Construction of a modern rail innovation and training centre in Barrow Hill – which will create jobs and skills opportunities for local people, and bolster Chesterfield’s ambitions to be a leading destination for the rail sector, has started on site. The Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle (DRIIVe) will sit next to the historic Barrow Hill
Bolsover District Council’s relationship with its wholly-owned Dragonfly development companies has been heavily criticised following a review after risks have been identified including a lack of good governance, a lack of a business plan and a conflict of interest between the roles of the organisations. The council has two wholly-owned Dragonfly companies – the Dragonfly
Residents have welcomed what is thought to be the first hosepipe ban in the UK. Youlgreave Waterworks, which supplies water to the village of Youlgreave in North Derbyshire, introduced the ban after a two-month spell of dry weather. Residents of the village, which has had its own water supply since 1829, are being asked to
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