News and updates

Coronavirus Act powers used to prevent festival in Riddings

A ‘Vegan Camp Out’ festival planning to bring 1,000 people to the village of Riddings has been served a prohibition notice.

Time to apply for next year's secondary school places

Parents of Year Six pupils living in Derbyshire can now apply for their child’s secondary school place for September 2021.

Derbyshire's mobile libraries gear up to return to the road

The county’s mobile library service will hit the road again later this month after it was halted due to coronavirus.

New future for local government in Derbyshire

We have announced ambitious plans for the future of local government in the county.

£1.9 million boost fund for Derbyshire schools

Over 50 Derbyshire schools are set to benefits from building improvements thanks to our £1.9 million funding initiative.

Work starts to lower the noise level on the A61 near Dronfield

A 2 mile stretch of the A61 near Dronfield will be resurfaced by us in a bid to reduce excess noise levels.

Action Grants awarded to over 900 projects and more grants on the way

We have awarded almost £1 million through our Action Grants scheme over the past 2 years.

New £5.3 million school opens for children on Highfields Estate near Littleover

A brand new school, Highfields Spencer Academy, will open to pupils on 9 September 2020, only 9 months after work started on site.

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery re-opening is ‘good to go’

Visitors are to be welcomed back to Buxton Museum and Art Gallery from this week following the introduction of new safety measures to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Derbyshire county libraries to be open by end of the month

All but one of our libraries will be open and operating their normal opening hours by the end of the month.

New services launch to help prevent suicide

We are highlighting a raft of new support services aiming to help reduce the number of suicides in Derbyshire.

Emergency assistance grant for food and essential supplies

More than £800,000 is being allocated to help support people in Derbyshire who are struggling to afford essentials during the coronavirus pandemic.

Plans to refurbish three Derbyshire care homes to be discussed

Proposals to carry out major repairs and refurbishment at three of our care homes are set to be discussed next week.

Future of Elvaston Castle and Country Park to be considered

A report outlining a £35 million investment programme to make Elvaston Castle Country Park a sustainable visitor attraction with more visitors and increased income is set to be considered by our Cabinet next week (Thursday 10 September).

Actions following November 2019 floods to be considered

A detailed report into the flooding across large parts of Derbyshire in November 2019 will be considered at a meeting on 10 September.