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A housing developer has given further assurances after it has been linked to a second Derbyshire scheme site to have attracted concerns about sewage and drainage capacity as plans are underway to build a £20.35m residential development above a flood-prone town. Homes by Honey’s planning application for 75 houses off Chesterfield Road and Quarry Lane,

Work to turn a Derbyshire council’s sprawling historic headquarters into a hotel and build a new base could cost more than £100 million. Derbyshire County Council aims to move out of its historic Matlock headquarters in a former spa and move into a new eco, smaller building within the Bank Road grounds. Reports published by

A leisure chief has told how Chesterfield Borough Council is having to review the deliverability of its parks and open spaces to make tens of thousands of pounds of savings as part of an overall drive to overcome the local authority’s estimated £4m budget shortfall. The council’s Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing Director, Ian Waller,

Our Rural Crime Team have been recognised as the most proactive team in the country in preventing farm machinery and plant theft. Accepting the Rob Oliver Award, Sergeant Chris Wilkinson said: “I’m immensely proud of the achievements of this team, and their commitment to supporting our rural communities. “It’s an honour to win this for

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted following reports of an aggravated burglary in Buxton. Three men are believed to have entered the property on Queen’s Road, Fairfield, at around 8pm on Thursday 11 January. The victim discovered the men in his home, and they assaulted him before leaving the property. He

A housing developer has offered assurances to worried residents that it has considered the wider community’s concerns from the beginning of its controversial plans to build 275 new homes near two Derbyshire villages. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee approved a planning application for the Pearl housing scheme, near Tom Lane, between Duckmanton and Long Duckmanton,

Developers have confirmed that a contract has been exchanged to build 275 new homes at a proposed controversial site between two Derbyshire villages for a development that is expected to be worth tens of millions of pounds. Chesterfield Borough Council’s planning committee approved the planning application for the housing development, at Duckmanton, which also includes

Derbyshire police’s share of council tax is set to rise by the maximum possible to stave off “difficult decisions” and a budget black hole of £5.4 million. The portion of your overall council tax bill which goes towards Derbyshire police is set to rise by £10.08 a year for a Band B property to £217.47

A Derbyshire road which has been closed for 14 months will now remain shut until at least April due to further movement of a landslip during recent heavy rainfall. Leashaw, between Crich and Matlock, is now set to be closed for nearly a year-and-a-half in a new update from Derbyshire County Council, which has been