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A Reform councillor has urged a Derbyshire council to stop “tinkering around with pleasantries” like walking and cycling and invest in railways. Cllr David Harvey, who represents the Hardwick division on Derbyshire County Council and is chairman of its healthy scrutiny committee, made the statements in a meeting this week. Councillors had been discussing funding

A Reform councillor has suggested a Derbyshire council could “deprioritise” road repairs in order to “encourage” people into using trains more often. Cllr Alex Millward, who represents the Linacre and Loundsley Green division on Derbyshire County Council for Reform, made the comments in a meeting this week about transport issues. He said: “If we deprioritise

Reform will retain a Derbyshire council’s £176,000 flagship managing director role, despite previous concerns over the cost, after advice from fellow party leadership from other authorities. Cllr Alan Graves, Reform leader of Derbyshire County Council, said he would be retaining the “CEO” position going forward, following the resignation of Emma Alexander, who is set to

A new police enforcement area is to be built in a notorious accident ‘hotspot’ following joint intervention from Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts and road safety partners. The Derbyshire PCC offered her full support to Parish Councillors, residents and safety campaigners including North East Derbyshire MP Louise Sandher-Jones in pressing for urgent action to

Chesterfield recognises its manufacturers and engineers over the next month through the return of an annual celebratory campaign. Taking place from 25 September until the end of October, the Made in Chesterfield festival aims to change perceptions of the manufacturing industry by connecting Chesterfield’s students with real-world experiences in local advanced manufacturing and engineering businesses.

Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a football club to extend its night-time floodlighting late into the evening at its community pitches despite residents’ concerns about glare and noise. High Peak Borough Council’s development committee approved Glossop North End Juniors AFC’s application at a recent meeting to vary its allowed floodlighting times at Glossop

A vacant and run-down Derbyshire town centre pub is to be given a new lease of life as a short-stay overnight venue for tourists after a renovation scheme has been given the go-ahead by planners despite concerns over parking. High Peak Borough Council’s Development Committee approved a planning application from Doug Ward, of UKV3 Ltd,

Derbyshire County Council has reiterated it would only consider reducing numbers of staff on permanent contracts once other options had been exhausted as part of a possible review and restructuring process. The Reform-UK led authority has revealed a potential efficiency strategy which could involve reviewing and restructuring staffing after confirming its latest budget position for

The East Midlands Combined County Authority has taken another crucial step towards improving and transforming how people travel across the region after holding the first meeting of its new Transport and Digital Connectivity Committee with plans to begin allocating £2 billion of transport funding. During the milestone meeting at The Buxton Crescent Hotel, on September

Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s Football Correspondent David Bell It was back to earth with a bump for Dronfield Town as they came out on the wrong side of a 7-1 humbling at the hands of league leaders Retford United. Two goals in the opening eight minutes for prolific Retford striker Lewis Chambers saw the