Apply for a secondary school place If you’re a parent of a year 6 pupil living in Derbyshire time is running out to apply for your child’s secondary school place for September 2026. If your child was born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 and is in their last year of primary school…
Latest News Pleasley Vale Business Park – update Earlier this week Bolsover District Council made the difficult decision to close Mill One of Pleasley Vale Business Park due to structural safety concerns. This was done to ensure the safety of the tenants using the building, following advice from Derbyshire Building Control Partnership. Read More –…
Broadband boost We’re pumping £900,000 into a project to improve digital connectivity in communities where broadband speeds are lowest – particularly in rural areas. Around 32,000 homes and businesses across the county still receive less than 100mbps in areas with no prospect of commercial providers rolling out full fibre within the next three years. Of…
Latest News £300 fine for fly tipping A Shirebrook resident has paid a £300 fixed penalty for fly tipping. This illegally deposited cardboard packaging was investigated by an Environmental Health Enforcement Officer and the offender was identified. The fixed penalty notice was paid to avoid prosecution. Read More – https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKBDC/bulletins/3f65706
We clear pothole backlog We’re on track to clear the pothole backlog by mid-October, following significant investment in our highways service. Back in April, more than 16,000 potholes were waiting to be fixed. That number’s now expected to drop below 3,000 by mid-October – bringing the service back to typical levels. Since April, more than…
Progress underway on Bolsover regeneration project. The old Coop building in Bolsover town centre is being secured with hoarding as plans to bring it back into use get underway. Bolsover District Council received £15million regeneration funding from the government in their autumn statement 2024 and a portion of that money is being used to develop…
Snow warden volunteers needed We’re looking for volunteers throughout the county to help clear snow and ice from Derbyshire’s roads and pavements this winter as part of our Snow Warden scheme. We’d like to hear from residents and community groups willing to help keep their communities safe when bad weather hits to supplement work carried…
Record breaking exercise session Our public health team joined Age Uk Derby and Derbyshire and Chesterfield FC to hold a world record-breaking chair based exercise session. The previous record stood at just over 720 people taking part in a chair based exercise session at one time, and over 1,200 people turned out in force to…
More SEND places created Students with special educational needs and disabilities have officially started learning at a new site in Long Eaton as part of our £5million investment. An extra 70 school places have been created at Brackenfield SEND School in a refurbished building called The Orchard, which houses new teaching facilities for young people…
Budget and council plan on track Savings and efficiencies across the board are ensuring our budget remains on track for the current year, despite continued social care pressures. In a report detailing our budget position for the first three months of this financial year, to be considered by Cabinet on Thursday 11 September, we are…
