Derbyshire Now – 21st February 2025 Edition
Latest news in this edition:
- Help shape Derbyshire’s future
- New £5m home for children
- Creating our community forest
- Share your thoughts about nature
- Drive safer for longer
- Loscoe recycling centre
- Free school meals
- Future shape of care services
Help shape Derbyshire’s future
We’ve opened an online poll about plans to create one council for Derbyshire, instead of the current nine.
Derbyshire (excluding Derby) has a two-tier system – one county council and eight district or borough councils.
The Government announced the biggest shake up of local councils in a generation, requiring all areas to move to a single-tier unitary council system – meaning just one council delivering all services. Parish and town councils aren’t affected by the Government’s plans.
Read more – https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKDCC/bulletins/3d340e8
