Category: Local News

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper The future of the long-awaited ‘£197m’ Chesterfield-Staveley bypass scheme continues to be surrounded in doubt as the Government’s Department for Transport has still not confirmed the lion’s share of funding for the project. East Midlands Combined County Authority, which now oversees transport, was expecting ‘further clarity’ on

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Planners have given the go-ahead for a controversial multi-million pound renovation and extension to a Derbyshire leisure centre that will result in the loss of much-loved squash court facilities. High Peak Borough Council’s Development Control Committee recently approved the council’s own application to increase the height of

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper A determined campaigner who fought tooth and nail during a long-running dispute to try and stop the controversial Clowne Garden Village housing scheme for 1,800 homes has finally failed in his last ditch bid to at least guarantee around £1.5m of SEND funding from the developer. Bolsover

Chesterfield came from behind to get a win against Port Vale in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy. The Spireites had to come from behind after Onel Hernández put Port Vale in front just before half-time. Hernández broke the deadlock in the 39th minute, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead heading into the interval. Chesterfield continued to

More than 1,000 e-scooters have been taken off the streets of Derbyshire since a zero-tolerance crackdown launched to address public concerns. Derbyshire Police has been trailblazing a robust ‘seize and dispose’ policy since 1st November 2024 to tackle the growing menace of illegal and dangerously ridden e-scooters on the county’s roads and in public spaces.

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell Plans to not earmark any new housing sites in the Peak District over the next 20 years could turn it into a “museum” and “suffocate” its communities, a councillor has claimed. In a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting, councillors scrutinised the future housing blueprint from the Peak

Picture: Peak District, Near Castleton, Which Is At The Western End Of The Hope Valley Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Developers behind the controversial Peak Cluster carbon capture pipeline scheme have announced a project boundary update with alterations to the proposed route and corridor for the project which aims to travel through

The current site off Birchwood Lane, Somercotes, is an equestrian centre. Image from Marrons Planning. Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Eddie Bisknell Plans to seal the development of more than 70 homes on an equestrian centre next to historic toxic landfills have been submitted. Following the approval of plans from Avant Homes for 75

Plans to raise £5 million to restore a historic theatre in Somercotes could help bring one of the village’s most important buildings back into use. Somercotes Parish Council is hoping to secure funding to restore the former Premier Electric Theatre, which first opened its doors in 1912. Campaigners want to transform the long-derelict building into

Report by Local Democracy Reporter – Jon Cooper Derbyshire Reform UK councillors have been celebrating after their successful candidate in North East Derbyshire District Council’s by-election for the vacant Eckington South and Renishaw seat has helped tip the scales of power at the authority. Reform UK’s Jamie Hodgson, who is also a Derbyshire County Councillor