News and updates

National Adoption Week shines a light on finding families for children who wait longer for a loving home

Keeping brothers and sisters together and finding family homes for older children will be the focus for Adoption East Midlands during National Adoption Week.

Suicide prevention trailblazer funding

We’re set to receive £137,000 of funding from NHS England for extra suicide prevention work in Derbyshire.

Schools invited to bid from our £377,000 fund to promote cycling and healthy lifestyles

Schools will be invited to bid for a share of £376,839 we’ve made available to encourage more pupils to cycle to lessons or other green travel and wellbeing initiatives.

Football club mascot Chester helps to net new foster carers for children in our care

A football club mascot is helping us recruit new foster carers – as well as offering children in our foster care some treats and trips throughout the year.

Well-equipped for healthier lifestyles

A Buxton-based group is set to get even fitter thanks to one of our Action Grants.

Chance to have your say on opening hours at 7 libraries

Residents are to get the opportunity to have their say on plans to revise opening hours at seven Derbyshire libraries.

Derbyshire disappointed in 2018 road casualties figures

Derbyshire disappointed in 2018 road casualties figures

Events and support on offer for World Mental Health Day

We’re joining local football clubs, charities and organisations to support World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2019.

More than 10,000 young people attend Derbyshire's largest careers festival

More than 10,000 young people visited the Derbyshire Skills Festival this year – the largest careers event in the county

Library users will need to renew books online or in person from November

Derbyshire library-users are being asked to renew their books online or in person at a branch from Friday 1 November 2019, rather than ring Call Derbyshire.

Sheffield Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith, re-opens

A main Chapel-en-le-Frith road is set to reopen next week after major work to fix a broken culvert nears completion.

Diesel contamination in Shipley Park Pond

Visitors enjoying Shipley Country Park are being urged to avoid ponds and streams in the area following a diesel spillage.

Quit smoking this Stoptober

Derbyshire smokers are being urged to quit for 28 days and see the difference that it can make.

Something to sing about in Dronfield

Children in Dronfield have something to sing about thanks to an Action Grant we've awarded.

Markham miners remembered at memorial unveiling

Relatives of a Barlborough miner who died at Markham Colliery have gathered from Australia, France, Spain and around the UK to honour his memory at the latest unveiling of steel figures for the ‘Walking Together’ mining memorial in Derbyshire.