Derbyshire councillors are set to call on central Government to make a decision on stalled plans for four new schools around the county which have spent a year in budget limbo. For the past year, the future of four new schools in Bolsover, Derby and Wingerworth has hung in the balance due to a pause
Derbyshire’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Fatima Eltinay joined officers to promote a new campaign targeting gender-based violence as part of a series of engagements designed to support the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan and tackle Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in our communities. The Deputy PCC accompanied officers in Sheffield
A housing scheme for 180 homes in countryside on the edge of a Derbyshire village has been given the go-ahead by council planners despite concerns about the feared pressure on school places, medical services and roads. NE Derbyshire District Council’s planning committee approved Rippon Homes Ltd’s planning application at a meeting on September 30 for
Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Arthur Inglis Bridlington Town 1 – 2 Matlock Town Matlock Town secured an impressive away victory on Tuesday night, edging out Bridlington Town 2–1 thanks to two stunning first-half strikes. Match Summary The hosts took the lead midway through the first half, capitalising on a spell of pressure to put
A Derbyshire Labour councillor fears NHS “league tables” could lead to wealthy people driving around to obtain better services and hospitals struggling to recruit staff. Cllr Anne Clarke, Labour group leader, made the comments in a Derbyshire County Council health scrutiny meeting on Monday, September 29, about her own party’s plans for the NHS. Councillors
Councillors have backed a private independently-led inquiry into how “garbage” persuaded them to drop their defence of a Derbyshire housing appeal. At a Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting this month, members voted to launch the inquiry into advice they received over the 423-home Matlock Wolds housing appeal from William Davis Homes. A closed-doors meeting, of
Derbyshire County Council has confirmed discussions are underway with a care provider to take over eight of nine care homes which it controversially agreed to sell-off despite public outcry and a groundswell of opposition. The newly-elected Reform UK-controlled council is proceeding with the former Conservative-led administration’s plans for the authority to sell nine of its
Community groups and voluntary organisations in Chesterfield are set to benefit from a share of a further £80,000 in funding as grant applications reopen. Chesterfield Borough Council has once again reopened applications for its Community Grants Fund scheme, which has already seen more than £450,000 of funding awarded to organisations across the borough. Since the
A planning inspector has dismissed an appeal for a housing scheme in a Derbyshire town due to design issues after the developers had been hoping to build 132 homes on sloping greenfield land. Labour-led NE Derbyshire District Council’s planning committee originally refused W. Redmile and Sons Ltd’s planning application for the housing scheme with highways,
Long-awaited plans for a potential bypass around a congestion-hit Derbyshire town have once again been shelved due to funding issues. In a Derbyshire County Council meeting this week, councillors were informed that the previous Conservative administration “paused” work on the potential Ashbourne bypass after years of planning. News of this pause from the previous administration