Category: Local News

Chesterfield Borough Council’s leader has revealed how she and other district council leaders in Derbyshire are calling for a meeting with a Government Minister to seek clarity on proposals that could see some councils scrapped or merged under one super council with the postponement of the May county elections. The Deputy Prime Minister and Local

When you need to call 999 but can’t talk – the ‘silent solution’ can help. Press 55 on your mobile when prompted, to confirm you are in a genuine emergency. Emergency calls in the UK are answered by a BT operator, who will ask a few questions to determine the most appropriate emergency service for

Ambulances queuing outside hospitals for hours, patients in A&E waiting more than half a day to be admitted and cancelled surgeries – this is the current picture of the Derbyshire NHS. This winter, day after day, Derbyshire’s NHS organisations have raised the highest level of alert – known as OPEL 4 – declaring that there

Campaigners are inviting people to join a rally in a bid to save a Derbyshire County Council care home for the elderly which is one of three earmarked for a proposed sale or closure after eight others have already been selected to be sold. The Conservative-controlled council, which is holding a public consultation, says it

A Derbyshire council is looking to significantly increase its flytipping fines in a bid to cover costly cleanups – with it currently charging the lowest fees in the county. Derbyshire Dales District Council currently charges flytipping offenders £200, which is the lowest fine of all Derbyshire councils, and is now looking to increase this to

Severn Trent has promised to support customers having difficulties paying their water bills ahead of an expected increase in average charges by almost 50 per cent. According to industry regulator Ofwat, the yearly bill for Severn Trent Water customers will rise by an average of 47 per cent over the next five years. This means

Bolsover District Council has agreed to use its financial reserves and implement any necessary borrowing to secure £771,000 for flood mitigation works and repairs at Pleasley Vale Business Park after the site was struck by Storm Babet. The council revealed in a report that its Business Estates Manager has worked tirelessly over the last 12

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward is backing Derbyshire’s famous transformation of the former Avenue coking works site in north Derbyshire into a residential development with £1m of funding for an improved access point to pave the way for more than 100 affordable new homes. The East Midlands Combined County Authority has secured and agreed to

Derbyshire County Council’s leader believes there ‘must be life out there’ after UFO speculation is running rife following mysterious unexplained drone sightings over the UK at US air force bases. Cllr Barry Lewis has welcomed more ‘open-minded discussion’ about the possibility of UFOs – unidentified flying objects – or UAPs – Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena –

Opposition Derbyshire county councillors are due to call for an Extraordinary Meeting to review the council’s actions and plans following a critical report into the authority’s delivery of its services for youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities. Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission’s report stated the Derbyshire Local Area Partnership – including the Conservative-led