Christina Massey Local Democracy Reporter
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Local Democracy Reporter. Passionate about all things Derbyshire.

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Derbyshire Times, Staffordshire Live

Focus Areas

  • Derbyshire

143 Articles
about 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Derbyshire County Council considers fate of Grade II listed landmark offices

Council chiefs say they have to consider what is ‘feasible and practical’ when it comes to the future of its landmark...

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about 1 year ago
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Council Tax increase kept low for Chesterfield residents - but leaders accused of playing a polit...

Chesterfield leaders are keeping tax low for the coming year in a bid to help residents’ finances, but opponents have...

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about 1 year ago
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Eleventh-hour Chesterfield cash bail out saves Staveley Town Council from bankrupcy

An eleventh-hour cash bail out has saved broke Staveley Town Council’s bacon, as rowing councillors accuse each other...

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about 1 year ago
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Campaigners slam ‘disgraceful’ treatment of staff at Chesterfield Queen’s Park Sports Centre cafe

Campaigners slammed the ‘disgraceful’ treatment of staff at a council-run cafe earmarked for closure after what they ...

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about 1 year ago
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Green light for updated plans for 650 homes on outskirts of Chesterfield

Updated plans for an extensive development of 650 homes, including a residential care unit and a community building, ...

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about 1 year ago
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Campaigners fight plans to sell off Derbyshire council car park and playing fields for housing

Campaigners are fighting plans to sell off a Matlock car park for development, arguing more housing will only add to ...

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about 1 year ago
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Derbyshire children in care increases by a third in four years - more than three times the nation...

Worrying figures reveal the number of Derbyshire children in care has increased by a third in the last four years at ...

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about 1 year ago
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Derbyshire sees one of country’s lowest Council Tax rises

Derbyshire’s Tory leadership prides itself on setting one of the country’s lowest Council Tax rises for the coming ye...

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about 1 year ago
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Derbyshire village pub allowed to keep unauthorised £70k alterations

A popular village pub has been allowed to keep £70k of refurbishments started without planning permission following l...

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about 1 year ago
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New charges at previously free Peak District car parks seen as ‘tax on visitors’

New charges at previously free Peak District car parks have been condemned as a ‘tax on visitors’ by some, but chiefs...

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about 1 year ago
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Critical Council Tax decision which could decide fate of broke Derbyshire council to take place n...

A critical decision over the amount of Council Tax a broke Derbyshire authority will ask from residents is to be dela...

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about 1 year ago
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Staveley Town Council faces court over redundancies

A broke Derbyshire town council faces court action after making nearly all its staff redundant in a shock move last w...

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