Heartwood Community Forest Get your summer off to a great start by considering planting trees. Government grants are available for landowners in eastern and southern Derbyshire to plant trees as part of Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest. So if you, your workplace or a local organisation have land available, we want to hear from you. Benefits…
Surface dressing plans Our annual surface dressing programme is set to start on 25 June. The programme is part of wider work to repair and improve the county’s roads. Almost 60 roads are to be surface dressed, which will extend their life. There will be road signage in advance and you’ll get a letter if…
In this latest Edition. Meet our new chairman and vice chair New Council and Civic Chairman Councillor Nick Adams and his Vice Chair Councillor Jodie Brown have been announced. Married with two young children, Councillor Adams is an organic beef and sheep farmer from Ashbourne. After finishing school in the town he was awarded a…
Our new Cabinet announced Reform UK took control of the county council in the local elections held on 1 May and now have 42 seats out of a total of 64 seats on the council. At our AGM on Wednesday 21 May the new Leader was confirmed as Councillor Alan Graves, who represents the Aston…
New administration after election Reform UK will form the new administration at Derbyshire County Council following last week’s local election.The election, which was the first in four years, was held on Thursday 1 May, with votes counted on Friday 2 May. All 64 county council seats were contested, with Reform UK winning a total of…
Latest news in this edition: It’s Election Day on Thursday 1 May Your poll card will be delivered to you shortly, if you haven’t had it already. It’ll tell you which polling station you should go to. This is often a community hall or school near your home. You don’t need to take the card…
Latest news in this edition: Happy Easter If you need to get in touch or use our services over the Easter weekend, here’s some information about how to find out about our opening hours. Some of our services will have different opening hours over Easter. But don’t forget you can do lots of things through…
Latest news in this edition: Last chance to register to vote The clock is ticking if you want to register to vote in Derbyshire County Council’s election on Thursday 1 May 2025. You have until just before midnight tonight (Friday 11 April) to register, if you’re not already. And don’t forget, if you want a…
Latest news in this edition: Election candidates announced All 64 seats across the county will be contested by 353 candidates as a new county council is elected for the first time in four years. To find out who is standing in your area visit the election results by wards page. As well as candidates’ names, you…
Latest news in this edition: Apply for funded childcare If you’re a working parent of children aged from nine months to four, you’ve got just a few days left to apply for funded childcare for the summer term. If you’ve not applied before you need to check if you’re eligible and apply for funding for…
