council’s planning committee to grant outline planning permission for a massive housing development near two Derbyshire villages. The planning committee approved Waystone Ltd’s outline planning application at a meeting on September 17 for the Clowne Garden Village scheme’s plans for 1,800 new homes
Motorists are set to benefit from a £3m Government cash injection to support Derbyshire council’s fight to overcome pothole problems but the authority’s highways chief has expressed disappointment that so far the contribution is smaller than the previous year’s funding. Cllr Charlotte Cupit, Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, at Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council
Officers in Derbyshire will be out and about supporting the campaign, which has been coordinated by the National Police Chief Council (NPCC). Whilst our work to tackle and educate on spiking happens all year round, the week of intensification is a chance to put a spotlight on the issue, raise awareness and improve investigations into