News and updates

Work starts on international flame protection firm's new base at Markham Vale

Work has started on Sheffield-based Protec International’s new site, which is set to create up to 45 new jobs at Derbyshire County Council and Henry Boot Developments’ flagship regeneration site Markham Vale.

We listen to parents' concerns and release additional places at Glossopdale School

We’re releasing additional places at one of our secondary schools in response to parents’ concerns about their children not being allocated a place this autumn following an increase in demand.

Free phone line to help Derby and Derbyshire residents stay warm at home

A new free phone line has been launched to give people living in Derby and Derbyshire impartial advice on how to stay warm at home and cut their energy bills.

Trading Standards welcome sentences of vacuum cleaner directors

Three company directors found guilty of fraud connected to their vacuum cleaner servicing and repair businesses have been sentenced to a total of 51 months in prison and disqualified from being company directors following a successful prosecution by Derbyshire County Council’s trading standards.

Are you missing out on better, faster broadband?

Around 56,000 homes and businesses in Derbyshire are missing out on better, faster broadband. Is yours one of them?

Families help develop new-look website to promote services for children and young people with disabilities

We’ve updated and relaunched a website which helps families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities find all the information they need in one place.

Council Leader gets to grip with litter at country park

Derbyshire County Council Leader Barry Lewis got stuck into litter picking at Grassmoor Country Park at the weekend as part of a campaign we're backing.

Sign up for the new summer term of adult education courses

Residents are being invited to sign up to learn something new this summer with our Adult Community Education Service.

Park up for free child car safety checks in Derbyshire

Motorists are being encouraged to take advantage of expert road safety advice and get their child car seats checked free-of-charge.

Mixed-age pensioner couples urged to get advice about rule changes

Pensioners in Derbyshire who have partners of working age are being urged to contact our welfare rights service for advice about recent rule changes to their benefits

Free driver training for older Derbyshire motorists

Older motorists in Derbyshire are being invited to take advantage of training sessions aimed at keeping them safer for longer behind the wheel.

More Derbyshire County Council schools set for improvements

More than 40 schools across the county are set to benefit from a £1.6m Derbyshire County Council funding boost bringing the total to almost 100 since the start of the year to benefit from its building improvement programme.

We're calling for a Fair Share for Derbyshire

Councillors and senior officers from Derbyshire County Council have called on Parliament to give ‘A Fair Share for Derbyshire’ as Government considers the responses to its fair funding review.

Talk Fostering with Derbyshire County Council next week

Potential foster carers are invited to find out how they could change a child’s life by dropping into an information evening in Chesterfield or Matlock next week.

Countryside site could be declared local nature reserve

Our countryside site, Aston on Trent Brickyard Plantation, is set to be declared a local nature reserve.