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Environmentalists oppose Derbyshire Pension Fund’s climate change investment strategy with fossil fuels

Chesterfield-based environmentalists and Derbyshire Pensioners Action Group have joined forces to raise concerns about the county council-managed Derbyshire Pension Fund’s climate change investment strategy with fossils fuels and the accessibility of the fund’s recent public consultation. Derbyshire County Council released a seven-week online consultation from December 13 to January 31 but it has been met

A Derbyshire council’s plan to build four homes on a car park is set to be approved

A Derbyshire council’s plan to build four homes on a car park is set to be approved. The scheme, from Amber Valley Borough Council, would see four three-bedroom flat-pack homes built on a car park on the corner of Fletcher Street and Lower Gladstone Street in Heanor. Borough council planning officials have recommended that the

Bolsover MP says opposition to massive Clowne housing plan cannot be ignored

MP Mark Fletcher says opposition to the proposed massive Clowne Garden Village housing development including hundreds of planning objections, a petition and his own survey cannot be ignored by Bolsover District Council. The Labour-led local authority is considering Waystone Ltd’s planning application for the Clowne Garden Village housing scheme for 1,800 properties with 24 hectares

Plans to demolish a Derbyshire pub on a busy four-way junction and replace it with a Farmfoods supermarket are set for approval

Plans to demolish a Derbyshire pub on a busy four-way junction and replace it with a Farmfoods supermarket are set for approval. The plans, submitted by Farmfoods, would see the former The French Horn pub on the Market Place, Nottingham Road and Heanor Road junction in Codnor bulldozed to make way for the new store.

Bolsover District Council increases housing rent by 7.7per cent and council tax by 2.99per cent

Bolsover District Council has set its share of the council tax rate increase at 2.99per cent and is increasing its housing rent by 7.7per cent for the 2024-25 financial year as part of its extensive, on-going financial budget plan. The Labour-led council considered the Mid Term Financial Plan for 2023-24 until 2027-28 at a council

Cash-strapped Derbyshire County Council outlines budget battle plan before Valentine’s Day showdown

Following months of considering hard-hitting saving proposals, cash-strapped Derbyshire County Council is hoping to have its comprehensive budget plan for the 2024-25 financial year rubber-stamped at a Valentine’s Day meeting after efforts to balance a £39.5m estimated shortfall and to avoid bankruptcy. The Conservative led council’s cabinet noted and approved a number of matters at

Key service decisions to be considered as Chesterfield Borough Council seeks to protect essential services and support the most vulnerable within its communities

A number of key decisions about Chesterfield Borough Council services are due to be considered on Monday 5 February, as the authority seeks to address the impact of significant and long-term funding shortfalls which are affecting local government as a whole. Like local authorities across the country, the council is facing unprecedented challenges in balancing

Plans for several grass-walled holiday cabins and a farm shop in the Derbyshire countryside have been submitted

Plans for several grass-walled holiday cabins and a farm shop in the Derbyshire countryside have been submitted. The scheme, submitted by Jason Oakley, would see five shepherd’s huts and a farm shop built on land at Old Queen Farm in Cockshead Lane, Snelston – a few miles south of Ashbourne. Derbyshire Dales District Council will

“The public have not asked me to deliver cheap policing” says Derbyshire’s police and crime commissioner as she put forward a budget containing a maximum council tax increase

“The public have not asked me to deliver cheap policing” says Derbyshire’s police and crime commissioner as she put forward a budget containing a maximum council tax increase. Angelique Foster, Derbyshire’s police and crime commissioner, launched the 2024 budget at a council meeting this week, including a tax increase of 4.88 per cent. This equates

Opposition councillor challenges cash-strapped Chesterfield Borough Council claim that it is like Oliver Twist

A Liberal Democrat Councillor has challenged cash-strapped Labour-led Chesterfield Borough Council’s claims that the local authority has been left to feel like the poor Charles Dickens’ character Oliver Twist after the announcement of a ‘tiny’ Government funding handout. The Conservative Government has agreed to £600m of additional funding for struggling local authorities in England but

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