Category: Local News

A landslip-hit Derbyshire road will have been closed for four years by the time it reopens, council officials have revealed as it launches £7 million in repairs funding. Derbyshire County Council’s Reform UK administration have announced £48 million highways capital improvements for the next year, which includes £7 million for landslip repairs on five landslip-hit

Derbyshire’s ten councils have outlined their varied preferred proposed options to be submitted to the Government under its reorganisation plans to introduce unitary councils in counties and wider areas to replace county, borough and district councils. The Government is aiming to set up single, unitary authorities across England with an elected mayor in two-tier authority

Marie Curie nurses are working closely with GP practices across Derby and Derbyshire as part of a new initiative to improve end of life care across the county. Funded by the UK’s leading end of life charity, the two-year scheme will help equip local teams with the skills and knowledge to more effectively support people

The Chesterfield Investment Summit has spotlighted a bold vision for the borough’s future, unveiling a £2 billion regeneration pipeline poised to deliver over 7,800 new jobs, 3,900 homes, and £473 million in annual GVA to the local economy. Held on 5 November 2025, the Summit brought together investors, developers, and civic leaders to explore the

Plans to convert a 300-year-old Derbyshire mill complex into homes are set to be approved despite concerns over drainage and highways safety. The scheme for Lumsdale Mill, just east of Matlock, from Mark Lee, is set to be approved by Derbyshire Dales District Council at a meeting next week. If approved, some of the former

North East Derbyshire District Council has voted by a majority in favour of a proposed new ‘One Derbyshire, Two Councils’ model for the county with just two north and south councils under Government plans to scrap county, district and borough councils. The Labour-controlled council held an Extraordinary Meeting on November 3 where it debated the

A Derbyshire council has agreed to a request for an Extraordinary Meeting into the on-going dispute and review over the authority’s controversial decision to withdraw an angling club’s tenancy at a popular pond and beauty spot. The Labour controlled North East Derbyshire District Council has already agreed for its withdrawn tenancy at the Wingerworth Lido

More than a dozen homes can now be built in a rural Derbyshire village after a Government inspector overturned a scheme rejected by councillors. Plans for 16 houses and two apartments have now been approved at appeal by Government inspector L N Hughes in Clifton Road, Clifton, having been rejected by Derbyshire Dales District Council

High quality accommodation and support for young care leavers in Derbyshire is set to increase thanks to a new contract awarded to Framework and Adullam Homes by Derbyshire County Council. The new contract sees the two long-standing partner organisations working together to provide high-quality accommodation in Derbyshire to help young people develop independence and prepare

The regeneration of Rykneld Square has unearthed more exciting discoveries which provide a glimpse into the history of Chesterfield. Work was paused in July to allow archaeologists to begin excavations on site following the discovery of skeletal remains. Archaeological work is a key part of the planning process and is legally required when burials are