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Plans for a water park resort in a derelict Derbyshire quarry have been rejected following hundreds of objections. The plans, from BMET Limited, would have seen Crich Quarry turned into the Amber Rock resort, complete with a water park, 152-room hotel, 128 straw-bale lodges and 210 apartments, cliff-top restaurant, spa, sports complex, zipline, medical centre

A council has agreed to consider concerns about the number of on-street Electric Vehicle charging points in North East Derbyshire after a recent survey and media report claimed the district is among the worst public ‘charging deserts’ in Great Britain. NE Derbyshire District Councillor, Frank-Adlington-Stringer, of the Green Party, called for the district council to

Derbyshire council’s highways chief has expressed her disappointment that the new Government has not yet confirmed if it is sticking with the previous administration’s plan to invest an extra £8.3bn in roads across the country. The Conservative county council’s Cabinet approved at a meeting, on September 18, the receipt of just over £3m of Labour

A council education chief has told how nearly £1.3m of extra funding needed for an on-going costly renovation scheme at a Derbyshire school will not have a direct impact on the authority’s battle to manage a forecast multi-million pound budget deficit. Derbyshire County Council is under-taking a ‘partial-rebuild’ project for Bramley Vale Primary School, on

North East Derbyshire District Council’s Leader has stressed the authority will continue with a cooperative approach with regional leaders and Parliamentary representatives to outline the district’s regeneration priorities after the council has been asked to urge Government not to give up on the area’s community schemes. Labour Council Leader, Cllr Nigel Barker, rejected opposition Conservative

‘CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated in a quote in the fourth paragraph the phrase ‘….You have no moral authority.’ but this should have read ‘…with no moral authority.’ INCORRECT VERSION – But Clowne Garden Village Action Group chairperson Dominic Webb told the committee: “You have failed, as a council, the parishes

Staveley Town Council has agreed to fund new footpath signs to be put up in honour of murder victim Gracie Spinks after a councillor’s long campaign for a permanent tribute in the town. Town Cllr Mick Bagshaw has been campaigning for the tribute for many months since Gracie Spinks was stabbed to death when she

Officers investigating a serious assault in Alfreton are appealing for witnesses and information. Police were called to the incident in Nottingham Road at just after 11.40pm on Friday 20 September. A woman in her 20s suffered serious facial injuries after being hit in the face with a metal pole. She was taken to hospital for

A Derbyshire council is due to spend £3.8 million on 23 homes providing temporary accommodation for Afghan refugees and people who become homeless. Derbyshire Dales District Council has been given £3.8 million by central Government, from its £450 million local authority housing fund. The council has already been given £2.2 million from a previous round

One of Derbyshire County Council’s main objectives as it continues its battle to overcome an estimated budget shortfall of around £40m for the current 2024/25 financial year with saving plans and cutbacks is to ensure the authority’s General Reserve of back-up cash does not fall below a £25m level. The Conservative-led council announced at a