News and events

Education chiefs from Yangpu in China met the new leaders of Derbyshire County Council.

Building work is underway on a state-of-the-art school which is part of a £750 million transformation of secondary education in Derbyshire.

Winners in the prestigious Derbyshire Open Art Competition 2009 have been announced.

Enquiring young minds are invited to get out and about in the Derbyshire countryside to discover the bugs and beasties that make it their home.

Plasterer Paul Rumbellow of Dove Holes, Buxton, has become the 500th member of Derbyshire County Council’s Trusted Trader scheme.

Derbyshire retailers are being given a wake up call on underage sales after an Ilkeston store became the latest in the county to lose it’s licence to sell alcohol, and another had stringent conditions put on it’s licence.

People in Ashbourne are being invited by Derbyshire County Council to have their say about ideas to improve traffic flow in the town.

Parents are urged to park up at supermarkets across the county in July to get their child car seats checked by experts.

Insect-themed activities will be part of the fun when Derbyshire County Council’s latest children’s centre opens its doors.

There will be a lively celebration of music, dance and diversity taking place at Shipley Country Park in July.