News and updates

Have your say on possible changes to some services for disabled children and their families

We are asking for views on possible changes to 2 specialist services for children with disabilities and their families, as a consultation is launched.

Ilkeston retailer fined for selling alcohol to underage person

An Ilkeston shopkeeper and business have been fined nearly £600 and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge after admitting to selling lager to an underage person.

Safety improvements at rail crossing on popular trail

We're installing gates at a railway crossing in Darley Dale to improve safety.

Working parents urged to apply for funded childcare as system expands to support more families

Working parents across Derbyshire are being urged to apply for funded childcare as the system expands next month to support more families.

Grants for farmers and landowners to plant trees

Calling all farmers and landowners – could you be part of the project to plant a community forest in Derbyshire?

Derbyshire business branches out for Million Trees project

Staff at a food product development company in Somercotes swapped sauces and spices for spades this week to support a project to plant a million trees across Derbyshire by 2030.

Have your say on a new political map for Derbyshire

Derbyshire residents are invited to have their say on a new political map for the county, designed to ensure county councillors represent around the same number of people.

Warning issued over community alarm scammers

People are being urged to be on their guard after reports that older and vulnerable residents across Derbyshire have received unsolicited calls claiming to be from community alarm companies.

Parents across Derbyshire hear about their child’s secondary school place for September

Parents across Derbyshire have been informed about their child’s secondary school place for September.

Free blood pressure checks return across Derbyshire

One in 3 adults in the UK have high blood pressure but do not know it – and this can lead to serious health problems.

Have your say on future improvements to local bus services

We are updating the plan we have for improving bus services (the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and as part of this are seeking feedback from residents and other stakeholders on how they use services, any problems they experience and ways to improve bus travel across the county.

Venues across Derbyshire encouraged to sign up to become Safe Places

Shops, restaurants, businesses, public buildings and visitor attractions are being encouraged to sign up to become a Safe Place for residents.

We’re hopeful of a new future for Gamesley Community Centre

Working together with local community groups, we’ve proposed that Gamesley Community Centre be transferred into community ownership.

New mayor and East Midlands Combined County Authority given final go ahead

The last legal step to establish the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has been signed and made into law.

New bookable on demand bus service for Chesterfield, Bolsover, and North East Derbyshire

Residents are now able to use a new bus service to take them anywhere within Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire.