Derbyshire County Council has agreed to oppose National Grid’s current plans to roll-out 60km of 50metre high electricity pylons across the county’s countryside and to urge the energy company to reconsider the route and explore less intrusive alternatives. The Reform-UK controlled county council voted in favour of taking a stance against National Grid’s proposed Chesterfield
Around £10,000 is set to be invested to help boost Chesterfield’s CCTV network– in a bid to increase safety in one of the town’s popular areas. Chesterfield Borough Council is set to invest in additional CCTV that will expand its security coverage into the Chatsworth Road area of the town, as part of its commitment
Christine Durrant is set to succeed Huw Bowen as Chesterfield Borough Council’s chief executive when Huw retires in May 2026. The appointment is expected to be confirmed at a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 17 December. Christine currently serves as the council’s Deputy Chief Executive and has been a key member of the council’s
Chesterfield Borough Council is urging postal voters to reapply by the end of January or risk losing the ability to vote by post. Anyone who has been registered for a postal vote since before 2024 must reapply by 31 January 2026 to ensure they don’t lose the right to vote by post. This requirement is
Derbyshire environment councillors have recommended that angling should return to Wingerworth Lido after a controversial decision to withdraw a fishing club’s tenancy at a beauty spot sparked a public backlash. North East Derbyshire District Council withdrew Clay Cross Angling Association’s tenancy at the Wingerworth Lido during concerns for the area’s biodiversity but following complaints from
The Reform-run Derbyshire County Council is considering scrapping its entire direct delivery of its adult education service and handing it over to commissioned private providers. This comes after the authority, under the now-resigned cabinet member for education, Jack Bradley, illegally approved the closure of five community adult education centres without consultation in August. That decision,
Derbyshire Dales District Council has chosen not to submit its proposals for Local Government Reorganisation with the county’s other nine main councils after its members were unable to endorse the case for change due to a ‘lack of confidence in the net positive benefits’ for communities. The Labour Government is aiming to set up single,
One of the main campaign groups supporting refugees at the second immigration protest at a Chesterfield hotel housing asylum seekers fears violence against women is being wrongly exploited by some opposed to immigration to fuel hatred and division. Protests have occurred elsewhere in the UK over fears that convicted or alleged sex offenders may be
Ashgate Hospice has launched an urgent appeal to save vital end of life care beds after it said it has been forced to announce devastating cuts due to ‘unfair funding’. In October, the charity revealed proposals to reduce inpatient beds, cut staffing numbers, and scale back some of its services as part of £2.6 million
A debt-troubled Derbyshire council which is continuing to run a costly leisure centre at a huge loss has shared its on-going efforts to overcome severe financial problems with what it regards as a ‘realistic’ draft budget plan for the forthcoming financial year. Elmton-with-Creswell Parish Council was left in financial dire straits, according to a Locum