A Derbyshire town council is still considering an offer from a football club to take over the running of its village hall despite concerns about the lengthy process, two abandoned meetings and the resignation of seven councillors. Shirebrook Town Football Club has expressed its wishes to take over the running of Shirebrook Village Hall, on
An historic building in a Derbyshire town centre is set for a new lease of life after 20 years lying dormant – but it has one last hurdle to clear. Plans to turn the former Kings Banqueting Hall in Chesterfield Road, Alfreton, into a restaurant were approved seven years ago but now that new business
Campaigners and residents who still suspect plans for a waterpark resort in Derbyshire have been influenced by a recently approved nearby controversial housing scheme fear the two projects may lead to combined further impacts on the environment with an increase in traffic. Bolsover District Council is considering Great Wolf Resorts’ plans for the indoor water
Planners have blocked a large housing scheme to build up to 110 homes on a college site in a Derbyshire market town in a bid to preserve greenfield sports playing fields. High Peak Borough Council’s Development Control Committee refused Derbyshire County Council’s application to build up to 110 properties at Glossopdale Community College’s Lower Site,
A Derbyshire parish council has revealed that it is set to join a rising groundswell of opposition including worried residents over plans to demolish a village pub and replace it with a drive-through cafe amidst fears of increased traffic, pollution and the loss of an ‘iconic’ building. Chesterfield Borough Council is currently considering Brimington Property
The quick-thinking lorry driver who saved a man's life on the M1 at the weekend has told North Derbyshire Radio it was "a crazy experience", but he just did what needed to be done. Speaking to North Derbyshire Radio presenter Sean Goldsmith, Dan Shillito described seeing a man in distress, clinging to a bridge over
Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a further extension at a Travellers’ site which had originally attracted concerns about traffic and road safety. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously at a meeting on September 3 to approve Mr McAlister’s application to change grazing land to a parking and manoeuvring area for a Traveller
Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a further extension at a Travellers’ site which had originally attracted concerns about traffic and road safety. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously at a meeting on September 3 to approve Mr McAlister’s application to change grazing land to a parking and manoeuvring area for a Traveller
Campaigners are urging a Derbyshire council which has withdrawn adult education services from five centres to find some new way to secure the future of one of the axed learning hubs to meet the needs of adult learners in the areas affected. Derbyshire County Council recently announced that Adult Education Services are no longer to
After decades lying derelict, £70 million in repairs and five years of operating, not a single penny of £15 million owed to the people of Derbyshire has been repaid by the Buxton Crescent operators. A Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service has revealed that the total owed by the Buxton Crescent