This spring the Council is formalising the changes we have made to our mowing regime over the past couple of years and extending the changes to additional areas within some of these sites, demonstrating our commitment to enhancing biodiversity and encouraging nature recovery. Designated areas of grass will continue to be cut on a once-a-year
Reform UK took control of the county council in the local elections held on 1 May and now have 42 seats out of a total of 64 seats on the council. At the AGM on Wednesday 21 May the new Leader of the county council was confirmed as Councillor Alan Graves, who represents the Aston
One family has shown true dedication to keeping Derbyshire safe, with two special constables and a police cadet giving up their free time to help the Constabulary. Special Constable Mel Boyland was one of 11 Specials who made their oath to serve the King and officially joined the Constabulary last month. The event was made
Derbyshire planners have spared a developer from having to pay out £136,746 to support community infrastructure for a provisionally approved scheme for 18 new flats unless the applicant makes a considerable profit from the development. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee agreed outline planning permission at a meeting on May 14 for applicant Steve Botham, of
A Derbyshire council has stated all its recent election arrangements were carried out in accordance with all relevant electoral legislation after a concerned councillor claimed an assistant in the recent Derbyshire County Council election count based in the High Peak had contributed financially towards a candidate’s campaign. Re-elected Local Conservative Derbyshire County Councillor Nigel Gourlay,
Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins is continuing to press for the Chesterfield-Staveley bypass scheme to get under way after raising concerns that there are too many residents still being exposed to ‘unacceptable levels’ of air pollution. A recently-released Chesterfield Borough Council 2024 Air Quality Status Report revealed High Street and Ringwood Road, in Brimington, as the
Reform has scrapped Derbyshire’s committee on climate change, biodiversity and carbon reduction, with fears this will directly impact flood prevention. In its first series of decisions with the keys to Derbyshire County Council, Reform UK has chosen to axe one of the authority’s scrutiny committees, formed four years ago by the Conservatives. The climate change
Work on a new Greater Manchester bypass – 60 years in the making – has started. The new A57 Link Roads scheme, more commonly known as the Mottram bypass, is set to transform travel in the north by reducing congestion and improving journeys between Manchester and Sheffield. The section of roads between Hyde and South
Derbyshire’s roads will be noticeably better within a year, Reform’s new leadership has claimed Yesterday (May 21), was Reform UK’s first meeting in charge of Derbyshire County Council and they faced early questions on what the public can expect to see in terms of road repairs. “Potholes, potholes, potholes” was one of the key topics
On one of the most complex and challenging tasks for Derbyshire County Council’s new Reform leadership, special educational needs and disabilities, there is not much meat on the bones – yet. Cllr Alan Graves, Reform’s new council leader, and now Cllr Jack Bradley, its cabinet member for SEN and education, have both now fielded questions