Planners have given the go-ahead for a firm to build a new quarry site road near a Derbyshire Dales town to be used by lorries despite concerns about possible environmental impacts including noise and dust pollution. Derbyshire County Council’s planning committee approved Ben Bennett Jr Ltd’s application at a recent meeting to build a new
A Derbyshire council chairperson has praised a Town Clerk for helping to stabilise a local authority’s financial position to such an extent that they have been able to recently award over £34,000 of funding grants towards worthy community groups and projects including a new village green. Staveley Town Council sought to herald in a new
A potential plan to pull Ashbourne out of the Derbyshire Dales and in with a new “Greater Derby” council has been met with “disgust” and dubbed “totally disastrous”. Reform-run Derbyshire County Council has put forward four options for local government reorganisation, having previously pledged to refuse to take part. It has backed two preferred options
Chesterfield planners have given the go-ahead for changes to the listed town centre Stephenson Memorial Hall and Pomegranate Theatre’s multi-million pound renovation scheme. The planning committee at Chesterfield Borough Council approved the latest changes to the beautiful Grade 2 listed buildings at the junction of Corporation Street, St Mary’s Gate and Holywell Street, in Chesterfield,
Derbyshire Dales District Council has acted on its promise to provide new loos in Ashbourne Park and at Artists’ Corner in Matlock Dale. Last year the District Council took back into its control the operation of the public toilets at Monsal Head, one of 10 facilities announced for closure in 2017 by the Council’s previous
Derbyshire Falcons defeated Yorkshire Men in the final game of the Chesterfield Festival of Cricket at Queens Park. Yorkshire set a target of 201 for Derbyshire Falcons having made 200 for 6 from their 20 overs. In response Derbyshire Falcons raced to victory with some sensational batting for the Chesterfield crowd to enjoy with a
Matlock Town have won the Ernie Moss Challenge Trophy with a 2-1 win over Chesterfield. A forgettable first half was followed by a cracking second period and Chesterfield struck first through Will Grigg. At that point it looked like the visitors would take control. But Matlock battled back Ryan Boot made a glaring error which
Councillors have rejected their own authority’s planned Traveller site in a Peak District town following scores of objections, discrimination claims and a legal threat. At a three-hour Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting last night (June 24), councillors opted to reject the authority’s own application for a temporary two-year plot for a specific homeless Traveller family
A Derbyshire council which has been accused of unfairly bringing criticism on its own development company and placing its future in doubt has called upon its services to complete a town market place scheme. Bolsover District Council’s Executive agreed at a meeting on June 23 to allocate a further £789,357 of funding towards its delayed
A lightning blue tag arena challenge for anyone aged eight and over – including adults – has opened as part of a new leisure centre in a Derbyshire town. The ribbon was cut on Clay Cross Active on Wednesday to replace the former Sharley Park Leisure Centre. North East Derbyshire District Council said the new