A further 59 e-scooters were seized in Derbyshire in January, as we continue to target their illegal use. Over the past three months, 264 e-scooters have been seized in total since the Constabulary started a new approach of seizing on first offence from November. E-scooters can only be used on private land, those riding them
An area of Derbyshire is set to be given extra protection to try and fend off a planned 60-kilometre powerline and other “significant” development pressure. Derbyshire County Council is to support an application to have northern Amber Valley made an area of outstanding national beauty (AONB) to counter National Grid’s plans to build power lines
Opposition councillors have criticised the Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council after plans for its 2025-26 budget were given the go ahead with more multi-million pound saving plans in the pipeline. The council presented its Revenue Budget Report 2025-26 and its Reserves Position at a Full Council meeting, on February 12, which were both voted through and
Campaigners say they have successfully raised the necessary funds to submit a bid to buy and run a former youth centre as a community facility after Derbyshire County Council announced plans to sell the property at an auction. The council has agreed to sell its Polygon Centre building, on Church Street, Alfreton, as it continues
Campaigners have submitted an on-going petition with over 2,800 names to a Derbyshire council in opposition to plans for a woodland holiday park that they fear will result in a loss of trees and wildlife and an increase in traffic problems. Save Farley Moor campaign members Kitty Kenyon and Sarah Benson presented the petition with
Derbyshire’s district council leaders, along with Derby, have committed to retaining “local” accountability in any super authority merger talks. The Government has asked Derbyshire councils to come up with ideas for merger ideas to reorganise local government within the county, with a deadline of March 21 for initial ideas and November 28 for final submissions.
The new council for the East Midlands now has a spending budget of £160 million – seven times more than last year. As it looks ahead to its first full financial year with an elected mayor, the East Midlands Combined County Authority is setting a £162.5 million spending budget, up from the £20.5 million it
Peak District officials have slammed a “wild camper” who set up a BBQ and a tent in the protected Derbyshire countryside. The Peak District National Park Authority wrote on its Instagram page today (February 7) about an incident on its Stanage North Lees Estate in the Derbyshire countryside near Hathersage. It shared a photo of
A Derbyshire council’s leader has explained it has been possible to undertake a ‘significant regeneration project’ with its Glossop halls for future generations despite a councillor’s fears that the scheme’s costs have rocketed with on-going delays. High Peak Borough Council started the rejuvenation of Glossop’s Market Hall, Town Hall and Municipal Buildings in October, 2022,
Campaigners have submitted the final signatories of a petition which now boasts over 5,000 names to Derbyshire County Council in their fight to save one of three elderly care homes that have all been earmarked for proposed sales or closures. The Conservative-controlled council’s latest plans include a proposal to cease operating long-term residential and respite