• County Council's flood management strategy takes shape

  By Lynn_Shepherd at 21:33 on 10/04/13

  

  Derbyshire County Council has started work on a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy that will spell out what it will do to tackle flooding, when it will happen and how much it will cost. The document will pinpoint areas at particular risk and will ensure that prevention measures do not harm the environment. The plan will also commit the council to creating wildlife habitats wherever possible. The Government will give the council...

• New Derbyshire Record Office officially opens in Matlock

  By Lynn_Shepherd at 16:43 on 19/03/13

  

  A new £4m centre designed to bring Derbyshire's fascinating past to life for residents, visitors and students officially opened today (Tuesday 19 March). John Beckett, professor of English regional history at the University of Nottingham, unveiled a plaque to mark Derbyshire County Council's transformation of Derbyshire Record Office and Local Studies Library in Matlock. The refurbished building in New Street brings together...

• Call to action for service personnel and their families

  By Lynn_Shepherd at 11:37 on 04/02/13

  

  Amber Valley Borough Council is asking members of the armed forces based in the borough to make sure their voices are heard at this year's local elections on 2 May. "We have many service personnel and their families living in Amber Valley and we are concerned that they are not having their say on issues that affect them, as local residents," says the Electoral Registration Officer, John Grady. "Everyone should be able...

• County Council ranked highly by Stonewall

  By Lynn_Shepherd at 10:36 on 31/01/13

  

  National campaign group Stonewall has ranked Derbyshire County Council as one of the best places to work for lesbian, gay and bisexual employees. The council features in this year's 'Top 100 Employers' list ranking 74 out of 376 public and private sector entrants. And Derbyshire, which employs 36,000 staff, is ranked as the fourth best county council employer and one of only 18 local authorities to make the list this year. ...

• Derbyshire County Council to freeze Council Tax for a third year

  By Lynn_Shepherd at 12:17 on 30/01/13

  

  Derbyshire County Council is proposing to freeze council tax for a third year running for the first time ever. Members of the council's cabinet backed proposals which would see the authority's annual budget for 2013/14 set at £533m - including budget reduction targets of £27m. The planned savings are on top of £70m of savings and 1,600 job losses in the last three years - most of which have been through early...

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