The summer and autumn have brought mixed fortunes for the Walton & West Division. At last the plans for the regeneration of the Hipper Corridor have been lodged with the Council. Local Liberal…
The Chesterfield Labour Party, campaigning against the Chesterfield Liberal Democrat Council in the local elections in May 2011 claimed to reduce these charges if they were elected! We know the…
.... but this is what you got ! In the Borough Council elections last year, a key plank of the Labour Party's manifesto was that they would reduce car parking charges. They claimed that trade was…
In Chesterfield three schools will be opening their doors this summer to help some of the most disadvantaged pupils in our area with the big step up from primary to secondary school. Many pupils find…
A senior local councillor has welcomed news that 3,700 two year olds in Derbyshire will benefit from early years education from September 2014.
A pioneering scheme to give young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) opportunities to get back on track launched in the East Midlands region has been welcomed.
Chesterfield Borough Council's projected increase in car parking income for this year, residents will be interested to know, is £136,000! Many local residents have asked "Where will this money come…
The new "gateway" signs which have recently appeared at all the gateways into the borough have clearly upset many residents and former residents from much further afield - even from as far away as…
The Coalition Government has stepped in to help kick-start the massive £300 million plus Waterside project along the A61 corridor in Chesterfield. The project, which will reclaim the long-derelict…
Amid angry exchanges at the recent Chesterfield Council Cabinet meeting, the Labour Council announced that it was scrapping the popular Festival of Light. For the past 5 years this has taken place in…
