Chesterfield has once again been recognised for its excellent parks and green spaces with a magnificent seven green flag awards. Monkey Park (Chester Street Recreation Ground), Brampton has been awarded the flag for the first-time following improvements carried out over the last few years. A further six spaces including Queen’s Park, Holmebrook Valley Park, Poolsbrook
Making progress on Chesterfield’s climate change targets Chesterfield Borough Council is continuing to make progress to its target of becoming a carbon neutral organisation by 2030 and carbon neutral borough by 2050 as its Climate Change Annual Report is published. The annual report sets out the work the council has undertaken over 2023/24 to make
Derbyshire Dales District Council is expected to shortly put forward a list of possible temporary Traveller sites for the region after long-running struggles and disputes during the authority’s efforts to find suitable locations. The announcement by the council – which is led by the authority’s Progressive Alliance group of Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green Party
Derbyshire County Council planners have given the go-ahead for a recycling facility at a controversial landfill site close to two north Derbyshire villages after residents have complained that they have already suffered with the waste tip for many years and they want the land restored. The council’s planning committee unanimously approved the planning application during
Derbyshire County Council will soon be introducing charges for the disposal of tyres and asbestos at its nine household waste recycling centres as part of money-saving plans to help address an estimated budget deficit of around £40m for the 2024/25 financial year. The Conservative-led council – which is already busy implementing numerous countywide saving plans
Youngsters across Derbyshire are being encouraged to sign up to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge and get creative. All our libraries will be taking part in the annual Summer Reading Challenge which was officially launched at Chesterfield Library on Saturday (6 July). The challenge is presented by The Reading Agency and this year aims to
A former staff member of a GP surgery near Buxton has pleaded guilty to fraud after stealing more than £20,000. Kim Allsopp’s deceit was uncovered after accountants for the surgery in Hartington found discrepancies in the accounts in September 2022. When the books were reviewed it was found that £22,000 was missing from the accounts
Just before 3pm on Saturday 6th July it was reported a woman had entered a restaurant on The Market Place in Wirksworth and a threat was made about a bomb. A cordon was put in place and a number of roads were closed to allow for searches and enquiries to take place as a precaution
Derbyshire County Council has revealed how dramatic cost-control measures have helped to reduce an estimated £46.4m budget overspend forecast for the 2023-24 financial year by more than half with the remaining shortfall to be met from the council’s financial reserves. The Conservative-controlled council claims the forecast revenue overspend was due to external forces beyond its
Bolsover District Council has announced that £15m of Government regeneration money has been agreed for the region despite a councillor’s claims that the authority has not received any formal confirmation and the outcome of the General Election may put the funding in doubt. During the council’s Local Growth Scrutiny Committee meeting, on June 25, Chairperson