Politics

January is the time when we think about what we want to do in the coming 12 months. As North East Derbyshire’s MP, that is certainly what I have been thinking about.

Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has hit back after a national newspaper reported he 'gagged' a former aide with a £30,000 taxpayer-funded payout.

Plans to create four permanent residential sites for travellers across North East Derbyshire have sparked anger among residents.

The majority of Derbyshire MPs have voted against the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal in Tuesday’s historic Commons defeat.

Chesterfield Borough Council's leader has said the authority will listen to residents' views before deciding whether to raise council tax for the coming year.

A six-week public consultation has been launched to get the views of residents and businesses about Chesterfield Borough Council's draft Local Plan.

North East Derbyshire Council are asking residents for their views on proposals for 12 residential pitches for travellers at four sites across the district.

Car parking charges are being frozen by Chesterfield Borough Council in the coming year, the Derbyshire Times has learned.

A prominent building in Chesterfield town centre is to be turned into apartments.

Councillors insist they took residents' concerns into account before granting a new premises licence to a Chesterfield venue.

Derbyshire County Council says 'details are being finalised' for a project which will see new steps connecting two retail parks in Chesterfield.

Residents and campaigners have spoken out after councillors approved controversial plans for almost 200 new homes in Tupton.

Derbyshire County Council has officially dropped controversial plans for Whittington Moor roundabout in Chesterfield.

Members of the public are to be consulted on an important document which lists planned sites for thousands of new homes across Chesterfield.

A draft Local Plan will go out to public consultation in Chesterfield next month. The below list, contained in the key document, reveals where a total of 4,900 homes are planned to be built in the area over the next 18 years.