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
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
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
Derbyshire County Council Trading Standards officers are backing a campaign by Friends Against Scams to target scam mail. Postal scams are letters sent with the goal of obtaining consumers’ money using deception or fraud. The SCAMnesty campaign aims to encourage everyone in Derbyshire and the UK to send in any unwanted scam and nuisance mail
A Derbyshire organic farmer who spent time studying agriculture in Australia has been appointed to the roles of Derbyshire County Council’s Council Chairman and Civic Chairman. Councillor Nick Adams, who was elected to represent the Dovedale and Ashbourne North division in the recent county council election, will carry out duties as both the Council and
Officers spoke to over 3500 people during a national campaign, raising awareness of the impact of knife crime and the work we are doing to prevent it. Operation Sceptre – which took place between 19-25 May – is a twice-yearly campaign, where forces up and down the country highlight their ongoing work to tackle knife
The stalled development for a new leisure centre in Clay Cross is set to finally open its doors in less than two weeks after the original contractor fell into administration and a new one stepped in to complete the project nearly six months behind schedule. Clay Cross Active which replaced the former Sharley Park Leisure