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

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143 Articles
over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Chesterfield LGBT+ campaigner condemns Church of England in gay marriage row

A Chesterfield councillor and campaigner for LGBT+ rights has condemned the Church of England as ‘fundamentally wrong...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

New Peak District chief talks funding, farming and the future of the national park

The ancient rockfaces of the Peak District jut out above grassy pastures that thinly veil the ragged remnants of old ...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Call for new law to prevent HGV drivers blocking narrow Derbyshire roads

Councillors swapped stories of HGVs causing chaos on Derbyshire roads, including one blocking a perilous Peak Distric...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Derbyshire councillors told to ‘put their bottom lips away’ in cost of living row

‘Put your bottom lips away’ was the message to councillors pushing for an anti-poverty strategy amid the cost of livi...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Derbyshire councillors call for public vote over controversial super authority plans

Derbyshire chiefs are calling for residents to have a vote on controversial super authority plans that could give the...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Historic house of forgotten Chesterfield colliery to be demolished for modern home

A dilapidated house that served as the only surviving relic of a forgotten Chesterfield colliery is to be knocked dow...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Controversial historic Chesterfield property conversion plans withdrawn

Controversial proposals to convert an historic Chesterfield building into an eight-bedroomed shared house have been w...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Staveley pub apartment plans rejected over lack of parking

Plans to convert a Staveley pub site into 20 flats with no parking were rejected by planning chiefs, who found it unr...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Severely disabled Derbyshire children sent to Doncaster care homes shaded by abuse claims

Severely disabled children from Derbyshire were sent to three Doncaster residential homes that are currently under po...

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over 1 year ago
derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Derbyshire education chiefs accused of switching targets when schools don’t make the grade

Derbyshire education chiefs have been accused of changing their targets to make them easier to hit when it comes to t...

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over 1 year ago
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Chatsworth’s restoration and housing plans for historic Derbyshire farmstead thrown out

Renewed plans by Chatsworth to convert three historic buildings and build four new dwellings on a farmstead in a cons...

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over 1 year ago
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Two drive-thru restaurants approved next to Derbyshire development

Councillors have given their backing for two new drive-thru restaurants at a key site next to a major Derbyshire comm...

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