“Worrying Times For Education” At Belper Secondary School
“These are worrying times for the education of our children,” says the leadership at a Derbyshire secondary school. The governing
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Eddie Bisknell
“Incidental” Library “Offer” Is All That May Remain At 20 Sites
An “incidental” library offer is all that may remain at 20 libraries due to be handed over to volunteers by
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Bessalone Hill: Appeal Lodged To Build 185 Homes
An appeal has been lodged to push through plans for 185 houses on a protected hillside near Belper. The applicants,
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Borough Council Quiet On Responses To Replacement Swiss Tea Rooms
Amber Valley Borough Council will not reveal how many responses it received to its tender for a replacement Swiss Tea
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AVBC Agree To Lease Land For Blue Box
The prospect of a new community centre to replace the beloved Blue Box in Belper is one step closer. Councillors
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Blue Box Community Centre To Return
A community centre is set to return to the Manor Recreation Ground in Belper, four years after the previous “Blue
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East Midlands “Strategic Alliance” Approved by County Council
Derbyshire county councillors have unanimously agreed to push forward with plans to form a “strategic alliance” between councils in the
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NHS Campaigners Gather Outside Council Hall To Challenge Cuts
County councillors feel that the proposed NHS cuts in Derbyshire are “quite disturbing” and are being made at a pace
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East Midlands “Super Council” Vote This Week
Next week Derbyshire County Council is set to vote through plans to form a “strategic alliance” with several county and
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Concern Mounts Over Derbyshire’s Main NHS Organisations
Five of Derbyshire’s MPs gathered in Parliament yesterday to thrash out their concerns about the “utter financial chaos” among the
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Drug Deaths Surge In Derbyshire
Thousands of people in Derby and Derbyshire have died from drug poisoning and misuse in the past 16 years, new
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Adult Social Care In Crisis Amidst “Unsustainable Financial Pressures”
Millions of pounds more is being spent by councils to prop up adult social care, but with soaring demands, Derby
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King’s Head Set To Open As Application Approved
A Duffield pub will be reopened next month after gaining council approval – and a homegrown landlord will take the
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School Extension At St John’s Primary Set For Approval
A four-classroom school extension at a Belper primary is set to get the go ahead and will create space for
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School Meal Prices To Increase Over Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Council has revealed plans to increase the cost of school meals for the first time in three years.
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Council Spends £6 Million On Bus Contracts
The county council has spent £6 million on renewing a flurry of private bus contracts, months after pulling subsidies to
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Fate of Babington Hospital Sealed
The fate of a historic Derbyshire hospital will be officially sealed this week, with a decision set to be made
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Backlog Of Repairs For County Council’s HQ Is “Extensive”
The backlog of repairs required at the county council’s historic headquarters is thought to be “extensive” but the authority cannot
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New Expansion Could See 140 More Pupils At Belper School
A school in Belper could be expanded to cater for another 140 children to address a shortage of pupil places
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Local Bus Services Cut In Effort To Save £1M
More than a dozen Derbyshire bus routes are to have journeys cut back after the county council said it could
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