White Hall best for adventure Congratulations to all our staff at White Hall who are celebrating after the family favourite was crowned the best for outdoor adventure. Our centre in Buxton was Britain’s first education authority outdoor centre when it opened in 1951. And now it’s been named Best Outdoor Education Provider in the Peak…
Walk Derbyshire We all know that walking is good for us – improving our health, wellbeing and social connection when we walk with others. That’s why we’ve approved funding for the Walk Derbyshire programme to give people more opportunities to get out and about together. We’ve invested £80,000 to help support new walking activities in…
Check your mobile coverage You can now check which mobile service provider offers you the best signal in your area, following a project we undertook to map coverage. We worked with mobile mapping specialist Streetwave, and district and borough councils throughout Derbyshire, to collect crucial data on where mobile signals fail to deliver using signal…
Derbyshire Makes returns We’re looking forward to April and May 2026, when six town‑centre festivals will celebrate creativity, heritage and the future as part of Derbyshire Makes. The festival, now in its second year, will transform high streets, heritage sites and public spaces into vibrant hubs of activity, bringing together artists, makers, performers and communities…
Fun day for youngsters Children and young people in our care enjoyed a day of fun and learning at Derbyshire Police Headquarters. Hosted by Derbyshire Constabulary on behalf of our Corporate Parenting Board and organised by the participation team, the children and young people played games, learned about online safety and talked about their hopes…
Award for foster carers Congratulations to retired Derbyshire foster carers Chris and Denise Mitchell who have received a British Citizen Award for services to their community. he couple have dedicated their lives to caring for some of the county’s most vulnerable children. After adopting three children with Down’s syndrome as well as having their own…
Digital funding boost We’re supporting more residents to get online and go digital across Derbyshire. Our £50,000 funding boost will tackle digital exclusion by helping Derbyshire residents get online, stay connected and access essential health and support services. The funding will support Rural Action Derbyshire to expand digital inclusion work across the county. They have…
More roads to be resurfaced More roads in Derbyshire will be resurfaced after local councillors put forward those residential roads most needing repair in their areas. In total, 19 roads will be resurfaced at a cost of £3 million. We’re able to fund these road schemes by making our highways service more efficient and reinvesting…
Snow latest Storm Goretti certainly brought us lots of the white stuff last night, as expected.Our teams were out gritting yesterday, overnight and this morning to help keep main routes clear. We did primary routes this morning, secondaries from 1pm, then we’re gritting primaries again from 4pm today and again at 4am tomorrow. We also proactively closed…
Christmas opening hours Everything you need to know about using our services at Christmas and new year is now on our website. You’ll find information about our contact centre Call Derbyshire, emergency contacts, school term dates, as well as opening hours for County Hall, libraries and household waste recycling centres. Don’t forget you can do…
