Chesterfield council has given the go-ahead for the local authority to have a greater influence in the new East Midlands Combined County Authority by agreeing to join a new Derbyshire Strategic Leadership Board with other councils. Leader Tricia Gilby, of Chesterfield Borough Council, outlined the advantages for the labour-led authority at a meeting on February
Calls have been made for a wider investigation following an inquiry into errors made by a Derbyshire council in its hunt for a permanent Traveller site – dubbed the “tip of the iceberg”. A Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting last week (February 15) discussed a report into the authority’s assessment of a potential Traveller site
People searching for work in Chesterfield are being invited to a work and wellbeing event, where they can meet employers, find out more about local job vacancies and training schemes and access wellbeing support to help them get back into work. The event is on Thursday 14 March from 10am in Chesterfield Town Hall. Councillor
Parents and child agencies are being urged to contribute to discussions with Derbyshire County Council about the proposed restructure of its Early Help services and children’s centres to save around £3.9m , as part of the authority’s plans to balance its multi-million pound budget gaps. The Conservative-controlled council has voted to set a balanced budget
Derbyshire Police are appealing for information after an incident of arson in Staveley. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service contacted them to report that two vehicles and several haybales had been set alight in a field in Bridle Road, Woodthorpe, at around 3pm on Tuesday 13 February. It is believed that the fire may have been
Buxton is the focus of Crimestoppers campaign about the dangers of County Lines drug gangs The charity Crimestoppers has launched a new campaign this week in Buxton and across Derbyshire, to highlight signs of serious organised drug crime and to encourage communities to pass on concerns 100% anonymously. Buxton, at the heart of the Peak
A campaigner is attempting to trigger a parish poll to help gauge public opposition or support for the massive Clowne Garden Village housing development which has already sparked concerns that it will lead to overcrowding, pose a strain on highways and services and create problems with drainage and flooding. Bolsover District Council is considering Waystone
An experienced and well-known former councillor has stepped back into the fray of local politics after he narrowly took the vacant Duckmanton Ward seat at Staveley Town Council during a by-election. Following the resignation of Labour Staveley Town Cllr Debbie Wheeldon, Mick Bagshaw – a former Chesterfield Borough Councillor and former Chesterfield Deputy Mayor –
A concerned resident has found the alleged continued presence of those linked to a troublesome, illegal waste site in a north Derbyshire village to be worrying and allegedly ‘intimidating’. North East Derbyshire District Council enforcement officers originally shut down two illegal waste sites at two north Derbyshire villages, West Handley and Ridegway, with court granted
There have been just as many, if not more, violent incidents since the forced closure of a troubled Derbyshire bar than while it was open, a court hearing has heard. A hearing at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court today (February 13) saw the first day of an appeal from the owners of Crib Bar in Church